Friday, 1 November 2013
To ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions and for what reasons he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office; and if he will provide a list of all such occasions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; (2) what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of women who have been assisted by the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
To ask the Attorney-General (1) how many complaints of sexual discrimination or harassment have been lodged against employees of (a) the Law Officers' Departments and (b) its Executive agencies...
To ask the Attorney-General how many employment tribunal hearings have been lodged against the Law Officers' Departments on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity discrimination in each of the...
To ask the Attorney-General how many referrals have been made to the Crown Prosecution Service by the police regarding child sexual offences in each of the last five years. [Official Report, 20...
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of employees within the Law Officers' Departments on each Civil Service pay scale have a physical or learning disability.
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of employees within the Law Officers' Departments on each Civil Service pay scale are (a) white British and (b) from black, Asian and from other...
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of employees within the Law Officers' Departments on each Civil Service pay scale are (a) female and (b) male.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what investment in (a) infrastructure, (b) rolling stock and (c) stations on the Cross Country Line there has been since 2009-10; (2) what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cyclists were (a) involved in reported accidents, (b) seriously injured and (c) killed on the national trunk road network in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investment in (a) on-board catering facilities, (b) WiFi and (c) recycling facilities has been made on the Great Western Line since 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether direct train services from (a) Sandwell and Dudley and (b) Wolverhampton to London Euston will be reduced upon the completion of High Speed 2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will detail the number of maritime rescue co-ordination centres for which staffing levels dropped below risk-assessed levels nationally in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he and officials in his Department have had with fire and rescue services nationally regarding their at-sea presence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport in which periods full shadow operations will be in place prior to the closure of the maritime rescue coordination centres in (a) Brixham, (b) Portland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish details of the number and standing of the local experts from whom local intelligence was formally gathered prior to the closure of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the Government's proposed changes to search and rescue co-ordination on the efficacy of local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funding his Department has made available to support (a) footpaths and (b) bridleways in each of the local authority areas of West Sussex in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what targets health assessors working for Atos Healthcare work towards; and whether a bonus is payable upon reaching such targets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 5 September 2013, Official Report, column 455W, on credit: interest rates, if he will estimate the number of people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2013, Official Report, column 657W, on employment: disability, if he will commission an impact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity in his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when each of the seven voluntary and third-sector projects established in March 2013 under the Help and Support for Separated Families...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to publish updated statistics for tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 of his Department's statistics bulletin, Employment and Support...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with (a) British Gas, (b) EDF Energy, (c) E.ON, (d) nPower, (e) Scottish Power and (f) SSE on those...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much her Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to reduce its spending on (a) gas and (b) electricity.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which companies supplied (a) gas and (b) electricity to her Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what geographic telephone numbers her Department advertises for use by the general public.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what evaluation has been undertaken of the A4E's work using volunteers to work with complex cases in the troubled families programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what evaluation his Department has undertaken of the work of private companies working as part of the troubled families programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse to date due to crime, health and social problems being avoided as a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his announcement of 18 July 2013 on the creation of a reward scheme for officials in his Department who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the likely number of excess winter deaths in 2013-14; and whether he has produced alternative estimates based on varying...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress has been made on implementing the National Dementia Strategy for England; (2) what plans he has to develop a new National Dementia...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in each region and nation of the UK have been reported as suffering from depression.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce its spending on (a) gas and (b) electricity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the benefits of establishing a national epilepsy deaths register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the state of care of epilepsy training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to work with NHS England to use programme budgeting to assess public spending on mental health services in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of NHS and social care spending on mental health support in England for (a) children, (b) adults of working age and (c) adults...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will conduct a new psychiatric morbidity survey for children and adolescents; (2) what plans he has to respond to the recommendations in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the proportion of midwives who were not employed by an NHS trust two years after qualifying.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies there are for (a) midwives and (b) supervisors of midwives in each NHS trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) elective and (b) emergency bed days were recorded for patients in each primary care trust or care commission group with a (i) primary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average length of hospital stay was for patients in each primary care trust or care commission group with a (a) primary and (b) secondary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what process was used for the recruitment of the executive director of NHS Property Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 284W, on NHS Property Services, what criteria were used by NHS Property Services to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of his appeal against the judgement issued by Mr Justice Silber on 31 July 2013 in the High Court on the South London Healthcare Trust...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the exercise by immigration officials of powers under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 when they detained...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether an HM Inspector of Prisons inspection visit to Campsfield House will take place in the next six months; (2) what steps she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many recommendations made following the last HM Inspector of Prisons visit to Campsfield House have yet to be implemented.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to ensure that recommendations made following the last HM Inspector of Prisons visit to Campsfield House are implemented.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has held with her Irish counterpart on strengthening the Common Travel Area.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish the full source and detail of the Immigration Removal Centre comparator information used in the recent Her Majesty's...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish an evaluation framework for the National Drugs Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have had with the National Audit Office on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 September 2013, Official Report, column 901W, on entry clearances, how many family visa applications have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 7MC, on entry clearances, if she will list, for each of the top 20...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how long each issue certificate of sponsorship for Tier 5 visas issued by each issuing organisation was issued.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of whether evidential flexibility has improved decision making and processing times with Tier 4 applications...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with landlords' associations on the viability of landlords being able to accurately assess the legitimacy...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to allow pubs to apply for extended licences to show late night football matches during the football world cup...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she has any plans to extend eligibility for free UK passports to people over the age of 80 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice to deport foreign nationals in UK prisons to serve detention...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her Department's expenditure on (a) border control and (b) the asylum system was in each of the last 10 years; and how much of that...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) with reference to the identification of nine areas of action by the national group to tackle sexual violence against children and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what steps his Department is taking to reduce its spending on (a) gas and (b) electricity; (2) which companies supplied (a) gas and (b) electricity...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what procedures are in place for HM Revenue and Customs' employees who are alerted to loopholes in tax rules.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which Minister in his Department is responsible for the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much advance notice is given to a victim of crime of the release from prison of the perpetrator of that crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a right to restorative justice for victims of crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victim of human trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average time was between (a) offence commission and charge, (b) charge and first court appearance and (c) first court appearance to sentencing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 41W, on apprentices, what proportion of the 2012-13...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the need to encourage banks to provide better advice to their business customers who employ fewer...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the advice available to businesses employing fewer than 10 people from other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what UK business representation will attend the upcoming CHOGM in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what UK Trade and Investment representation there will be at the upcoming CHOGM in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many complaints of racial discrimination or harassment have been lodged against employees of (a) his Department and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he (a) has taken and (b) proposes to take to seek changes to EU consumer law; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of UK students attending university (a) study overseas and (b) take a degree which allows them to study abroad...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will set out the arrangements being made for wider consultation specific to proposals to change the status of the Land Registry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many start up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) Lancashire in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether a UK trade envoy will be in Sri Lanka in November 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect on microbreweries of offering a rent only option to tied pubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 18 October 2013, Official Report, columns 875-6W, on higher education: student numbers, how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he intends to publish a summary of responses to his Local Air Quality Monitoring consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he made of the (a) finding of the European Environment Agency report, Air quality in Europe—2013, that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; (2) what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 55W, on farms, if he will list (a) all 195 regulations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 451W, on fisheries: Western Sahara (1) how the protocol,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of the UK is covered by (a) broadleaf and (b) conifer forest.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much of the forest cover in the UK is designated for (a) productive woodland and (b) amenity value.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what target his Department has set for forest cover in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland is covered by forest.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of whether current Forestry Commission guidance on planting forest promotes the type of tree...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with shale gas operators on their ability to meet...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the financial arrangements for the proposed waste incinerator at Hartlebury,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the UK's need for future sustaining domestic timber supplies; and how such need will be met.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what assessment he has made of the potential damage to children as a result of attendance at boarding school from a young age; (2) what his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he last attended Chequers; and what the purpose of that visit was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what financial support his Department has given to organisations raising awareness of National Stop Cyber Bullying Day on 21 June 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department spent in 2012 on tackling (a) cyber-bullying and (b) internet trolling.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if he will consider putting Kings Science Academy into special measures; (2) whether a free school can be put under special financial measures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of whether Sajid Raza is a fit and proper person to be principal of Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how and by what mechanism his Department contacted West Yorkshire police in April 2013 regarding the Department's investigation into Kings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to reduce pay for senior staff in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the devolution of the functions of the School Teachers Review Body to a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on devolving the functions of the School Teachers Review Body to a Wales-based organisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of all schools inspected by Ofsted under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 have been classified as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 1018W, on temporary employment, for what purpose each temporary member of staff has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department is doing to support troops in Northern Ireland in the absence of a military covenant.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's vehicle capitation rates; (2) if he will place in the Library copies of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the speed with which Iran could use the centrifuge capability available to it to enrich enough uranium from the three and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many cases of self-harm by civilian staff took place in military establishments in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many cases of self-harm by soldiers took place in military establishments in Northern Ireland between 1 April and 30 September 2013; (2) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the welfare of (a) soldiers and (b) civilian staff at Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler, Co Down; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the Annual Budget Cycle 14 Technical Instructions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what aircraft the RAF Red Arrows will be operating from 2018.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what geographic telephone numbers his Department advertises for use by the general public.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when each of the prisons run by the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre ceased to operate; and what took the place of each.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which organisation took over the functions previously carried out by the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average weekly gross earnings of a full-time employed (a) man and (b) woman in the North West was in cash terms in each year since 1997.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many live births there were (a) in Greater Manchester and (b) nationally in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the number of excess winter deaths in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency, (b) Cumbria and (c) the North West in each of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many part-time workers are working less than 24 hours a week.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he has met members of the Welsh Government at which the Constitutional Convention was discussed in the last 12 months; and who attended each such meeting.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on how many occasions and for what reasons he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office; and if he will provide a list of all such occasions.
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