Iau, 16 Mehefin 2005
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will make it her policy for all legislation for which her Department has responsibility to be available online.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether guidance has been issued to courts requiring the granting of maintenance awards on an equal basis for each parent in...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs at what age a coroner who was appointed in 1972 must retire.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many (a) oral and (b) paper-only family visitor appeals were received by the Immigration Appellate Authority in each month...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many (a) oral and (b) paper-only family visitor appeals were determined by the Immigration Appellate Authority in each...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what the average time has been between deaths and inquests in the jurisdiction of the Teesside Coroner during the last 12...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many lay magistrates there are in Northern Ireland, broken down by (a) gender, (b) community background and (c) age.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she plans to publish the findings of the Fundamental Legal Aid Review announced in May 2004; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans the Departmenthas to amend the system of legal aid in fraud trials.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will extend the hours of polling for local government elections to the same as those that apply for general elections;...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of her Department comply with the requirements...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what training is undertaken by recorders of the Crown court before they are ticketed to try rape.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how recorders of the Crown are selected as suitable to try rape cases.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans she has to reform legal procedures for dealing with terror cases.
To ask the Minister for Women what plans the Government have to provide working mothers with access to personal advisers in relation to child care; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the provision of digital signals which would allow free view...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will meet the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the provision of the necessary resources to the Welsh Assembly Government to avoid the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many officials currently in the Department received honours in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List; and at what rank of honour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on progress towards rollout of digital television services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Advertising Standards Authority, (b) the Press Complaints Commission and (c) others...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make it her policy to ensure that the Royal Parks Agency takes full account of the environmental and social impact on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many current television licence fees have been paid in each postcode area in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent collating statistical information relating specifically to tourism in each year since 2000, broken down by region.
To ask the Leader of the House how many officials currently in his Office received honours in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List; and at what rank of honour.
To ask the Leader of the House how many and what percentage of staff in his Office have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, broken...
To ask the Leader of the House what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of his Office comply with the requirements of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to make all Acts of Parliament published before 1988 for which his Department is responsible available online.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps he is taking to reduce aircraft stacking times over London; (2) what the average daily composite time spent by planes destined for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much private sector investment is expected to be made in Crossrail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when London Heathrow terminal five is expected to be operational; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate his Department has made of forecast consumption of hydrocarbons by international aviation for (a) 2005, (b) 2010, (c) 2015, (d) 2020, (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the consumption of hydrocarbons within the air transport sector in England was in each five year period since 1990.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) unclaimed and (b) returned sums from each local authority's local transport plans were in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether the study into the provision of lighting at the convergence of the M26 and M20 at junction 3 has commenced; when it is expected to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the timetable is for the introduction of the MOT computerisation programme; and what it was when the contract to run the system was awarded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made in the testing of the MOT computerisation system by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency and Siemens Business Systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the MOT computerisation system to be fully operational.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment was made of the MOT computerisation trial at 50 garages in 2004; and what conclusions were reached.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the planned installation of the MOT computerisation programme in 1,000 MOT garages is expected to be completed; when the service is due to go...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the cost was at today's prices of the original contract with Siemens Business Services to run the MOT computerisation programme; when this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the MOT computerisation programme; and what assessment (a) has been conducted and (b) is planned of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what percentage of staff in his Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how the consultants Odgers, Ray and Berndtson conducting the selection process for the members of the Rail Passengers Council were chosen.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the Department's plans are for the East Coast Main Line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many instances of trespass there were on railways in the UK in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities arising from trespass there were on railways in the UK in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average fine for trespass on railways in the UK was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the maximum fine available for trespass on UK railways was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what account will be taken in drawing up further proposals for road charging of the effects of the London congestion charge on (a) numbers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what account will be taken of (a) engine size, (b) emissions and (c) fuel efficiency when calculating road charging prices; (2) what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many safety cameras are operated by each safety camera partnership in England, broken down by (a) fixed cameras and (b) mobile cameras.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the Government will announce their decision on the funding of the revised South Hampshire Light Rail Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal traffic accidents there were in (i) Brent, East and (ii) each London borough in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has about the average percentage of vehicle components removed from vehicles for reuse at end-of-life disposal in each year since 1985.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what central Government assistance is available to Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council to provide the number of affordable homes they have been set.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many surveys have been sent out to residents in (a) England, (b) Adur and (c) Worthing on behalf of his Department by BMG Research entitled, Your views on...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been paid to BMG Research for surveys on residents' views on local councils.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will publish figures for the average business rates bill in each Government Office region in each year since 1997–98, including the estimated average...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what the estimated average business rates bill was in each billing authority in England in 2004–05; and what the estimated level is for 2005–06;...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the impact of planning policy guidance 13 on the restoration of canals and the route such canals take.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the operation of regulations on car boot sales; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what his Department's policy is on whether local authorities should be required to have a chief executive.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will meet the Chief Executive of Staffordshire county council to discuss (a) the route of the Lichfield southern bypass, (b) the construction of associated...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the average council tax per dwelling figures compiled by his Department are a mean or median measure; and for what reason the measure is used.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether (a) caravans, (b) stand-alone private garages, (c) armed forces barracks, (d) hostels and (e) properties occupied by squatters, are liable for council tax.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether there is a de minimis rule for small dwellings for the purposes of council tax valuation.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the revised council tax valuation list will be available to the public following the council tax revaluation in England.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average collection rate was for council tax for Travellers in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether asylum seekers without leave to remain are liable for council tax.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many, and what proportion of appeals to (a) the valuation tribunal and (b) the High Court, against a council tax valuation, were successful in the last year...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps are being taken to encourage enterprise and entrepreneurialism in deprived areas.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of social housing tenants who are (a) white and (b) black or ethnic minority live in overcrowded accommodation.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will publish figures listing the capital expenditure for each local authority in England in the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will revise the Local Authorities (Indemnities for Members and Officers) Order 2004 to provide for circumstances in which a member of a minority party on a...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will require the Local Government Standards Board (a) to account separately for the costs of cases that were (i) proven and (ii) dismissed and (b) further...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many of the cases disposed of (a) directly by the Standards Board, (b) after an adjudication panel and (c) after a local standards committee hearing (i) were...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Lyons Review will consider the introduction of a capital value system in its assessment of local government finance.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what access political parties will have to the National Spatial Address Infrastructure database; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the Government intends to revoke the local government pension scheme (amendment) (No. 2) regulations 2004.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the current asset value of the Local Government Pension Scheme is (a) in England and (b) across the United Kingdom.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of the local government pension scheme's liabilities are funded.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans the Government have to reduce the number of performance targets on local authorities.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2005, Official Report, column 563W, on public toilets, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the reduction...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to publish the revised formula for the allocation of funds for Supporting People; and what consultation he plans to undertake on the formula.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will rule out establishing unitary authorities in areas where a referendum has not given the assent of the people; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much his Department gave in grants to voluntary organisations in each London borough in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to bring forward legislation to replace the testing of animals under the REACH proposals with a testing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will assess the effects of introducing beavers in Scotland to the ecology of the UK; and what representations she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the level of carbon emissions from oil and gas producers operating in the North Sea was in the last period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government are on target to reduce carbon emissions (a) as agreed under the Kyoto protocol and (b) by 20 per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her most recent estimate is of the level of UK carbon emissions resulting in a year from electrical appliances being...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the daily energy consumption resulting from the use of standby units on televisions; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what programmes the Government sponsors to protect and encourage the breeding of endangered species.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what volume of waste she estimates was illegally fly-tipped in the most recent year for which figures are available,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many game rearing farms are operating in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the planting of GM crops in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of (a) the tonnage and (b) types of hazardous waste that will need to be treated to comply with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the application of hazardous waste acceptance criteria coming into force on 16 July.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) which hazardous waste treatment facilities operating in England are able to treat hazardous waste to comply with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many pollution prevention control permits the Environment Agency granted for hazardous waste treatment plants in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps (a) her Department and (b) the Environment Agency have taken to raise awareness amongst producers of hazardous...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate her Department has made of the tonnage of hazardous waste that has been fly-tipped since 16 July 2004;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions resulted in (a) convictions and (b) custodial sentences in each year since 1 May 1997 for offences...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 6 June 2005, Official Report, column 259W, on the National Fruit Collection, whether it is the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will introduce a requirement for an annual inspection of domestic oil tanks to check the risk of oil spills.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding (a) councils in England, (b) Guildford borough council and (c) Waverley borough council have received to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action she is taking to promote (a) best practice and (b) observance of the law in relation to snaring.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in what condition each site of special scientific interest (SSSI) has been in each year since 1997; and what the total land...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the occasions on which the Thames Barrier has been closed in each year since its inception; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the percentage tree cover in each EU member state was (a) on the latest date for which figures are available, (b) 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps (a) have been taken and (b) are planned to improve tree health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total (a) area and (b) production in cubic metres of (i)broadleaf and (ii) coniferous woodland in England has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to allocate a proportion of landfill tax revenue to waste education based work in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average monthly cost to consumers is of (a) water services and (b) sewerage services in each water supply area in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the volume of sewage discharges from each sewage treatment works in South West London was in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance her Department has given to water companies and sewage service providers to ensure that their sewage treatment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what penalties there are for (a) water companies and (b) sewage service providers who fail to meet the EU 1991 Urban Waste...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of sewage service providers who are failing to meet the EU 1991 Urban Waste and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she is taking to ensure that there are adequate numbers of disposal points at sewage treatment works for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) individuals have entered into bankruptcy and (b) properties have been repossessed in each quarter since 1990; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what value for money procurement savings were identified and what reduction in civil service posts occurred in his Department in 2004–05.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the revenue from council tax in England has been in each year since 1997–98.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many false national insurance records have been found in each year since 2000.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths were caused by hepatitis C infection in Burton constituency in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect on house prices of the Government's shared equity proposals; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people he estimates did not pay income tax in 2004–05.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the Department's policy on the private use by staff of the internet and how it is monitored.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many primary school age children there are expected to be in Tamworth in each of the next five academic years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what studies his Department has (a) undertaken, (b) commissioned and (c) reviewed on the efficiency of private finance initiative; and if he will make a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether HM Revenue and Customs has an obligation properly to check full and accurate information submitted by a taxpayer on or before 30 September before...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether HM Revenue and Customs, in calculating a taxpayer's liability when it receives a tax return by 30 September, is only able to check that taxpayer's...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make available the latest Tax Benefit Manual and a copy of the summary minutes from recent Treasury Management Board meetings.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many non-pensioner families in (a) the London borough of Haringey and (b) Hornsey and Wood Green constituency were recipients of tax credits in each of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many recipients of tax credits are being pursued for repayments as a result of overpayment of tax credits in (a) Hertsmere and (b) Hertfordshire.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will increase the amount of the pensioners' fuel allowance in line with changes in oil prices.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will be attending the Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition in September.
To ask the Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the amounts of material missing from nuclear inventories which could be used in construction of a weapon in (a) the UK, (b) other NATO...
To ask the Prime Minister what the procedure is for the selection of a new Prime Minister in the event of an incumbent retiring before a General Election; and if he will review the procedure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to assist in improving school meals by providing additional training for catering staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will receive a deputation of school children from Millbrook Junior School in Kettering to discuss provision of healthier food in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions she has had on improving the skills of those who work in school kitchens; and whether she intends to issue guidance to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to her answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 477W, on school meals, whether she plans to develop a level 2 qualification.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to her answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 477W, on school meals, (1) what procedures are in place to monitor whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 478W, on school meals, what the annual budget is of (a) the School Food Trust...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 477W, on school meals, when the school meals review panel will begin the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will take steps to remove the charitable status of private schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children are participating in the Sure Start programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on her plans to review the methods of teaching reading.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on literacy in prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on school funding in Bournemouth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will take steps to make all Acts of Parliament published before 1988 for which her Department is responsible available on-line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list those invited to attend the seminar on international studies of attainment on 4 July.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reasons the budget of Bournemouth and Poole College of Further Education for the academic year 2005/06 is being reduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 472W, on bullying, what the (a) membership, (b) funding for 2005–06,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to encourage fathers to become more involved in caring for children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what reviews her Department has undertaken in the last five years of the way funding for education and skills has been used.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for what reasons no specific provision was made in the Higher Education Act 2004 for EU students in respect of (a) bursaries and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the total loan subsidy consequent on the non-commercial rate of interest charged by the Student Loan Company for EU...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received concerning costs incurred by higher education institutions in obtaining legal advice regarding their...
To ask the Secretary of State forEducation and Skills how many civil servants in theDepartment received faith awareness training in 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 6 June 2005, Official Report, column 335W, on freedom of speech, what measures she is taking to ensure that the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether parts of the course content for GCSE qualifications in (a) home economics and (b) design technology are replicated in the course...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what research she has collated on the lifetime levels of earnings of (a) graduates and (b) non-graduates; (2) if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of Statefor Education and Skills what progress has been made towards achieving the target of 50 per cent. of all 18 to 30-year-olds going on to higher education by 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of individuals who entered higher education came from each social class in each of the past 10 years for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of literacy standards in primary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the planned (a) staff numbers, (b) resource budget and (c) administration costs of the (i) Learning and Skills Council and (ii) Office...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 476W, on pupil behaviour, when she expects to (a) collect and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, columns 475–76W, on pupil behaviour, what the process is for collection of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average (a) secondary and (b) primary school funding per pupil in England (i) was in 1997 and (ii) is in the current financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance is issued by her Department on the teaching of Christianity in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which Building Schools for the Future projects will include building for the special schools sector; whether each will provide (a) new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the cost of providing accessible facilities for pupils with disabilities in mainstream schools under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether special schools to be built under the Building Schools for the Future programme will include special schools for (a) primary level,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on how many occasions in the last 12 months a pupil at a state secondary school in England has been found to be in possession of a weapon on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has for improvements to secondary education in Newark.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 482W, if she will make a statement on the progress towards reaching the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the Government's policy is on the teaching of children with special needs in mainstream schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special needs tribunals took place in the last year for which information is available, broken down by local education authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers were assaulted by pupils in each London borough in each year since 2000; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the (a) number and (b) percentage of (i) higher education institutions and (ii) further education colleges that are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she expects a decision to be made on extending full university status to University College Worcester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) physics, (b) mathematics and (c) chemistry departments in universities have closed since 1997.
To ask the Solicitor-General how many requests have been made in the past 12 months for the review of lenient sentences.
To ask the Solicitor-General if he will make a statement on witness care units in Merseyside.
To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions there were in England and Wales for illegal use of ball-bearing guns in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Solicitor-General what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to raise awareness of its measures to tackle domestic violence, with particular reference to Hertfordshire.
To ask the Solicitor General what monitoring he undertakes of the relationship between the granting of special measures in criminal trials and the outcome of trials.
To ask the Solicitor-General what criteria the Law Officers apply in deciding whether to enter a plea of nolle prosequi in the case of a Minister of the Crown prosecuted for a criminal offence.
To ask the Solicitor General what the success rate of prosecutors in securing orders in criminal cases under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has been since their introduction.
To ask the Solicitor General whether the Serious Fraud Office will investigate all cases of foreign bribery that pass through vetting stage.
To ask the Solicitor General (1) if he will list the jurisdictions to which the Serious Fraud Office provides mutual legal assistance with regard to allegations of overseas corruption offences;...
To ask the Solicitor General how many investigations into allegations of overseas corruption the Serious Fraud Office is conducting; and how many allegations are being vetted.
To ask the Solicitor General what action he is taking to ensure that the Serious Fraud Office has appropriate funding to pursue foreign bribery investigations.
To ask the Solicitor General what action he is taking to implement the OECD's recommendation that the Serious Fraud Office's role in leading foreign bribery investigations be confirmed.
To ask the Solicitor-General if he will make a statement on those matters the Department has to take into account and what steps it has to take when it receives a request for extradition from the US.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many trade union learning representatives there are in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether passengers travelling on Eurostar (a) from Waterloo to the continent and (b) from the continent to Waterloo have their baggage...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there were in 2003 and 2004 of employers who employ people illegally resident in this country.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the 42 probation boards in England and Wales will be retained under the National Offender Management Service arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) sexual and (b) other assaults have been committed by the riders of pedicabs or rickshaws in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) adults and (b) young people are held in prisons in Wales; and what the operational capacity is of each prison in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the levels of basic (a) literacy and (b) numeracy among (i) male young offenders, (ii) male adult offenders, (iii) female young...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received on the remuneration of London-based prison staff; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has commissioned regarding rates of reoffending by prisoners who play team sports in prison.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were employed in the Probation Service in each year since 1997 in (a) Essex and (b) Southend.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff in each probation area were on long-term sickness absence on the latest date available, broken down by grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the staff at Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre previously worked at St. John's Centre at Tiffield.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of defendants conditionally discharged for an offence reoffended within the period of discharge.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what response he will make to the review of the use of restraint in secure training centres; and if he will make a statement; (2) if...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what facilities and premises are provided by his Department in St. Albans for the provision of (a) treatment testing and (b) rehabilitation...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many hours on average were spent per week by prisoners at each young offender institution (a) in and (b) out of cells in the last period...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of the Acordis factory in North East Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) departmental press releases and (b) parliamentary (i) written and (ii) oral statements during 1999 referred directly to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many industrial disease claims for deceased miners were submitted in 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims for deceased miners were submitted by more than one party in each year between 2001 and 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry who the individual signatories were to the claims handling agreements of 1999 between his Department and the Union of Democratic Mineworkers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what powers the proposed Consumer Trading and Standards Agency will have to (a) inspect and (b) set targets for local authorities trading...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the timetable is for the establishment of the proposed Consumer Trading and Standards Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the impact of the proposed Consumer Trading and Standards Agency on local authority trading standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what procedures the Export Control Organisation have in place for preventing corruption on defence sales for which it gives a licence; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Export Control Organisation requires companies to sign no-bribery warranties before it will issue a licence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to his answer of 25 May 2005, Official Report, columns 113–44W, in Yorkshire and the Humber, what the distribution of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what research funding has been provided in the last five years by the Medical Research Council for research into the effectiveness of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of trends in(a) personal and (b) corporate insolvencies since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to protect users of internet auction and sales sites from fraud.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many laptop computers have been used by (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department in each year since 1995;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 25 May 2005, Official Report, column 111W, on Nuclear Industry, to the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Harry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which claims handlers have sold miners' compensation claims to solicitors; and what action he is planning to take on this issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the amount of carbon that is released per unit of electricity through the lifecycle of a nuclear power station,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many nuclear transport ships are owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority; and what the specifications of each are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will invite the Competition Commission to investigate the level of car parking charges in force at airports in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when British Nuclear Fuels informed his Department that it planned to send consignments of plutonium to (a) French MOX plutonium nuclear fuel...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has issued guidance to regional development agencies concerning their use of public money.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what budget was available to each regional development agency in England for each of the last three financial years; how much each spent on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of the Royal Mail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of the Solar Grants Programme operated by the Energy Savings Trust; how much funding remains to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list (a) how many and (b) which regional development agencies have given grants towards promoting, setting up or sustaining a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what policy changes have been made in the past year to the UK's application of the Wassenaar Arrangement; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many residents in (a) Amber Valley and (b) Derbyshire are in receipt of (i) incapacity benefit and (ii) industrial injury benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what contingency plans have been made for the transfer of child support functions to the HM Revenue and Customs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when Stephen Brice, reference 1040238581, will have his payments to the Child Support Agency calculated under the new system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the total number of UK citizens claiming incapacity related benefits for each year since 1978–79; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many recipients of incapacity benefit (a) returned to work, (b) died and (c) passed the state pension age in each quarter since 1997;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of incapacity benefit claims were made from people previously registered as unemployed in each year between 1990–91 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff were employed by the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Agency in each of the last five years of its existence, broken down by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the differential between the value of incapacity benefit and its predecessor benefits and unemployment benefit in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which units are designated by his Department to be deployed to Afghanistan during (a) 2005 and (b) 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what (a) discussions and (b) meetings officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in France about possible collaboration on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expected annual savings are from the integration of the Medical Supplies Agency and the Warship Supply Agency into the Defence Logistics...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what average periods of service have been performed by members of the armed forces in the Falklands since 1981.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make representations to his United States counterpart to investigate claims made by former US Marine Jimmy Massey that US coalition forces in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many United Kingdom military personnel were in Iraq on (a) 1 January 2004 and (b) 1 January 2005; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when a decision will be taken on the replacement of Trident; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the (a) Royal Navy, (b) British Army and (c) Royal Air Force have resigned citing poor financial remuneration as their principal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on the establishment of a national data collection system on adult abuse; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the implementation of local alcohol harm reduction strategies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people under the age of 18 were admitted to hospital for alcohol related problems in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received from County Durham and Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority about the role of Alliance Medical in the NHS; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how her Department plans to ensure that quality affordable medicines will be available to people with (a) Alzheimer's and (b) dementia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what procedures are used to encourage patients to report anaesthetic awareness; (2) how many cases of anaesthetic awareness have been recorded in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what the £12 million that has been made available for monitoring the use of antibiotics is being spent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Department has to update the June 2000 Antimicrobial Strategy and Action Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total budget for arm's-length bodies contained within the Department's review of arm's length bodies is for 2005–06; and what this figure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of arrhythmia were treated by (a) the Acute Trust and (b) community trusts, including GP services, in Gloucestershire in the last year for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what training is provided to (a) doctors, (b) nurses and (c) other healthcare professionals in treating and caring for those with autism; and what funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on activity levels at Barnet Chase Farm hospital in (a) the last month and (b) each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what she expects the capacity of the new surgery unit at Chase Farm hospital to be; when she expects it to be operating at, or near to, that capacity;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the financial position of Barnet Chase Farm Hospital Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on standards of cleaning at Barnet hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat role the British Nutrition Foundation has in advising her Department on food and nutrition policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialist nurses there are in Gloucestershire who deal with (a) coronary heart disease and (b) arrhythmia in young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in England were obese (a) in 1997 and (b) in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment her Department has made of the success rate in recent trials of using patients' own stem cells to treat chronic liver disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many civil servants in the Department received faith awareness training in 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what facilities are planned to be provided by (a) new and (b) existing community hospitals; (2) whether newly-built community hospitals will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what her Department's plans are for the expansion of community hospitals over the next five years; (2) what funding has been allocated centrally...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in Coventry South are receiving NHS fully-funded continuing care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the requirements are for NHS health trusts and hospitals to include both a telephone number and an email address on all communications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with disabilities use direct payments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding has been made available for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy in each year since 1997 from (a) the Medical Research Council, (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of whether the creation of the Legal Protection Unit of the Counter Fraud and Security Management Services has increased the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent NHS general practitioners have been employed in each of the last five years in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many out-of-hours general practitioners there are per thousand of the population in (a) the area covered by Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many members of staff of the Healthcare Commission are on zero-hour contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed by the (a) Healthcare Commission and (b) Mental Health Act Commission expressed as (i) headcount and (ii) full-time equivalent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on merging the Healthcare Commission with the Commission for Social Care Inspection; whether this merger will require primary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice her Department has given to local authorities to assist them in monitoring tattoo and piercing parlours to prevent infections, with particular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the reason was for the decision not to pay the same level of compensation to the widows and dependants of those who have died from hepatitis C...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) at what intervals hospital trusts are required to provide her Department with details of cases of clostridium difficile; (2) whether hospital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of supermarket kits designed to counter hospital-based infections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will publish the data collected under the mandatory surveillance scheme for (a) clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea, (b) glycopoptide...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the incidence of MRSA at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the arrangements will be for patient involvement in the London Ambulance Service after the existing patients forum is abolished.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if her Department will commission trials into the use of low-dose naltrexone for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment she has made of the implementation of the National Service Framework for Older People milestone for (a) annual medicine reviews for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on national standards for (a) prosthetic, (b) orthotic and (c) wheelchair services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) overall budget and (b) budget for each constituent body is for the NHS Business Services Authority; whether there will be any reduction in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many responses to the Department's consultation on access to relevant documents, records and data to counter NHS fraud raised concerns that the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government are taking to encourage people suffering from obesity to lose weight, with particular reference to those in disadvantaged areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research her Department commissioned into the presence and spread of the strains of staphylococcus aureus with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps her Department is taking to make medical practitioners aware of the symptoms of infections with staphylococcus aureus with Panton-Valentine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated in hospital for injuries resulting from accidents which occurred while they were passengers in pedicabs and rickshaws in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of staff in her Department have received training on the general and specific duties of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements are in place to ensure that bodies within the responsibility of her Department comply with the requirements of the Race Relations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans she has to make the Quality and Outcomes Framework indicator for medication reviews for repeat prescriptions available to (a) hon....
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued to NHS organisations on the length of cycles for which repeat prescriptions should operate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of rheumatologists are unable to prescribe anti-TNFa therapy to rheumatoid patients they identify as being suitable for such treatment in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of rheumatologists are unable to prescribe anti-TNFa treatments for (a) psoriatic arthritis and (b) ankylosing spondylitis in accordance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health by how much the contract price for the new South Birmingham Hospital has changed since the initial budgets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors who trained in the UK are working in developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the frequency and level of bacterial contamination found in (a) bottled and (b) tap water; and what assessment she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans his Department have in place for repatriating UK citizens stranded abroad in the event of a major scheduled airline...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Government of Azerbaijan regarding the arrest and detention of Mrs.Almas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the status of terrorist suspects held on military bases in Diego Garcia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is his policy that the creation of a European Armaments Agency, as proposed in the Treaty Establishing a Constitution...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress in the search for Bosnian war-crime suspects, with particular reference to (a) Radovan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress in the search for the Croation war-crimes suspect General Ante Gotovina.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what instructions he has given his diplomatic representatives in relation to contacts with Hamas in the West Bank and Gaza; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs what advice his Department gives to those travelling overseas about the dangers of contracting (a) hepatitis C and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to (a) the Indian Government and (b) the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh concerning the recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to (a) the Indian Government and (b) the Chief Minister of Gujarat concerning the continuing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreignand Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to conduct an inquiry into the Iraqi Oil for Food programme, with specific reference to British involvement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Volcker investigations; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Israel regarding the future of the Separation Wall.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on (a) the Israeli separation wall, (b) Israel's plans to build houses in the E1 corridor and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts from (a) the US, (b) Russia and (c) the EU regarding the Middle East...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of the Middle East peace process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent (a) discussions and (b) meetings (i) he and (ii) his staff have had with (A) Israeli and (B) Palestinian representatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to host another conference in London on the Middle East peace process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority on its decision to re-introduce the death penalty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials in his Department received honours in the recent Queen's Birthday Honours List; and at what rank of honour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government have made to the Russian authorities about the auction of Yuganskneftegaz.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of changes in the (a) economy, (b) constitution and (c) media in Ukraine since Viktor Yushchenko...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the visa of Knanittha Srihonthaen will be approved.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when a code of practice on access to information held by cross border implementation bodies is expected to be adopted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when the review of the Dogs Order (a) began and (b) ended; how many meetings of the review group were held; and who the members of the review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the growth of the Northern Ireland economy in 2004; and what his estimate is for 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what efficiency savings he expects education and library boards in Northern Ireland to make in the 2005–06 financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what use has been made of the expenditure allocated in September 2003 to bring about a 10 per cent. reduction in electricity prices to business...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of employee jobs in Northern Ireland in (a) the private sector, (b) the public sector and (c) in total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what plans he has to review the size and composition of boards of governors at further and higher education colleges in Northern Ireland;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the adequacy of systems of university governance within Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the rate of growth of total industrial production in Northern Ireland was in 2004; and what his estimate is of such growth in 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs there were in the manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland at 31 March of each year from 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for NorthernIreland what progress has been made on the implementation of the Government's Money Advice strategy for Northern Ireland; how much has been allocated so...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average length of time taken by the Planning Appeals Commission to process planning appeals in Northern Ireland was in the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the conclusions of the Equality Impact Assessment are on the impact of reforming domestic rates into a capital value system on (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps Invest Northern Ireland is taking to attract inward investment for the former TK-ECC factory site; and if he will make a statement.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many nights the Deputy Prime Minister has spent at his official country residence, Dorneywood, in each of the past seven years; and what are the terms of the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will increase the funds available to the Immigration Advisory Service, particularly in relation to asylum applicants.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the anticipated running costs of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority; and how much funding has been earmarked for its first year of operation.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations (S.I. 2005/717) could have been made under the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether polymerase chain reaction testing is considered to be unsuitable for the detection of bovine tuberculosis in badgers; and, if so, whether this applies to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Crossrail hybrid Bill procedure paper posted on the Department for Transport's website on 2 June. (a) why they consider Crossrail to be a project of...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will provide details of the tax exemptions required by the International Olympic Committee's host city contract; and whether, in the event of a...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How often the International Sports Committee, as identified in Game Plan, has met in the past three years; which organisations attended each meeting; and what...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will hold talks, in the aftermath of the closure of the New York non-proliferation treaty conference, with the other original signatory nuclear powers...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which department has responsibility for coordinating the follow-up to the Commission for Africa report.
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