Monday, 18 March 2013
To ask the Attorney-General whether the Serious Fraud Office has decided to investigate the sale of Autonomy or refer the case to another law enforcement agency.
To ask the Attorney-General on what date the Serious Fraud Office (a) opened an investigation into the sale of Autonomy, (b) became aware of a possible conflict of interest in conducting that...
To ask the Attorney-General what the cost to the Crown Prosecution Service was of prosecuting (a) Chris Huhne and (b) Vicky Pryce.
To ask the Attorney-General what assessment he has made of the robustness and effectiveness of the present form of accountability and oversight of the Crown Prosecution Service.
To ask the Attorney-General how many private prosecutions have been taken over and discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service since January 2000; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Attorney-General how many compromise agreements have been entered into by departing Crown Prosecution Service staff since 2010; and whether any of these agreements contained gagging...
To ask the Attorney-General how many officials in (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege days; and what the total...
To ask the Attorney-General how many (a) victims and (b) witnesses in rape cases who gave evidence in courts in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012 were advised by the Crown Prosecution Service...
To ask the Attorney-General whether the Serious Fraud Office is being sued by any current or former members of staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to secure biomass conversion on existing sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the loss in generating capacity if his planned biomass conversion projects do not materialise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect on imports of a cap on subsidies on (a) current and (b) future imports of bioliquids.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had on the implementation of carbon capture and storage projects in Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received on decarbonisation of the power sector by 2030.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of electricity generated was contributed by each mode of generation in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what measure the Government intends to use to determine whether participation of demand-side response, including embedded generation,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he plans to take to remove barriers to entry to the Green Deal from (a) energy companies, (b) Green Deal delivery providers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many homes have so far (a) registered and (b) received funding from the Green Deal scheme since its inception; and how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what incentives his Department has put in place to encourage private landlords to participate in the Green Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to review the Green Deal after two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many homes in Worcester have applied for assessments under the Green Deal in 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of new employment opportunities in (a) Worcester and (b) Worcestershire as a result of the Green Deal and his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of homes which require improvement of (a) loft, (b) wall cavity and (c) solid wall insulation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many homes in Worcester have received insulation in (a) 2012, (b) 2011 and (c) 2010 under his Department's programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to his Department; how much is paid each year under that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to ensure that North sea oil continues to make a contribution to national energy supplies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much was paid in (a) year-end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials in his Department in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much was paid to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies in bonuses and other payments in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many officials were recruited to (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much was paid by his Department in redundancy payments in each of the last two years; and how many officials received such payments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many days (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have had (i) fewer than five days, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department paid in agency fees for temporary staff in each of the last two years; and how many individuals received such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i) resignation,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with his counterpart at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs about the roll-out of smart...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many homes in (a) Kingston upon Hull and (b) Kingston upon Hull North constituency participated in the Warm Front scheme in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect of onshore and offshore wind turbines on the tourism industry; and what recent discussions he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have had with Ofcom about lowering the cost and improving the performance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what assessment she has made of the effect that a lack of regulated access to BT's poles and ducts for mobile network operators...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 22 January 2013, Official Report, column 234W, on broadband: rural areas, what the timetable is for rolling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2012, Official Report, column 615W, on digital technology, what discussions she has had in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to restrict the amount of online gambling advertisements on television.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many B2 gaming machines are present in each local authority area in England and Wales in the most recent period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of the preferred route of the High Speed 2 train line is (a) currently and (b) expected to be serviced by (i) mobile...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the proportion of people able to use the internet in each (a) socio-economic group, (b) local authority...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her policy is on the unlocking of mobile telephones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will consider adopting the Scottish Public Library Quality Improvement Matrix for libraries in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department has spent on promoting tweets via its Twitter feed in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when her Department expects to publish the Communications White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions she has had with (a) utility providers, (b) banks and building societies and (c) other companies about (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what measures she has put in place to ensure that children and young people are able to attend the theatre; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent estimate she has made of the contribution of tourism to the UK economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what representations she has received on the application of a reduced rate of value added tax to visitor attractions, catering...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that animals used in racing or sport are not abandoned or killed when their use in that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 6 February 2013, Official Report, column 15WS, on tackling irresponsible dog...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which (a) non-governmental, (b) charitable or (c) academic bodies or institutions he has consulted about the recently...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what basis and methodology has been used in his Department's estimates of badger numbers in the two badger pilot cull areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the EU Commission regarding what tests can be carried out by the EU Food and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the tests for horsemeat being conducted by retailers, how many product lines members of the British Meat...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which members of the British Hospitality Association and British Retail Consortium have withdrawn products as a precaution in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the statement of 23 October 2012, Official Report, columns 835-6, on bovine tuberculosis and badger control, and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 6 February 2013, Official Report, on tackling irresponsible dog ownership,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the UK horse passport regime and its contribution to preventing veterinary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the designation of the 19 proposed marine conservation zones in the Irish Sea to be completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he plans to review the statutory packaging recycling targets for 2013 to 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Ogmore of 27 November 2012, Official Report, column 307W, on the Schmallenberg...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 24 January 2013, Official Report, column 439W on constituencies, when each previous boundary review in the last 30 years was.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether homeowners have a right of appeal against a decision by a local authority not to include that person on the register of electors.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many electors were registered to vote in each ward of Vale of Clwyd constituency following the revision of the electoral register in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills regarding the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege days; and what the total cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was paid to officials in (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies in bonuses and other payments in addition to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officials were recruited to (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many days (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have had (i) fewer than five days, (ii) five to 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent assessment she has made of activities of (a) loyalist and (b) republican paramilitary groups.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many officials in his Department qualify for privilege days; and what the total cost to the public purse was of the number of privilege days...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was paid to officials in his Department in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in each of the last five years; how many officials...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in his Department in each of the last five years; and what the monetary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on indoor and outdoor plants and trees in each year between 2005 and 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many officials were recruited to his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many days his Department has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the cost of such absence in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many officials in his Department have had (a) fewer than five days, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10 to 15 days, (d) 15 to 20 days, (e) 20 to 25 days,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from the Scottish Government regarding (a) passports and (b) dual citizenship with the UK in the event of an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many officials in his Department have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii) retirement, (iii) redundancy, (iv) transferral to another public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the likely effect on Wales of measures planned to be announced in Budget 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when the Government plans to respond to the recommendations of the first report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many official engagements have been undertaken in Wales by each of the Under-Secretaries of State for Wales since taking up their posts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent meetings he has had with bodies representing housing associations and tenants in Wales to discuss the effect of the under-occupation penalty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials in his Department qualify for privilege days; and what the total cost to the public purse was of the number of privilege days utilised...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals relating to the proposals included in the Green Paper on future electoral arrangements of the National...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was paid to officials in his Department in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in each of the last five years; how many officials...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in his Department in each of the last five years; and what the monetary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials were recruited to his Department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the operation of the Severn bridges when the concession ends; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many days his Department has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the cost of such absence in each year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials in his Department have had (a) fewer than five days, (b) five to 10 days, (c) 10 to 15 days, (d) 15 to 20 days, (e) 20 to 25 days, (f)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment his Department has undertaken of the effect of welfare changes on disabled people in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials in his Department have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii) retirement, (iii) redundancy, (iv) transferral to another public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent meetings he has had with trades unions in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the outcome of the demonstration project for universal credit carried out in Torfaen.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will make climate change one of the main priorities of the upcoming G8 summit in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 6 March 2013, Official Report, column 953, how many people were using food banks in (a) 2000, (b) 2005, (c) 2010 and (d) the last period for...
To ask the Prime Minister how many times he has visited India in an official capacity since 2010.
To ask the Prime Minister (1) what recent discussions he has had with the (a) chairman and (b) secretary of the Chilcot Inquiry on the publication of its report; and if he will make a...
To ask the Prime Minister (1) what discussions he has had with Tony Blair in his role as the Quartet Special Representative in the last 12 months; what was discussed at each such meeting; on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has sought legal advice on the legality of the UK adopting a minimum unit price for alcohol. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has taken to consult (a) the Scottish Government, (b) Scottish local authorities, (c) the Police Service of Scotland and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which organisations in the South Wales police area received funds from the Drug Intervention Programme Main Grant in (a) 2012-13 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce the entry by sea into the UK of banned substances.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much illegal medicine has been confiscated at UK borders in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether work is being undertaken and resources devoted by her Department to plans for the UK to withdraw from the European convention on...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government is taking to ensure that frontline public services staff are fully trained to recognise the signs of human trafficking.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations she has received from hon. Members on the raising of restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian migrants in 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what steps she is taking to protect girls under the age of 16 from becoming involved in gang-related crime; (2) what assessment she...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with the Association of Chief Police Officers on issuing guidance to chief constables in respect of dealing with...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of staffing levels at the (a) UK Border Agency, (b) UK Border Force and (c) Identity and Passport Service in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what level of complaints against Sussex Police have been received in each of the last five years; and what comparative assessment she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with Sussex police on improving crime detection rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she intends to answer named-day written parliamentary questions 146432 and 146422 for answer on 5 March 2013; and for what reasons both...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary staff are employed by...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the effect of UK air passenger duty on the number of arrivals from the UK to destinations in the Caribbean.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many small and medium-sized businesses will fail as a result of the mis-selling of complex structured loans by banks and the time taken for redress by...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many smaller lenders based in Scotland (a) have applied and (b) were approved to take part in the Funding for Lending Scheme since its creation.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications to the Funding for Lending Scheme were (a) made and (b) approved for businesses based in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will establish for the Child Benefit Office a contact telephone number that is a UK landline number beginning 01, 02 or 03.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what discussions he has had on measures to permit holders of child trust funds who are still under the age of 18 to transfer the monetary value of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of instability in the eurozone on the UK economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Department holds on the number of overseas-based companies who have received more than £200 million in central Government...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many PAYE schemes were participating in the real time information pilot on (a) 1 November 2012, (b) 1 December 2012 and (c) 1 January 2013; and what are...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many days (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress he has made on bringing forward transferable tax allowances.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office who holds (a) regional and (b) national responsibility for civil contingency.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of an amalgamation of the emergency services call centres.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his policy is on the transparency of gender balance for those organisations contracting with the Government.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege days; and what the total...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many BlackBerrys have been purchased by his Department since May 2010.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many members of quasi-autonomous, non-governmental bodies are paid more than the Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies in each...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will produce statutory guidance to all public services on data sharing and the use of data sharing in detecting the early warning signs of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many officials were recruited to (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many days (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years; and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many Government-operated telephone numbers begin 08; and for how many such numbers a UK landline number beginning 01, 02 or 03 is also available as...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of trends in volunteering in 2012; and what steps he is taking to increase levels of volunteering.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much financial aid her Department has given to each British Overseas Territory in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's budget is spent on external consultancy companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many officials in her Department qualify for privilege days; and what the total cost to the public purse was of the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the total value of aid given by the Government to (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories was in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what assessment her Department has made of recent reports that Norway has launched a parliamentary committee looking into...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much was paid to officials in (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental public body in bonuses and other payments in addition...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will take steps to ensure companies receiving support from her Department under her new strategy on economic growth have to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what criteria her Department uses to determine when to award a contract to a UK company for work in a developing country without a...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will take steps to ensure her new strategy for economic growth will include a provision that precludes any companies engaged in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many officials were recruited to (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental public body in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many days (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental public body has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental public body have had (i) fewer than five days, (ii) five to 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had with her counterparts in those countries which have not yet met their aid pledges to Syria made at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had on asking countries other than Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey to accept Syrian refugees.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) its non-departmental public body have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the his contribution of 18 December 2012, Official Report, column 864, what plans the Government have to ensure the safety of locally...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has held with US personnel at the Joint Analysis Center at RAF Molesworth about the use of US military drones in Africa.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps each of the armed forces takes to promote to servicemen and women the process of registration as a blood, organ or bone marrow donor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will estimate the annual cost, including equipment, of a squadron of combat engineers; (2) if he will estimate the annual cost, including...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many serving Scottish service personnel are registered to vote in Scotland; (2) how many Scottish service personnel are registered to vote as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel based in Scotland are currently serving in another country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent estimate he has made of the annual cost of (a) the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, (b) the Scots Guards and (c) the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the potential cost and timescale of transferring the assets and facilities at HM Naval Base Clyde to an alternative location...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who the members are of the Defence Suppliers Forum; on what basis they are invited to attend meetings of the Forum; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what legal costs have been incurred by his Department as a result of securing legal advice for former soldiers involved with Historical Enquiries Team...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the annual cost of (a) fuel, (b) spares, (c) maintenance and (d) training and other running costs, excluding crew costs, of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 718W, on HMS Tireless, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2013, Official Report, columns 76-7W, on Marchwood Military Port, whether the Sea Mounting Centre will remain at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on the Ministry of Defence police in each financial year since 2005; and how much is planned to be spent in each year to 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what underspends have occurred in the budget for the Ministry of Defence Police in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK armed forces personnel are currently deployed in (a) Mali, (b) Algeria, (c) Morocco, (d) Senegal and (e) Nigeria or any other country...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what items of Typhoon Force mission-specific infrastructure will remain at RAF Leuchars following the transfer of the Typhoon Force to RAF Lossiemouth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what items of Typhoon Force mission-specific infrastructure at RAF Leuchars have been identified for (a) transfer to RAF Lossiemouth or (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what items of infrastructure have been (a) commissioned for installation and (b) installed at RAF Leuchars in preparation for the arrival of Army units...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the training estate (a) currently available and (b) required by the Army units and associated personnel to be stationed at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the annual cost of a Reserve Army brigade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the target was for recruitment for the (a) Territorial Army, (b) Royal Navy Reserve and (c) Royal Auxiliary Air Force in 2012; and how many people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many days (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to support those social enterprises and charities that work to retrain ex-military personnel; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on how many occasions his Department has intervened in planning decisions on the installation of wind turbines in each of the last five years; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect on students in England of abolishing the educational maintenance allowance; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the statement of 1 March 2013, Official Report, columns 40-2WS, on school capital funding, if he will place in the Library the priority...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what funding his Department has allocated to train teachers to the level where they can adequately teach the new ICT curriculum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department plans to take in the next 12 months to ensure that there are enough teachers qualified to teach the ICT curriculum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2013, Official Report, columns 408-9W, on primary education, to what extent parents' wishes are taken into account...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2013, Official Report, columns 408-9W, on primary education, whether parents of prematurely-born children may...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many parents of prematurely born children have been allowed to delay or defer their child's entry to primary school in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received from the London borough of Croydon on funding for additional primary school places; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the use of the pupil premium in Swindon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department expects to fund any new specialist provision following increases in the school participation age to 17 years old in 2013 and 18...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much money for capital expenditure has been made available for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the London borough of Croydon in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the formula used to calculate basic needs funding for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the statement of 1 March 2013, Official Report, columns 40-2WS, on school capital funding, how much of the £1.2 billion for school...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will assess the report from City and Guilds Centre for Skills Development entitled How to teach vocational education: a theory of vocational...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of 16 to 24 year olds with a learning difficulty or disability in each local authority area are not in education, employment or training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many incidents there have been in the UK of wind turbines causing a flight safety hazard to air traffic controllers and aircraft.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's latest calculation is of the return on investment per £1 spent on construction of High Speed 1.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's expected return on investment was per £1 spent on the construction of High Speed 1 at the time of approval.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last received a representation from the Mayor of London seeking funding for the extension of the Croydon Tramlink to Crystal Palace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who provides hardware and software support for the IBM computing systems in the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and if this contract was obtained...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the average time taken by the Medical Group in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to decide on cases referred to it in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases are outstanding at the Medical Group in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department (a) generally and (b) with respect to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege days; and what the total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to advise motorists of their responsibilities in relation to the removal of factory-fitted diesel particulate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of removal of factory-fitted diesel particulate filters from vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger rail franchises have been tendered by his Department since 2005; and what the total cost to (a) his Department and (b) the bidders...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been paid, and on what dates, through (a) his Department, (b) Network Rail and (c) the Office of Rail Regulation to individual train...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what the most recent cost-benefit analysis is of the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road; (2) how many jobs he estimates will be created by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the report by AMEC produced for the UK Chamber of Shipping in March 2013, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) employment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2012, Official Report, column 643W, on shipping: pollution, if he will publish a detailed assessment of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of vessels of over 500 gross tonnage registered under the UK flag can be fuelled by liquefied natural gas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many employees in his Department hold the qualification of Navigation (Deck) Officer or its equivalent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to introduce a Certificate of Competency to meet the requirements of the International Convention on Standards of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on the number of available places and the quality of training of cadets on UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many days (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations his Department has received on the Blackpool to London West Coast Mainline train stopping at Kirkham; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what training his Department is giving to Afghan National Security Forces; and whether that training incorporates an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support his Department is giving to the Afghan Government to develop and appropriately staff family response units.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to support the Afghan Government to implement a law on the elimination of violence against women.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans his Department has to prioritise women's rights and violence against women in its operations in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of trends in the level of anti-Semitism across the world.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Bangladeshi authorities on the continued use of the death penalty in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has sought assurances from the Bangladeshi Government that all possible steps are being taken to avoid further...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British tourists abroad have been taken hostage by Islamist militants since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measure of EU inflation his Department is using when establishing its negotiation position on the Multiannual Financial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to make proposals to increase the democratic accountability of European Commissioners to EU citizens.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the result of the recent referendum in the Falkland Islands over the status of that territory.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent referendum in the Falkland Islands on the UK's relations with Argentina.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of incursions by the Spanish navy into Gibraltar’s territorial waters; and what steps he is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he (a) has appointed and (b) plans to appoint any parliamentary human rights envoys to countries identified by his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many cases of child abduction in which UK children are taken from their habitual residence by a parent to Japan have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will work towards the establishment of a Commonwealth oversight mechanism for the Maldives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations he is making to ensure that Mohamed Nasheed, the former President of the Maldives, receives a free...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority to rejoin direct peace talks with Israel without preconditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority following recent reports that President Abbas said that Zionism...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received that Palestinian Authority President Abbas intimated that Israel was trying to kill him during an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received that Palestinian Authority President Abbas said that Zionism had links to Nazism before World War...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support his Department is providing to projects fostering co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the EU is seeking compensation for buildings built using EU aid which have been demolished by the Israeli authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effects that restrictions of movement and access in the West Bank have on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on the ongoing civil unrest in Syria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to his Russian and Chinese counterparts on seeking Security Council approval for UN agencies to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the (a) existence, (b) nature and (c) magnitude of chemical weapons held by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that the people of Tibet have basic human rights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will work with his counterparts in other countries on developing a multilateral solution to the issue of Tibet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Chinese government to (a) protect the right to use the Tibetan language, (b) respect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on self-government for Tibet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department last recorded concern relating to breaches of treaty obligations by the signatory parties in respect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to seek amendments to the Lateran treaty; and if he will make a statement. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings HM ambassador to the Holy See has had with hon. Members since his appointment; what plans the ambassador has to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings HM ambassador to the Holy See had with Pope Benedict XVI since the ambassador's appointment; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the effect on disabled people of changes to council tax benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse in terms of (a) effect on GDP, (b) lost tax revenue, (c) unemployment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to support those organisations that aim to increase awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 133W, on Common...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the 2014 local elections will be held on the same day as the 2014 European elections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for parliamentary scrutiny of his plans for the future of fire and rescue services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place all the responses and related correspondence to his Department's consultation on fire mutuals in the Library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average cost to a non-metropolitan fire brigade is of employing a firefighter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent steps he has taken to increase the powers of local authorities to protect the green belt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department intends to bring forward proposals to alter planning rules to permit wider development along the High...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the use of bio-mimicry techniques to develop sustainable materials for use in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects local authorities to report to his Department the level set for the community infrastructure levy and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to his answer of 4 March 2013, Official Report, column 783W, on local government finance: Sefton, whether the change in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the additional cost of providing local authority services in sparsely populated areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) average, (b) smallest and (c) largest number of electors in (i) district wards and (ii) county electoral divisions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on the alteration of local authority boundaries in order better to deliver the localism agenda.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will bring forward proposals to make his Department's Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to collect data on the average number of referendums in each constituency as a result of the Localism Act 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what comparative assessment he has made of the scope for additional (a) savings and (b) revenue which a fire brigade could...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will assess the potential effect on local bookshops of any increase in business rates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether (a) he and (b) any Ministers in his Department have had any discussions with Councillor Graham Brown of East Devon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many tenants have participated in the Right to Buy scheme for social housing in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consideration his Department has given to amending Regulation 36 of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to oblige...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what funding he has allocated to expand credit union coverage in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the criteria is for the selection of people for reassessment of their disability living allowance ahead of a possible transfer to personal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people currently in receipt of disability living allowance are due to be assessed for personal independence payments in Stalybridge...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had in the last six months with (a) his ministerial colleagues and (b) key stakeholders on the challenges for services...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claiming employment and support allowance had benefit sanctions applied in each month between October 2011 and the most recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of calls to Worthing benefit centre regarding employment and support allowance were returned within the target of three...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department offers provision of training to jobseekers who cannot find work in their usual field of employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the habitual residency test in relation to the lifting of transitional controls on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure continued funding for women's hostels after the introduction of the benefit cap; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received from housing associations and registered social landlords on the under-occupancy penalty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to inform social housing tenants affected by the under-occupation penalty of their potential entitlement to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the 660,000 claimants identified in the impact assessment on the Housing Benefit Under-Occupation Penalty published by his Department on 28...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what conclusions he has drawn from his Department's pilots of direct payments to tenants in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claiming income support have had benefits sanctions applied in each month between October 2011 and the most recent date for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each local authority in Wales have received payments from the Independent Living Fund to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what penalties are imposed on a person who (a) misses (i) one and (ii) two adviser appointments at a jobcentre and (b) refuses to accept the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2013, Official Report, column 102W, on Jobcentre Plus, in his discussions with Jobcentre Plus staff, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2013, Official Report, column 102W, on Jobcentre Plus, how much his Department has spent on specialists in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will establish for Jobcentre Plus a contact telephone number that is a UK landline number beginning 01, 02 or 03; (2) if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will publish a table showing the sanctions imposed by each benefit office on jobseeker's allowance claimants in each month since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time taken is between the suspension of jobseeker's allowance and the determination of an appeal against that suspension in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the number of pensioners in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate his Department has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) part-time and (b) full-time work were living in poverty in each region of the UK in each year for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many bids were received for the Remploy factory in Wigan; and what rent is now being paid by the Red Rock document scanning company;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many former Remploy workers are currently (a) in training, (b) in employment and (c) unemployed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many former Remploy workers have received more than £10,000 to assist with the business planning for a new social enterprise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Denton and Reddish constituency took out loans using the Social Fund in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total spend on benefits for working-age people has been in each local authority area in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to put in place transitional arrangements in the case of a non-working family in receipt of benefits whose income is below the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will publish a table showing the proportion of claimants who have been subject to benefit sanctions who are disabled between October 2011...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will give the most recent data for the numbers of recipients of disability benefits on grounds of mental disorder by prevalence of mental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent on marketing the wage incentive element of the Youth Contract to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what work has been undertaken by his Department to assess the implications of the introduction of universal credit on (a) the two current...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what his most recent estimate is of the number of people who will be in receipt of universal credit on (a) 1 January 2014, (b) 1 July...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many project assessment reviews have been conducted for the universal credit programme to date; and if he will place a copy of the most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of adults who have undertaken work capability assessments in (a) the UK and (b) Northamptonshire have been found to be capable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the report from the Gingerbread charity into the Work programme and single parents; and if he will change the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects of automation on employment levels in the economy in the last 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the business activity index rates were for (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each of the last eight quarters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of companies with their registered office address in the north east which were (a) newly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding he has allocated to increase the level of lending to small and medium-sized enterprises by community development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of opportunities for the export of Building Information Management software.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of working age adults who have no qualifications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much UK Trade and Industry has budgeted to fund film makers and businessmen to visit the Cannes Film Festival in 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the recent work of the Higher Education Careers Service Unit, what assessment his Department has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions Ministers or officials of his Department have had with Northamptonshire county council on job creation in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much was invested by (a) his Department, (b) the Medical Research Council and (c) the National Institute for Health Research...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to promote trade with Indonesia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the total value was of goods and services traded between the UK Government and (a) Israel and (b) the Occupied Palestinian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much was paid to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies in bonuses and other payments in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what support his Department provides to businesses that want to increase share ownership amongst their employees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many officials were recruited to (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assistance has been provided to Eli Lilly under the Regional Growth Fund; and for what purpose such assistance has been granted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the public sector has spent on research and development in each year for which figures are available; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many days (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have had (i) fewer than five days,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much sugar of each type was imported to the UK in each year since 1990.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department's customer service telephone lines are restricted to those beginning 0870.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the UK's business competitiveness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to promote UK trade in the ASEAN region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many parliamentary trade envoys have been appointed since May 2010; who has been appointed as such envoys and to which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) terms of reference and (b) duties have been provided to parliamentary trade envoys.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding has been allocated to parliamentary trade envoys to allow them to fulfil their terms of reference and carry out all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of the working population in (a) the private sector and (b) the public sector were members of a union in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to allow alternative providers, including University Hospitals, Birmingham, to access information on the Alexandra Hospital site.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress the NHS Commissioning Board has made in developing the Long-Term Conditions Strategy and its Diabetes Companion Document; and when he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists in (a) Birmingham and (b) Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency provide NHS treatment for (i) children and (ii) adults.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what information he holds on discussions involving (a) the European Commission and (b) Standing Committees and their working groups which relate to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many overseas visitors were treated in (a) England, (b) Suffolk Primary Care Trust area and (c) the East of England NHS area in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many horses were brought to slaughter at UK abattoirs in 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much NHS funding was allocated to hospices in the East of England in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 to date; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital beds at (a) Furness General Hospital, (b) Westmorland General Hospital and (c) Lancaster Royal Infirmary (i) are available now and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on building and refurbishing hospitals in each of the last 30 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege days; and what the total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to diagnose and treat mental illnesses in young people; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many individual complaints his Department received from members of the public on care and treatment by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust and its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to his Department; how much is paid each year under that contract; how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will establish for NHS Direct a contact telephone number that is a UK landline number beginning 01, 02 or 03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what support his Department has given to NHS Shared Business Services to assist with the reorganisation of the NHS; (2) what discussions he has had...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many managers in the NHS are paid more than the Prime Minister.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 6 February 2013, Official Report, columns 339-40W, on Government Procurement Card, what the average cost was of overtime per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) horse owners and (b) vets have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) fined for failing to declare horses that had been treated with phenylbutazone in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many officials were recruited to (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital; and if he will make a statement; (2) if he will meet the Chief Executive of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many days (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five years; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have had (i) fewer than five days, (ii) five to 10 days, (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii) retirement,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he intends to publish his Department's summary report of responses to its consultation on standardised packaging of tobacco products; and when he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2013, Official Report, column 249W, on tobacco: retail trade, whether his Department has estimated the potential cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) males and (b) females in each court service area aged between (i) 10 and 12, (ii) 13 and 16 and (iii) 17 and 18-years-old were (A) proceeded...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will require probation trusts to publish the outcome of community sentences, the details of payback schemes and reoffending rates on a fixed and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many full-time equivalent civil servants in his Department are working on matters related to the UK Overseas Territories.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what occupation costs of each type are incurred for each property used by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what consideration he has given to extending the use of litter picking as part of community schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he intends Section 36 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to be brought into force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 9 February 2011, Official Report, column 241W, on courts: Sunderland, what progress has been made on the proposed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will review the electronic monitoring of offenders in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) if he will provide a breakdown, by jurisdiction, of the number of (a) monetary awards and (b) non-monetary awards made by employment tribunals in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many awards for unpaid wages made to employees through the employment tribunal were not settled by the employer within (a) six months, (b) one...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much awarded to employees through the tribunal process for unpaid wages since 2007 remains unpaid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which properties are (a) owned and (b) occupied by HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) in Herefordshire; whether the properties owned are owned by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what undertakings or correspondence he has had from the insurance industry that motor insurance premiums will be reduced as a result of lower fixed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions there have been in (a) the UK and (b) Northamptonshire for crimes of deception related to the impersonation of armed forces...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) European and (b) other international laws, conventions and directives govern the way the UK manages its prison inmates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information his Department holds on how many barristers have been disciplined for their treatment of a witness who was testifying that he or she had...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many appeals against a work capability assessment decision were withdrawn following the notification of death of the appellant in (a) 2010, (b) 2011,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much his Department has spent on the youth courts system in each year since 2001; (2) how much his Department has spent on (a) improving...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many documents were subject to public interest immunity certificates during the trial of Asil Nadir. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they regard the Bank of England to be adequately capitalised to support its balance sheet and economic function.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they regard the United Kingdom banking system to be adequately capitalised to support economic recovery.
To ask Her Majesty's Government under what Articles of the European Union treaties the new European Union rules restricting bankers' bonuses are being implemented; and whether there are any plans...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 25 February (WA 191), whether they are still seeking interest from Iceland for the £2.3 billion of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 25 February (WA 192), whether they are aware of any instance of other European Union countries not paying the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 25 February (WA 192), whether they will take steps to require an individual to have paid national insurance...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Green Deal, whether they have any plans to amend the building regulations relating to ventilation, in order to minimise structural damage...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings Ministers have held with British companies in which Burma was discussed.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to revive the compliance and voluntary carbon credit market.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that after April 2013 the current National Treatment Agency guidelines designed for short-term users of prescribed benzodiazepines are updated...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the engagement and inclusion of parents and guardians in children's sex and relationship education in (1) primary, and (2)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were (1) the printing and postage costs of freepost election address booklets to each elector in the 2012 London Elections; (2) what were the costs on a per...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 26 February (WA 284), what considerations would contribute to a decision that selling the Big Issue amounts to a...
To ask Her Majesty's Government under what item in the Department of Energy and Climate Change balance sheet the stocks of plutonium at Sellafield and Dounreay are included; and what was their...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the original expected capital sum to be provided for the 24 high-tech Enterprise Zones; and how much has been allocated to date.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to engage with rating agencies other than Moody's to seek to persuade them not to downgrade the United Kingdom's credit rating.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 27 February (WA 323), what are the areas in England where they assess that flooding and standing water presents...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning the number of shootings at civilians and incursions into Gaza during the recent ceasefire.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel about the new travel restrictions on civilians in Gaza.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 27 February (WA 327), what assessment they have made of the operation of the habitual residence test.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider retaining and developing children's heart surgery services in Leeds in the light of the High Court ruling on 7 March regarding the Safe...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that children with diabetes receive the care and attention they need at schools.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that parents do not have to provide care at schools for children with diabetes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether highly specialised rare orthotic services will be commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of rough sleepers in the United Kingdom come from other European Union countries; and whether they operate a policy of returning such nationals to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 11 March (WA 25), whether there are any proposals to allow Members of the House of Lords to be...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Strathclyde on 8 January (WA 54), what account they take of the availability of accommodation in Parliament when making...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount of Discretionary Housing Payments funding allocated to each local authority in the United Kingdom for each of the last three financial years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was their forecast of total infrastructure investment for the following year at the start of the financial years (1) 2011-12, and (2) 2012-13.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what planning measures they have introduced since 2010 to facilitate infrastructure investment; and what assessment they have made of the impact of those measures.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what agreement, if any, they have reached with pension and other investment funds to finance infrastructure investment.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce the costs associated with whiplash injuries, particularly fraudulent or exaggerated cases.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reasons the proceeds from the sale of 4G spectrum fell short of the figure forecast by Her Majesty's Government and audited...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest estimate of when the rollout of superfast fibre broadband will be complete.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Iraqis they estimate to have died as a result of terrorist and war-related violence since the invasion of that country in 2003.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the United Nations about Martin Kobler's role as special adviser to Ban Ki-moon on refugee camps Ashraf and Liberty.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the expulsion from Iraq of members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq organisation, currently residing in Camp Liberty; and whether they have made...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel about the implications of the recent closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza by Hamas.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 26 February (WA 302), what action they propose to ensure that cosmetics produced in settlements are not sold in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage countries, particularly China, in supporting and enforcing a complete ban on the domestic trade in ivory.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Libya about (1) the attack by armed men on 28 February on the Coptic Orthodox church in Benghazi, (2) the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent events in the Maldives.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the all-party consultations on new press regulations will consider how to ensure that vulnerable members of the public, especially minors, are protected...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the remit of NHS PropCo in relation to the disposal or other use of land they hold and which is (1) surplus to present requirements, or (2) being held for...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the role of NHS PropCo in respect of NHS private finance initiative and local improvement finance trust schemes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to amend the statute governing the Parades Commission; and what political and community involvement have been declared by the current members...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ombudsmen there are in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential impact on creators and creative industries of changes in planning regulation to allow the conversion of office...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to encourage more work experience by school children.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how their supervision of the Serious Fraud Office is exercised; how many meetings have taken place between the Attorney-General and the director of the Serious...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they discussed supplying arms to Syria, or the possibility of military intervention in Syria either by NATO or by a joint operation between the United...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been collected to date under the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility; when they next intend to revisit the forecast of proceeds of £3 billion by...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of children who will be lifted out of poverty following the introduction of universal credit due to an anticipated increase in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek the inclusion of unmanned aerial vehicles in discussions at the United Nations conference on the arms trade treaty.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to end the routine strip-searching of children in custodial institutions; and, if so, what steps.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will end the routine strip-searching of children in custody.
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