To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government are taking to preserve fish stocks in UK waters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people have been prosecuted for fishing without a licence in London in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was collected in fines from people fishing without a licence in London in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fishing licences have been issued in London in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government are taking to tackle the poaching of fish.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) discussions she has had with and (b) representations she has had from local authorities on the new Environment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to help maintain biodiversity on the Galapagos Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will issue best practice guidelines to local authorities on their duty under S2(1)(a) of the Prevention of Damage by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the responsibilities of (a) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (b) Nirex and (c) nuclear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many meetings officials from her Department have attended with the Environment Agency, Thames Water and the Greater...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the outcome of the 2004 meeting between the European Council and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries on the EU...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the receipts to her Department were from the sale of tallow from animals slaughtered under compulsory schemes in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 443W, on water meter charges, if she will break down those in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps are being taken by HM Revenue and Customs to improve the administration of child tax credit.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the gross domestic product per head was in (a) London, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Cardiff, (d) Glasgow, (e) Belfast, (f) Liverpool, (g) Bristol, (h) Leeds, (i)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the gross disposable household income was in (a) current and (b) real price terms, using 2005 as the base year, for (i) each region, (ii) each country...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of individuals filed their self-assessment returns on time in each of the last five years for which information is available; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received regarding concerns about money laundering through landlords' use of the insurance premium tax system.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the underpayment of (a) direct tax and (b) national insurance contributions in each of the last 10 years for which information...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will extend the 100 per cent. VAT refund on repairs to listed religious buildings and to listed buildings of non-religious and secular significance.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has further to expand the VAT exemption scheme in Northern Ireland to cover all church buildings.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what distribution formula is proposed for the free bus travel scheme for over 60s from April 2006; and what indicative allocations have been set for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of likely container port demand in the UK; (2) what assessment he has made of the change in volume of container...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which local authorities underspent on their road maintenance budgets in the last financial year; and by how much in each case.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 23 May 2005, Official Report, column 9W, on the EU Driver Licensing Committee, when he expects a decision to be taken in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the assumptions used by the Future of Transport White Paper published on 21 March take account of potential future changes in global oil (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the British Airports Authority regarding the proposed third runway for Heathrow; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed (a) third runway and (b) sixth terminal at Heathrow Airport on (i) road, (ii) train and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much central funding Kent county council has received for its roads budget in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research his Department has undertaken into ways of addressing parking shortages in town centres, with particular reference to controlled parking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many complaints his Department received concerning each train operating company in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road bridges there are over railway lines in the Stroud constituency; and how many of these have additional measures of protection.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what authority (a) private contractors, (b) the emergency services and (c) others have to cone off road lanes; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps she is taking to ensure the equal treatment of pregnant women within the workplace.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps the Government are taking to help women returning to work after (a) giving birth and (b) bringing up a family.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs concerning the Council of Europe convention on trafficking...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent discussions she has had with contractors to Government Departments about pay discrimination on gender grounds.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of progress towards the Millennium Development Goal to provide universal primary education in Africa.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the financial impact of the G8 Finance Ministers meeting in June on African countries in the highly...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) if she will ensure that her Department and its contractor Pickfords Records Management make no greater charge per page...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what (a) administrative and (b) legislative steps would need to be taken to ensure that marked registers remain in the custody...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has received from the residents of Braeburn Park, Crayford in respect of the planning applications from FM Conway Dartford; and if he will...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to make a decision on the FM Conway Dartford planning applications.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidance he has issued on the application of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to public areas of (a) local authority and (b) housing association (i)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the net cost change that will ensue from the proposed Regional Fire Control Centre for South East England.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will review the guidance given to local authorities on development in areas at risk from flooding or on a flood plain; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the bodies in Gloucestershire with whom he has discussed plans for local government reorganisation.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans the Government have to allow health concerns to be taken into account during the planning process for mobile phone masts.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what quantity of public recreational open space there was in each London borough in each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he intends to hold a referendum on establishing an elected regional assembly in (a) the North West and (b) Yorkshire and Humber.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will ensure that those areas of the country which are unable to receive digital terrestrial television for technical reasons have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when her Department expects the publication of Ofcom's Review of Electronic Programming Guides; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when her Department expects to publish its consultation on revised criteria for listing buildings; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the outcome was of the recent meeting between the four sport consortiums and her Department to discuss the National Sports Foundation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to her Answers of 24 May 2005, Official Report, column 53W, on the National Sports Foundation, when the Government expects to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what initiatives are (a) in place and (b) planned to meet the Department's public service agreement target to increase participation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what provision there is in the BBC Charter for Ulster Scots programmes in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the value of his Department's equipment (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last five years, broken down by service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Royal Navy ships have visited (a) Gibraltar and (b) Spain since 1 April.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the application of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 to UK service personnel; and what his Department's policy is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many agency medical staff have been employed in Iraq since 1 June 2004; and at what cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the in-service date is for the Joint Combat Aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the recovery of remote-controlled minehunter submarines in respect of (a) retrieval by the Royal Navy and (b) salvage payments to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many remote-controlled minehunter submarines have been lost by the Royal Navy in each year since 1997; and what the cost has been.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hon. Members have requested meetings with him since his appointment; and if he will list those he has met.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his contingency provisions are for each class of naval ship, in the event that any are unexpectedly put out of commission and need replacing; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will arrange a meeting with the hon. Member for North Cornwall and ministerial colleagues from the Department for Transport to discuss the future...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts following the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on 24 May; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements will be made for other service units located at RAF Innsworth following the relocation of Personnel and Training Command to RAF High...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment has been made of the ability of RAF High Wycombe to accommodate Personnel and Training Command staff; and what estimate has been made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 Defence what his plans are for the site at RAF Innsworth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what service units (a) are and (b) are planned to be co-located at RAF Innsworth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the budget is for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary for 2005–06, broken down by (a) cost of running vessels at sea, (b) land based administration, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much the Department has spent on taxis in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he will announce the changes to the Territorial Army under the future army structure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his review of the proposed development at Uglow Farm, Edgworth, is complete.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the makes of car used by (a) governors, (b) ambassadors and (c) consuls; and what his policy is on using...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Government of Israel on the proposed demolition of homes in the el-Bustan area of Silwan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the numeric strength of the Taliban in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Pakistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of (a) investigating the suitability of and (b) the planning process, including the cost of any public inquiries or...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many automatic number plate recognition readers are (a) in place and (b) planned, broken down by police authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were charged with possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs in each London borough in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what communication activities are planned in relation to the policy areas covered by his Department during the UK presidency of the EU; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many referrals of (a) immigration, (b) asylum and (c) naturalisation cases to the immigration and nationality directorate by hon. Members...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the letter of 28 April to the hon. Member for Aylesbury from NCC5 of the managed migration directorate, whether case S1081532 has...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many incidences of "micro" or "pocket" bikes being ridden illegally on-road there have been in each year since 2002; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the progress of the application by Olufemi Ojemuyiwa, reference A1194808, for indefinite leave to stay in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fatalities were caused as a result of the shooting of foxes and ground game at night in each of the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made towards the public service agreement target of increasing voluntary and community activity, including increased...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will provide additional funding to the South Eastern Education and Library Board to enable it to reverse its recent announcement of cuts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety and (b) NHS personnel in the Province have been employed on processing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each Education and Library Board area in Northern Ireland have access to the internet.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in meeting targets for reducing attacks on NHS staff in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress is being made in re-recruiting former nurses to the NHS in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects to be in a position to report on whether parades which (a) took place and (b) will take place on the basis of technically...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals in the Province suffer from each of the forms of porphyria.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pupils were suspended from (a) primary and (b) secondary schools for (i) bullying, (ii) violence towards teaching staff and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on progress on the regional cancer centre becoming fully operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on progress in securing staff to work in the Province's new regional cancer centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the UK's future gas needs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what financial support he made available for the deep coal mine industry in 2004–05; and how much such support he has made available in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the future of nuclear power in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to support new and emerging renewable technologies other than onshore windfarms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent representations he has received on the (a) benefits and (b) disadvantages of wind farms as a renewable energy source; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims of (a) racial discrimination, (b) sexual discrimination, (c) disability discrimination and (d) multiple discrimination have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the potential for job creation from the steps the Government is taking to promote renewable energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the World Trade Organisation on reducing tariffs on exports of hotelware to the USA.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what support the Government is making available for manufacturing industry in (a) the City of Durham and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of average full-time workers' pay in the South West Region in the latest year for which figures are available,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has made to the Coal Authority about its website directing coal health claimants to the Union of Democratic Mineworkers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been paid in total to solicitors for unsuccessful claims under the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and vibration white...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action his Department have taken as a consequence of receiving information about Indiclaim Ltd. and Walker and Co. Claims Management.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much his Department has spent on corporate social responsibility initiatives since January 2003; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what definition of corporate social responsibility his Department uses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which external organisations were involved in the proposal to change the name of his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the overall payment performance was of each Government Department in the last three years for which figures are available; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of his Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the relative external costs per kWh consumed by domestic use of (a) coal, (b) oil, (c) gas, (d) electricity and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2005, Official Report, column 79W, on Export Credits Guarantee Department, when he expects to reach a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2005, Official Report, column 78W, on Export Credits Guarantee Department, when he expects the ECGD Pilot...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures have been agreed in June 2005 to develop a European Space Policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what capacity of combined cycle gas turbines has been contracted for the period 2004–05 to 2010–11; and what percentage he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to protect vulnerable people from loan sharks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cases have been submitted under the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and Vendside agreement for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when his Department expects to agree compensation for miners who were engaged in salvage work at Firbeck colliery for less than six weeks in 1968.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which Ministers from his Department will be attending the Defence Systems and Equipment International Exhibition in September.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received on the winding up of the Connexions Service; and what her responses to those representations have been.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the Department spent on consultants in (a) the last 12 months, (b) 2003–04 and (c) 2004–05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many of her Department's posts (a) have been relocated and (b) are under consideration for relocation from London to the deprived areas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many faith schools have been established in England since 1997; and how many she expects to be established in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will assess the likely effect of the spending priorities set out in the Skills Strategy on the practice of further education...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time students with dependants there were in higher education institutions in England in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the private finance initiative contracts that exist between (a) schools and (b) other education institutions and Jarvis plc.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of looked-after children aged under two years experienced three or more changes of accommodation in the most...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2005, to question ref. 4432, on multiplication facts, whether there is a requirement in the Framework for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many registered (a) nutritionists and (b) dieticians she employs within her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the number of overseas students from EU member states attending university in Coventry South constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many private schools there are in Coventry, South constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assistance she expects the public sector will provide to the work of the School Meals Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in each school in Gloucestershire live in another local authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding is being made available for the expansion of schools provision in Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special needs (a) assistants and (b) teachers there were in London in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what form the Government's audit of special schools will take; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what (a) the total amount of debt incurred by UK students studying at English universities, (b) the mean amount of such debt and (c) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the truancy level has been in each secondary school in the (a) Reading borough council and (b) Wokingham district council local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of undergraduate students in higher education institutions in England were (a) full-time and (b) part-time in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teachers have been victims of offences of violence in the West Chelmsford parliamentary constituency in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government have taken to encourage school nurses to address the needs of young carers.

asked Her Majesty's Government: (a) whether McKinsey and Company Incorporated is currently carrying out any work for the Department for International Development; (b) how many projects the firm...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will withdraw financial support for organisations which co-operate with the Chinese Government's State Family Planning Commission, in the light of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What account they took of genocide in Darfur when they supported the decision of the international community in April 2005, in Oslo, to pledge more than $4 billion...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the 10,000 photographs taken by Mr Brian Steidle, serving with the African Union, of violations of human rights in Darfur and of...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have assessed the validity of work undertaken by the Coalition for International Justice, North Western University and Tufts University in the United...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they agree with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights that the "Janjaweed have operated with total impunity and in close co-ordination with...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of evidence collated by the International Crisis Group that the Government of Sudan are incorporating members of the Janjaweed...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What they have done to implement the United Nations Security Council Resolution of 29 March, to freeze the assets and restrict the travel movements of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What estimate they have made of when the first indictments will be handed down to the 51 names on the International Criminal Court's list of alleged perpetrators...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made to the Arab League about the killing of African Muslims in Darfur.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What they are doing to establish and enforce a no-fly zone over Darfur.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of the number of African Union troops required to secure Darfur; and how many there are at present.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the statement by Jan Egeland, the United Nations Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs, that 10,000 people will die every...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What their view is in relation to the application made by Belarus to the United Nations Sanctions Committee seeking permission to sell arms to Sudan.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether established non-governmental organisations are consulted before export permits are given for military goods to go to developing countries.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they have made in promoting the reform and strengthening the role of the United Nations human rights machinery.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they will make regarding the provision of clean water and sanitation to third world countries at the forthcoming G8 and European Union meetings.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will be provided with assistance from permanent qualified legal advisers in the court's registry.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether each justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will be assisted by his or her own judicial assistant, as in other common law jurisdictions.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have brought to the attention of NATO the recommendations of the National Audit Office report, Assessing and Reporting Military Readiness, on the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether (a) applications for specialist school status, and (b) documents relating to the assessment of specialist school status applications can, under the Freedom...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When details of the latest restructuring of United Kingdom Trade and Investment will be announced; and what the timescale for implementing any changes will be.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What criteria have been employed by United Kingdom Trade and Investment in order to decide which industry sector panels to retain.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether tourism and leisure will be retained as a proactive sector panel within United Kingdom Trade and Investment.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the sport and play industries will continue to be eligible for financial support from United Kingdom Trade and Investment.