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written question – answered on 29 January 2008.

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  • Adoption

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by Lord Adonis on 6 December 2007 (WS 215), on what evidence the decision to suspend adoptions of Guatemalan children by United...

  • Adoption

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by Lord Adonis on 6 December 2007 (WS 215), under what powers the Minister acted in reaching the decision to suspend adoptions of...

  • Adoption

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by Lord Adonis on 6 December 2007 (WS 215), by what criteria and timescales the decision to suspend adoptions of Guatemalan...

  • Adoption

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by Lord Adonis on 6 December 2007 (WS 215), what consultation took place before the decision to suspend adoptions of Guatemalan...

  • Adoption

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by Lord Adonis on 6 December 2007 (WS 215), how many adopters' dossiers for the adoption of Guatemalan children by United Kingdom...

  • Armed Forces: Widows' Pensions

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of the cost of paying the widows of servicemen who married in retirement a full pension based on their husband's total pensionable service...

  • Army: Chelsea Barracks

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the profits of the sale of Chelsea Barracks will be included in the Ministry of Defence's budget settlement for the next three years; and, if so, whether...

  • Arts: Funding

    asked Her Majesty's Government: How many, and which, organisations regularly funded by Arts Council England (ACE) there were in each ACE region in the year 2007—08; and how many, and which,...

  • Building Regulations

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there has been full compliance with Part L of the building regulations in all new dwellings built in the last year.

  • Charity Commission: Criminal Prosecutions

    asked Her Majesty's Government: How many criminal prosecutions were brought by the Charity Commission for each of the last three years for which figures are available; and, of those cases, how...

  • Children: Language and Communication

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether funding letters to (a) the Learning and Skills Council; (b) the Sector Skills Development Agency; (c) Ofsted; and (d) the Quality Improvement Agency...

  • Children: Parental Responsibility

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will issue guidance on the interpretation of the phrase "parental responsibility" in Part I of the Children Act 1989.

  • Children: Residential Homes

    asked Her Majesty's Government: On how many occasions police have been called to children's residential homes in relation to minor offences in the last three years; and what measures are in place...

  • Communities: Preventing Extremism

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Which projects have been funded from (a) the Preventing Violent Extremism Pathfinder Fund and (b) any other anti-extremism funding via the Safer and Stronger...

  • Crime: Young Offenders

    asked Her Majesty's Government: In how many youth offender panels each of the youth offending teams has participated to date.

  • Elections: Register

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 8 February 2005 (WA107), what was the outcome of their consideration of the use of the electoral register by local...

  • EU: Financial Penalties

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether Government departments other than the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have incurred European Union financial penalties since 1993; what...

  • EU: Regional Funding

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 11 December 2007 (WA 30), what was the underspend in the Objective 2 regional programmes in 2007 in each...

  • EU: Structural and Cohesion Funds

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What administration costs were incurred by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in relation to the European structural and cohesion funds for the last...

  • Firearms

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to introduce primary or secondary legislation regarding deactivated firearms; and, if secondary, how it will be achieved.

  • Government: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has to visit the United States; when any such visit will take place; and for what purpose.

  • Immigration: Temporary Residency

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is a central register of people who have been given temporary residency in the United Kingdom; if so, how many people are currently on such a...

  • Local Government: Efficiency Savings (1 annotation)

    asked Her Majesty's Government: For how many successive years they are requiring local authorities to find 3 per cent cash efficiency savings; and for how many years they expect local authorities...

  • Lottery: Funding

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Which projects have benefited from Lottery funding in each district and unitary authority in Lancashire in each of the past three years and the current year; which...

  • Official Visits: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What was the purpose of the visits by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to the United States; who the Secretary of State met; what Northern Ireland...

  • Prisoners: Self-harm

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What measures are being taken in Northern Ireland to identify prisoners, including those on remand, who are vulnerable to self-harm or suicide; whether they are...

  • Prisons: Northern Ireland

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 14 January (WA 241) concerning Christmas leave for prisoners in Northern Ireland, who the two prisoners who...

  • Railways: East Coast Main Line

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will discuss with Network Rail and National Express East Coast whether further car parking provision is required for passengers on the East Coast Main...

  • Railways: Electrification

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Bassam of Brighton on 11 December 2007 (WA 29), in view of the long-term nature of a railway electrification process, what...

  • Railways: Woodhead Tunnel

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will ensure that the Woodhead Tunnel is maintained in such a way that it could be reopened as part of any future expansion of the passenger and...

  • Regulators: Criminal Prosecutions

    asked Her Majesty's Government: In respect of (a) the British Hallmarking Council; (b) the Coal Authority; (c) the Compensation Commission; (d) the Office of Communications; and (e) the Office of...

  • Regulators: Criminal Prosecutions

    asked Her Majesty's Government: In respect of (a) the Football Licensing Authority; (b) the Gambling Commission; and (c) the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, how many...

  • Regulators: Criminal Prosecutions

    asked Her Majesty's Government: How many criminal prosecutions were brought by the Information Commissioner for each of the last three years for which figures are available; and, of those cases,...

  • Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL]

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the letter from Lord Jones of Birmingham to Lord Berkeley dated 18 December 2007 regarding the Second Reading of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill...

  • Restorative Justice

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Which police forces have made use of restorative justice interventions for young offenders; and in how many cases.

  • Restorative Justice

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What funding and measures are in place to promote the use of restorative justice in children's residential homes.

  • Roads: A1

    asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will set up an inquiry to examine whether delays in traffic on the A1 road, due to road works to the north of Grantham, could have been avoided by...

  • Roads: Litter

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the arrangements for the Highways Agency to monitor the amount of litter along motorways and trunk roads in the United Kingdom when the responsibility for...

  • Schools: Free Meals

    asked Her Majesty's Government: How many schoolchildren were in receipt of free school meals in 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005.

  • Vehicles: Electric Power

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What proposals they have to ensure that all public buildings have facilities to recharge electrical powered vehicles.

  • Young People: Custody

    asked Her Majesty's Government: How many children under 15 were in custody in (a) young offender institutions; (b) secure children's homes; (c) secure training centres; and (d) private prisons on...

  • Young People: Custody

    asked Her Majesty's Government: What proportion of young people under the age of 18 who are in custody receive individual therapy, counselling or support for drugs-related problems.