Monday, 18 November 2013
To ask the Leader of the House how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his staff made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities whether autism awareness training is included in the equality and diversity planning and single equality schemes of all Government Departments.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities how many people employed by the Government Equalities Office hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people in Wales receive carer’s allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm’s length bodies are paid less than the living wage; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people employed by his Department hold a (a) bachelor’s, (b) master’s and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which of the National Portfolio Organisations funded by Arts Council England received (a) over £50 million, (b) £30-£50...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what information her Department holds on advertising expenditure by the gambling industry (a) in total and (b) by media sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions she has had with the Royal Parks about their decision to introduce charges for people wanting to play sport on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she was informed of the Royal Parks' intention to introduce charges for people wanting to play sport on the section of Hyde Park...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people employed by her Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many national governing bodies have been set a specific target for raising female participation in return for Sport England's 2013...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the statement of 5 November 2013, Official Report, on sporting legacy, how many of the projects listed by the Minister are...
To ask the Prime Minister whether there were discussions of any potential security risks prior to the invitation of Councillor Abdul Aziz to attend a recent event at No. 10 Downing Street.
To ask the Prime Minister how many officials accompanied him to India in 2013; and what the total cost of travel, accommodation and expenses was for each individual.
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, column 607W, on travel, if he will publish a list of all occasions on which he has used military transport...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department allocated to (a) Lancaster city council and (b) Lancaster area to construct social housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if his Department will offer support to Portsmouth and neighbouring authorities to help those affected by the job losses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many families with children living in bed and breakfast accommodation in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance he has issued in relation to the security of smart buildings from cyber attacks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on the Government Carbon Offsetting Framework in the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty properties there were in the UK in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties which were empty in 2010 have since been purchased (a) by first-time buyers, (b) as second homes and (c) by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many visits the permanent secretary and the four next most senior civil servants in his Department made to the European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what analysis his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the difference in complexity of cases relating to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) full-time firefighters and (b) fire stations there were in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to standardise the specification of ladders used by fire and rescue services in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to require environmental impact assessments for fracking in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties on brownfield sites have extant planning permission for housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of new houses built in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012 were built on brownfield sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authority employees who have received a contractual redundancy payment have subsequently been employed by (a) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities are reviewing their local plans or draft local plans due to problems with site viability and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to announce a decision on Solihull Metropolitan borough council's local plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 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 Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which have claimed the increased small business rate relief in (a) Dorset...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which have claimed the increased small business rate relief in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many public houses receive small business rate relief; and what the average value is of such rate relief to public house...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the public house sector in England and Wales arising from the ending of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to ensure that developers abide by planning conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Minister will make the decision on Rushden Lakes planning application following the inspector's inquiry; and when this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department has (a) entered into a procurement arrangement with any other Government Department and (b) used any such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people employed by his Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff in his Department were made redundant in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and how many such staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff in his Department (a) were disciplined and (b) had their employment terminated as a result of a poor sickness...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many applications for funds under the Mayoral High Streets Fund (a) have been received, (b) have been approved, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to encourage small businesses to take on apprentices aged between 16 and 18 years old.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy of Table 6.8 of findings of BIS Research Paper Number...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships were completed in Portsmouth South constituency in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprenticeships were completed in Thirsk and Malton constituency in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what change in construction output there has been in the West Midlands in each of the last four quarters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to discourage people from taking out multiple payday loans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to page 13 of the Government's publication, Cyber security organisational standards: guidance, published in April...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2013, Official Report, columns 141-2W, on environment protection: taxation, which companies...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2013, OfficialReport, column 583W, on mental illness: discrimination, what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in postcode areas (a) MK40, (b) MK41 and (c) MK42 in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what support his Department has provided to help new start-up businesses in Poole access finance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many post office branches were open at the end of (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the rate of pub closures in (a) Poole and (b) England in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people employed by his Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much has been paid to companies in the North East under the Regional Growth Fund to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many of the businesses in Poole received grants from the most recent round of the Regional Growth Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to question 171111, how many shares in the Royal Mail are being sold to (a) foreign and (b) domestic shareholders; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what fees his Department has paid to date to (a) Goldman Sachs, (b) UBS, (c) Barclays, (d) Bank of America Merrill Lynch and (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the timescale was for decisions for terminally ill people who applied for disability living allowance under the special rules process from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, columns 830-31W, on employment and support allowance, what the medical condition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to be able to advise local authorities as to the status of discretionary housing payments after March 2014; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what compensation has been allocated to claimants wrongly denied exemption from the under-occupancy penalty in (a) London and (b) the rest of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the (a) percentage and (b) cash change in housing benefit paid to social housing tenants was in each of the last 10 years; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the mental health and wellbeing of those tenants affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will meet the Welsh Government Minister for Local Government to discuss the future of the Independent Living Fund; (2) what plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many clicks through to his Department's sorting out separation web app front page have come from each of the organisations that has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many attacks on Jobcentre Plus staff were recorded in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) January to October 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of JobCentre Plus centres which take incoming calls using an 0845 number; and if he will estimate the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many current staff working for Jobcentre Plus have completed an accredited training on domestic violence awareness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps staff working for JobCentre Plus take with those of Women's Aid to support women who have been victims of domestic violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidelines his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus managers on issuing sanctions to jobseeker's allowance claimants; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what number and proportion of claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been sanctioned in (a) each Welsh county and (b) each constituency in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects to appoint the new chief nuclear inspector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to appoint new members of the board of the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which of the 21 personal independence payment consultation centres serving South and East England cannot be reached within (a) 90 minutes and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which of the 21 personal independence payment consultation centres serving South and East England are not on a bus route.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which of the 21 personal independence payment consultation centres serving South and East England do not have parking available for clients...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the rate of repayment was for crisis and budgeting loans in the four years prior to the changes to the Discretionary Social Fund in 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the estimated real terms rise in housing expenditure due to rises in social sector rents, expressed in cash and percentage terms was, in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to introduce statutory underpinning in respect of housing rental switchback provision; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each local authority area who were receiving over £26,000 in benefits each year have been affected by the benefit cap...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make it his policy to release data on benefits claimants to water utility companies for the purpose of the allocation of social tariffs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit sanctions there were in Bradford in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many benefit sanctions there were in Portsmouth South constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the effect of the decision of the Supreme Court in R (on the application...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to prevent fraud in the universal credit pilots.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people he expects to be claiming universal credit in April 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether (a) he, (b) his ministerial colleagues, (c) a Parliamentary Private Secretary to any Minister in his Department, (d) any of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when permitted work will cease to be allowed under the universal credit programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he has taken to introduce an engineering approach to security in the IT system for universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he will take to ensure that local authorities have the relevant information to know when housing tenants have been transferred to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the potential effect of universal credit on the ability of women to leave a violent relationship; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average waiting time is in Pathfinder districts between receipt of a successful completed new claim for universal credit and receipt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claim universal credit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent progress he has made on introducing universal credit more widely.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications from Irish citizens have been made to the winter fuel payment scheme in each county in 2012-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of fit for work capability assessments have been overturned on appeal in (a) each Welsh county and (b) each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice about employment support for ex-offenders through the Work programme; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the proportion of payments made by his Department in respect of the Work programme which has been paid, either...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) private sector bodies, (b) voluntary sector bodies and (c) local authorities are engaged in the delivery of the Work programme;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2013, Official Report, column 721W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, if he will make it his policy to improve his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the contribution made by the capabilities of the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers to the development of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many vehicles back loaded through the reverse supply chain to the UK from Afghanistan are compliant for use on UK roads; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many A&B vehicles back-loaded through the reverse supply chain to (a) RAF Warminster, (b) RAF Lyneham, (c) Ashchurch, (d) Donnington and (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the Government's response to paragraph 24 of the Defence Committee's report on the Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 4: Education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the cost of restructuring the shipbuilding agreement with BAE Systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether the suspension of the Terms of Business Agreement with BAE Systems during the construction of the offshore patrol vessels means there will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the comparative criminal penalties for illegal bird killing in (a) the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his American counterpart on the Defence Reform Bill and the potential move of Defence Equipment and Support to a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many joint training exercises have been held between UK and Egyptian armed forces since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the defence cyber protection partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when (a) he was made aware of the French military manoeuvres which took place in the south-west on 5 November 2013, (b) HMNB Devonport was advised of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what restrictions have been imposed by the Spanish government on the movements of NATO military aircraft and warships in (a) the vicinity of Gibraltar...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many (a) military and (b) civilian defence personnel and what military capabilities or components were committed to support the French-led...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the extension of the mandate of the EU Training Mission in Mali beyond the initial 15 month period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to ensure a smooth transition of the Merlin Mk 3/3a from the Royal Airforce to the Royal Navy Commando Helicopter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many agency workers are employed at (a) RAF Warminster, (b) RAF Lyneham, (c) Ashchurch, (d) Donnington and (e) Warminster to maintain and monitor...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the transfer of deep maintenance work from Plymouth to Portsmouth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work his Department is currently undertaking with EDF Energy in the training of staff with special nuclear skills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what support HMS Daring will provide in the Philippines; and how long he expects HMS Daring to be so deployed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on deploying the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to support humanitarian operations in the Philippines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he plans to send members of the Military Stabilisation and Support Group to assist in the aftermath of the recent typhoon in the Philippines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussion he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) BAE Systems Ltd in respect of innovative ways to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the secondary and tertiary economic impact on the travel to work areas for the Portsmouth Naval shipyard prior to his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department had with QinetiQ before conclusion of the agreement on Long Term Partnering prior to its announced restructuring and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions his Department has had with large public and private sector employers on providing support to reservists and potential reservists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many service complaints made in the (a) Royal Naval Reserve, (b) Royal Air Force Reserve and (c) Territorial Army in each of the last three...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what his policy is towards the two properties leased to BAE Systems in Portsmouth Dockyard once the contract on such buildings expires in September...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) for what reason his Department has not maintained the grave of Corporal Stephen Allbutt to a decent standard; (2) if he will take steps to ensure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his oral answer of 4 November 2013, what the cost to his Department in (a) time, (b) staffing costs and (c) any other categories was of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much he expects his Department to spend on the D-5 missile life extension programme in each of the next 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to paragraph 78 of the report on unmanned arial vehicles of the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights to the UN...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the timetable is for Navy Command's development of the Marine Unmanned Air Systems Strategy Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress his Department has made with the Department for Education in developing the Troops to Teachers scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from Scottish Government Ministers on the future of naval shipbuilding on the Clyde.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have been awarded the Bomber Command clasp following a reconsideration of their initial application.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent in total on special advisers to his Department in each year since 2010.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, column 658W, on travel, if he will publish a list of all occasions on which he has used military...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 268W, on Afghanistan, how many fluent Pashto speakers her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 268W, on Afghanistan, how many commercial flights currently run each...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 268W, on Afghanistan, whether the airfield has been used to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the programmes to which her Department has provided support in the last three years which have sought to improve and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what assistance her Department is providing to people in refugee camps on the border between Cameroon and the Central African...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many direct employees and contracted workers of her Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the UK's humanitarian response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010; how this assessment has influenced the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development to which EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will end aid to India following the recent launch of an Indian space mission to Mars.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many people employed by her Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what role her Department plays in meeting the cost of any budget overruns in the St Helena Air Access Project.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether UK aid to UNRWA is used to fund UNRWA political lobbyists.
To ask the right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people employed by the House of Commons Commission hold a (a)...
To ask the right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what committees of the House are consulted before displays or exhibitions...
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many written questions were tabled on each sitting day between 25 June 2009 and 30 October 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of necessary crop field margins under the Entry Level...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge, of 10 October 2013, Official Report, column 280 on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures his Department has put in place to help the dairy industry in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions his Department has had with other EU member states and the European Commission regarding the draft...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations were received by Ministers in his Department relating to the regulation by the Environment Agency of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to support the UK fishing industry; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what classification of food are frozen rodents, when being imported into the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the definition of livestock his Department and its agencies use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) agencies, (b) non-department public bodies and (c) core services of his Department will be affected by the 10 per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to improve the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources in accordance with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that water bills remain affordable; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to ensure that generating stations using biomass to generate electricity adhere to their forecast domestic wood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) with reference to his Department's publication, Use of UK Biomass for Electricity and CHP, published on 2 October 2013, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many consumers switched energy supplier in each quarter of the last 10 years for which data is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how many complaints to the energy ombudsman (a) were upheld, (b) were rejected, (c) resulted in financial award, (d) resulted in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what change in energy bills for households in (a) North West Norfolk constituency, (b) Norfolk and (c) London there has been in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the amount of customer credit held by (a) British Gas, (b) EDF Energy, (c) E.ON, (d) nPower, (e) Scottish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of average debt levels of customers in debt to their energy supplier for (a) electricity and (b) gas in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the number of energy consumers who pay their domestic energy supplies by (a) direct debit, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of domestic customers disconnected by their energy supplier in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of households using pre-payment electricity meters in Barrow and Furness constituency in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to pages 14-15 of the report Review of the Potential Public Health Impacts of Exposures to Chemical and Radioactive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of people were living in fuel poverty in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has received any representations regarding the work of Becoming Green Ltd, with regard to the Green Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the cost was of setting up the Office for Unconventional Gas and Oil (OUGO) as at 31 October 2013; how many staff were employed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people employed by his Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 285, what the evidential basis is for his statement that £31...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the decision by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to extend for a further five years the top...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate his Department has made of the number of applications for assistance under the warm homes discount scheme which were (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list all voluntary-aided academy schools which are currently unable to extend the use of sports or other facilities without incurring a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many academies' performance his Department monitored during (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; (2) how many academies' performance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department has taken to establish the name of the Islamic faith school attended by Mr Adil Rashid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Schools, Official Report, column 890, on Al-Madinah Free School, when he plans to provide an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish in anonymised form the qualifications held by each member of the teaching staff at the Al-Madinah Free School at the beginning of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to close the Al Madinah Free School in Derby.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend Clause 69 of the Children and Families Bill (HL Bill 32) in relation to the removal of education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what the weekly cost of children's homes accommodation is in (a) the private sector, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) local authority-run...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many children's homes run by local authorities are in use in England; and how many there were in each of the last five years; (2) how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many full-time equivalent posts are there currently in his Department involved with child protection, broken down by responsibility and grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many Sure Start children's centres have closed in each of the last six years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many times and on what dates a Minister from his Department has attended the inter-ministerial group on Violence against Women and Girls since it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent discussions he has had with Ofsted on carrying out a thematic inspection of schools in order to report on how they address violence against...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many young people received the education maintenance allowance in each of the last three years of the scheme's existence in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education to which EU directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many surplus places exist in free schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the level of (a) planned and (b) actual expenditure was on free schools in each year since their introduction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the (a) location and (b) ownership is of all free schools that have been approved to date; and what public funds each has received.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of free schools he expects to fail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what powers his Department has to direct that a free school be closed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) when was his Department was first made aware that the Al-Madinah Free School (a) had appointed staff who did not have appropriate qualifications...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he expects his lawyers to complete and sign the lease on the University Cathedral Preschool at Chester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received on opening a free school in Poole constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many visits he has made in his official capacity to further education colleges since May 2010; and what the (a) date and (b) location was of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire received financial assistance towards the cost of attending further education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students in (a) St Helens local authority area and (b) Merseyside received financial assistance towards the cost of attending further...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average amount of financial assistance received by pupils in St Helens local authority area towards the cost of attending further education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what discussions his Department had with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau on that body's decision not to proceed with an investigation into...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what caused his Department to contact Action Fraud on 5 September 2013 regarding Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) for what reasons the full and unredacted audit report by his Department into Kings Science Academy, Bradford, was not passed to Action Fraud for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) whether the lease agreement negotiated with Knight Frank representing the Hartley Group property division for the land which has become the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students chose to take a modern foreign language at (a) GCSE, (b) AS level and (c) A2 level in Poole constituency in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools have successfully applied for the Priority School Building programme; and in how many schools which have successfully applied for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the level of (a) planned and (b) actual expenditure was on former fee paying schools which have become (i) free schools and (ii) academies in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the children and families budget was in real terms in each of the last four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to help teachers and parents prevent bullying in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to provide support for victims of bullying.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will rank all state-funded secondary schools in England in order of the proportion of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many people employed by his Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to his oral answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 638, how many new local authority schools were set up in the period to which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reason the adoption of a child from a Scottish local authority is not taken into account for school admissions in England; for what reasons...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether charities, social sector organisations, private companies or any other external organisations are given access by his Department to any group...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what methods his Department uses to issue group communications to schools in (a) England and (b) the rest of the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department holds and uses a group email mailing list for all (a) schools in England, (b) secondary schools in England and (c) primary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 513W, on schools: playing fields, in which publications the figure of 2,540 was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of secondary schools were rated (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate by Ofsted in their most recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reason he has yet to publish the Serious Case Review into the Shannon Matthews case; and when he will announce whether it will not be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many special educational needs co-ordinators there are in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham; and how many there were in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to expand the use of special educational needs co-ordinators in English schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will rank all mainstream London secondary state schools by the proportion of students with (a) statements of special educational needs and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many foreign qualified teachers were teaching in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of School Direct allocations for academic year 2013-14 have been filled; and what proportion of School Direct allocations for academic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many post-graduate certificate in education courses have closed since 2010; and how many teacher trainees were accepted in 2009-10 onto courses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many and what proportion of schools that recruited through School Direct in 2012-13 for trainees to start in 2013 were (a) not rated outstanding in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in Poole constituency are involved in the Schools Direct programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure the sustainability of higher education institution providers of initial teacher training.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of School Direct allocations for 2014-15 he expects to be filled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools in Portsmouth South constituency are involved in the Schools Direct programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the university technical colleges operating in the 2012-13 academic year; and how many (a) 14, (b) 15, (c) 16, (d) 17 and (e) 18...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many young people have started the 16 to 19 traineeship programme since its inception; (2) how many and what proportion of young people who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what financial penalties and other obligations are in place upon providers of the 16 to 19 traineeship programme to ensure that young people undertake...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to answer question 170943 from the hon. Member for Cardiff West, tabled on 10 October 2013 for answer on 15 October 2013, on surplus...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what education providers provide services in young offender institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum legacy cases in Bedford constituency are outstanding.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many resettlement places have been made available to Syrian refugees in the UK as part of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when equipment in Scotland to test alcohol levels in drivers will be recalibrated in line with the Scottish Government's new legal limit of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many domestic homicide reviews have been undertaken since April 2011; and in how many such cases (a) the perpetrator had an alcohol...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visitor visas were issued in each of the last five years; and how many holders of such visas over-stayed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visits Ministers from her Department made to either the European Commission or the European Parliament in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many times the UK has (a) received information from and (b) provided information to other EU member states as a result of Article...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many visits the Permanent Secretary and the four next most senior civil servants in her Department made to the European Commission in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether she has made an assessment on the effect the National Crime Agency will have on the ongoing investigations into the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the implications of Jon Stoddart's secondment to the National Crime Agency for the Hillsborough...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deployments of UK Border Force personnel were made to arrivals in the UK via (a) General Aviation (private airfields) and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms UK Border Force personnel have to verify the accuracy of information given by passengers arriving in the UK via private airfields.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will commission an urgent independent inquiry on why Action Fraud did not investigate allegations of fraud at Kings Science Academy,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health on steps to ensure there is a safe and appropriate emergency care...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total amount of successful compensation claims made against Sussex Police in each of the last five years by value and number is.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what a non-police prosecuting agency is; and what function it performs; (2) if she will list the non-police prosecuting agencies...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people employed by her Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what response the UK Government will make to the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to mount a legal challenge to Section 7 of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received on the expansion of Birmingham airport; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Senior Traffic Commissioner since May 2010 on the role...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 404, on East Coast Main Line Ltd, whether the Dutch, French and German national...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what EU directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how his Department calculated the contingency sums included in the estimated costs for the (a) construction of and (b) rolling stock for High Speed 2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who is responsible for track and infrastructure maintenance on High Speed 2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the economic benefit to the North East of High Speed 2.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates he has made of the frequency of train services between Newcastle and London after High Speed 2 has become operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many High Speed 2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS) applications have been rejected on grounds that they failed to fulfil EHS criteria (a) one, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the extension of High Speed 2 to Yorkshire will be complete.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the EU regulation on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and the inclusion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Cabinet Office on the review of resources for non-departmental public bodies responsible to his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library the report, The TAS Partnership Limited (2003). Lessons from London: a report for DFT. TAS: London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 178W, on railways: construction, how many of the trains using the proposed single...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2013, Official Report, column 45W, on railways: south west, what station improvement outcomes his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2013, Official Report, columns 45-6W, on railways: south west, what proportion of the £3.2 million investment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will review double counting for renewable transport fuel certificates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which local authorities have implemented highway asset management plans to date; and what the estimated cost saving made by each such council is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rates of staff (a) absence and (b) sickness absence in his Department in each of the past five years were; and what the departmental targets were...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce time-limited exceptions from air passenger duty on new long haul routes from regional airports.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the Business Investment Bank.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of families with children aged under five in which one or more parents receives...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the use of real time credit rating reporting to promote competition for pay day loan companies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his proposed rural fuel discount extension will apply to road fuel gases as well as to conventional automotive fuels.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the case for introducing secure excise duty revenue protection systems for cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue excise duty has been foregone on (a) cigarettes and (b) hand-rolling tobacco in each year since 2010-11 due to fraud and smuggling.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the definition of food as '"Food" should be interpreted as meaning food for human consumption. Where a mammal or bird is primarily reared for use as...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his oral answer of 5 November 2013, Official Report, column 120, on what date he visited the food bank in Northwich; what the name was of that...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons embedded interest rate swaps are not eligible for the FCA-administered compensation scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has made on compensating consumers who were mis-sold Keydata products; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress the Financial Conduct Authority has made on investigating claims that independent financial advisers mis-sold Keydata products; and if he will...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what proportion of Help to Buy applicants to date were (a) not UK nationals and (b) non-domiciled in the UK; (2) what proportion of Help to Buy...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what statistics his Department collects on the demographics of Help to Buy applicants; and if he will place in the Library the latest such statistics.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of applicants under the Help to Buy scheme to date have been first-time buyers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been accepted in principle for a help to buy mortgage in (a) City of Chester Constituency and (b) the North West.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people with an annual income of less than £7,592 paid class 1 national insurance contributions in 2012-13; and what the total value of those...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs is obliged to publish details of meetings in the same manner as Ministers publish ministerial diaries;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for staffing levels at the tax credit office in Preston following the introduction of universal credit.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much stamp duty land tax is paid on properties valued at £2 million and under each year.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the Duchy of Cornwall's exemption from corporation tax and capital gains tax; and if he...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to tax (a) shisha products and (b) electronic cigarette products.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the procedure is for making changes to the Valuation Office Agency Rating Manual; and how such changes are publicised.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether HM Revenue and Customs Notice 701/7, relating to VAT reliefs for disabled people, has been promulgated with the (a) Defence Infrastructure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on UN Security Council Resolution 2122 on Women, Peace and Security.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UN Resolution 2016 is upheld, particularly with reference to ensuring that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will (a) declare rape an illegal weapon of war, (b) insist that all incidents of rape are recorded and that reparations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many commercial fishing licences have been sold for the waters of Ascension Island in 2013; and what the flag state is of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken in the last 12 months to strengthen the sustainability of the commercial fishery in Ascension Island.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the expansion of the US airbase on Ascension Island; and the potential effect of such a move on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to ensure that residency on Ascension Island continues to be feasible in light of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will urge the Prime Minister and Government of Bangladesh to step down in favour of an interim or caretaker Government for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will express concern to the prime minister and government of Bangladesh about the arrests of leading members of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of EU sanctions against Belarus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on recognising Tristan da Cunha and Ascension Island as separate British Overseas Territories to St Helena.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking with the Department for International Development to ensure that the UK's response to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Burma regarding the lack of citizenship for the Rohingya community and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to secure the release of villagers being held as hostages in Nhka Ga, Burma.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the number of British nationals present in the Central African Republic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the conflict in (a) Bossangoa and (b) the Central African Republic as a whole; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the UK's National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women: peace and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his counterparts in NATO member states about National Action Plans to implement UN Security...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold discussions with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure that stability and anti-corruption...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the intention of the new Iranian regime to engage with the International Atomic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the approach taken by President Rouhani in the E3+3 talks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations his Department has made to the Iranian and Iraqi authorities about the welfare of the residents of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Commonwealth about the attendance of President Waheed of the Maldives...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further information he has concerning the status of Jovica Kolakovic, a UK citizen detained in Malta for more than four...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the EU's capacity-building mission in Niger.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of recent terrorist attacks in Borno State, Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the capability of Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan within Nigeria and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many notifications of alleged sex offences against children by UK nationals abroad have been received by his Department in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Pakistani Government on the Pakistani arrest warrant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how long the test period will be for voluntary self-regulation of UK private security companies operating in complex...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people employed by his Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent meetings his Department has held on the new international protocol on the investigation and documentation of sexual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received reports of media crews being denied permission by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence to travel to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received any representations from (a) journalists or (b) media organisations about difficulties obtaining a visa...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 449W, on Sri Lanka, what recent representations he or the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on that country’s air strikes in Syria in May and October 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether when the Government signed the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 it did so on behalf of the UK Overseas Territories.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on whether any UK doctors or psychologists have worked in any US detention centres or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of financial sanctions on members of the government of Zimbabwe and individuals...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) victim-based crimes and (b) crimes against society were recorded by Merseyside police in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent estimate he has made of the rate of employment amongst people with (a) an apprenticeship, (b) a degree, (c) a master's degree and (d) a PhD.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the rate of employment amongst those who previously served in the armed forces.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many occasions the energy suppliers for contracts awarded by the Government Procurement Service has been switched in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much central Government Departments gave in grants to charities in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2012-13.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many mobile devices of each brand his Department has purchased in each of the last two years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the infant mortality rates in each of the last five years were; and what the most common causes of infant mortality were in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what change in manufacturing output there has been in the West Midlands in each of the last four quarters.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he expects to receive the report of Sir John Holmes’ independent review of military medal arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 309W, on ministerial policy advisers, whether the departmental organogram available...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the number of deaths in English hospitals caused by (a) malnutrition, (b) dehydration and (c) pressure sores in each of the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2013, Official Report, column 643W, on pay, when the UK Statistics Authority expects to supply the information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many low-level cases he expects to be transferred from the Isle of Wight to the mainland in the next 12 months for which figures are available; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm’s lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of men convicted of domestic violence-related offences are assessed as being at (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high risk of reoffending.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to move family court proceedings in Harrow from Brent Magistrates' Court to York House; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that objective 5 contained in the Annual Reports of Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service 2012-13, to reduce the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to abolish the time restraints on a family provision claim in the circumstances of an intestacy death.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to assess the effect of the Government's proposed changes to legal aid on access to court proceedings for low income parents in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Swansea Magistrates' Court is able to absorb the transferred case load from the proposed closure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effects of the proposed closure of the Neath Port Talbot Magistrates' Court on the ability of those in remote valley...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions (a) he and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) have had with local individuals and organisations on the proposed closure of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will extend the public consultation on the future of Neath Port Talbot Magistrates' Court in order to consult upon specific proposals to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that the proposed newly-merged Swansea magistrates' court will address the specific needs of people in the county...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons he is proposing to close Neath Port Talbot Magistrates' Court.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the average time it takes his Department to reply to letters from hon. Members.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how much was spent on with-cause breathalyser testing of National Offender Management Service staff in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in prison must undertake a (a) domestic violence offender behaviour programme, (b) general offending behaviour programme, (c) sex...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish the risk register associated with his Department's consultation on transforming rehabilitation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offender behaviour programmes operational in English prisons are run by (a) public and (b) private sector organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions police cells have been used to house offenders owing to shortage of available prison places since 4 September 2013; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of the prison population is serving a prison sentence of (a) one year or more and (b) two years or more.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the current prison population is; what the average level of the prison population was in each of the previous five years; and what the total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many foreign nationals there are in UK prisons; and how many are nationals of countries with compulsory prisoner transfer agreements with the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that all prisoners convicted of sexual offences receive treatment for their offending behaviour while serving their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to (a) build new prisons and (b) expand existing prisons; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress he has made on his policy of closing old and costly prisons and replacing them with modern low-cost prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for (a) HMP Askham Grange and (b) HMP East Sutton Park after all the prisoners have been moved from those prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he expects the last prisoners to leave (a) HM Prison Askham Grange and (b) HM Prison East Sutton Park.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers have received hospital treatment following an assault at work in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish records of (a) all contractors and (b) the value of such contracts entered into by each prison in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the future operation of (a) HM Prison Hatfield, (b) HM Prison Moorland and (c) HM Prison Lindholme will be; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice following the introduction of his Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, if he will estimate the number of probation cases in each region that will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the recent change to his Department's Transforming Rehabilitation Pre-Qualification Questionnaire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he intends to publish the Rehabilitation Programme Strategic Risk Register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether private contractors who have been found by his Department or the Serious Fraud Office to have anomalies in their billing practices are permitted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to increase the cost-effectiveness of probation authorities in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of people in (a) Southend, (b) Essex and (c) England breached their probation order in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2006-07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the number of probation cases in (a) Southend and (b) Essex that will be managed by (i) the National Probation Service and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people employed by his Department hold a (a) bachelor's, (b) master's and (c) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many UK citizens sentenced abroad and returned to the UK to serve their sentence in a UK prison were released on (a) parole and (b) licence and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much the Government spent on legal costs as a defendant in the judicial review brought by the Queen on the application of the Plantagenet Alliance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice where and in what state the remains of Richard III are currently kept.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average prison sentence was for either way offences handed down by (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates' courts in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his policy is on bids from Serco for contracts with his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average length of waiting time is for a Tribunal Service hearing for those appealing benefits claims decisions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people have been (a) arrested on suspicion of, (b) tried for and (c) convicted for the offence of squatting in a residential building...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to develop offender behaviour programmes for stalkers either in the community or in custody.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether there are any plans to support advocacy within the court system for the victims of stalking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people under the age of 21 years are being held in each prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the reasons why young people enter the criminal justice system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate she has made of the number of young people in young offenders' institutions and specialist children's homes; and if she will distinguish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of young offenders came from (a) low, (b) middle and (c) higher income households in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to increase links between industry and young offender institutions for the purpose of increasing the skills and job prospects of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the reoffending rates are of children who have resided in (a) secure children's homes, (b) secure training centres and (c) young offender institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Transforming Youth Custody consultation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what consideration his Department has given to increasing the remit of the Youth Justice Board to extend to young people aged up to 21 years of age.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time in accident and emergency was in each of the last four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for patients attending accident and emergency departments was in (a) each region and (b) each constituent part of the UK in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the public health effect of removing obligations on local authorities to monitor air quality in their area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified ambulance staff were employed by the NHS in the West Midlands in (a) the latest period for which figures are available and (b) May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the effect on cancer services in England is of Welsh-registered patients seeking access to those cancer medicines not approved in Wales by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Care Quality Commission has spent on consultancy services in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date. [Official Report,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of uptake rates for cervical cancer screening in England; and what steps he is taking to improve uptake amongst younger...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the number of children who routinely smoke cigarettes in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Hendon constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much commissioning support units spent on consultancy services in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 to date; (2) how many commissioning support units...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that individuals who develop long-term conditions will be able to access insurance products to cover the sum of the social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital and community health service doctors were employed by the NHS in the West Midlands in (a) the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the report published by Public Health England on 31 October 2013, what steps he plans to take to mitigate the hazards to health of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in his Department have been (a) seconded and (b) hired from organisations that have signed up to responsibility deal pledges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when his Department will begin monitoring outcomes from adult hearing services delivered through the Any Qualified Provider model as part of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review the compatibility of the services provided by the NHS with the Prague Declaration signed by the National Association of Deafened People;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health following the recent issue of commissioning guidance to local authorities, where responsibility lies for commissioning (a) the treatment of erectile...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to establish an NHS England unit to reflect the six local authorities of the Merseyside city region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the reconfiguration of health services in Worcestershire and any effects on Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what health providers provide services in young offender institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified health visitors there were in the West Midlands in (a) the latest reported period and (b) May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will announce his decision on public health funding allocations for local authorities NHS England and clinical commissioning groups; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health on 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 476, on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 476, on dedicated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the current (a) budget, (b) number of staff employed and (c) budget for staff salaries is for Healthwatch England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of HIV screening rates in the last three years; and what steps he is taking to encourage greater uptake.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder over the last 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in (a) Bristol and (b) the UK have been treated for malnutrition in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 29 October 2013, Official Report, columns 442-43W, on mental health services, what assessment he has made of the effect of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effect of modern technology and digital media on levels of mental health in children and adolescents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified midwives were employed by the NHS in the West Midlands in (a) the latest period for which figures are available and (b) May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to monitor the extent to which the planned benefits for Newham University Hospital of the merger into Barts Health Trust are being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much was spent on consultancy services by NHS England local area teams in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14; (2) how many NHS England local area...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2013, Official Report, column 380W, on NHS Property Services, (a) what the appointment procedure was and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 8 November 2013, Official Report, column 379W, on NHS Property Services, whether the individual who was senior responsible...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) former NHS staff and (b) staff hired from outside the NHS work in NHS Commissioning support units.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate his Department has made of the levels of child obesity in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Hendon constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of NHS outpatient appointments were made through Choose and Book in each quarter between 2010 and 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect a pharmacy-led national minor ailments scheme would have on the number of people attending accident and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has plans to regulate and license shisha bars and cafes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the health effects of shisha smoking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will take steps to ensure that (a) medical professionals and (b) patients are aware of the benefits of all currently available anticoagulant...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which member of the Government is responsible for the United Kingdom’s approach in the case before the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Pollinator Strategy will include dates and quantifiable targets for actions; whether it will aim to deliver results by 2020 in line with...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the Chief Medical Officer’s review of safe drinking levels, and their response to it.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the email to all his staff dated September 11 from Glyn Williams, Head of the Asylum Casework...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision is made, or will be made, for the rehabilitation of (1) asylum seekers detained in detention centres whose claims are successful, (2)...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their rationale in not permitting asylum seekers, and failed asylum seekers, to apply for permission to work until their claims, or further...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what procedures are in place to ensure that Home Office decision-making on asylum cases does not prioritise the 60 per cent target rejection rate over the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 30 October (WA 254), in the light of their decision not to appeal the Northern Ireland High...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Newby on 14 October (WA 56), whether they can, in any of the three stabilisation powers listed or the one proposed,...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Lord Newby on 30 October (HL Deb, col. 1579), what is the basis for their view that the European Union created a sustainable peace...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to encourage Burma’s involvement in Family Planning 2020.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to take steps to assist Burma in improving the quality of its maternity services.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what forecast they have made of the average amount elderly people will have to spend on care bills before qualifying for state help, as a result of the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering the impact of obligations on police reporting of crime on avoidable criminalisation of children in children’s homes.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of mandatory reporting provisions for teachers and care professionals in relation to child abuse...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been done by law enforcement agencies to provide intelligence to local authorities for the removal of children from the worst forms of child labour.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to instruct social services departments to record all children with “looked after” status, resulting from the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to ratify the 2007 Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they are working to combat any social stigma attached to being a victim of domestic violence.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimated cost of examining the Government-owned, contractor-operated option for defence procurement.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the use of drones for civilian purposes.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to improve and enhance the secondary school teaching syllabus aimed at 14- to 15- year olds, and in particular those who would...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how claims by schoolchildren of headaches, hay fever or noise in the examination hall are currently evaluated when granting extra marks in GCSE or A-Level...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to improve nursery inspections; and, if so, how.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what studies they are undertaking with industry and universities to establish the environmental, energy and health advantages and disadvantages of diesel as...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the average costs of connecting (1) onshore wind turbines, (2) offshore wind turbines, and (3) fossil-fuelled and nuclear power stations, to the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have received in support of their stated preference for a five per cent cap on the use of biofuels in transport fuel since the last...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the level of European Union spending on charities and non-governmental organisations; and whether the European Union funds any organisations or...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to make representations to other European Union member states to propose that national parliaments should have greater powers to amend or...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government upon what scientific evidence they have based their policy to encourage people to eat less saturated fat.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what guidance they give to local authorities about preparing the children of foster carers for the placement of foster children in those families. To ask Her...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been turned down by the Home Office since May 2010; and how many of those requests have...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to update the Country of Origin Information Service (COIS) report on the Gambia; and whether they intend to require that COIS reports are...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 5 November (HL2881), to which specific part of Schedule 2 to the Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how care assistants are currently being trained; what system is currently in place to ensure that they have been trained to a specific set of standards and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what gluten-free products can be prescribed for patients suffering from coeliac disease under current NHS guidelines; and what products are no longer...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which homeopathic treatments have been referenced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence as of benefit to patients; and where the research...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place between the Department for International Development and the Department of Health about the migration of health workers to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the international recruitment of health workers, what discussions have taken place between the Department for International Development and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report from the Commission into the Future of Hospice Care Future ambitions for hospice care: our mission and our opportunity;...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 15 July (WA 86), whether the “mitochondria replacement technique” proposed by the Wellcome Trust...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 30 October (WA 258), whether the proposed public consultation is intended to engage with the international...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment Public Health England has made of the burden of musculoskeletal conditions in relation to overall disability; how musculoskeletal health is...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 24 October (WA 187), what was the most recent annual amount paid to the government of Ireland for the health...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote voluntary registers for health care support workers. To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what aspects of the Holocaust are covered in the National Curriculum; and whether they include the genocide of the Roma people.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 30 October (WA 258), in the light of the definition of “serious disease” in the Human...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision is made for those released on bail from detention centres; and if none is made, whether they have plans to do so.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps the Home Office is taking to meet its target of reducing immigration by 60 per cent; and what measures have been put in place to protect asylum...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to ensure that short-term detainees held in immigration detention centres and prisons are given equivalent access to the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provisions are in place for regulating and periodically evaluating security arrangements in Immigration Removal Centres; whether there is a complaints...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 29 August (WA 367) on the immigration detention, deportation and removal of parents, whether...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information and statistics they have gathered concerning the primary causes of detention in a detention centre; and what statistics and information...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether victims of torture, or those whose health may be affected by detention, have recourse to an equivalent mechanism to Rule 35 of the Detention Centre...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the reasons for the differences in the rate of inflation between the United Kingdom and the Eurozone and United States.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to combat online harassment.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they are making to facilitate pro bono work in the legal profession.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an equality impact assessment was carried out prior to the disbanding of the NHS National Cancer Action Team; and what assessment they have made of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the average cost of an accident and emergency attendance by a patient whose condition could have been dealt with by a general...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent comments by Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive of NHS England, about the impact of competition in the National...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much capital expenditure has been incurred at Lewisham Hospital in the years 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14 to date.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Clinical Commissioning Groups are able to sanction general practitioners who fail to provide adequate same-day appointments.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 8 November (WA 85-6) concerning appointments to the Northern Ireland Parades Commission, who made the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they intend to improve the United Kingdom’s rankings in education, skills and income equality on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Randerson on 4 November regarding proposed new powers for Wales (WS 7), whether they have plans to legislate...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the National Congress Party-led government of Sudan hold United Kingdom passports.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the age limit for the receipt of Personal Independence Payments; why there is a limit; whether they have ensured that all sections of the civil...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the cost to date of Operation Alice concerning the police investigation into the incident involving Andrew Mitchell MP and a police officer in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) total force full-time equivalent police staff, and (2) full-time equivalent operational frontline police officers, there are in each of the four...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to protect prostitutes from abuse and violence.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 28 October (WA 220-1), what factors have been used to determine whether the investment banks...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) academies, (2) free schools, (3) community schools, (4) community special schools, (5) foundation (including trust) schools, (6) foundation...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what population change, broken down by region, took place in (1) nursery schools, (2) primary schools, (3) secondary schools, (4) pupil referral units, (5)...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they spend annually on deterring young people from smoking.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what proportion of under 16 year-olds, and (2) what proportion of 16-18 year-olds, were recorded as smokers (a) in the latest available year for which...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has spent on economic modelling of the price impact of medicinal regulation on consumption...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on what date the Air Access solution for St Helena will be announced.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether a direct link to London will be specified within the Air Access solution for St Helena.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to consider providing admission, above the United Kingdom annual quota, to refugees from Syria. To ask Her Majesty’s Government...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the light of the funding they are providing for humanitarian assistance in Syria and other countries in the Middle East, they have taken steps to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that humanitarian supplies reach areas held by insurgents in Syria.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to seek approval in Parliament for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if so, how.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the United Kingdom of the provisions of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership relating to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint on 30 October (WA 272), whether they will publish details of the most recent independent...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many 18-24 year-olds are currently unemployed in the north east of England; and what proportion of them have been sanctioned.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on public health of the number of young adults not in education, employment or training.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take to ensure that the United Nations review of the International Conference on Population and Development will inform the new...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to re-examine the procedures for granting visas to visiting academics and other professionals in the light of the refusal of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of competition in the water supply industry; and whether they have considered whether it should remain in the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government concerning the interface between policing responsibilities and devolved functions, including social...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of staff employed in each young offender institution and secure training centre (1) are qualified psychologists, and (2) are registered with...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of staff employed in each young offender institution and secure training centre (1) are qualified speech and language therapists, and (2) are...
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