To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the levels of bovine TB in North-West Leicestershire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the savings to UK public funds of reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy since their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many dairy farms there were in England in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm workers were employed on dairy farms in England in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which councils have benefited from support under (a) the Vital Villages Scheme, (b) the Quality Parish Scheme and (c) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of farmers have registered with the Fallen Stock Disposal Scheme; and if she will make a statement on its (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farmers have signed up to the National Fallen Stock Company.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average level of farm income has been in each year since 1987.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which types of farmers are eligible for single payment scheme hardship payments for agri-environment participants.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the status is of the proposals contained in the consultation document issued by the Ministry of Agriculture,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in how many areas in (a) the UK and (b) France, monthly cod quota allocations are imposed on individual vessels operated by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what legal instruments set out her Department's powers to impose monthly quota allocations in the Channel fishery (ICES...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what (a) consultation documents and (b) other communications have been published by her Department since 11 June 1998...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency about the quality of meat imported from (a) Brazil and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate she has made of the percentage of worldwide methane emissions that arise from the (a) processing, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the evidential basis was of the public statement made by Andus Radford, district fisheries inspector, that the fine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish the guidance issued to the national parks on the encouragement of people from the inner cities to use the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is her policy to require national parks to discontinue activities in order to perform the new duties detailed in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she requires to be taken in areas where declared levels of nitrogen in the air exceed accepted levels; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the impact of recent EU liberalisation of sugar production in its member states on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she plans to review the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 with a view to introducing new legislation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether her Department's Welsh language scheme was approved by the Welsh Language Board; and on what date the scheme was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on her plans for a replacement for the Woodland Grant Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the (a) nature and (b) impact of development projects undertaken in Burma since 1997; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what cash donations for emergency aid the Government have given to Guyana (a) through the EU, (b) through non-governmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) technical assistance, (b) advice and (c) cash donations the Government have given to the Caribbean for disaster management...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the objectives of British development and aid policy in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what financial help has been given to the Iraqi Government by the United Kingdom to help towards the cost of rebuilding the city of...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid was received by Israel for (a) humanitarian and (b) military purposes from (i) the Government of the United Kingdom and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the ministerial engagements (a) out of London and (b) in London that he has cancelled since 1 January 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether it is his policy to withhold aid from Rwanda if he receives evidence of attacks by Rwandan forces on groups seeking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the role of private companies in the provision of water in developing countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with the Government of Ghana about their citizens' access to clean water.

To ask the Solicitor-General what training the Crown Prosecution Service (a) organises for and (b) delivers to the Bar to ensure that its new code of practice on rape prosecutions is followed at...

To ask the Solicitor-General what training is given by the Crown Prosecution Service to the Bar about resisting applications for the admission of previous sexual history in rape trials.

To ask the Solicitor-General what instructions are given by the Crown Prosecution Service to the Bar in rape trials about meeting and speaking to the complainant.

To ask the Solicitor-General how many cases under section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, as amended, were referred to Essex Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2000; and...

To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to her answer of 13 January 2005, Official Report, column 930W, on Crown Prosecution Service prosecutions, what the nature of the offences committed by the...

To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to the answer of 26 January 2005, Official Report, columns 345–46W, on Crown Prosecution Service prosecutions (Essex), what the cost to public funds...

To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to her answer of 17 January 2005, Official Report, column 663W, on the Court of Justice, if she will make a statement on UK interest in the case; and in how...

To ask the Solicitor-General how many football banning order cases the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (a) Essex and (b) England and Wales in each year since 1997; and how many of these...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of (a) car hire and (b) car breakdown services that are not accessible to disabled people; what proportion this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce procedures to record the number of fatal car accidents that occur as a result of poor servicing of cars.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency offices in Swansea do not accept licences issued in Northern Ireland in respect of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his latest estimate is of unallocated departmental spending in (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07, and (c) 2007–08; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of entries on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency system where details of an individual's address are not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on the (a) car parking charges imposed by the York council for parking in York at night and (b) closure of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the target set in the 10-Year Plan 2000 to increase rail use by 50 per cent. by 2010 is still in force.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many reported road accidents involved drivers who had passed their test within one year of the incident in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment his Department has made of a possible link between prominent roadside advertising and road accidents.

To ask the Secretary of State forTransport how many local transport authorities in the Thames Gateway outside Greater London have reported on the six core accessibility indicators as part of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last two years; and what the cost is to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she next plans to review the education funding formula for schools in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what capital allocations have been made to Leicestershire county council for education purposes in each year since 1996–97.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the amount spent per pupil was in North Durham in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the oral answer of 20 January 2005, Official Report, column 948, on league tables, what assessment her Department has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many bids Surrey local education authority has made for funding under the New Deal for Schools; what the total monetary value of these...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what spending is planned on Ofsted for each year from 2003–04 to 2007–08; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the capital spend on school extension repairs and classroom upgrades was in (a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in Chorley have benefited from new classrooms, school extensions and upgrades since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when Ofsted will take school meals into account during inspections as set out in the White Paper, Choosing Health: making healthy choices...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many entries there were at A-level in (a) physics, (b) chemistry, (c) biology and (d) mathematics from schools designated as specialist...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her policy is on installation of sprinklers in schools; what advice she has given to schools on installation of sprinklers; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reasons teachers accused of assaulting pupils are not granted anonymity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding was provided for schools to support teachers' pensions in (a) 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05 in (i) school sixth forms and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many unauthorised absences from secondary schools there were in each (a) local education authority and (b) Government Office Region in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions she has had with employers' organisations on the requirements for structured work placements arising from the Tomlinson...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether her Department's Welsh language scheme was approved by the Welsh Language Board; and on what date the scheme was implemented.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to resolve the issue raised in the letter to the Inland Revenue on 19 June 2004 from the hon. Member for Bassetlaw regarding overpayments...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions his Department has had with (a) the LINK network, (b) high street banks and (c) cash machine operators on charges for use of cash machines.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of breast cancer patients live for at least five years following treatment in the United Kingdom; and what the average survival rate is in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses in Lancashire have benefited from corporation tax reduction since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average (a) unsecured debt per person, (b) secured debt per person and (c) annual income per person has been in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans are being developed by Customs and Excise to levy a tax on internet gambling.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the life expectancy is of (a) men and (b) women in (i) Hartlepool, (ii) Tees Valley, (iii) the North East Region and (iv) the UK.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the likely reimbursement of tax revenues necessary if actions of a similar class to the Marks and Spencer case against the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have benefited from child tax credit in North Durham since its inception.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the population was in each of the last eight years in (a) South Gloucestershire, (b) City of Bristol, (c) North Somerset, (d) Bath and North East...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many redundancies have taken place in the Greater London area in each of the last three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes his Department has made since 2001 to the way in which small firms are required to calculate the tax due on profits.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many compensatory payments have been made by the Inland Revenue for errors in tax credit payments in (a) 2002–03, (b) 2003–04 and (c)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the computer problems which have been experienced by the Inland Revenue Tax Credits department over the last 18 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the total (a) number and (b) monetary value of overpayments of (i) child tax credit and (ii) working credit in (A) 2002–03 and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many incorrect payments of tax credits have been made by the Inland Revenue in (a) 2002–03, (b) 2003–04 and (c) 2004–05; and if...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy not to reclaim overpaid tax credits where the Department is responsible for overpayment.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the number of (a) child and (b) working tax credit applications in (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05; and if he will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of persons filing tax returns late for 2003–04 were (a) pensioners and (b) self-employed.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what mitigating circumstances would prevent the application of financial penalties to people failing to file tax returns on time.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the levels of long-term (a) adult and (b) youth unemployment were in North Southwark and Bermondsey in each of the last eight years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will extend entitlement to the child care element of working tax credit to a couple where one person is engaged in qualifying remunerative work and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to end all hooding of detainees by members of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the security situation in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with serving and retired service men and women about the conduct of the future infantry structure exercise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the security situation in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of possible damage caused to sites of archaeological and historical significance by the British Army in Iraq; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) soldiers and (b) officers in the Army are employed on full-time duties concerned with maintaining airborne forces in role.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received on adverse reactions by service personnel and their families who received anthrax vaccines prior to each war in the Gulf.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel and their families involved in each war in the Gulf who received anthrax vaccine have reported (a) miscarriages, (b) infant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has received from the US Administration or its agencies relating to illnesses suffered by service people and their families as a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the constituent parts of the anthrax vaccine given to Defence personnel were in each war in the Gulf; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what evidence has been (a) found by and (b) reported to his Department's medical services of clusters of persons suffering ill health who were associated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission research into whether carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome has been a result of reactions to the anthrax vaccine given to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money his Department has spent on chartering aircraft in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the (a) Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency, (b) Defence Housing Executive and (c) Defence Intelligence and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of its personnel budget the Defence Medical Education and Training Agency spent in Scotland in (a) monetary terms and (b) as a percentage of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which companies hold the largest defence contract with his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the MoD Police; how many are employed in Scotland; what the figures were in each case in January 2004; what the personnel costs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people work for the Defence Estates Agency; how many are employed in Scotland; and what the personnel costs of the agency (i) are in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was paid to consultants carrying outstaff surveys in the Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the costs of cleaning the Department were in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the costs of departmental (a) staff training days and (b) staff development days held away from the Department were in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on (a) provision of parking spaces for civil servants and (b) parking tickets and penalties incurred by civil servants in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Clwyd, South constituency, the effects on Clwyd, South of his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the development of the Future Rapid Effects System.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether there are security implications relating to signals equipment, frequencies and codes arising from the seizure by Iran of UK armed forces' equipment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the circumstances were of the death of a soldier who was crushed when an armoured vehicle overturned in Amesbury, Wiltshire in the first week of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the net cash outflow from operating activities in financial year 2003–04 was by the (a) British Forces Cyprus, (b) British Forces Gibraltar,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his plans for the Pilning Rifle Range.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has to change RAF Machrihanish from enhanced care and maintenance status; when this status was last (a) reviewed and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what cosmetic dental work is offered to military personnel by service dentists; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will list the attributable interviews that his Department's special advisers gave to (a) newspapers, (b) journals, (c) books and (d) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints were made by departmental civil servants regarding the conduct of special advisers between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether departmental special advisers have made appearances before parliamentary Select Committees in their official capacity since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the contracts signed by his special advisers differ from the Model Contract for Special Advisers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has used information obtained by the use of torture by another country since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to establish an appeals panel, independent of his Department, for veterans whose claims have been rejected by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions he has visited wounded British soldiers in the UK in the last 24 months.

To ask the Prime Minister whether he plans to announce a decision on 7 March on whether to award a medal specific to those who served in the Arctic Convoys; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Prime Minister what the average cost of an inquiry by the Committee on Standards in Public Life has been in the last 12-month period for which figures are available.

To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 31 January 2005, Official Report, column583W, on the European Constitution, (1) if he will list the stakeholders and their affiliation; if he...

To ask the Prime Minister if he will arrange for (a) a link to the publication scheme for his Office and (b) an email address for applications for information under the Freedom of Information Act...

To ask the Prime Minister how often he meets Her Majesty the Queen; and when the last such meeting took place.

To ask the Prime Minister what representations he has made concerning the ill treatment of prisoners by Iraqi forces in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Prime Minister (1) what reports and recommendations by Lord Birt in the course of his work in (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) as an adviser to him are available to hon. Members; (2)...

To ask the Prime Minister what grade of security clearance is accorded to Lord Birt; what secretarial and research backing he is given; and where his desk is located.

To ask the Prime Minister how many times he has made an official visit to (a) an injured soldier and (b) bereaved families of soldiers.

To ask the Prime Minister when he last met Mr. Nelson Mandela; and what matters were discussed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what incentives are offered by the Government to UK manufacturers who choose not to carry out experimental testing on animals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on what date the Export Credits Guarantee Department issued guarantees to Alvis in connection with the sale of Scorpion and Stormer vehicles...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much in public funds has been made available to UK Coal in support of Ellington Colliery, Northumberland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assistance has been given to small charities and religious organisations to ensure that they are able to comply with the Employment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many times during the (a) Italian, (b) Irish and (c) Dutch Presidency of the EU the Scientific Steering Committee met; when and where...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much of the Renewable Energy Initiative of the Export Credits Guarantee Department has been allocated to projects; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what financial support has been made available in each year since 1997 through the Export Credits Guarantee Department for (a) fossil fuel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the volume of UK exports to (a) the USA and (b) China was in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will invite the Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services to regulate the marketing of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate her Department has made of how many mobile phones were sold in each of the last five years; what percentage she estimates have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans she has to increase the extent to which the availability of the Post Office cheque payment service is advertised.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment she has made of the effect on the creation of new jobs on land at Langage Plymouth of delays in progress with the power...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much energy generated in the UK in 2003–04 was derived from (a) wind energy, (b) solar power and (c) biomass.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps her Department is taking to control (a) telephone cold calling and (b) unsolicited silent calls from commercial power diallers from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many prosecutions of companies were brought in 2003–04 for breaches of the Working Time Directive; (2) how many visits were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has initiated into the use of biometrics for individual identification.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library the information available to his Department on the accuracy of (a) biometric tests and (b) biometric card...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evaluation he has conducted of the security of the proposed national identity register; and what weaknesses have been identified.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his statement of 20 December 2004, Official Report, column 1950, on the Identity Cards Bill, how he intends that the Bill, if...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for leave to remain were processed after (a) 20 days, (b) 40 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 80 days, (e) 100 days and (f) more...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Department is taking to ensure all citizens have equal access to justice.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will carry out a risk assessment of (a) possible overlap of the National Offender Management Service with other Home Office programmes...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of (a) the level of risk that his Department will fail to deliver the National Offender Management Service change...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the implications for cost-effectiveness of the purchaser or provider model proposed for the Probation Service...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the business case for the introduction of contestability and market testing into the National Offender Management Service is...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the provisions on the organisation of offender management set out in paragraphs 3.1 to 3.4 (page 35) of National Offender Management...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the introduction of the National Offender Management Service on the input of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether offenders assessed as requiring specific offender behaviour programmes will be placed by regional offender managers in establishments...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of whether the purchaser/provider split for the Probation Service in England and Wales will create a conflict of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the role will be of the 10 regional offender managers as employers for offender management of the Probation Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost of processing visa applications from overseas students coming to study at universities in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what charges he is imposing on survivors of the recent tsunami to replace passports lost in the disaster.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when UK Visas will reply to the letter dated 6 January from the hon. Member for Edinburgh West with regard to Hakim Sadi.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether all wheel clamping firms are now licensed under the Private Security Industry Act 2001; (2) if he will make a statement on the...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the total expenditure by his Department on all external consultants was in (a) 1996–97 and (b) 2003–04;...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many contracts in his Department have been granted to (a) EDS, (b) Fujitsu and (c) jointly in each of the last two...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Clwyd South constituency, the...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Kingston upon Hull North...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Preseli Pembrokeshire...

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) how many times during the (a) Italian, (b) Irish and (c) Dutch presidency of the EU the Committee on the protection...

To ask the Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what market research, opinion polling and focus group research the Government undertook in relation to the...

To ask the hon. Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission what (a) advice and (b) guidance the Electoral Commission has issued relating to holding a (i)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much central Government expenditure on the Communities Plan is to be allocated to each programme which is part of the plan.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average band D council tax has been in each county council area in each year since 1997–98.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who is consulted on proposals for changing practices at fire stations in Lancashire.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the Department's policy is on fire prevention.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what decision the South West Regional Management Board took at its recent meeting with regard to the outline business concern on south west regional control...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister howmany times the Fire Service has been called out on false calls in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Chorley in each of the last five years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has for the future of the fire service control room in Eastbourne.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the implications for tackling domestic fires if regional control centres are established; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many fires there have been in Romford in the last five years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what environmental impact assessment was carried out in connection with his five year plan on sustainable communities; and what evaluation was made of increased...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many homes have been constructed in Romford, Essex in each of the last five years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new homes have been built in rural areas in each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new houses have been built in each local authority area in Sussex in each of the last five years; and what percentage that represents of the new-build...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money Sefton received in 2004–05 for repair and refurbishment of council homes; and how much is proposed for 2005–06.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people owned their own homes in Crosby in each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the level of Sefton's housing debt was for each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which recommendations of the Barker review of housing supply the Government intend to implement; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what requirements there are on local councillors to declare an interest when considering applications for the extension of licensing hours.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what measures his Department plans to introduce training for local authority councillors who will sit on the new licensing boards that will grant extension to...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 17 January 2005, Official Report, column 758W, on local elections, what estimate he has made of the cost of implementing the suggestion...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what freedoms councils with a (a) good and (b) excellent comprehensive performance assessment result have gained; and how long those freedoms last.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on plans (a) the Government and (b) the Audit Commission have to extend Comprehensive Performance Assessment to (i) the fire service...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will publish the regulatory impact assessment produced for the Comprehensive Performance Assessment regime.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 24 January 2005, Official Report, column 1978W, on local government finance, for which grants Torbay unitary authority may apply; for...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the transition phase, following the introduction of the new formula grant system in 2003–04 will end; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what proportion of the staff employed in investigations on behalf of the Local Government Ombudsman previously worked in local government; (2) whether the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many representations he has received expressing concerns about the proposed changes to the local government pension scheme; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what legal opinion has been sought by English Partnerships in relation to compulsory purchase of properties in the Meden Valley; (2) how many repairs orders...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the framework is for consultation on the Midlands Way; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total public expenditure on the Millennium Dome was in each year from 1997–98, broken down by (a) cost centre and (b) department.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many tenants who left London under the Moving Out of London scheme have since returned to London.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has received the report from the Boundary Commission for Wales on the proposed new parliamentary boundaries in Wales; when he will lay the Order...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what dates he has planned for implementing the recommendations of the Boundary Commission in Wales.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many repossessions by building societies and other providers of mortgages in the City of Durham there were in each of the last four years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will update the affordability index used to determine the areas included within the scope of the Housing (Right-to-Buy) (Limits on Discounts) (Amendments)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what role is fulfilled by the third special adviser in his Department.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the standard spending assessment per capita is for each of the English regions in 2004–05.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much of the additional floor space required to accommodate the new jobs that the Government plan to realise in the Thames Gateway between 2003 and 2016 has...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many of the planned new dwellings in the Thames Gateway for construction between 2003 and 2016 have received planning permission.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what helpline services the Government provide to travellers; and how much was spent on such services in the last period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of police officers that would be required in the Province if there were to be (a) a full-scale return to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his estimate is of the cost of the enhanced early retirement scheme for civil servants in his Department and its agencies, for each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total expenditure by his Department on external consultants was in (a) 1996–97 and (b) 2003–04; and what the estimated cost...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what guidelines the Department of Employment and Learning has issued to universities on dealing with cases of whistle-blowing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have benefited from the New Deal for people with disabilities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what changes have taken place in the use by special branch of paid informers within republican and so-called loyalist terrorist organisations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) actual and (b) maximum total enrolment figures are for all primary schools within the Lisburn city council area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total expenditure by his Department on (a) advertising and (b) advertising and publicity was in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1997–98...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will reintroduce school performance tables in the Province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total cost of the Stevens Inquiry into allegations of collusion has been since it was first established.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people have been fined in Northern Ireland for not possessing a television licence in 2004, broken down by parliamentary constituency...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on cross-departmental co-ordination of policies for lone parents.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on progress in implementing the Lyons review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether competent companies will be allowed access to BBC Broadcast's essential financial information in order to determine whether to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she expects to publish the Green Paper on the BBC Charter renewal; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many departmental (a) canteens and (b) bars there are; and how much has been spent on the (i) running, (ii) staffing and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Department spent on lawyers in each year since 1997; how many (a) actions, (b) settlements and (c) court cases there were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on the production of in-house magazines in the Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on (a) provision of parking spaces for civil servants and (b) parking tickets and penalties incurred by civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to ensure that people living in multiple dwelling units have access to digital television after switchover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to ensure that digital television reception will be available to occupants of multiple dwelling units via (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) when she received a copy of the Association of British Bookmakers report on fixed odds betting terminals; and what assessment her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions her Department has had with the Treasury about implementing the recommendations of the Goodison review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on her recent discussions with the Iraqi Minister of Culture on (a) Babylon and (b) Itatra.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many liquor licences were revoked from (a) public houses, (b) wine bars and (c) nightclubs in (i) Southend-on-Sea and (ii) Essex in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on her policy on ring-fencing lottery funds for children's play.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the official residences for which her Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will press London 2012 to use the ground of Gloucester RFC for Olympic events if London's bid for the 2012 Games is successful.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on compensation to businesses which would be displaced by a successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic games.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport who will bear the cost of (a) the Stonehenge visitor centre project, (b) the Countess roundabout A303(T) flyover and (c) the Stonehenge...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether it is her policy that the Stonehenge visitor centre project should proceed if the A303(T) tunnel project is (a) cancelled and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people over the age of 75 in each of Northern Ireland's constituencies were entitled to free television licences at the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people owning a television licence live in multiple dwelling units in (a) the private sector and (b) social housing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in Blyth Valley are in receipt of free television licences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many students have been fined for non-possession of a television licence since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) the Government of Burkina Faso, (b) European Union counterparts and (c) members of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what matters in respect of bilateral UK-China co-operation on carbon capture and storage were discussed during his recent visit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the policy of the Chinese Government to repatriate refugees from North Korea; and if he will urge...

To ask the Secretary of State forForeign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter dated 8 December 2004 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Majid Ali.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter dated 15 November 2004 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Samiul Alam.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter dated 9 November 2004 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to S.Hameed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Cuban authorities concerning (a) Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet and (b) Jorge Luis Garcia...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on the maintenance of the EU's Common Position on Cuba.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had with the Spanish Government concerning the EU Common Position on Cuba.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the Cuban Government concerning section 3(b) of the EU's Common Position on Cuba.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest estimate is of unallocated departmental spending in (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07, and (c) 2007–08;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts on the policy of the US to specify non-adherence to international...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague to complete its work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the total cost of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague has been (a) to the UN and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many ballot papers for the Iraqi election will be (a) printed and (b) issued; what arrangements have been put in place to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he is taking to ensure that (a) democratic political parties and (b) trade unionists in southern Iraq are protected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the measures his Department has taken to support polling for Iraqi expatriates in the forthcoming...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) when (a) he, (b) officials of his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government last had discussions with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the role of Amir Al-Saadi in dealing with UN weapons inspectors since 1991; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the full text of the Iraqi declaration on Weapons of Mass Destruction of 7 December 2002 to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Iraqi Government concerning the release of Dr. Amir Al-Saadi.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) officials in his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government have had with members and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) officials in his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government have had with members and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of General Ilker Basbug's statement on 26 January concerning the impact of Kurdish...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) officials in his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government have had with members and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he, (b) officials in his Department and (c) representatives of the UK Government have had with members and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what latest estimate of civilian casualties he has received from the Iraqi Ministry of Health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what investigations have taken place into allegations of misappropriation of oil during the period of the Coalition Provisional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the next stage of the Volker Inquiry into the oil for food scandal in Iraq to report.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment the British embassy in (a) Damascus and (b) Tehran has made of (i) the reaction of the regimes in (A) Syria and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the involvement of Kongra-Gel members in (a) illegal and (b) terrorist acts since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the occasions between 31 March 2003 and 31 March 2004 when special advisers attended meetings with external...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action his Department is taking to help UK victims of the Asian tsunami to return to the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the extradition request to Germany for Remzi Kartal announced by the Turkish Justice...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of (a) the size and (b) the nature of the fire at the Beko Elektronik warehouse in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the Roj TV announcement on 25 January, claiming PKK responsibility for the fire at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of (a) the treatment of Huseyin Sunal while in police custody in Turkey in April 1996...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking to facilitate the long-term goal of the Ukrainian Government of EU accession.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance the Government will provide to the new Government of Ukraine to enable internal reforms in the legal system, the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what preparations his Department is undertaking for the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis; what Department is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much the Department spent on lawyers in each year since 1997; how many (a) actions, (b) settlements, (c) court cases there were in each year; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the cost of travel within the UK for the Department was in each year since 1997; and how much of this was spent on (a) hire cars, (b) helicopter...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the total expenditure by his Department on (a) advertising and (b) advertising and publicity was in (i) 1996–97, (ii) 1997–98 and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many times a Minister in his Department has made an official visit to (a) an injured soldier and (b) bereaved families of soldiers; and who the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what amendments have been made to the Scotland Act 1998 in each year since 1998.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Agenda for Change programme applies to staff employed by private companies providing services within the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts (PCTs) operate a policy restricting the number of blood glucose strips available to people with diabetes; and how many blood...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what capital investment was made in NHS facilities in Worcestershire in each year since 1992.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the percentage change has been in the number of NHS dentists in south-west London in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists were employed in Stoke-on-Trent in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists have started work full-time for the NHS in Stoke-on-Trent since the inception of the Returning to Dentistry campaign.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of dentists in Kingston and Surbiton stopped taking NHS patients in each year since 1997; (2) what percentage of dentists in London...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time to become a patient of an NHS dentist in south-west London was in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many departmental (a) canteens and (b) bars there are; and how much has been spent on the (i) running, (ii) staffing and (iii) supply costs of each in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the staffing levels in his Department's Tobacco Control Division were on (a) 31 May 1997, (b) 30 June 2001 and (c) 1 January 2005; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of which supplements will be (a) banned and (b) reformulated under the food supplements regulations; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the new GMS contract on the operation of community hospitals in the out-of-hours period.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of pay variations in the remuneration of general practitioners working in different community hospitals in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of targets for general practitioner appointments on the new appointment systems general practitioner practices...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with glaucoma in each year since 1989, broken down by age.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the mortality rate was of people admitted to hospital with fractured neck of femur in each year from 1997–98 to 2003–04, broken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on the production of in-house magazines in the Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will ensure that the patient information leaflet for human insulin includes reference to the full range of side effects experienced by those taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the relationship between high blood pressure and kidney disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how the Government intend to reduce the number of young people waiting over 26 weeks to see child and adolescent mental health service staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken to ensure that walking sticks, crutches and similar aids are returned to the NHS by patients once they are no longer needed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on the recent contract with Alliance Medical to provide the NHS with mobile MRI scanning units; what assessment he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) evaluation, (b) monitoring and (c) data collection his Department is undertaking on the implementation and performance of the contract with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to put out to tender further contracts for (a) MRI scans, (b) CT scans and (c) other diagnostic procedures; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the cost to the National Health Service of suspensions of medical and dental staff in the latest quarter for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS Trusts are taking part in merger talks/proposals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish in full the outline business case for the Paddington Basin NHS Hospital project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the question tabled by the hon. Member for Ashford on 16 December 2004, reference 206718.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timetable has been set for the extension of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults scheme to all NHS workers; and what plans are in place to ensure that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average fee paid by each social services department in England for care for the elderly in a (a) privately owned and (b) local authority-owned...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that NHS providers have the maximum choice of suppliers of retinal screening; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what initiatives his Department has introduced since 2001 to support health services in rural areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received about his Department's support for Saneline.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to increase his Department's funding for Saneline in 2005–06; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the contribution of Saneline to the provision of support and advice to mentally ill people and their families; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact of Saneline's planned closure of its Macclesfield office on the well-being of mentally ill people and their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the medium secure units for peoplewith dangerous and severe personality disorders operating in England; and how many inmates have escaped...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what budget is allocated for training and development for a specialist nurse post.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment has been made of the safety of the medium used to preserve embryonic stem cells.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department's Welsh language scheme was approved by the Welsh Language Board; and on what date the scheme was implemented.

To ask the Secretary of State for Workand Pensions what his Department's policy is regarding the payment of benefits to claimants of working age who fail to supply account details to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed unemployment benefit in each constituency in Wales for the latest period in which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State forWork and Pensions what evidence his Department has relied upon to conclude that over 90 per cent. of pension and benefit claimants in the UK are satisfied with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimated saving will result from the switch of payments of pensions from payment books to direct payments; and what estimated reduction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the Health and Safety Commission's recommendations regarding gas safety in relation to (a) the introduction of a levy on gas suppliers to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many carers in Stoke-on-Trent are in receipt of both the carer's premium and the basic state pension.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the current time scale for handling new applications for child support.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of whether the Child Support Agency has sufficient clerical resources to deal with the backlog of cases transferred...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases are being dealt with by the Child Support Agency at the Falkirk Centre; how many of these cases are being dealt with under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average annual increase in gross salary was for the year 2003–04 for (a) staff below the Senior Civil Service and (b) the Senior...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many contracts in his Department have been granted to (a) EDS, (b) Fujitsu and (c) jointly in each of the last two years; whether they were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners were in receipt of council tax benefit in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Great Britain in (i) each year from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of unallocated departmental spending in (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07, and (c) 2007–08; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what categories of information are available under Freedom of Information legislation that have not been provided in written parliamentary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Health and Safety Commission and Executive spent on inspecting local authorities in the most recent year for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Blyth Valley are claiming (a) disability living allowance and (b) incapacity benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the reasons for the growth in the number of credits-only incapacity benefit recipients; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the overall level of expenditure was on (a) incapacity benefit and (b) severe disablement allowance in each year from 1997–98 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the cost of removing the means test from the Independent Living Fund; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been spent on the production of in-house magazines in the Department in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what Welsh language requirements there are on Medical Services Ltd. in respect of services that they provide to the Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have been assisted into work in Easington constituency under the New Deal since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have benefited from the New Deal in North Durham since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have started each of the New Deal for Employment programmes in (a) Stockton and (b) Stockton, South; and how many have entered...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living in the Greater London area have gained work through the New Deal for Lone Parents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the use of non-geographic 0870 and 0845 telephone numbers by his Department and its agencies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much revenue his Department and its agencies received from the use of (a) 0870 and (b) 0845 telephone numbers in the last year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of the annual cost of administering (a) the pension credit and (b) the basic state pension; and what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps pensioners need to take to continue to receive their pension payments over the counter at post offices; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) England have indicated that they wish to continue to collect their pensions at post offices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people of pensionable age in Stoke-on-Trent do not receive (a) the full basic state pension and (b) part of the basic state pension as...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals were in receipt of (a) basic state pension and (b) over-80s pension in Southend-on-Sea in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990, (iii) 2000...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) if he will make a statement on state pension entitlement of British citizens who move abroad; (2) if he will make it his policy to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many reports of computer failure his Department has received since the introduction of pension and benefit payment through the Post Office...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) recipients of the state pension, (b) individuals eligible for a free television licence, (c) pension credit claimants and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of staff surveys in the Department was in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals were in receipt of (a) winter fuel payments and (b) over-80s annual payments in Southend-on-Sea in (i) 1980, (ii) 1990,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will investigate the number of winter fuel payments that have not been received by pensioners in Hendon; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Stoke-on-Trent have been in receipt of winter fuel payments in each of the last seven years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest time taken to make winter fuel payments between application and payment has been in (i) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were eligible for winter fuel payments in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) each constituency in each of the last six years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households in Northavon constituency (a) were eligible for and (b) received winter fuel payments in (i) 2003–04 and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to extend the winter fuel allowance to pensioners paying for residential care home accommodation.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many applications to the large grants programme of the Community Fund or the "Grants for All" lottery scheme have been rejected on similar grounds to those of...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Why Mr Brian McTaggart was relieved of the post of director of Waterways Ireland.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the statement made by the British Ambassador to Sudan, on 27 April 2004, welcoming the deepening and extension of commercial and trading opportunities with...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What recent discussions they have had with the Six Nation Contact Group regarding the status of Kosovo; and What progress has been made by the Government of Kosovo...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will raise with the European Union Commission in connection with the accession negotiations with Turkey: (a) the constitutional limitation on the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will raise with the European Union Commission in connection with the accession negotiations with Turkey the use of the Kurdish language in the state...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will raise with the European Union Commission, in connection with the accession negotiations with Turkey, the case for an amnesty for former...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will raise with the European Union Commission, in connection with the accession negotiations with Turkey, certain current restrictions, including...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will raise with the Government of Turkey: (a) restrictions on freedom of speech, which have been proposed under Article 49 of the new criminal code...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will raise with the Government of Turkey the case for establishing mechanisms for verifying the implementation of legislation already passed or...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make representations to the Government of Turkey on the recent decision to close the education trades union, Egitim Sen.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many states are party to the 1951 United Nations convention relating to the status of refugees.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 17 January (WA 85–86) concerning the establishment of agencies of the European Union,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the value of international monitors and observers in Israel and Palestine, both during and after elections; what assistance they...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make representations to the Government of Israel about; (a) the planned expansion of existing settlements in the West Bank such as Ariel and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Why they have not ratified the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the Vienna Sales Convention) which came into force on 1...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any district council in England may bar those from outside the district from buying new homes in any area within it, as in the Yorkshire Dales National...

asked Her Majesty's Government: For each principal local authority in England what is: (a) the level of financial balances held by that authority at 31 March 2004; (b) the extent of any...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the current performance of their systems to accept income tax returns filed online is satisfactory; and whether they are prepared to extend the filing...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to use audited accounts which have been drawn up in accordance with international financial reporting standards as the basis for assessing...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, in view of the amount of medical research undertaken by charities, they will consider making VAT recoverable on fundraising and recruitment by such charities.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Whitty on 11 January (WA 57-58), for each item of expenditure by the Rural Payments Agency listed in the answer, how much...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What reduction or increase in expenditure (expressed in euros) by the United Kingdom on the Common Agricultural Policy is expected from the change from the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When the independent scientific group on bovine tuberculosis will begin its study; by when it has been asked to finalise its report; and whether that report will...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is a mechanism for recording all known badger deaths in addition to road casualties.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have studied the findings regarding badgers and bovine tuberculosis of the trials conducted in the Irish Republic between 1997 and 2002, which were...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the statistics they collect on badger deaths with reference to tuberculosis infection record the severity of infection in each animal; and Whether they...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many comments to include land in the draft stage of the mapping consultation of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 were made by Miss Kate Ashbrook,...