To ask the Leader of the House how many officials at what grades are employed to provide direct support to special advisers in his Office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity for his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many visits Ministers from his Department made to either the European Commission or the European Parliament in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity in her Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many claims have been made to her Department for an ex-gratia payment for those affected by the troubles in Northern Ireland; how much each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent discussions she has had with the Finance Minister in Northern Ireland on the National Assets Management Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people aged over (a) 55 and (b) 60 years were recruited by her Department in 2010-11; and what proportion of such staff were new staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of a serious sexual assault in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on links between Hamid Jafar and Crescent Petroleum International and the former Iraqi Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made on ending the forced extraction of human organs from prisoners of conscience.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of political and human rights in Sri Lanka.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consideration he has given to the need to prepare transitional arrangements following a vote to leave the European Union in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department plans that all documents on the UK Trade and Investment website will be made consistent with the UN Guiding...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to support civil society organisations that are (a) registered and (b) unregistered in Burma.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding her Department allocates to support the development of genetically modified organisms.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent progress she has made on the development of the Forests and Climate Change Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to tackle the spread of cholera in Haiti.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which multinational bodies are suppliers of UK aid; and in which countries such aid is distributed.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what public accountability mechanisms are in place with respect to third-party suppliers of UK development aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to tackle the spread of polio in south and central Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to ensure that emergency relief and humanitarian assistance reaches vulnerable internally displaced...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to protect the Christian Church in Syria.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what countries (a) she and (b) her ministerial team have visited since taking post.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity for his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the cost of (a) gas and (b) electricity used by his Department was in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to inform civil servants about the potential effect of Scottish independence on jobs.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on the use of red diesel by boats on inland waterways.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of new jobs in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) London were in the (i) retail, (ii) service and (iii) manufacturing sectors in (A)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the case for an increase in the national minimum wage.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of the imposition of higher rates of stamp duty being levied on properties bought by non-EU (a) citizens and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, column 827W, on tax evasion, from which countries it has not been possible to instigate...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, columns 625-26W, on taxation: charitable donations, if he will publish the top 1,000 sums...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on imposing a windfall tax on energy firms.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has accrued to the Exchequer as a result of lowering the low value consignment relief threshold in the Finance Act 2011.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received regarding the liability of sixth form colleges for VAT; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the number of people (a) who have been moved from a full-time contract to a part-time contract and (b) who have had their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with the Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland relating to the introduction of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much of the European Fisheries Fund budget for 2012-13 remains (a) unallocated and (b) unspent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what academic studies his Department used when making their comparative assessment of the cost-effectiveness of GM soya...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons the decision to European Regional Development Fund funding to Carlisle College has been deferred; and when he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many fires have been caused by moulded plastic fuse boards in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the proposal from the Fire Sector Federation that the Minister should appoint a Transformation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when his Department will publish a response to the Efficiency and Operational review of the Fire Service undertaken by Sir Ken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contingency plans his Department put in place to reduce the risk of loss of life or property during forthcoming fire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of annual local authority spending on flood risk management in each year since 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of local authorities make referrals to food banks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what consultations his Department has held or plans to hold to ensure that best practice is followed on fracking for shale gas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the recommendation of Judge Kirkham following the conclusion of the Lakanal House fire inquest, whether his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the recommendation of Judge Kirkham following the conclusion of the Lakanal House fire inquest, what steps he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) with reference to the recommendation of Judge Kirkham following the conclusion of the Lakanal House fire inquest, when he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect of introducing national embodied energy standards for building materials on the zero...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to create national embodied energy standards for building materials as part of the Housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many smartphone apps his Department has launched.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff employed by his Department received each level of performance rating in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) which local authorities have (a) applied for and (b) been granted an Article 4 Direction in the last 12 months for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which newspapers, periodicals and trade profession publications his private ministerial office subscribes to on a (a) daily, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent steps he has taken to encourage local authorities to provide permanent sites for gypsies and travellers to prevent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect of the Planning Practice Guidance for Renewable and Low Carbon Energy issued by his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will issue guidance on the application of his Department's Planning Practice Guidance for Renewable and Low Carbon Energy,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the National Security Council was informed prior to the detention of Mr Miranda at Heathrow Airport on 18 August 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) her Department and (b) any of her Department's Executive agencies notified the Attorney-General before David Miranda was detained...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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 the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to reduce its spending on (a) gas and (b) electricity.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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 the Home Department (1) what proposals the Government would bring forward to maintain the relevant co-operation were the UK no longer bound by Council Common...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether UK contact points are obliged to attend plenary meetings of the European Judicial Network held pursuant to Article 5 of Council...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what her assessment is of which aspects of the UK's bilateral extradition relationship with the US will be affected, and in what way,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the cost to the (a) public purse and (b) UK forensic service providers has been of UK participation in Council Framework Decision...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment she has made of the benefits to the UK of hosting the EU Police College; and if she will make a statement; (2) how...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many days in the last two years G4S had a full staff complement as specified in its contract at the immigration removal centres at (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of children trafficked (a) into and (b) out of the UK annually.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she has put in place to identify victims of child trafficking at UK borders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions she has had with (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Deputy Prime Minister and (c) other Cabinet colleagues on the appointment...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much core police funding her Department allocated to the (a) Cumbrian Police Authority or (b) Cumbrian Police and Crime Commissioner in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to encourage the police to request the appointment of registered intermediaries prior to the formal police interview;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of police officers have received training in mental health in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been for the tattooing of a minor in each year since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to promote UK tourism in seaside resorts during the low-season.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he estimates that the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers will become operational; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what investment his Department has made in the provision of prosthetics and rehabilitation for injured troops since 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the UK's obligations are under the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress his Department has made on developing ties between the British and Chinese armed forces; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the agenda for the next Five Powers Defence Chiefs Conference.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the UK's obligations are under the Five Powers Defence Arrangements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether a £500,000 radar unit has been lost from a Type 45 destroyer; what action has been taken to recover it; and whether it has been recovered.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road traffic accidents where drink or drugs were a contributory factor and resulting in (a) minor injury, (b) serious injury and (c) death...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the decision was taken not to use Directly Operated Railways Ltd as a comparator for assessing the value for money of future bids for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investment has he made in (a) infrastructure, (b) rolling stock and (c) stations on the East Coast main line since 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; (2) who the provider was for (a) gas and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he made of the study by the Small Area Health Statistics Unit at Imperial College, London, Aircraft noise and cardiovascular disease...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many people are currently employed on the High Speed 2 project; (2) how many people employed on the High Speed 2 project are based in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require HGV drivers to use only satellite navigation software from which weight-restricted roads have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance his Department gives to officials who determine the temporary speed limits displayed on managed motorways (a) to ensure consistency and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether bidders for future rail passenger franchises will be asked to consider providing an additional class of travel between first and standard class.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to include in franchise agreements with train operating companies a requirement to provide redress to passengers or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to what extent his Department used its Rail Franchising Competition Guide when designing the Invitation to Tender for the Thameslink, Southern and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on which occasions officials in his Department have discussed rail franchising policy with founder members of the Rail Delivery Group since June 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investment there has been in (a) infrastructure, (b) rolling stock and (c) stations on the South Western Line since 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investment there has been in (a) on-board catering facilities, (b) Wi-Fi and (c) recycling facilities on the South Western Line since 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average staff vacancy rates across all coastguard coordination centres were in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff of Humber Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre have transferred from the closed centre at Yarmouth to date; how many new staff have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff have transferred to Belfast Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre from the closed centres at Clyde and Forth to date; how many new staff...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he or officials in his Department have had with (a) national officers of RNLI and (b) local committees and volunteers of RNLI on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to ensure that weight restrictions on roads are being enforced by the police.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the proposal by the Law Commission to set nationwide standards for drivers, operators and vehicles in the taxi trade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the European Commission's TEN-T proposals published on 17 October 2013; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what external or internal advice he has received on the risks posed by reliance on emergency towing vessels based outside UK waters in the event of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the complaints procedure is for victims of crime where their treatment has breached the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints about breach of the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime were referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman in each year from 2008-09 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints were made to each service provider covered by the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime for breach of that code in each year from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance his Department issues to victims of crime on how to make complaints about criminal justice agencies under the victims' code.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what steps his Department takes to ensure that people with mental health problems who are victims of crime are properly supported; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress he has made on implementing the requirements of the European Directive on Victims Rights by December 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the European Court of Justice; what his policy is on reform of that body; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the current waiting time is for inmates awaiting enrolment on (a) domestic violence offender behaviour programme, (b) general offending behaviour...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which prisons employ staff on detached duty from other prisons; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners have converted to a new religious faith in each maximum security prison, by new faith group, in each year for which records are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2013, Official Report, column 860W, on prisoners: repatriation, who paid for each such prisoner to return to their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what steps he is taking to prevent the grooming of young people in adult prisons; (2) how many young people in each prison have been identified as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the amount released in capital receipts through disposal of (a) HMP Blundeston, (b) HMP Reading, (c) HMP Dorchester, (d) HMP...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many violent incidents have been recorded against young people who are being held in each prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure young people in adult prisons receive a safe education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of (a) the progress of his Department's review of its contracts with G4S and Serco and (b) how that review will affect G4S...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of people in (a) Doncaster, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England breached their probation order in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many probation staff there were in (a) Doncaster and (b) South Yorkshire in (i) the last period date for which figures are available and (ii) May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent comparative assessment he has made of options currently run by police forces to reduce reoffending rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with G4S on the structure of victims support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent conversations he has had with Serco on the structure of Victim Support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made on the effect on over-65s on changes in energy bills following the Retail Market Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effect on the price of energy for energy intensive industries of policy measures including taxation,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what comparative analysis he has made of energy costs for (a) the UK steel industry and (b) its main international competitors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many officials at what grades are employed to provide direct support to special advisers in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which (a) nuclear projects and (b) reactors used for long-term plutonium management he expects to come online in the UK in the next 20...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what changes his Department is making to its plans for plutonium management as part of its plans for nuclear new build.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many tonnes of civilian-sourced plutonium the UK has had in its possession in each of the last 10 years; what changes in this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth of 8 October 2013, Official Report, column 85W, on alcoholic drinks: misuse,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that provisions on autism are included in the mandate of Health Education England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether autism will be included as part of the curriculum for the proposed additional year of training for GPs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that Health and Wellbeing Boards are aware of the duties imposed on them by the statutory guidance issued under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to encourage more people to sign up to brain donation schemes; (2) if he will take steps to link the NHS organ donation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what further steps his Department is taking to help men and women suffering from breast cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department will hold discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to ensure that any update to the NICE guideline...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and NHS England on its plans to support women with breast...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the level of (a) psychological, (b) dietary and (c) social care that cystic fibrosis patients receive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will seek to repatriate to the UK the EU competence in the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals under the provisions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the publication of the Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend or repeal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of recent research findings which appear to challenge its advice to eat a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to improve future care provision for deafblind people; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health visitor weight tests were conducted on two year-olds in England in the six months from April 2013; and what the (a) take-up rate of and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether Monitor and NHS England are planning to develop a national tariff for IVF treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what inquiries are currently running in relation to the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse allegations; and when they expect to report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish the National Liver Disease Outcomes Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects full implementation of the Maternity and Children's Data Set to be completed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) male adults, (b) female adults and (c) children have been diagnosed with depression in each of the last 10 months; (2) what assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish a response to the recommendations of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that mortuaries are fully staffed at all times.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what key milestones his Department has set for the allocation of the £100 million fund for nursing and midwifery technology announced on 8...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which headhunters his Department use for NHS vacancies; and how much money was paid to such firms in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on how it reviews and reports on the implementation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to allow people to obtain repeat orthopaedic shoes from consultants without the need for orthotic referral by GPs; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's announcement of 8 October 2012, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England to ensure that there is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on public health of the withdrawal of free school fruit schemes by certain local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the capability of childcare providers to store and serve milk other than in single-serve measures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department issues on what proof of consent of a parent or legal guardian should be required for the purpose of body piercings on a minor.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each local authority have accessed funding for social care in the last three years; and how many such claimants were asked to provide a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the implementation of the guidance on the control, issuing, monitoring and recording of third party top up fees for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the Government's full negotiating position on all Articles included in the revisions of the EU Tobacco Products Directive proposed by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations the Government has made to the European Commission on negotiations on the final text for the revised Tobacco Products Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many recent representations he has received on the issue of pay for apprentices; and from whom each such representation was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses ceased trading in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) region of the UK in each month since January 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for what reasons no representative of his Department attended the Employment Appeal Tribunal hearing in relation to Usdaw v....

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much income from EU institutions each UK university received (a) in 2010-11, (b) in 2011-12 and (c) in 2012-13, and is...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what recent assessment he has made of the level of security from cyber-attack of industrial control systems used by critical national...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussions his Department has had with the Dove Trust since administration proceedings were started against CharityGiving.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many people between the age of 25 and 40 have entered work in each of the last three years; (2) how many people over the age of 40 have...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the current employment rate is among (a) all people, (b) young people, (c) women, (d) over 50s, (e) parents, (f) lone parents and (g) ethnic...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which countries had the fastest rate of growth in consumption of UK exports of (a) goods and (b) services in each of the last five years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many graduates have successfully applied for a paid job within one year after leaving university in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK in the last five years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many children under one year have died suddenly in each of the last 10 years; and what reasons have been attributed to these deaths.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people aged over (a) 55 and (b) 60 years have been recruited to work in the Prime Minister's Office in 2011-12; and what proportion of such...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many children have been stillborn in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if the term poverty is still being used by his Department for the purpose of statistics; and when a decision to disuse this phrase was taken.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office who was (a) invited to and (b) attended the Public Appointments Seminar on 28 October 2013; and what the total cost was of the whole event.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make an assessment of the costs and benefits of a decision for the UK to leave the EU in his Department's area of responsibility; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 261W (1) what proportion of the 4,109 employment and support allowance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 12 October 2011, Official Report, column 428W, on employment and support allowance: Brighton, if he will update...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research his Department has commissioned or undertaken into the effectiveness of youth employment programmes in other countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he intends to publish updated Youth Contract performance data; and at what frequency he plans to publish such data in future.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what housing needs of tenants claiming housing benefit can be met by the discretionary housing payment scheme; and whether a local authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what payments have been made from the discretionary housing payment budget to each local authority in Scotland to date; what proportion of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people in Wales who will move house as a result of the social housing under-occupancy penalty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on introducing a no-evictions policy for those affected by the social housing under-occupancy penalty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what future estimate he has made of demand for discretionary housing payment as a result of the under occupancy penalty; and if he will publish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have received the New Enterprise Allowance in each parliamentary constituency in each month since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reasons the mobility distance criteria adopted for personal independence payments differs from the criteria for disability living...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 23 October 2013, Official Report, columns 169-70W, on poverty, how many and what proportion of people were in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claiming (a) jobseekers allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support and (d) incapacity benefit and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list financial assistance to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions made by his Department in 2012-13, pursuant to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current facilities available to people over the age of 40 who are out of work to re-train...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether individual claims to universal credit resulting from the rollout proposals announced on 10 July 2013 will be subject to the same...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in which regions of the UK universal credit is currently available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department has spent publicising the move to universal credit in the regions where it is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children live in households currently in receipt of universal credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he collects information on (a) whether jobs taken up by people who enter under the work programme are part-time or full-time, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, columns 112-4W, on Bookstart scheme, what the reasons were for the reduction in Bookstart...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children currently receive free school meals because their parent receives universal credit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what criteria are used for ratifying the appointment of governors of free schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) when he will publish his Department's findings from its investigation into the Barnfied Federation; (2) when Ministers in his Department were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) for what reason the redacted report into the financial irregularities at Kings Science Academy was published five months after it was completed;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the reasons are for the delay between the completion of the Education Funding Agency's report on Kings Science School, Bradford and its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what education schemes his Department has funded to promote literacy skills for (a) children and (b) adults with severe learning or physical disability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many officials at what grades are employed to provide direct support to special advisers in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2013, Official Report, column 600W on schools: sports, what guidance his Department issues to schools on what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will direct Ofsted to include a statement on the adequacy of PE provision in all Ofsted reports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education which five schools were ranked highest in terms of pupils receiving special consideration marks for problems such as temporary illness in the most...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have asked the (i) Confederation of British Industry, (ii) Institute of Directors, (iii) Federation...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their assistance and resettlement package for locally employed interpreters and translators who have worked with British armed forces in Afghanistan...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Public Health Responsibility Deal Alcohol Network’s pledge to label over 80 per cent of products on shelves with clear unit content, NHS...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount spent on alcohol during 2012–13 by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount spent on alcohol during 2012–13 by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount spent on alcohol during 2012–13 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount spent on alcohol during 2012–13 by the Government Equalities Office.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount spent on alcohol during 2012–13 by the Department of Health.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what improvement to the facilities for families have been made at RAF Valley in the financial years 2012–13 and 2013–14.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint on 19 October (WA 115–6), how much they contributed to arms export subsidies in each of...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they believe loan to value ratios or loan to income ratios to be the more reliable indicator of systemic instability in the residential mortgage...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their policy to allow Chinese banks to operate through restricted branches in the United Kingdom is specific to that country or applies to all...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they were consulted by Co-operative Wholesale Services and Co-operative Financial Services on the payment of dividends by those firms in 2012 and...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what basis Lord Newby stated “the Co-op Bank ….was originally owned by the Co-operative Group but is no longer” on 15 October (HL Deb,...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many decisions on continuing care entitlements have been reviewed for each of the last five years for which information is available; how many of those...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 8 November 2012 (WA 224–5), whether the statistical model they used is the same as the statistical...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have implemented the objective set out in the Schools White Paper and elaborated on in Darren Henley’s report Cultural Education in...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to monitor the implementation of the raising of the participation age in education or training to 17 from September 2013; and what...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to ensure continuing financial investment in improving the energy efficiency of older people’s homes; and what steps they are...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the rise in energy prices; and what steps they intend to take to assist those, including small businesses,...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether proposed actions to control the activities of payday lenders can be applied to firms based in the European Union or European Economic Area but...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the results of the Hull Pilot Study on aspartame to be published; what is the cause of the delay; and what has been the cumulative cost to date.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of recent closures of tunnels to the Gaza Strip on the importation of construction materials; and what plans...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government for which items of expenditure budget allocations were made by the Ministry of Defence for the 2011–12 financial year but were not in fact incurred in...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Home Office presenting officers are required to meet performance targets in securing the dismissal of immigration and asylum appeals.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff at the grade of Higher Executive Officer left the Asylum Casework Directorate in the Home Office after they were told that their jobs were at...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the shutdown of the Grangemouth plant; and what progress has been made in finding a new buyer.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take following the withdrawal of the drug Chlortalidone from the United Kingdom market. To ask Her Majesty’s Government...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 29 August (WA 359), whether “mitochondria replacement” involves replacing each entire...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the effect on eye health of ready-made reading glasses bought on the High Street.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of wild poliovirus cases reported in 2013 to date and in the comparable period of 2012, broken down in each case...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they collate performance data for private hospitals; and, if so, why performance data for private hospitals is not published on the Choose and Book...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider there to be adequate supplies of typhoid vaccine in the United Kingdom; and, if not, what they consider to be the reasons for the...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran regarding the release of prisoners held primarily because of their religion; and when was their...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risk of violent protest restarting throughout the West Bank; and what action they will take to support the right to...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Lebanon concerning the access of Palestinian residents of Lebanon to higher education, certain...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to or had discussions with Liverpool City Council and Lancashire County Council in relation to payments made to Mr...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Kroes proposals on roaming fees in Europe.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they reached the estimate of £2 billion in relation to the costs of health tourism; and whether those estimated costs could be attributed to any...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be any financial implications for Northern Ireland under the block grant according to whether the Northern Ireland Assembly decides...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan concerning the difficulties faced by Hindus wishing to be legally married.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what framework of accountability is in place for the Palestinian Authority’s use of European Union funds.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the estimated cost of the HS2 project has risen from £34.2 billion to £42.6 billion; and how they intend to ensure that HS2 remains completed...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to secure the release of British citizens, including a journalist, detained in prison in Murmansk after their arrest aboard the...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are making representations to the government of Russia about economic sanctions placed on neighbour states; and if so, in what terms.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia regarding the report by the Institute for Human Rights in Saudi Arabia alleging the...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the advantages and disadvantages of school selection based on children’s home postcodes; and whether they plan to...