To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the recent meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Environment,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the statement by the hon. Member for Scunthorpe on 29 June 2005, Official Report, column 1376, what assessment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to publish the Central Science Laboratory's cormorant population model; and whether the model will be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the value of rod licence sales has been in each region in England and Wales since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the future of the livestock industry, with specific reference to the cattle disease...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion disposable nappies represented of total municipal solid waste in the last year for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much public money has been spent on reusable nappy schemes in the last five years, broken down by (a) scheme and (b) amount.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) for how long she expects funding to continue for reusable nappies as part of the WRAP Real Nappy Programme; (2) how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many tonnes of disposable nappy waste have been diverted by WRAP's Real Nappy Programme to date; how this figure was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if her Department will take steps to encourage the (a) reduction, (b) re-use and (c) recycling of plastic carrier bags.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate the Government have made of the effect of a public smoking ban on cigarette litter in the streets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to educate the public on the role of energy from waste combustion as part of the Waste Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects the 10 demonstration plants to encourage new technologies to treat biodegradable municipal waste will begin...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what mechanism is used to monitor compliance by EU member states with the (a) 2006, (b) 2009 and (c) 2016 biodegradable...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the performance of (a) the Government, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) the waste...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government support the use of mechanical biological treatment as part of the Waste Strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what measures the Government are taking to prevent the accumulation of fats, oil and grease in the sewerage system; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her timetable is for producing a database of zoo licences in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2005, Official Report, column 1658W, on swimming pools, how many of the swimming pools mentioned were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what costs (a) have been and (b) are expected to be incurred in strengthening bridges by (i)the Highways Agency, (ii) Railtrack and (iii) local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the likely cost of the Crossrail project; what assessment has been made of the cost-effectiveness of the project; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the British lorry and commercial vehicle fleet is powered by diesel fuel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2005, Official Report, column 668W, how many (a) passes and (b) failures of motor car driving tests there were in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of (a) private vehicles and (b) commercial vehicles are adapted to run on LPG fuel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what caused the disruption that led to an increase in flights leaving London Heathrow between 23.30 and 06.00 on the night of (a) 29 June and (b) 19...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the review of train services across the Northern train franchise region will be completed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) expected cost when first submitted for approval and (b) most recently-estimated or final cost is of each road scheme (i) in the Targeted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money has been collected in fines from motorists as a result of the speed camera at the southern end of the M11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speed cameras are planned for each side of the A102 between the A11 and the A13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the locations of the speed cameras on both sides of the (a) A13 and (b) A127 between the M25 and Southend; and if he will list the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will (a) extend the deadline for replacement of V5 registration certificates and (b) publicise the need for replacement licences through...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of vehicle owners who should have applied for the new V5C licence have not done so.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will arrange for people whose vehicles which have been off the road since before Statutory Off Road Notification was introduced, and are exempted...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what use the Valuation Office Agency made of private sector firms during the council tax revaluation in Wales.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the companies from which his Department has purchased goods and services of a total value above £1 million in each of the last three...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average weekly earnings is of a (a) male and (b) female full-time worker in (i) Tees Valley and (ii)the UK in the last period for which figures are...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action the UK Government have taken (a) to detect animal feed shipments contaminated with the unapproved BX10 variety of GM maize, (b) to prevent such...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of households in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland, broken down by Government Office Region.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he (a) has taken and (b) proposes to take to ensure that the provisions of the Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) (Elected...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many days the Department has lost due to sickness in the past five years for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will change the method by which deaths are recorded in order to identify deaths caused by sudden adult death syndrome; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of his staff have been (a) dismissed and (b) moved to other jobs as a result of their responsibility for the problems surrounding the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many tax credit awards were made to people with incomes in excess of (a) £50,000, (b) £52,500, (c) £55,000 and (d) £57,500 in (i)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the largest overpayment in a single year to one recipient under the tax credit system was.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many awards of (a) children's tax credit, (b) working families tax credit and (c) disabled person's tax credit were made in 2002–03; and what the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2005, Official Report, column 699W, on travel concessions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what role the Valuation Office Agency plays in the assessment of rateable values for water rates.

To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions there have been for breaches of antisocial behaviour orders since their introduction.

To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions for breaches of antisocial behaviour orders the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in (a) Wirral South and (b) Merseyside.

To ask the Solicitor-General what the timetable is for the Serious Fraud Office completing its investigations into the allegations of corruption with respect to the sale of Alvis vehicles to...

To ask the Solicitor-General what steps he is taking to expedite decision-making within the Crown Prosecution Service.

To ask the Solicitor-General what percentage of cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service were not proceeded with because of the unwillingness of witnesses to give evidence in each of the...

To ask the Solicitor-General if he will take steps to ensure that letters from the Crown Prosecution Service explaining the discontinuance of a criminal prosecution are written in clear...

To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to the answer of 27 June, Official Report, column 1180W, on Iraq, whether the Government gave permission for the Butler Review to disclose that the Attorney...

To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to his Answer of 7 June 2005, Official Report, column 456W, on theft, how many young people subject to the diversion scheme did not re-offend in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment the Government have made of Burundi's and Rwanda's violations of their obligations under international...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of reports that large-scale arms deliveries from Eastern Europe and the Balkans continue to be made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action has been taken by his Department to stem the flow of arms to the Great Lakes Region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of reports that British-based firms have been involved in delivering arms to the Great Lakes Region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the operation of the arms embargo in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will reply to the letter dated 12 May from the hon. Member forBanff and Buchan regarding the subject of sex tourism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of comparative levels of corruption within African Governments; whether a grading system...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his policy towards the Ethiopian Government in the context of the latest elections.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions have taken place with his EU counterparts regarding the future of the EU3 negotiations with Iran on its nuclear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when and for what reason his Department last decided to close the embassy in Madagascar; and when and for what reason it was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures the Government are taking to ensure the full implementation of the (a) Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the decision of the EU to appoint a special representative to the Sudan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the weekly level of fatalities in southern Sudan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what his latest assessment is of (a) the economic strength of the Northamptonshire footwear manufacturing industry and (b) the competitive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to ensure that mail is delivered to the correct address by the Royal Mail; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many telephone boxes he expects to be available in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) adults and (b) children in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire NHS primary care trust have been recorded as suffering from asthma in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had regarding the anticipated overspend of Bedford Hospital NHS Trust; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many incidents of violence were recorded against NHS staff in Bedford Hospital NHS Trust in each year since 1997; and how many people were prosecuted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are employed by the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire strategic health authority; and in what roles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether she has developed booking criteria for admission to birth centres; (2) if she will commission research into the effectiveness of birth centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inspections of care homes have been carried out in London in each year since 1997; how many were announced; how many were unannounced; and how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many registered dentists were practising in the (a) County of Bedfordshire and (b) constituency of Mid-Bedfordshire in each year since 1997; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the adequacy of provision of NHS dentists in Bournemouth East.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are being put in place to increase the provision of NHS dentistry in Peterborough constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many drug rehabilitation places are available for residents within the county of Bedfordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many times the Government have consulted on end of life decision-making since 1997; (2) how many times her Department has consulted (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will seek to introduce legislation requiring a parent or guardian to sign the consent form for general anaesthetic for a minor.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons the recent vacancy for the post of chief executive at the Hampshire and Isle of Wight strategic health authority was not publicly advertised.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health to which health trusts she has recently written in relation to (a) performance and (b) financial position; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation sub-group on hepatitis B has made recommendations on universal vaccination for hepatitis B.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospital building schemes are planned to start construction in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the implications of initiatives to achieve greater throughput of patients on wards and in units for the spread of MRSA and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which hospitals will be available to patients in Hendon to choose from when patient choice becomes operational; for which forms of treatment; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of (a) the cost and (b) merits of checking the biometric identities of individuals accessing health services; and what her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many infection control teams have dedicated budgets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2005, Official Report, column 104W, on Infection Surveillance Data, if she will order an independent inquiry into the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate she has made of the number of women who have suffered a stroke following IVF treatment; and if she will make a statement; (2) if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the procedures for locum doctor registration.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of people (i) admitted to and (ii) discharged from hospital who were malnourished ineach...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on mental health services for teenagers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of MRSA there were in the Mid Essex Hospital Trust area in each of the last five years for which statistics are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the (a) Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge Strategic Health Authority, (b) Suffolk West Primary Care Trustand (c) West Suffolk Hospitals Trust first...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the (a) NHS trusts and (b) primary care trusts to whom she has recently written about their financial performance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been allocated for the improvement and renovation of nursing homes in the Southend West constituency in 2005–06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will publish part two of the Taskforce on Medicine Partnership's evaluation of Room for Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vacancies there were for physiotherapists in England and Wales in 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women aged (a) 14 to 16 years, (b) 17 to 21 years, (c) 22 to 24 years, (d) 25 to 30 years, (e) 31 to 35 years and (f) 36 to 40 years have died...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health under what statutory powers (a) money is provided by her Department for the development of primary care premises in Sandown, Isle of Wight, (b) decisions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to involve pharmacists in developing and providing accredited training for care staff in residential and nursing homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to promote the equal status and rights of people with disabilities, including the right to life.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effect of pollution sufficient to trigger a smog warning on the respiratory system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the cost to the Department of the Social Care Institute for Excellence in each year since its inception; and what assessment she has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health in respect of (a) each primary care trust and (b) for England, what the average waiting time was between (i) a child and (ii) an adult being referred for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many small round structured virus outbreaks were reported to the Health Protection Agency in each year since 2000.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will list the companies from which her Department has purchased goods and services of a total value above £1...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many full-time equivalents have worked for the Department for each of the last five financial years for which figures are...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will ensure that English wine is made available at dinners, receptions and parties she hosts at which hospitality...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the role of the internet during the 2005 general election.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many of the newly appointed lay magistrates in Northern Ireland have been involved in (a) more than 10 cases, (b) more than...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many convictions for postal ballot fraud there have been in each constituency in the UK for each of the past 10years,...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many days the Department has lost due to sickness for each of the last five financial years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under what circumstances an equality impact assessment would not be conducted when (a) new policies and practices are introduced and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects to announce the conclusions of the research programme tasked with ascertaining the necessary vision standards for new Police...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what criteria were used by his Department when deciding on the closure of rural police stations; and what public consultation had been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many press officers each Department employed in each year since 1999; and what the cost was in each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what quantifiable validity or reliability indices have been used on (a) the 11-plus transfer test and (b) the proposed pupil profile; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he expects to reply to the letter to him dated 1 June from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr.Michael...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with the US Administration regarding the impact of cotton subsidies on African Caribbean Pacific countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his policy is on the level of UK development assistance to Uganda, in the event of a change to the Ugandan constitution to enable...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how evidence is tested prior to the drafting of an acceptable behaviour contract; (2) what sanctions apply in respect of an acceptable...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the (a) Airwave health monitoring study by Imperial College London and (b) the Airwave Patterns of Use Study by the University of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many alcohol-related crimes there have been in (a) the constituency of Mid-Bedfordshire and (b) the county of Bedfordshire since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether any antisocial behaviour orders have been (a) applied for and (b) granted in respect of an individual who uses a wheelchair;...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what evidence his Department has evaluated on the effects of antisocial behaviour orders on individuals with a disability; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in (a) criminal and (b) civil courts in (i) England, (ii) the Teesside region and (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether an individual's physical or mental condition which affects their ability to carry out normal day-to-day actions is taken into account...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to involve local communities in obtaining antisocial behaviour orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how he expects that the civil renewal strategy will impact on applications for antisocial behaviour orders.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new asylum claims following unsuccessful first claims were successful in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) to which destinations in Iraq asylum seekers deported from the UK are sent; (2) what measures are taken to ensure that asylum seekers...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Sudanese asylum seekers have had their cases closed and are awaiting deportation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will list the countries from which asylum claims have been refused on the grounds of the internal flight alternative; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, with particular reference to the prohibition of refoulement of asylum seekers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what inquiries are made in the country of origin about the cases put by asylum seekers against their deportation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether adjudicators in asylum cases are expected to have knowledge or experience of the country from which the asylum seeker they are...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review his decision to exclude Northern Ireland as a destination for asylum seeker dispersal; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the prospects for the safety of (a) Hatem Mohammed Hussain, (b) Bergu Mohammed, (c) Bakery Elzin Mohammed, (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of Sudanese asylum seekers who have returned to the UK after deportation to Khartoum in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers in the United Kingdom are awaiting the result of (a) an initial decision and (b) an appeal.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants have been deported since January 2005 in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date he responded to the letter from Clive Stafford Smith dated 15 May, regarding Omar Deghayes; and if he will place a copy of his...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the proportion of crime in London that was carried out by first time offenders in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people of school age have been placed in custody in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the target is for criminal prosecutions in the year 2005–06.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 4 July 2005, Official Report, column 125W, on the Criminal Records Bureau, what functionality has been added to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many referrals were made to the Hertfordshire probation area regarding (a) drug treatment testing orders and (b) drug rehabilitation...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many prosecutions were made for the offence of being drunk and disorderly in Lancashire in each year between 1985 and 2005; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ensure ministerial scrutiny of any information provided by US authorities when requesting the extradition of a British subject...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will suspend the extradition of any British subjects to the USA under the new US-UK Extradition Treaty 2003 until the US Senate...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of (a) internal and (b) external hacking reported by each department contributing to the Unified Reporting and Alert...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many participants there were in the home detention curfew scheme in each month since its inception; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the proposed identity card scheme requires each citizen to be issued with an unique secret pin number.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many kilobytes of memory capacity the chip within the proposed identity card will contain.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the encrypted data held on identity cards will be protected by a personal identification number.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) sex offenders, (b) drug users, (c) domestic violence offenders and (d) mentally ill persons are being dealt with by the London...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many staff were provided by Premier to West London magistrates court in the week beginning 30 May; and how many they are contracted...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases under (a) section 18 and (b) section 20 of the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861 were brought before the courts in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department when he will reply to questionreference 4785 tabled by the hon. Member for Woking.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for the reorganisation of police forces in England and Wales.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the age profile of Lancashire police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to monitor therecruitment and retention of transsexual police officers.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the projected prison population in England and Wales is in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are receiving treatment for (a) drug abuse and (b) alcohol dependency.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures are in place to help those released from women's prisons to find accommodation and employment when they have no family or...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further discussions he has had with the Jamaican authorities about prisoner transfers since March.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Elmet (Colin Burgon) of 27 June 2005, Official Report, column 1005, on new prisons, if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what size data files are being used to store individuals' entry and biometric records for use with the Immigration and Nationality...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) arrested and (b) successfully prosecuted for (i) kerb-crawling, (ii) prostitution and (iii) running a brothel in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans there are for allowing out of court video taped cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses to be admitted into criminal trials.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been stopped and issued with a Rec. 61 form by Haringey borough police since its inception, broken down by (a) ethnicity...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been raised in fines from speed cameras in the county of Bedfordshire since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many tickets issued following infringements caught on speed cameras have been challenged and upheld in each year since their introduction...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the without-profit cost of one bed for one night in a secure training centre; and what cost, including VAT, is...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total value of the contract with O2 Airwave is to provide a Tetra telecommunications network for the emergency services.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what future performance-related payments are available to O2 Airwave in connection with the contract to provide a Tetra telecommunications...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what sum in fines was imposed in 2003 for sales of alcohol to under 18s.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish details of the arrangement with the Women's Royal Voluntary Service whereby, in return for a reduction in grant aid, the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people of school age (a) found guilty of a crime and (b) placed in custody had a previous history of being in care in (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people of school age have died while in custody in (a) the North East and (b) England in each year since 1997; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people of school age have been placed in custody in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Essex, (c) Greater London and (d)...

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 on (a) education and (b) sport in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individual support orders have been made for 10 to 17-year-olds under the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 since the Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of children released from young offender institutions were provided with accommodation in the last year for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 June 2005, Official Report, columns 990–93W, if he will place in the Library a copy of the work published...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research has been conducted by her Department into the consistency of examination standards in (a) the national tests taken at seven,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to review her policy on special schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received on the Government's 14 to 19 White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills What representations she has received on the Government's 14 to 19 White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the likely effect on funding for an attendance at adult education classes in the Kettering constituency and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to consult young people on the proposals in the Green Paper on youth services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills If she will make a statement on the role of education in schools in combating antisocial behaviour.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of standards of literacy in primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many school leavers are expected to take up apprenticeships in Milton Keynes in 2005–06.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many Dance and Drama Fees and Maintenance Fund awards have been made in the last five years to residents of each of the nations of the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make practical food skills a mandatory part of the national curriculum at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what assessment she has made of the merits of targeting funding to schools or local education authorities with high levels of pupil...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if she will provide guidance to schools on the method of allocation of the extra funding for school meals announced by the Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in Norfolk have requested permission to sell playing fields.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what assessment she has made of the level of violence in schools; what guidance she has provided on this issue to (a) teachers, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of (a) children and (b) teachers who were victims of bullying in schools in (i) London and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost of the early retirement scheme for teachers in secondary schools on grounds of ill-health was in the last eight years in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which items of (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF kit are sourced in China; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of the armed forces' food budget was sourced from UK farmers (a) in 1997 and (b) in the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many 16 and 17-year-old soldiers are serving in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions in each month between July 2001 and February 2002 (a) coalition aircraft and (b) UK aircraft patrolling the southern No-Fly Zone in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of establishing the new Medal Office at RAF Innsworth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many operational Army bases there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will meet Mr. Robert McNamara to discuss the contribution the UK may make to nuclear disarmament and nuclear war proliferation; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on recruiting civilians for the UK regular forces in each quarter since 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) £8,000 golden hellos and (b) other incentives on recruitment to the Scottish infantry regiments...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what definition the Department uses of a caravan for Traveller number counts.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much the Department spent on organising or sponsoring conferences in each of the last five years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total collectable council tax was in each local authority in 2004–05, net of council tax benefit.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister in which Government office building (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Communities and Local Government bases his private office.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2005, Official Report, column 300W, on departmental telecommunications, how many mobile phones have been reported by Ministers as...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what independent assessment has been made of plans for a regional emergency fire control centre in the North West.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what projects English Partnerships have funded in Chorley since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many food providers failed environmental health inspections in the last 12 months in each London borough.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many fire officers have been the victims of offences of violence suffered in the course of their employment in each of the last 20 years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to reduce attacks on fire crews.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will take steps to ensure accurate collection of statistics on the number of attacks against fire crews; (2) what steps he plans to take to ensure...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will take steps to increase the monitoring and evaluation of campaigns and community-based projects with those who have attacked and who may attack fire crews.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps (a) have been taken and (b) are planned to increase the amount of training provided to fire crews for dynamic risk assessment; and what part such...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) short-term and (b) long-term plans he has for (i) continuation and (ii) extension of (A) training of fire crews in dealing with attacks on them and (B)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the timetable is for the implementation of the Firelink Project; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether either of the bidding companies for the Firelink Project provided the basis to proceed to contract following their best and final offer submissions in April.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to make a decision on Firelink.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether regionalisation of fire control centres is dependent on the Firelink project; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many houses have been built in each year since 1995; how many of these houses were subjected to air pressure tests during the course of their construction;...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assurances he is seeking from Pendle borough council before agreeing its proposals to transfer its housing stock.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make it his policy to conduct a public inquiry into the planning application by Kanes Food at Middle Littleton to expand their existing operations.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the Government's policy is on what should constitute a threshold for a key decision made by a local authority.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2005, Official Report, column 1653W, on local government finance, if he will list the local authorities to which the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 27 June 2005, Official Report, column 1313W, on the millennium dome, what discussion he has had with English Partnerships on making the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what criteria were used in making the decision to exempt the installation of mobile phone masts up to 15 m high from the normal planning permission requirements.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the publications issued by his Department in each of the last seven years; and what the (a) circulation, (b) cost and (c) purpose of each was.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the research projects commissioned since the creation of the Department; and what the timetable is for the publication of each piece of research...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the registered social landlords which have broken (a) a rent guarantee made to tenants and (b) Housing Corporation rent guidelines since 1998; and...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the registered social landlords which have been put under supervision by the Housing Corporation; how many homes each is responsible for; and what...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has (a) sought and (b) received from Sutton and East Surrey Water plc regarding its ability to meet the future demand for water supply...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many calls there were to the benefit fraud hotline in each month of the last year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total budget for the benefit fraud hotline was for each year since the service commenced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much fraudulently-claimed benefit was recovered as a result of calls made to the benefit fraud hotline in each year since the service commenced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many convictions have resulted from calls to the benefit fraud hotline in each year since the service started.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the impact of the 16-hour rule on measures to encourage people on benefits to take-up training opportunities;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what definition the Child Support Agency uses of the term sensitive case; how many cases the Sensitive Case Team has dealt with in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how much compensation has been sought from EDS by the Child Support Agency; how much has been received; and on what grounds compensation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people in (a) the UK and (b) St. Albans are still waiting to be moved to assessment under the new Child Support Agency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he was first informed that there would not be enough storage space on the new Child Support IT system for all cases; and what action he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress there has been in agreeing a clear definition of system availability for the new child support system with EDS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans the Government has to reform council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time scale is for dealing with crisis loan applications; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will increase staffing and resources to administer the new centralised system of telephone applications for crisis loans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to his answer of 14 June 2005, Official Report, column 260W on earnings-related pensions, (1) what assumptions he made about (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment has been undertaken of Operation Gangmaster since the introduction of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many claimants have received local housing allowance through pathfinder pilots; and how many of these received the allowance at a protected...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what assessment he has made of whether private sector landlords in the housing benefit pathfinders have reduced the rents which they...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of housing benefit payments have been made direct to landlords in each of the nine pathfinder areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what impact the introduction of the local housing allowances in the housing benefit pathfinders has had on the average length of time taken to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how the Department intends to increase the quality of communication between claimants, landlords and housing benefit offices in the pathfinders...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions why local housing allowances cannot be paid via Post Office card accounts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Department is taking to ensure accountability and impartiality on the part of those who make the final decisions concerning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) notional size and (b) relationship to notional incapacity benefit levels of the proposed rehabilitation support and disability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people aged over 50 years claimed jobseeker's allowance in financial years (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03, (c) 2003–04 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will reply to question reference 5234 tabled by the hon. Member for Monmouth on 14 June.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the reports that (a) have been and (b) are scheduled to be published as part of the evaluation of the Pathways to Work pilots.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the impact of Pension Protection Fund regulations on the incomes of members of schemes affected who have taken...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment has been made of customer service performance at the Swansea Pension Service Centre; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many open days have been held in the last 12 months for staff and volunteers of independent advice services providing assistance to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost has been to public funds of (a) the winter fuel payment, (b) free TV licences for the over 75s, (c) the pension credit and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many state retirement pensioners there are in Wolverhampton, South-East; and what percentage this is of the total electorate in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the Lanark and Hamilton East constituency received a state pension in 2005; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by how much the state pension has risen in each financial year since 1997–98.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the discussions he has had with trade unions on public sector workers' pensions; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much money has been saved in each year since 2001 through starting retirement pension payday on the Monday after a person's birthday rather...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether local housing allowance (a) applies and (b) is planned to apply to regulated tenancies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to encourage (a) unemployed people and (b) people on income support to return to work; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many adjustments of (a) council tax benefit and (b) housing benefit payments have resulted from corrected overpayments of tax credit; and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their definition of academic freedom.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What arrangements are being made to require greater seat space in United Kingdom-registered passenger aircraft in the light of the July 2001 Civil Aviation...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What has been done to fulfil the commitment in Command Paper 5068 of February 2001, responding to the fifth Report of the Select Committee on Science and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are satisfied that the time limit for emergency evacuation of United Kingdom-registered passenger aircraft can continue to be met.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will advise claimants under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme on the uses of personal injury trusts and their establishment.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How they propose to clarify remaining uncertainties about the operation of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme; and how they will ensure that current claimants...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Why they are promoting in the Crossrail Bill compulsory purchase powers over properties situated in conservation areas, that are to be demolished for Crossrail...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the maximum number of Crossrail trains per hour envisaged by the environmental impact assessment and the resulting environmental statement; whether this...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the customs and immigration facilities of cruise ships at Southampton meet international standards; and, if not, what plans they have to impose them.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they take to collect and collate, on a like-for-like basis, information about the defence budgets and expenditure levels of the member states of the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the principal points of difference, in respect of items included and excluded, between the published defence budgets of the United Kingdom, France, the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What proportion the United Kingdom, France and Germany collectively contribute to defence-related expenditure on the part of the European Union; and what these...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What adjustments are required to identify United Kingdom contributions to collective European Union defence-related expenditure on a calendar year basis rather...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they will take to improve the level of seizures of illegal drugs, currently estimated at only 25 per cent of illegal drugs in circulation.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is an overlap of responsibilities and possible conflict between the European Court of Auditors and OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office; and how this...

asked Her Majesty's Government: On how many occasions in the past year for which figures are available a minor attacked firemen while they were putting out a fire in the course of their duties.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether in hardship cases they will remove the cut-off date for applications for payments from the Skipton fund for patients infected with hepatitis C as a result...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What fees are being charged by each local authority for dealing with complaints about high hedges under Part 8 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003.

asked the Chairman of Committees: What estimate can be made of the carbon emissions from the aviation miles accrued by Members of the House and staff on official visits and exchanges.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What their estimate is of the annual cost to public funds of the 375,000 to 500,000 illegal immigrants they estimate to be in Britain; and what would be the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there is a knife culture in England, Scotland or Wales; and, in each year from 2000 to 2004: (a) how many murders or injuries have been the result of a...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Department of Trade and Industry has had any discussions with the devolved administrations, planning authorities, government agencies or commercial...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the United Kingdom-based operation of McKinsey and Company Incorporated is currently carrying out work for any executive non-departmental public body or...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the United Kingdom-based operation of McKinsey and Company Incorporated has carried out any work for the Department of Transport, Local Government and the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many United Kingdom vehicles were recorded in each weight class for each year from 1984.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they keep records of overseas registered vehicles using United Kingdom roads.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many United Kingdom heavy goods vehicles were recorded in each weight class for each year since 1984.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Why Network Rail's borrowing does not appear anywhere in the public accounts.

asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress has been made and future timelines set for obesity initiatives in the Implementation Programme of the White Paper on Public Health, including (a) the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will contribute the tax take from the hypothecated Olympic Lottery Game to fund part of the costs of the London Olympic Games in 2012.

asked the Chairman of Committees: Whether he will review the effectiveness of the maintenance of the telephone system in the Parliamentary Estate by the Parliamentary Communications Directorate;...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the number of half barrier crossings on the high speed rail network; what risk assessment has been undertaken on this type of crossing and what were the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: When they propose to publish their new strategy on combating solvent abuse.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the cost of administering the working tax credit and child tax credit has risen from a cost of £143 million in 2002–03 to £403 million in...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Adonis on 5 July (WA 84), what are the proportion of male and female teachers in all schools in (a) England and Wales;...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Which statutes or regulations entitle the Chancellor of the Exchequer to grant exemption, on a selective one-off basis, from VAT which is normally payable on...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 21 June (WA 167), what is the nature of any existing or past contracts between Doughty Hanson or...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 21 June (WA 167), what representation, either written or verbal, the Department of Trade and...

asked Her Majesty's Government: On how many occasions in the past five years the permanent secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry, or any member of the department's renewables team,...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 21 June (WA 167), whether Mr Nigel Doughty or representatives or employees of Doughty Hanson/LM...