To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent on planning, consultation and other preparation for the planned upgrade of the 25 mile section of the A14 in East Anglia by (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch's report on the commercial operation of DUKW vehicles as tourist...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on the effectiveness of the Esterman and Goldmann tests of a driver's visual ability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the proposed Government-owned company replacing the Highways Agency will be able to borrow at (a) government or (b) private industry rates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the proposed Government-owned company replacing the Highways Agency will be subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department will publish its review of sidebar exemptions for HGVs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the review of the Rail Franchise Direct Awards Process Guide to be completed; and when the Guide will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department plans to publish the Rail Franchising Overview.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with train operating companies about increasing services on the North Wales Coast Main Line.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the budget for local road maintenance in real terms with predicted inflation in each year to 2020-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the number of vessels which failed International Transport Workers Federation inspections but held valid...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial provisions are available to successful applicants for support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to broaden the range of (a) supermarkets and (b) local retail shops that accept Azure payment cards.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on the spending of funds allocated under the Prevent agenda.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many unsuccessful appeals by foreign nationals deported under section 32 of the UK Borders Act 2007 there were using (a) the European...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what articles of the European Convention on Human Rights were used as part of the appeal by foreign nationals deported under section 32 of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the Independent Police Complaints Commission has jurisdiction over port police forces, Mersey Tunnels Police and Cambridge...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours of overtime have been paid to immigration caseworkers in (a) her Department and (b) her Department's executive agencies in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the former West Yorkshire police authority sought (a) legal advice and (b) approval from her Department before making a payment to...

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 376W, on pay, if...

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps are being taken to ensure there is access to a constant mobile telephone...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Community Right to Bid

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the outstanding amounts of uncollected council tax are for each London borough for (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of employees in his Department have a physical or learning disability, by each Civil Service pay grade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for how many outcomes under the Troubled Families programme the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has claimed payment since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many families in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham have been attached to the Troubled Families programme since 1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many families in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham his Department has identified as meeting the criteria for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many families are expected to be turned around under the Troubled Families programme in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many families have been turned around under the Troubled Families programme to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent progress he has made in negotiations on firefighters' pensions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department gives to local mineral planning authorities on how to balance Government policy on shale gas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and the Minister of State for Employment on a City Region...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what total amount in salary, fees and expenses was paid by his Department to Sir Michael Lyons for his work on the Lyons...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of changes in local authority car parking charges in (a) each local authority, (b) each English region...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether offices of (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies have access to Sky Sports or an equivalent premium sports...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) housing planning decisions and (b) other planning decisions his Department has overturned since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average length of time involved in the processing and determination of planning appeals by the Planning Inspectorate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if his Department will make an assessment of ways to prevent properties rented to students from becoming run-down.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of trends in the level of rent arrears among social housing tenants since 1 April 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of employees in his Department is (a) white British and (b) black, Asian and from other minority ethnic groups,...

To ask the Attorney-General what plans he has to review the threshold at which the Serious Fraud Office investigates reported fraud.

To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, columns 428-9W, on Serious Fraud Office, how many investigations are currently benefitting from additional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much outstanding capital is owed by Airbus to the Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what contracts for exports to Egypt have been approved by the defence export licensing regime since 3 July 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment his Department has made of the state of the chemical industry on Teesside.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of ILO Convention 98 in promoting free collective bargaining across industrial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress he has made on implementation of the Cape Town Convention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on digital literacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department takes to monitor (a) educational and (b) employment standards at English as a Foreign Language colleges.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans his Department has to ensure that Parliament is able to consider the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in which of the last 20 years foreign direct investment into the UK has been the highest in Europe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the creation of a standardised system of credit transfer for those enrolled at UK universities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of students who graduate each year from different universities than those in which they...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in his Department; and if he will publish a list of all such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the quality of corporate governance of UK public companies operating in the extractive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the Department's letter to Denbighshire County Councillor Margaret McCarroll (ref: TOSL2013/05008), whether the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the future of post offices in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect on Northern Ireland of his proposals for the future of the post office network.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he intends to respond to the recommendations of the Shakespeare review of public sector information.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what support is available to local communities affected by changes to the location of shipbuilding jobs; and from which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of students from (a) the UK and (b) other EU countries in (i) alternative...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what restrictions on future interest rates and debt collection policies were placed on the new owners of the Student Loan Book.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much of the total level of debt on the Student Loan Book was incurred in each year since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills who will be responsible for allocation and collection of student loans for the academic year 2014-15.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the change in spending on youth services by local authorities since May 2010.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent steps he has taken to develop his Department's transparency agenda; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to improve cyber-security for consumers and small businesses.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent discussions he has had on public service mutuals.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the ethnic breakdown was of all applicants who successfully completed the Civil Service Fast Stream application process between the 2011 and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what target he has set for the use of Project bank accounts.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent progress he has made on National Contingency Planning.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment he has made of the usefulness of e-procurement in Government Departments.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many officials in his Department have duties relating to the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War; and what the nature of those duties is.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the commitment in the coalition agreement to put a limit on the number of special advisers, what limit has been imposed.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what reasons the evidence given to the Denning inquiry into the Profumo affair has not been published.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are employed in the retail trade as a proportion of the total number employed, by (a) region and (b) constituency in the last five years...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen the laws relating to nuisance telephone calls and texts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what is the strongest action possible that can be taken against companies who break the law in relation to nuisance calls.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many nuisance calls have been reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in her Department; and if she will publish a list of all such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether she has instructed the Public Appointments Commissioner to draw up guidelines for the Recognition Panel for the purposes of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in her Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the cost to (a) the budget of the Commissioner for Public Appointments and (b) the public purse of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 4 September 2013, Official Report, column 402W, on Afghanistan, what the number, squadron and rank is of US Air Force personnel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing a dedicated National Grid supply to support the first of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether additional Reaper aircraft will be introduced to Afghanistan under an urgent operation requirement; [R] (2) pursuant to the Answer to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) vaccinations and (b) inoculations are administered to armed forces personnel (i) on entry to the services and (ii) routinely throughout a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on joint European equipment acquisition projects in each year since 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in his Department; and if he will publish a list of all such websites and domains to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he expects work to clean up radioactive material in Dalgety Bay to begin; (2) when he expects to sign an agreement with the Scottish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) airprox incidents and (b) collisions there have been involving Tornado aircraft in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether operational command of unmanned aerial vehicles allocated for use by NATO can revert to US command to enable it to engage in operations outside...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Moray, of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 102W, on unmanned air vehicles, what steps are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to tackle homelessness among military veterans; what estimate he has made of the number of homeless former members of the armed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the processing backlog of medals for veterans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reasons only eight per cent of employers in England currently offer apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many people are employed within centralised IT departments or teams in his Department; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if he will publish all notes held by his Department of the telephone call from his Department to Action Fraud on 25 April 2013 reporting the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) when his Department was first made aware of the Crowe Clark and Whitehill Report into Kings Science Academy in Bradford; (2) when his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what support his Department provided in September 2011 to the governing body of Kings Science Academy when concerns were raised about the body's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many officials in his Department have observed lessons in (a) academies and (b) free schools since May 2010; and in which schools such observations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) primary school places and (b) secondary school places have been created in (i) Corby constituency and (ii) East Northamptonshire since May...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the proportion of students studying STEM subjects at (a) GCSE and (b) A-level in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consultation his Department undertook (a) before and (b) after the implementation of recent changes to renewable heat initiative...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the written statement of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 21WS, on Warsaw Climate Change Conference, what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the Prime Minister's speech of 4 February 2013 on energy efficiency and his Statement of 12 July 2012, on binding...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what evidence will be considered as adequate to demonstrate how decisions about the exploration and production of shale gas energy meet...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many times he has met with representatives of the insulation sector in the last three months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the median gross pay of (a) men and (b) women is in each pay band in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 4 December 2013, Official Report, column 974, if he will publish all correspondence between Ministers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households in Corby constituency have received assistance under the Home Energy Efficiency scheme since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to seek a resolution on Cyprus to create a bizonal, bicommunal federation with a single...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the UK's role is in assisting international efforts to achieve an agreed settlement in Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to alleviate the financial crisis in Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the recent proposal by Cypriot President Anastasiades for the return of Famagusta to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on recent statements made by Dr Eroglu about an agreement on Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to increase co-operation with Cyprus on foreign policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to promote transparency and reduce corruption in the mining industry in Democratic Republic of Congo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people are employed by the Consular Crisis Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which three Consular Services offices received the most enquiries for help in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to improve the UK-Georgia relationship.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in his Department; and if he will publish a list of all such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance he has given to local authority social services departments to ensure that details of care packages are conveyed to the receiving local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review the tendering for a pharmacy at Cockermouth Hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many (a) males and (b) females in each (i) age group and (ii) location received structured education courses in the NHS for individuals with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) clinical, (b) managerial and (c) clerical NHS staff in Cornwall were paid more than (i) £50,000, (ii) £65,738 and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the additional £6,120,000 winter pressures funding allocated to Medway will be divided among NHS organisations in Medway.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to reduce heart disease in England since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an assessment of the efficacy of the Ornish medicare lifestyle programme used in the US to tackle heart disease and cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance (a) his Department and (b) Public Health England is providing on (i) hepatitis B and (ii) hepatitis C to directors of public health in local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials in his Department have had with the Hepatitis B Positive Trust and the Hepatitis B...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were vaccinated against hepatitis B in each primary care trust area in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what support his Department provides to the Hepatitis B (a) Helpline and (b) Forum; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of prisoners in England received a full course of the hepatitis B vaccine in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of prisoners in England received a hepatitis B test in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) 2013 to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the availability of treatments for hepatitis B and C in (a) Essex, (b) London and (c) England and Wales; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made by age group of the number of (a) males and (b) females who are infected with hepatitis B.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of prisoners in England received a full course of the hepatitis C vaccine in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to increase the number of people screened for (a) hepatitis B and (b) hepatitis C; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the sub-committee on adolescent vaccinations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to report on extending the HPV vaccine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the sustainability of funding for research into the causes of and potential cures for mesothelioma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what Gateway reviews have been carried out on projects managed by NHS Property Services Ltd.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of non-EEA migrant workers currently employed within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many agency nurses work in the NHS; and what the average cost of an (a) agency-employed nurse and (b) directly-employed nurse is in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether it is his policy to encourage the use by the NHS of pharmacies owned by GPs rather than those owned by professional pharmacists.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued to NHS bodies on the need to conduct a proper market tender before entering into a commercial lease for a pharmacy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funds Health Education England has distributed to local education and training boards for education and training of pharmacists since April 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many abdominoplasty operations were undertaken in each primary care trust area in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department plans to respond to its consultation entitled, Making the Nursery Milk Scheme more cost-effective.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in her Department; and if she will publish a list of all such...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2013, Official Report, column 623W, on armed forces: deployment, whether (a) she or (b) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in her Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what the cost of his Department's contract with Serco for the delivery of community payback in London has been since it began; (2) what the cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department and the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority plan to remain in their current location at Tay House, Glasgow.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether aftercare providers under his Department's contract supporting victims of trafficking require a data subject access request before releasing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure that insurance companies respect data protection rules and do not pass on the personal details of claimants to third...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what amount has been spent on equality and diversity posts in prison in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what system is used for assessing prisoner risk assessments; (2) what the outcomes were of all prisoner risk assessments in 2012; (3) who is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department, when commissioning probation services from the private sector, will (a) evaluate and (b) monitor contractor performance; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many employees are planned for Wrexham Prison; and what their job description and salaries will be; (2) on what basis he will decide whether...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in her Department; and if she will publish a list of all such websites and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions she has had with the Police Federation about the health and well-being of serving and former police officers in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in her Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what meetings she has had with the Chancellor the Exchequer about (a) corporation tax and (b) air passenger duty in the last six months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criteria were set for the Wylfa B nuclear plant development to qualify for the Government's investment guarantee for that plant.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will require banks to simplify savings account interest rate deals.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will commission a study to calculate the difference in tax income there would have been over the last five, 10 and 15 years to his Department if the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree, of 9 January 2013, Official Report, column 317W, on welfare tax credits, what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will take steps to restore HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) powers to extend the 30-day time limit for making an appeal against a tax credit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to improve safety standards and reduce fatalities in medium and smaller scale construction projects; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many serious accidents and fatalities occurred on construction sites in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 to date; and what proportion of such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of his Department's (a) executive and (b) non-executive board members are identified as (i) white British and (ii) of black, Asian and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment has he made of the feasibility of introducing a jobseeker classification instrument in the UK similar to that used in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the proportion of the total discretionary housing budget that has been spent during the last six months of 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether access to any websites or domains is blocked from computers in his Department; and if he will publish a list of all such websites and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the ratio of Jobcentre Plus advisers to jobseeker allowance customers was in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) 2013...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations he has received from (a) individuals and (b) organisations on compensation for sufferers of asbestos-related...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who would benefit from bringing forward eligibility for the scheme for sufferers of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the median gross pay is of staff in his Department and its executive agencies in each pay band who are identified as (a) white British and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times the word 'poverty' has been mentioned in his Department's parliamentary answers in Session (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 23 October 2013, Official Report, columns 168-9W, on poverty, if he will publish the data on a regional basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on how many occasions recipients of (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance failed to keep a signing-on appointment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what amount his Department has spent on appealing cases in the present Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) medical training and (b) diagnostic experience his Department requires of Atos Medical Ltd employees contracted to carry out work...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether allegations that Asil Nadir had sought to bribe Mr Justice Tucker in the 1993 Polly Peck trial were investigated; if so, by whom; what was the...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 18 November (WA 129), on what grounds they remain satisfied that the Republic of Ireland is a...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will take up the recommendation of the Science and Technology Committee in its report Air Travel and Health (HL Paper 121, Session...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to provide funding to Cranfield University to complete its Aircraft Cabin Air Sampling Study, published in 2011, and to investigate the...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Felderhof-KLM ruling in the Netherlands on 18 September, whether they have plans to insist that United Kingdom-based airlines monitor...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they will provide in order to retain skilled engineers who currently work for BAE Systems in Portsmouth within the United Kingdom workforce.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cost of maintaining the defence attaché network in each of the financial years (1) 2009–10, (2) 2010–11, (3) 2011–12, and...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has set out any guidance to the Competition Commission relating to the assessment of cultural...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recruitment of additional district judges for appointment to magistrates’ courts is continuing; and what proportion of courts they regard...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many district judges have completed the Judicial Appointments Commission selection process in the last year.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Data Protection Act 1998, Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Official...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to prosecute, under the Data Protection Act 2000 or other legislation, organisations which have transferred information to...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what confidential and personal medical records are required by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) from those over 70 applying for the renewal of...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals have been made or trialled by NATO to use drones and other reconnaissance aircraft to improve safety at sea, particularly in the Mediterranean.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are supporting the global pact on emissions, to be signed in 2015; and whether they will seek to promote (1) the fitting of filters on the...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what priority is being given to the disposal of plutonium as part of the plan to clean up the nuclear complex at Sellafield; and whether they will now...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether international trade and investment agreements entered into by the European Commission on behalf of member states have also been signed by the member...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel concerning the case for intervention on humanitarian grounds in Gaza.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the ability of essential health services in Gaza, such as operating theatres, to function through fuel shortages there.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they assess the risks of cholera, typhus and polio for the population of Gaza; and what assessment they have made of the adequacy of plans for emergency...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of food availability in Gaza.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any ministerial visit to assess the humanitarian situation at first hand in Gaza is planned.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government who were the business representatives and their respective companies who accompanied the Prime Minister on his visit to China in December 2013.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many patents involving possible uses for graphene have been registered by companies based in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which local authorities have allocated land for a Traveller site in their local development plans; and what action they will take in respect of any failure...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the National Autistic Society and others about including provisions on autism in the new mandate to Health Education England.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 18 November (WA 144), whether the Department of Health and the Department for International Development work...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to introduce a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard for cataract treatment within the National...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children they estimate to be living in Britain in bed and breakfast or temporary accommodation.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the policies in Detention Service Order 03/2013 and Chapter 55.10 of the Enforcement Instructions and Guidance are being applied to food- and...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what fire prevention measures were in place at the Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre up to and including the week beginning 14 October, and in...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Home Office received e-mails, or any other form of correspondence, from the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office regarding the deportation of...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have not yet ratified the Istanbul Convention after signing it on 8 June 2012; and when they plan to do so.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates have (1) retired, and (2) been appointed in the last year.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budget is allocated centrally to promote the lay magistracy to potential recruits. To ask Her Majesty’s Government what budget is available to...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to adopt a multi-year funding settlement for local authorities aligned to the fixed terms of Parliament in order to support local...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Migration Impact Fund was cancelled; and whether a needs-based assessment has been conducted on the provision of support for local councils, housing...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to change the remit of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence to enable it to assess combination therapies either...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence about its negative recommendations in respect of cancer drugs in 2013.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Earl Howe on 19 November (HL Deb, col 865), why they decided not to introduce a statutory individual duty of candour, as...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether details of those serving custodial sentences are supplied to the Identity and Passport Service to prevent the improper use of passports while such...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 26 November (WA 272), whether the use of RAF Menwith Hill is still subject to a renewable security...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote religious tolerance in the workplace.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they last raised the issue of restrictions on religious freedom with the government of Sudan; when they last called upon that government to abide by...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to participate in the resettlement programme for Syrian refugees administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consultation they have had with Syrian faith groups in preparation for the Geneva 2 talks; which groups have been involved; and when they occurred.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to ensure that all Syrian faith groups are represented at the Geneva 2 talks in January 2014.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that African Barrick Gold has used Tanzanian police to provide security at the North Mara Gold Mine.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long investigations into allegations of misconduct by teachers last on average; whether there are any milestones in the investigation process; and...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to respond to Lord Berkeley’s letter of 1 November to Lord de Mauley in respect of the Thames tideway tunnel.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010 will come into force; whether it will come into force on the same day in England and Wales,...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what conclusions for United Kingdom policy and practice they draw from The Report of the Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment,...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research was undertaken to support the statement in the Home Office Research Report 71 Student Visitors that abuse of the student visitor visa system is...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect commitments 2, 4, 5 and 9 to 15 of their delivery plan following the review of waste policy in England in 2011 to be completed. To ask Her...