To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when she intends to respond to the Second Report of the House of Lords Constitution Committee, on devolution, HL 28, Session 2002–03, as it...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans she has to ensure that rural areas of Scotland have access to broadband services on equal terms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations she has received on the recent fisheries reforms; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will make a statement on UK Government help for rural communities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when she plans to establish a commission to consider the consequences of amending the Scotland Act 1998; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what action she is taking to improve the standard of living of pensioners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what her policy is on how many Scottish honourable Members should be returned at the next general election.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pensioners in Scotland are benefiting from the £200 winter fuel payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if she will make a statement about her recent discussions with Citizens Advice Scotland about its work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what support is being made available to protect the rural post office network in Scotland.

To ask the President of the Council what assessment he has made of the impact of the House's new hours on scrutiny of Government business.

To ask the President of the Council what representations he has made to ministerial colleagues on pre-legislative scrutiny during the present session.

To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission if he will make a statement on access for schoolchildren to the line of route.

To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission what procedure the House of Commons Commission has established to enable hon. Members to...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how long on average the delay was between lodging an appeal against the grant of asylum and the hearing of the appeal in the last...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans the Lord Chancellor's Department has to provide Child Contact Centres.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when the Department will make its decision on the appeal from Ceredigion county council relating to court closures in Ceredigion.

Mr. Gareth Thomas: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many recent representations he has received about the future of Harrow magistrates court.

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what recent discussions the Lord Chancellor's Department has had with the Electoral Commission on the proposed referendums on...

Tony Wright: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when (a) Her Majesty's Land Registry's and (b) the Public Records Office's service delivery agreements for 2003 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 23 January 2003, Official Report, column 509W, on Central Railway, whether he will give equal weight to those of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what further work he has commissioned from the Strategic Rail Authority about the Central Railway Project; (2) what discussions have taken place...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the financial status of Central Railways Group and of its ability to fund the proposed Central Railway; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the maximum number of trains is that can use the Channel Tunnel (a) every hour, (b) in a 24-hour period and (c) in a week.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the maximum (a) width and (b) length of rolling stock that can use the Channel Tunnel is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the maximum level of heat released by a train that can be handled by the Channel Tunnel air conditioning plant is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the maximum amount is of electric power available within the Channel Tunnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) pursuant to his answer of 23 January, ref 91765, what response his Department has given to the proposals for a directive on seat belts for coach...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to (a) encourage cyclists and (b) improve the cycling infrastructure in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress is being made in bringing the East London Line to Croydon.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the total spending of his Department on entertainment in each year from 1994–95 to 2002–03; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what reports he has received in the last fortnight relating to the standard of maintenance and safety of London Underground track; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria must be satisfied before foreign seafarers serving on UK-registered vessels trading in UK waters are covered by the national minimum wage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 27 November 2002, Official Report, column 269W, on no-fly zone (Scotland), (1) if emergency measures will be introduced to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the role is of the SRA Director of Media Relations in regard to the Rail Passengers Council.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library copies of the correspondence between the Strategic Rail Authority and the Rail Passengers Council and the regional rail...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Rail Passengers Council is independent of the Strategic Rail Authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Government's commitment to increasing rail passenger use by 50 per cent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the oral statement of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State on 29 October 2002, Official Report, columns 203–04WH, on committing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to increase safety on rural roads.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have been killed on rural roads in the last four years in (a) the UK, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the Coventry area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what further steps he will take to reduce speeding traffic in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers have been employed by his Department in each year from 1994–95 to 2002–03; and at what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the annual salary is of the Strategic Rail Authority's Director of Media Relations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much the Strategic Rail Authority awarded in additional franchise payments above and beyond the franchise payments which were part of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Strategic Rail Authority evaluated the costs and benefits of operating franchises in-house before increasing subsidies to existing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the Strategic Rail Authority budget for 2003–04 has been allocated to rail freight improvements.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies in 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the outcome was of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 20–21 January; what the Government's stance was on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will set out the reasons for changing the 20 Day Movement Rule.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice is available for pet owners in the event of bio-terrorist attacks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when she will reply to the letter of Mr. Ron Hanas dated 11 November 2002, concerning environmental legislation and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures are being taken to compensate those affected by loss of earnings caused by the closure by the Food Standards...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the purpose of the Committee of Investigation for Great Britain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to her answer of 14 January 2003, Official Report, column 541W, when she plans to answer the letter of Mr. D. Parton...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of whether the price assumptions used in developing Government Energy Efficiency initiatives are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what standards of thermal performance are indicated under the definition of a decent home in the building regulations of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what help is being given to rural areas to deliver energy efficiency in (a) homes and (b) offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the outcome was of the Environment Council on 10 December; what the Government's stance was on the issues discussed,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact which the proposed new EU public procurement directive would have on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to establish a Fair Price Commission to examine the distribution of profits in the agri-food sector; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm waste grant applications have been (a) made and (b) refused in (i) Lancashire, (ii) the North West of England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list those local authorities that have produced a policy statement under High Level Targets for flood and coastal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent in each of the past five years by (a) the Environment Agency, (b) the operating authorities, (c) her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what works have been carried out in Spelthorne to prevent flooding in each of the past five years; and how much each project cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she plans to take to prevent a repeat of the recent floods in the lower Thames Valley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the role the Jubilee River scheme played in this month's floods in the lower Thames Valley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of key flood defence systems in urban areas were in (a) good condition, or better and (b) poor condition, or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action her Department will take over cases where insurance companies are not honouring the Statement of Principles on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on progress with the preparation of a catchment flood management plan for the Thames Valley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the risk of development in areas at risk of flooding as a result of the Government's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) flood precautions taken by responsible authorities in Bedfordshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the impact on river levels and flooding of the speed of run-off from the built...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of flooding in Bedfordshire from 2 to 5 January, with particular reference to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many properties are at risk of flooding in Spelthorne; and what proportion are provided with a flood warning service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of genetically modified hybrid maize exhibiting glysophate and insect resistance (NK603 x MON 810).

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions were made for seizures of illegal meats and bushmeat in 2002 at (a) airports and (b) seaports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what quantity of illegal meat was seized coming into the UK at each airport and seaport in each of the last 22 months; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions her Department has had with the governments of countries from which bushmeat is illegally imported.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many agricultural holdings in England and Wales were registered for the use of Integrated Administration and Control...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) live sheep and (b) live pigs were exported from the United Kingdom between 2 November and 31 December 2002 for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many live sheep were exported from Dover to continental Europe on (a) 18 January and (b) 22 January; when and where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department and its agencies have spent in the last 12 months for which figures are available on promoting the...

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Office of Water Service's service delivery agreement for 2003 to 2006 will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to review the regulations regarding pet shops, with specific reference to (a) the age at which children...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidelines are issued to pet shops regarding the housing and sale of animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what representations she has received concerning the impact of the 2003 packaging recycling targets on the market for...

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Forestry Commission's Service Delivery Agreement for 2003 to 2006 will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the progress made in preparing the Thames Catchment Flood Management Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the annual contribution to UNEP has been in each year since 1997; and what the anticipated contribution will be in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her assessment is of the cost per tonne of the environmental externalities associated with (a) landfill and (b) incineration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the level is of war stocks held in the UK; and what level of stocks are held of each ammunition type.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether armed forces personnel are obliged to sign legal waivers in advance of the administering of Chemical Biological Warfare inoculations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what levels of spares are being taken overseas for the (a) Challenger 2 tank and (b) Warrior fighting vehicle.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the departmental minute placed in the Library on 17 December 2002, if he will estimate the maximum potential value of the retained...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the recruitment targets for the new Civil Contingency Reaction Force are; and when he expects them to be reached.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what interim measures have been put in place in advance of the introduction of the new Civil Contingency Reaction Force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reason the civilian medical practitioner at Deepcut Barracks was suspended in March 2000; at what salary the practitioner was retained; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the employment agencies used to provide locum civilian practitioners at Deepcut Barracks; what payments were made to each agency; how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the result was of statistical analysis of random drug tests at Deepcut and Catterick Barracks in each year since they were first introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the freehold for the Hardy accommodation blocks at Portland was in the Department's ownership when they were sold.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what precautions have been introduced when UK service personnel are deployed with foreign forces to reduce the risk of casualties from friendly fire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment of combat identification has been made in relation to reducing the risk of friendly fire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the US Government and (b) other NATO allies regarding combat identification and friendly fire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which RAMC units will be deployed in support of the task force being deployed to the Gulf; what their last three operational tasks were, and the length...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) original cost and (b) annual operating cost is of HMS Sheffield.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what stocks his Department holds of JDAMS; and how many are available for use by forces in the Gulf.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) rooms and (b) offices are in the main Ministry of Defence building.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what provisions he has made for the air defence of naval ships in the event of hostilities in the Gulf; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the on-site security arrangements put in place to ensure continued physical protection of research sites divided between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what personal portable radio equipment, other than Clansmen, is issued to troops deploying to the Gulf; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the arrangements for the drawdown of RAF Buchan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether Territorial Army soldiers who have not signed for service under the Reserve Forces Act 1996 are liable for mobilisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how quickly he estimates the armed forces would be able to deploy, with full protective equipment, to deal with a terrorist incident involving...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which countries British troops are stationed; and how many troops there are in each posting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the state of repair is of (a) HMS Trafalgar and (b) HMS Nottingham; what the estimated cost of repairs is for each; when they are scheduled to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the local exchanges in South Devon which (a) have been enabled for broadband access and (b) remain without; what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the charging policies are of each sub-regional Business Links organisation in the West Midlands in respect of processing applications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when she will lay before Parliament the final draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many days were lost through industrial action in the Post Office in the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) special advisers and (b) press officers have been employed by her Department in each year from 1994–95 to 2002–03;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the percentage of estates that are liable for inheritance tax in (a) the UK, (b) the South East of England region, (c) Hampshire and (d)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what total additional liabilities accrued in 2001–02 as a result of the units that previously formed the Financial Intermediaries and Claims Office of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action is being taken by HM Customs and Excise and other enforcement agencies to monitor and prevent the import, under preference, of goods produced in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of uncollected national insurance was in the latest year for which data are available; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to privatise the Office for National Statistics; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the annual cost to the Office for National Statistics of the lease of the Drummond Gate offices; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children lived in one-parent households in each year from 1975–76 to 2002–03 in (a) numerical and (b) percentage terms; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of pensioners eligible are in receipt of (a) the Minimum Income Guarantee, (b) Council Tax Benefit, (c) Housing Benefit and (d) Attendance...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place the technical note underlying the Inland Revenue's Public Service Agreement in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place the technical note underlying Customs and Excise's Public Service Agreement in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the case for a differential tax regime for returnable bottles in order to help reduce the amount of domestic and commercial...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions officials from his Department have had with (a) the EU Competition Authority, (b) representatives of the Royal Mail and (c) representatives...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions officials from his Department have had with representatives of the Cayman Islands regarding the EU Savings Tax Directive.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to abolish stamp duty on industrial property.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates he has made of the (a) economic effects and (b) impact on investment stamp duty on share transactions; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect of the removal of Advance Corporation Tax relief on the value of the FTSE 100 share index.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library the research on tobacco consumption and smuggling undertaken by Customs and Excise outlined on page 19 of the NAO report,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much outstanding trader liabilities were written off by Customs and Excise for financial year 1997–98; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 19 November 2002, Official Report, column 56W, on the departmental website, how many key partners provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 21 January 2003, Official Report, columns 249–50W, on electronic registration (secondary schools), when the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment he has made of the potential impact of curriculum changes at secondary level on criterion-referenced examination marking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the independent schools in England and Wales that qualify for grants from his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what independent evaluations have been undertaken of the adult and community learning fund since its inception; (2) what plans are in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will estimate the impact of increasing the minimum wage (a) in line with average earnings, (b) to £4.17 per hour, (c) to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps he is taking to (a) improve the standards of Modern Apprenticeships and (b) expand their provision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what support and assistance he is able to provide to schools looking to raise money to apply for specialist status; and what measures he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the planned capitation per pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools for each shire education authority in 2003–04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers have left the teaching profession in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will estimate the average weekly earnings of a fully qualified teacher working in a (a) primary school and (b) secondary school in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list by individual local education authority, how many teachers have left the profession (a) within the last 12 months and (b) in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what measures he is taking to reduce the administrative burden on headteachers and teachers.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid her Department is giving to Peru in 2002–03; which projects in Peru are run directly by her Department; which...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking, in conjunction with other Inter-Governmental Association for Development observer nations, to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total expenditure of his Department was on newspapers, magazines and periodicals in 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons he has not signed the 12th Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money has been lost by his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies through (a) fraud and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library the document being circulated by the Prime Minister's Representative at the Convention on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the outcome was of the General Affairs and External Relations Council held on 27 and 28 January; what the Government's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the state of the Brussels process concerning Gibraltar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by Israel with the human rights provisions of the EU-Israel Association...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government's plans to assist the incoming Kenyan Government in developing effective public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) his Department and (b) representatives of his Department in Nairobi have had with (i) representatives of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on (a) the nature of the attack on the town of Beam in Liberia and (b) the identity of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to representatives and members of the Malawian Government concerning the arrest and trial of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the impact of increasing the minimum wage (a) in line with average earnings, (b) to £4.17 per hour, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence and (b) causes of occupational stress in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what discussions (a) he has and (b) his Department have had with the Peruvian Government on its response to the Peruvian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place the technical note underlying his Public Service Agreement in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what documentary evidence he has received on (a) mitigating circumstances of self-defence and (b) mitigating circumstances of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his definition of rogue states is; and which states fall within that definition.

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Department's service delivery agreement for 2003 to 2006 will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his estimate is of the cost of theft and fraud to (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) UK diplomatic staff at the United Nations and (c) UK diplomatic staff at the Organisation for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether UNSCOM 243 entered Iraqi presidential palaces between March and April 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on plans to discuss sanctions against Zimbabwe at the EU education council meeting, scheduled for 6...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made with the compilation of the watch list of Zimbabwean nationals whose presence in the UK may not be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what UK sanctions are in place against Zimbabwe, independent of the EU sanctions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants in her Department received bonuses having attained personal targets in the last financial year; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 18 December from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr....

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if she will publish the reports to date from the BBC about development of the Digital Curriculum made before Government approval...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what statutory authority English Heritage has to engage in capital fundraising projects; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how the Government intend to differentiate in the Licensing Bill between live music used as part of a religious service and live...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what costs she estimates will be incurred by North Staffordshire churches and village halls under the live music proposals in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what eligibility criteria were employed by the New Opportunities Fund when allocating National Lottery money earmarked for children's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what the benefits to (a) local authorities and (b) businesses and organisations are of membership of the North West Tourist Board;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many telephone helplines are sponsored by her Department; and which of these helplines are charged at (a) national rate, (b) premium...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many accident and emergency departments of NHS hospitals in England and Wales have introduced see and treat systems for patients; and what the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the costs incurred by the NHS to meet the health needs of asylum seekers in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to open up the Department of Health's computerised database of deaths and serious injuries of children to members of the public.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many entries have been made on the Department of Health's computerised database of deaths and serious injuries of children since April 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Department of Health's computerised database of deaths and serious injuries of children is continuously updated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether a report will be published after the first year of operation of the Department of Health's computerised database of deaths and serious injuries of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of entries on the Department of Health's computerised database of deaths and serious injuries of children are (a) deaths and (b) serious...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the children's hospices in Greater London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce the mandatory labelling of cigarette packets detailing the additives contained within cigarettes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to identify mothers who use (a) crack cocaine and (b) cocaine during pregnancy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health to what extent funding for coronary heart disease will be allocated to purchase new medical devices for the treatment of coronary heart disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the use of percutaneous coronary interventions over coronary artery bypass grafts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when the hon. Member for Walsall, North will receive a substantive answer to his letter of 9 December 2002, ref PO1021593; (2) when the hon. Member...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the letter dated 5 December 2002 from Graham Ruff of Lutterworth, a constituent.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which areas were approved to field site status in the Modernising Dentistry Options for Change Programme; which applications were unsuccessful; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average salary is for an NHS dentist in (a) each health authority and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many DXA scans were completed in Hull and the East Riding in 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money is available to primary care trusts from central government for the provision of digital hearing aids; and how much money the East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on entertainment by the Department of Health in 2002–03; and what is budgeted to be spent on entertainment in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the Medical Research Council report on water fluoridation published on 4 September; and what advice his Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total value of the domestic market for (a) food colourings and (b) approved food additives was in each of the last five years for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many three star hospitals (a) have been invited to apply and (b) have applied for foundation hospital status.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions have taken place between the Department and Chairman and Chief Executives of three star hospital trusts regarding applications for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action is being taken to meet patient demand for general practitioners in Southend-on-Sea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other health professionals have (i) HIV and (ii) hepatitis B, broken down by country of birth, at the most recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the risk of a loss of staff expertise during the formation of the Health Protection Agency; and what measures he has put in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what terms and conditions of employment will apply to staff in the HPA after 1 April; and how these will differ from current terms and conditions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the 1 per cent. increase in Employers' National Insurance contributions will be fully funded for the HPA and its component organisations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what work the HPA Steering Group has done to allocate budgets to the different component organisations for 2003–04; and how those budgets differ...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on plans to introduce an HPA payroll system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of prescriptions via the NHS were for patients receiving jobseeker's allowance in each year since 1997; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the future provision for midwifery training; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the use of mixed sex wards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of support his Department provides for research into and treatment of motor neurone disease; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the implications of the case of Mr.Reginald Crew; and what plans he has to review policy on euthanasia in the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of CAS calls at NHS Direct (Midland Shires) have ended with a nurse giving advice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what contingency plans are in place for NHS Direct to cope with surges in activity due to flu-like illness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of NHS Direct nurses were recruited from (a) secondary care specialities and (b) primary care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the total cost to the NHS of guidance issued to date by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence since the Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 25 November 2002, Official Report, column 136W, on ethical foreign nurse recruitment, what action he has taken on the reported...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 17 December 2002, Official Report, ref 86806, how many nursing agencies his Department has investigated (a) this year and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on his Department's strategy on the development of paediatric pathology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will answer the parliamentary questions numbered (a) 82781, (b) 84772, (c) 87547, (d) 88559, (e) 88564, (f) 89789, (g) 91130, (h) 91129 and (i) 91126.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what additional resources NHS trusts are receiving to finance the running costs of the transferred PHLS laboratories.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prisoners with mental health problems are awaiting transfer to secure hospitals; and what proportion have been waiting (a) for up to three...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines are in place to moderate the levels of salt in processed food.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) obligatory and (b) voluntary packaging symbols exist to advise consumers of salt levels in processed food.

Tony Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department's service delivery agreement for 2003 to 2006 will be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rate of staff (a) absenteeism and (b) sickness was in his Department and each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to encourage the study of speech therapy and the take-up of speech therapy positions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff have been contacted from third-parties by TENYAS in the past 12 months; and what their duties were.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many three star hospitals there are in (a) the north west and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to establish a tobacco regulatory authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients admitted to accident and emergency departments in Hull and East Riding waited more than 12 hours before being treated in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people waited over 12 months for an operation in Hull and the East Riding in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria his Department has for identifying whistleblowing inside the health service; and what mechanisms are in place for a whistleblower, whose...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many firefighters serve in the Cleveland fire brigade; what percentage are from ethnic minorities; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his plans for possible repeal of section 19 of the Fire Services Act 1947.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to yield to the benefit of local fire authorities any net savings in firefighters' salaries arising from strike action over and...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what legislative changes would be necessary to enable local authorities to discharge their duties under Part VI of the Homelessness Act 2002 by offering homeless...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the number of persons needed in the house building profession.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to announce funding allocations for the Housing Renewal Pathfinder Pilot Area; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he will announce the conclusions of the Milton Keynes and South Midlands Study.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what time scale the Housing Corporation and the London boroughs are working within to agree a framework across London for the pooling of nominations for new...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what information he has collated on the (a) rent charges for former council homes that are being let by private landlords and (b) rent levels for similar...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the changes to the Right to Buy in the London Boroughs of (a) Havering, (b) Barking and Dagenham and (c) Greenwich.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people have bought homes under the right-to-buy scheme in (a) Haltemprice and Howden and (b) the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year for which figures...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister by what date local authorities had to submit applications for financial support in the current financial year for the provision of permanent sites for travellers;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Disability Living Allowance appeals were successful on (a) reconsideration and (b) aural tribunal for people whose main disabling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of people (a) with a disability and (b) whose main disabling condition is deafness received disability living allowance in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the projects on which external consultants have been used by his Department in each of the last four financial years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average gap, expressed as a percentage, was between the incomes of all working (a) women and (b) men for the last year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to assist those who become unemployed following the closure of the K Shoes factory in Kendal to find new work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) existing and (b) new state retirement pension claimants have opted for payment via automated credit transfer in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the constituent parts of the allocation of the planned expenditure for (a) 2002–03, (b) 2003–04, (c) 2004–05...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measures are being taken to educate and encourage recent graduates and new members of the work force to make provision for private pension...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Assets Recovery Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many pellet and air guns were sold in each year since 1990, broken down by region; how many crime incidents involved an air or pellet gun...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what access he will give hon. Members to the restricted aspects of Sir John Wheeler's Report on Policing at UK Airports 2002; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Algerian asylum seekers there have been in each year for the past five years; and how many have (a) been refused and (b) left the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost to the taxpayer was of processing a claim for asylum per asylum seeker in 2002 and in each of the five previous years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what obligations those who provide accommodation to asylum seekers have to the Home Office when an asylum seeker leaves that accommodation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what checks the Department carries out on (a) accommodation provided to asylum seekers and (b) those who own such accommodation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will take a decision on the application by Ms LC of Aylesbury (case reference C1048555/2; PO19353/2) for indefinite leave to remain...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time was before the initial determination of asylum claims (a) in the most recent period for which figures are available and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department of those who have not been deported following a refusal to grant asylum and failing their appeal, what proportion were not at the place of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 27 January (refs 91210, 91211 and 91212), when NASS support will become subject to payment through the Application...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 27 January, Official Report, columns 705–7W, how many fraud investigations were undertaken prior to April...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children there were in (a) custody and (b) secure accommodation in September in each year since 1997; and how many of those in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 7 January 2003, Official Report, column 140W, to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 7 January 2003, Official Report, column 140W, to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants have been employed by (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental bodies in each year from...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the remarks made by the Deputy Director General for Policy in the Home Office at a conference in London on...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was made available for the rehabilitation of drug offenders in each year from 1997 to 2002 in (a) Boston and Skegness, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes committed in Lincolnshire were drug-related in each year from 1997 to 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many banned visitors were arrested for possession of illegal drugs and subsequently charged, over the last three years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what powers he has to ban (a) Mr. Robert Mugabe and (b) other people on the EU travel ban list, from entering the UK between the dates of 19...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many converted air weapons were seized by police forces in England in each year since 1997; and how many different seizures there...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the level of gun crime was in each year between 1997 and the last year for which information was available in (a) Hampshire, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many documents relating to applications for leave of entry to the UK were lost by the Immigration Service in the last 12 months; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what proportion of (a) offenders and (b) victims agreed to participate in the mediation component of the Intensive Supervision and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the extent of job sharing in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) pay and (b) career development incentives there are for prison officers to assist prisoners in (i) obtaining educational and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to halt the rise in the numbers of (a) women and (b) young people in prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the proposed closure of the Probation Service workshops, Lewis Road, Cardiff.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place the technical note underlying his Public Service Agreement in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether contingency plans are being drawn up to cope with (a) an influx into the UK and (b) an exodus from Iraq of refugees following war in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many searchers are employed at Lunar House to seek out documents in respect of which hon. Members request information on behalf of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to ensure that a Sexual Assault Referral Centre is available in every centre of population.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were successfully prosecuted for assaulting shop workers in each of the last five years; how many of these were registered as...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidelines have been issued to prisons, with specific reference to HMP Wakefield, concerning the rights of solicitors to trawl for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions have been made under the Terrorism Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the level of funding provided to victim counselling services in each year since 1997; what discussions he has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 9 December 2002, Official Report, column 114W, if he will place a copy of the study of calls to Victim Supportline...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what financial support is given to organisations that work with the victims of crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of (a) the mental health needs of young offenders and (b) the services provided to meet those needs in (i)...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have discovered, or will seek to discover, the number of prisoners of war now held in Afghanistan by General Dostum and other military commanders; in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether employees of the United Nations or any of the subsidiary organisations who are employed mainly or wholly in the United Kingdom are subject to employment...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any civil servants of the Irish Republic who work mainly or wholly in Northern Ireland have diplomatic immunity; if so, why; and where they are based.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect the report from the Israeli defence forces into the circumstances of the death of Iain Hook, of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, on 22...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they accept that the 95 to 98 per cent offer by Prime Minister Barak during the Taba talks excluded strategic ring roads and settlement access routes which...

asked Her Majesty's Government: By what methods they have decided to aggregate their HIV/AIDS funding for southern Africa from separate subject headings; and how this total relates to their...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether unpublished information concerning United Kingdom nationals and foreigners resident in the United Kingdom collected by or on behalf of the Criminal Records...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether restorative justice principles are now applied to all offenders aged 18 in England and Wales; and, if not, when they expect that this will be so.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 8 November 2001 (WA 1078), what conclusions the Youth Justice Board has reached about providing independent lay...

asked Her Majesty's Government: With regard to the search for property suitable to be used as reception centres for asylum seekers, whether they gave those responsible for briefing agents...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What attempts have been made to harmonise police and special branch interrogation methods within the European Union, and especially between the United Kingdom,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Downing Street press office in conversations with the Home Office press office about the deportation of Mr Peter Foster either suggested, or implied,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have considered any evidence that reveals that a significant number of farmers would resort to the use of shotguns or snares in the event of a hunting...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What professions which work with young children require vetting of potential employees; and if professional nannies are not included, why not.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Chief Medical Officer's report on clinical negligence claims will be published; why it has taken so long to produce; and whether it will provide a fair...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the statement by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 27 January that "the point . . . of the new funding flow system that we shall be introducing into the NHS ....

asked Her Majesty's Government: What regulatory arrangements govern the operation of personal injury claims management companies.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any concerns about the business practices, and in particular the marketing techniques, used by personal injury claims management companies; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 19 December (WA 165), what powers and prerogatives by the Crown, government and Parliament of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are able to estimate the amount of money that has been removed from the United Kingdom in the past year, and its effect on the United Kingdom economy,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the correspondence sent to the Ministry of Defence by Dr Brian Iddon MP relating to the Report of the United States Research...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 20 January (WA 79), whether the anthrax vaccine used for troops deployed to the Gulf was licensed in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: On which date units deploying to the Gulf will be allocated the new desert boots, combat jacket and combat trousers which have been ordered.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Where the new build and refurbishment projects for 16,000 single rooms en suite accommodation will take place: when it will start: and when it will finish.

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect to publish the results of their consultation on the operation of the Employment Relations Act 1999.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the percentage of planning decisions by the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment which were overturned at the subsequent planning appeals for...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 22 January (WA 102), whether they consider the Provisional IRA to still be involved in any of the following...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are satisfied with the response time standards set for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service; and how the standards compare with those for the rest...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Privy Seal on 13 January (WA 5) about security measures at Foyle Valley Railway Museum, what are the expected annual...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, under powers available to the Secretary of State in paragraph 12 to Schedule 23 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999, the Secretary of State may limit...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the advertising hoardings on the side of the Witham by-pass on the A12 have been raised in height; and whether they will arrange for a quarterly...

asked Her Majesty's Government: To whom they have sent the Department for Transport's consultation exercise: Proposed Amendment to the Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989 and Regulation 37 of...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will publish Public Bodies 2002.