To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what plans the Highways Agency has to consult residents affected by the proposed alterations to Northbridge Street in Robertsbridge, East Sussex...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the Highways Agency on plans to consult members of the public affected by the proposed upgrade of the A21...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reason the A42 was closed on 17 August 2005; how long the closure was in force; and upon whose authority the closure was (a) instigated and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will assess the adequacy of security arrangements at all airports for which his Department is responsible to take account of the threat level...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Gateshead East and Washington West constituency, the effects in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to require drivers in their first year of holding a full licence to be subject to (a) compulsory designation and (b) additional speed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the status of the proposed Gloucester Parkways Station is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a map of the flight paths that would be used by aircraft should the proposed third runway be built at Heathrow airport.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to introduce minimum speed limits on (a) trunk roads and (b) motorways.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department last reviewed the regulations relating to motorway service station areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on off-road cycling; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the process by which power was transferred from the police to local authorities following the decriminalisation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road (a) accidents and (b) fatalities there have been on the (i) A59 and (ii) M6 in Lancashire in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) mobile and (b) fixed speed cameras in reducing speeding in North Shropshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what impact (a) mobile and (b) fixed speed cameras have had on road accidents in West Mercia since they were introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the annual running costs were of the West Mercia Safety Camera Partnership for each year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to what budget the funds raised by speeding fines not spent on running the West Mercia Safety Camera Partnership were applied in each of the years for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of the fines imposed by the West Mercia Safety Camera Partnership were for repeat offenders in the years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was raised in fines by the West Mercia Safety Camera Partnership by (a) mobile speed cameras, (b) fixed speed cameras and (c) in total in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will make a statement on the Supertram scheme in Leeds by the end of October; and for what reasons his Department has not made an...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many staff are employed by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; (2) what the budget is for the Parliamentary and Health...

To ask the Prime Minister if he will raise the issues of Tibet and human rights abuses with the Chinese President during his state visit in November.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to introduce the Animal Welfare Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what qualifications animal welfare inspectors will be required to have in order to carry out their duties under the Animal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment has been made of the possible timescale for avian influenza spreading (a) through Continental Europe and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether each animal health office has appointed specialist vets among the State Veterinary Service to deal with potential...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Department plans to spend on avian influenza research in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish the advice offered by her Department to owners of equine animals which travel abroad with regard to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the allocation of individual carbon allowances in order to help the UK meet Kyoto targets for carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Minister for Nature, Conservation and Fisheries will reply to the letter from the Member for Banff and Buchan dated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will fund a study of trends in the number of cuttlefish off the South Devon coast and the causes of changes in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the operation of the Fallen Stock Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on how the fallen stock scheme has performed since its inception, with particular reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to her answer of 6 July 2005, Official Report, column 418W, on fly-tipping, if she will provide the most recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to ensure that food imports meet animal welfare standards imposed in the UK; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to monitor the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Brazil; and what plans she has to restrict the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action she has taken in response to the recent foot and mouth outbreak in Brazil.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the safety of beef from Brazil, with particular reference to the incidence of foot and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the risk of re-introduction of foot and mouth disease arising from the importation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will commission independent scientific research into the welfare impact of the use of battery cages to house game...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received on improving greyhound welfare standards at non-National Greyhound Racing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate she has made of the number of greyhounds, retired from racing, which are (a) homed and (b) destroyed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of costs resulting from the illegal dumping of hazardous waste in Essex in the last period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what criteria apply when a local authority is considering a private finance initiative response to cope with landfill...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the potential health and safety issues raised by legal meat imports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in how many countries which export beef to the UK foot and mouth has been reported.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many air miles were accrued through ministerial travel in her Department in 2004–05, broken down by Minister; how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the merits of a plastic bag tax; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much Government funding has been allocated to (a) local authorities and (b) the Waste and Resources Action...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to assist small and medium-sized enterprises to identify appropriate recycling services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will seek an amendment to the Waste Incineration Directive to allow rendered animal tallow to continue to be used as a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in what species of animals TB has been found; and in what year it was first identified in each species.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the proportion of badger setts in which tuberculosis is present; and what steps she is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the known wildlife reservoirs of bovine TB; and which are the subject of Government-commissioned research...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on cattle to cattle transfer of bovine TB.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will order the cull of badgers with bovine TB; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent evidence she has evaluated on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis amongst the badger population of the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what further action she plans to take to counter the spread of tuberculosis in cattle; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what percentage of controlled non-municipal waste in England and Wales was classified as recyclable in each year since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if the Government will introduce a zero waste policy as a long-term goal of its waste strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2005, Official Report, column 474W, on whaling, how meat from whales killed under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the Government's policy is on the anti-dumping legislation on polythene bags being proposed by the European Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what arrangements there are for the review of security at the Dounreay Atomic Energy Research Centre.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what awards his Department has sponsored in the last 12 months; what the value was of each; and how many entries were received for each award.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will assess the effects of introducing a ban on below-cost retail selling; and what assessment he has made of the extent of such bans in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures he is taking to ensure the continuity of grants for both sections of the Clear Skies Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to replace the grant scheme for clear skies and photovoltaics when they come to an end.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will seek to introduce a statutory duty on company directors (a) to consider, (b) report on and (c) to mitigate negative impacts which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received on allowing stakeholders a means of redress when companies have had a negative impact on communities or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what his Department's total spending on management consultants has been in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) publications and (b) surveys his Department has published in each year since 1997; and how many copies of these publications have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what cost benefit analysis is undertaken by his Department prior to commissioning publications and surveys; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the secondees (a) working and (b) who have worked during the last 12 months in his Department; and which organisation each has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the rates of employee absence in his Department have been in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what training in (a) literacy and (b) numeracy is offered to employees of his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the fuel efficiency is of each make and model of vehicle (a) owned and (b) leased by his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps have been taken to meet his Department's commitment in the Energy White paper to make maximum use of new vehicles and fuels in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Department is taking to increase the accessibility of markets in the UK to trade from developing countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions he has had with EU colleagues on diesel prices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the costs which may be incurred by local authorities as a result of the change in the timescale for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the effects of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on the investment intentions of the electricity generating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received regarding the effects of the Emissions Trading Scheme on the investment intentions of the electricity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken (a) to improve resource efficiency and (b) to reduce waste and harmful emissions across business sectors, with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being taken by the Government to help energy-intensive small to medium-sized companies tackle rising energy prices.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much money the Government have spent on promoting the use of (a) wind power, (b) solar power, (c) hydro power and (d) nuclear power in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the contractors based in other EU member states that are providing services to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for what amount he is budgeting to cover possible liability for costs (a) for his Department and (b) for those for whom his Department has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list recent export licence applications in respect of arms sales to Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department's methodology for allocating carbon allowances for phase II of the EU emissions trading scheme treats new-build Fire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many dealer-to-dealer licences have been issued to registered firearms dealers since 6 December 1996.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many households there were in each Government office region in each of the last five years; and how many of these were living in fuel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of gas imported to the UK he estimates will come from Norway in (a) 2010, (b) 2015 and (c) 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made, in terms of (a) headcount reductions and (b) cost savings, in achieving the efficiency objectives set for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry who in the Department has been made responsible for achieving the efficiency objectives set for the Department by the Gershon review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the change in home heating costs in each year since 2000–01; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding allocations under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme begin in April 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when grant funding allocations under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme will begin; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which five management consultancies received the highest value of contracts awarded by his Department in each of the last three years; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the efficiency of Capita as the agents for delivery of the compensation for widows and families of deceased miners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been paid to Vendside employees for attending meetings with his Department since January 1999, in allowances and travel expenses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many coal health claims have been mediated by the Law Society since 2003; (2) which cases in relation to which complaints have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the consequences of Vendside Ltd. dropping beat knee claims for compensation from the Government.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many companies have been found to be paying their employees below the minimum wage in each year since its introduction; and what penalties...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what mechanisms are in place to monitor whether companies are paying their employees below the minimum wage.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what meetings (a) he and (b) his departmental officials have had with (i) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) and (ii) the nuclear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on purchasing strategies for oil for intensive users of energy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what large-scale redundancies have occurred in North Staffordshire over the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of support and funding for the UK's renewable energy industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what grant funding for (a) solar thermal, (b) biomass, (c) solar photovolatics and (d) other renewable energy technologies his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the installation level of solar photovoltaics in the UK was in 2004; and what assessment he has made of the levels on other countries...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps his Department is taking to encourage private sector investment in (a) solar thermal, (b) solar photovolatics and (c) other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment his Department made of the impact on (a) jobs and (b) investment in micro-renewables of the decision to end the (i) Clear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when funding allocations under the solar PV Major Demonstration Programme will cease; when allocations under the proposed Low Carbon Buildings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether secondees to his Department are subject to Civil Service rules; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what procedures are in place in his Department to manage conflicts of interests that may arise from secondments from industry to his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what procedures are in place to ensure suitable supervision of secondees takes place by permanent members of staff with the Department; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with power companies on the retrofitting of solar power to existing buildings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what measures are planned for new advice for consumers within the framework of the Government's sustainable development strategy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment has been made of progress towards implementation of measures outlined in the last departmental sustainable development action...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to publish the next departmental sustainable development action plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the opportunities during the UK presidency of the European Union to improve the transparency and accountability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Government will renegotiate the trade negotiation mandate of the European Commission in its presidency of the European Union; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what cost-benefit analysis was undertaken for the recently launched UK Trade and Investment South West Forum for China Forum website.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what co-ordination takes place with UK Trade and Investment to ensure that best practice is shared between different regional websites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many net units of electricity were exported to the grid by each operational wind farm in the United Kingdom in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the delivery schedule is for the Astute submarine; and what the (a) cost and (b) payment terms per unit are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent by his Department in each of the past five years on (a) running costs and (b) capital costs at AWE Aldermaston.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the British strategic nuclear deterrent could be (a) targeted and (b) used without United States approval (i) at present and (ii) under plans for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence at what stage in the current Parliament he expects to announce (a) whether the strategic nuclear deterrent will be replaced and (b) what type of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he expects the Chinook Mark 3 helicopter, including the six aircraft delivered to the UK during 2001–02, to enter service before the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the airworthiness review of the Chinook HC2 helicopter was conducted; and if he will place a copy of the review in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) expected withdrawal from service date and (b) possible total life expectancy of the remaining CVR(T) vehicles including the Saxon are; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many visits have been made by his Department's personnel to the sub-contractors for the cut and sew contracts in China since the contract was awarded.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many garments in each of the categories of the cut and sew contract were scheduled to be delivered in the first year of the contract; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of investigations into the deaths of (a) Captain Ken Masters and (b) Staff Sergeant Denise Rose.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many defence contracts worth over £10 million his Department has awarded to (a) EU, (b) British and (c) United States firms in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what inoculations are (a) necessary and (b) recommended for armed forces personnel before being deployed to Iraq; what the cost of each inoculation is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of whether the armour-piercing improvised explosive devices being used against British forces in south-eastern Iraq...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the present rules of engagement of UK forces and special forces in Iraq permit forces to operate over the border with Iran.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the MAN trucks procured under the latest army truck contract will be suitable for (a) all weather conditions and (b) all geographical regions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on maintenance of the UK's nuclear weapons in 2004–05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will seek to enable (a) debate and (b) votes in the House on allowing British bases to host US nuclear missiles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what disciplinary steps have been taken in response to the conviction of Fusilier Oliver Devoti for grievous bodily harm in Belfast on 16 September.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much it cost to store nuclear missiles for the Trident fleet in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) delivery schedule, (b) cost per vessel unit, (c) cost of weapon systems per unit and (d) payment terms per unit is for the Type 45 destroyer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research he has commissioned on the upgrading of the Vanguard Class submarine; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects the Swan Hunter-built vessel Largs Bay (a) to be completed, (b) to be ready for sea trials and (c) to enter service.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to remove the VAT from condoms; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated revenue was from VAT on condoms in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people worked for HM Customs and Excise in Northern Ireland in each year between 1998 and 2004.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek to put in place a permanent dog detector deployment for Customs and Excise in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how long each deployment of a detector dog team lasted in Northern Ireland since April 2004; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much energy has been consumed by his Department in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on energy in each year.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Gateshead, East and Washington, West constituency, the effects in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of direct taxation was paid by women in the last period for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of employees were in the (a) public sector and (b) private sector, on the latest date for which figures are available, broken down by region.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to have completed the review of the Enterprise Management Initiative policy; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many exotic birds have been imported into Northern Ireland in each of the last two years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much VAT was collected from the sale of fuel oil in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people paid income tax in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion claimed tax relief for pension contributions;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the cost of introducing a marginal rate of inheritance tax of 20 per cent. on estates valued above the zero-rate threshold and at less...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what research his Department has commissioned into the effect on inheritance tax avoidance of reducing the rate of the tax; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to provide incentives to the UK manufacturing sector through the tax system.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to encourage investment in research and development in the manufacturing sector.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on financial measures to assist (a) the manufacturing sector and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2005, Official Report, column 79W, on marginal deduction rates, what estimate he has made of the total cost of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of allowing tax free lump sums to be taken from pension funds on retirement; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much businesses have received under the research and development tax credits scheme in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland in each year since they were introduced.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department is on target (a) to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1 per cent., (b) to recycle or recover 50 to 60 per cent. of waste and (c) to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer hat plans for energy reduction have been put in place in his Department since the publication of the Sustainable Development Report and Action Plan 2005.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures came into effect which allowed tax credit helpline staff to track individual cases in the system.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of new tax credit (a) claims, (b) renewals and (c) changes of circumstance were processed accurately in (i) 2002–03, (ii)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a draft of the new Tax Credit Award Notices to be sent out from April 2006; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons his estimate of tax credit overpayments in 2003–04 has risen to £2.2 billion; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many cases tax credit claimants have been incorrectly (a) awarded and (b) paid the severe disability element of working tax credits due to their...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been overpaid to tax credit recipients in Hemel Hempstead constituency in 2004–05.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been overpaid to tax credit recipients in the Kettering constituency in each year since tax credits were introduced; and how many tax credit...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claimants have made incorrect claims for (a) working tax credits and (b) child tax credits in the Kettering constituency since these tax credits...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the savings that will result from the phasing out of payment of tax credits through employers; and how many people will be affected.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of taxation on the competitiveness of British businesses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of youth unemployment has been in (a) Tamworth constituency, (b) Staffordshire, (c) the West Midlands and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenues his Department expects to receive from North sea oil for (a) 2005–06 and (b) 2006–07.

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many lights in (a) offices and (b) public spaces on the parliamentary estate are activated by motion...

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission whether the Parliamentary Information Management System search engine is to be made available to the public on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of the Child Support Agency about the Agency's strategic plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations he has received on discrimination against older workers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many mentally ill people there are on incapacity benefit; and how many unemployed people there are on jobseeker's allowance; (2) how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in Gravesham who have experienced increases in their council taxes since 1977 who are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what training needs have been identified for staff in Customer Management System on proposed changes to disability benefits; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has for reform of incapacity benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to publish further research on women and pensions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions he has had with the Pension Commission on pensions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the responsibilities of his Department in relation to public sector pensions reform.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he is planning to have with the Minister for Women about women's pensions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what percentage of (a) copying paper and (b) paper for printed publications used by the Department in (i) 2003–04 and (ii) 2004–05 was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what targets he has for improving energy efficiency in his Department; and how he intends to achieve these targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much energy has been consumed by her Department in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on energy in each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on rebranding her Department and related agencies since 2003–04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many consultants for which her Department is responsible employed in (a) museums, (b) historic palaces, (c) parks, (d) galleries and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average cost per household of switching to digital television.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on advertising and promotion of the switch from analogue to digital services in each of the last five years for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimates her Department has made of the number of licensed premises in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Cardiff whose applications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance she has issued to local authorities on dealing with applications for premises licences for open arenas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on whether councils may publicise licensing applications made under the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether she plans to use statistics on incidents on or in the vicinity of licensed premises that result in (a) crimes or violence...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many compulsory purchase orders the Government expects to make for land to be used for the 2012 Olympic Games sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she plans to publish the funding plan for the Olympics agreed by the Government, the Lottery regulator and the Lottery operator.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Department has spent on external media relations in each month of the last year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many employees of Ofcom earn £100,000 or more a year; and what the job title is of each.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions her Department has had since May with the European Commission on deciding the structure of Premier League television...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the effect on local communities of art displayed in public places.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on Royal Mail's planned auction of the Rosewall Sculpture.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussion she has had with the chairman of the Royal Mail Group plc regarding the auction of the Rosewall Sculpture.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the contribution of the public display of the Rosewall Sculpture in Chesterfield toward meeting her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will take steps to prevent Royal Mail's sale of the Rosewall Sculpture and its permanent departure from Chesterfield.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assistance her Department gives to the Special Olympic Movement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many 24-hour licences have been (a) granted and (b) refused to supermarkets since implementation of the Licensing Act 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what account of sustainable development her Department requires to be taken by its (a) executive agencies, (b) advisory non-departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he supports the findings of the recent Havel report proposing United Nations Security Council intervention in Burma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Burma; (2) what steps he is taking to encourage the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received from the Colombian Government on the case of the three IRA members who were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress made at the EU China Human Rights Dialogue meeting held in Beijing on 24 October.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has held with the European Commission regarding Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government provide funding for (a) the establishment of and (b) attendance at Madrasses in Moslem countries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to (a) the US and (b) the EU to remove the Mujahadin-e-Khalk (PMOI) from its list of debarred...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has been informed of potential (a) curtailment and (b) disruption of BBC World Service broadcasts in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures the United Kingdom plans to propose within the context of the European Union against the proliferation of weapons...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is his Department's policy that there should be a specific budget line on non-proliferation and disarmament in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans his Department has to ensure that the European Commission continues to meet all its obligations under the Global...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of the estimated costs of the Prince of Wales's next visit to the United States is expected to be met from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Minister plans to attend the launch of the Pilot Project Study on Weapons of Mass Destruction produced by the Stockholm...

To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners how many residential housing units the Commissioners have sold in the last five years; and how many units are being...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library the regulatory impact assessment of the proposed British Standard 6399/2 about wind loads.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on what census data calculation of the 2006–07 local government formula spending shares will be based.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the role of community land trusts and their relationship to rural settlements.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations from pensioner groups he has received in the last 12 months on council tax; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the single person's reduction in council tax will apply to the Olympics precept.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether a Class G exemption applies when a planning restriction prevents occupancy; and if he will make a statement; (2) what the current eligibility...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether personal representatives of deceased council tax payers can be penalised for (a) non-completion and (b) non-payment of council tax returns by the deceased...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Gateshead, East and Washington, West constituency, the effects in Gatehead, East...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who will determine the final sale prices for the homes constructed in the Design for Manufacture competition.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans the Government has to promote the adoption of directly-elected mayors; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) when he plans to announce the findings of the review into the disabled facilities grant; and if he will make a statement; (2) how many representations he...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress has been made, in terms of (a) headcount reductions and (b) cost savings, in achieving the efficiency objectives set for the Department by the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who in the Department has been made responsible for achieving the efficiency objectives set for the Department by the Gershon review.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brent East (Sarah Teather) of 14 October 2005, Official Report, column 613W, on housing as a result of section 106...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of houses to be built in (a) Braintree constituency and (b) Essex in the next 10 years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 20 October 2005, Official Report, column 1140W, on housing, if he will update Table A to...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent assessment he has made of overcrowding in housing.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to change the level of investment into the Kettering constituency via English Partnership over the next 10 years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidance he has issued on whether the provisions of the Leasehold Reform Act 2002 relating to leasehold enfranchisement apply to (a) rented flats and (b)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff are employed by the local government ombudsman.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the budget is for the local government ombudsman in 2005–06.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2005, Official Report, column 813W, on the Lyons Inquiry, what estimated date his Department has been informed of by Sir...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many planning permission applications have been granted for mobile phone masts in (a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new houses and dwellings were built in (a) Sheffield, (b) Rotherham, (c) Doncaster and (d) Barnsley in each year since 2000.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the impact of the planning system on disabled people seeking to install equipment to assist their mobility in and around their...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to reinforce the integrity of village envelopes within the planning system in the new growth areas.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the gearing ratio for each (a) police and (b) fire authority budget in England is.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what costings of (a) Conservative, (b) Labour and (c) Liberal Democrat policies his Department has (i) undertaken, (ii) co-ordinated and (iii) advised upon in the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the (a) local authority and (b) stakeholder members of the regional chambers are subject to potential investigation by the Standards Board for England in...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will publish (a) a cost-benefit analysis and (b) the regulatory impact assessment for the Government's plans to establish regional fire control rooms in...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what representations he has received from the London borough of Islington on its requirements for social housing authorities' new developments; and if he will...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to increase the number of units of (a) social and (b) affordable housing in Tamworth constituency.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the level of Government expenditure has been on the Supporting People programme in each year of its operation; and what allocations have been made for (a)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the predicted grant underspend for 2005–06 in the supporting people programme reported by the Audit Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what work his Department is doing on development and disaster risk reduction.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the food shortage in Malawi.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much (a) money and (b) food aid the Government have given to aid organisations for operations in Malawi since it received news of...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding the Department has allocated to tackling obstetric fistula in Africa in 2005–06.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development for how many projects the Department has stopped funding for reasons of ineffectiveness in each of the last eight years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what statistical measures of the effectiveness of aid in reducing poverty his Department uses when deciding which (a) countries and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the outcome of the UN Millennium Review Summit.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders in the Wakefield district area were (a) found to be in breach of their anti-social behaviour orders and (b) given...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme who have unspent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applicants to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme who do not have unspent convictions under the Rehabilitation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of applications for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001 have been successful in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding has been made available to support the victims of domestic violence and their children in (a) South Bedfordshire district and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times the double-seated embrace restraint was used in each secure training centre in (a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests of people carrying illegal drugs from Jamaica there have been since 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of staffing levels at Feltham Young Offenders Institution.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 27 June 2005, Official Report, column 1243W, on Kamel Bourgass, if he will estimate the approximate date when the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been transferred under sections 47 and 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 from the dangerous and severe personality...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners released with electronic tags have re-offended.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prisoners sentenced to between one and four years and then subject to early release were later recalled to prison for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which routes of complaint are open to prisoners held in the (a) public sector prison estate and (b) private prison estate to make formal...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of prison staff have been referred to the police for dealing in drugs in each of the last eight years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the incidence of overcrowding in prisons; and what assessment he has made of the consequences of overcrowding.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government are taking to ensure that schools in London have adequate security in place to prevent them being attacked by...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many members of staff have (a) joined and (b) left each secure training centre in each year since they came into operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review the need for pre-sentence reports in criminal cases where there is a guilty plea and where there are no non-custodial...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many risk of sexual harm orders have been issued in the last six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the evolution of the terrorist career path; what progress the Government is making to develop a comprehensive...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local criminal justice board areas have at least one witness care unit; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she is taking to improve the Department's performance in replying to hon. Members' correspondence.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she is taking to improve the Department's performance in replying to correspondence from members of the public.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much energy has been consumed by her Department in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on energy in each year.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many complaints she has received from individuals in relation to being unable to vote in (a) local, (b) general and (c)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will deposit a copy of each submission to the Department's consultation on the Electoral Administration Bill in the Library.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs why the Department's announcement of 12 October 2005 on plans for pilots of electoral modernisation in the 2006 elections was...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Electoral Commission regarding the potential for postal vote fraud.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will make a statement on voting arrangements for military service personnel serving (a) in the UK and (b) abroad.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the likely impact of the recommendations in the Legal Services Commission's consultation paper...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what progress has been made, in terms of (a) headcount reductions and (b) cost savings, in achieving the efficiency objectives...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs who in the Department has been made responsible for achieving the efficiency objectives set for the Department by the Gershon...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the effective rate of employer contributions is to final salary pension schemes in the public sector for judges.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what progress has been made in the appointing of women to senior posts in the judiciary in Northern Ireland; and if she will...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what special arrangements are in place for legal aid to non-English speakers; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what research has been commissioned on the reasons for individuals opting to take up legal aid.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what progress has been made with the recruitment of magistrates in Merseyside.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she will publish guidance to local authorities on unsafe monuments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in Northern Ireland since their introduction, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) children and (b) adults in Northern Ireland have been identified as suffering from an autistic spectrum disorder; how this number...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much (a) property and (b) other assets have been (i) frozen and (ii) recovered in Northern Ireland by the Assets Recovery Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the (a) sex and (b) religious breakdown is of the full-time equivalent staff employed in the Big Lottery Fund's Belfast office.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what research has been carried out by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to ascertain the success rate in the Province...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is taking to reduce waiting times for women with breast disease who have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer to question 19587, what action was taken between 2001 and 2005 in relation to the five cases of computer theft from his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many general practitioner referrals to consultants there were in each Northern Ireland health board area in each of the last five years; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list the dates of minuted meetings held by the Costello Working Group; (2) if he will list the titles of discussion papers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what training in (a) literacy and (b) numeracy is offered to employees of his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what guidelines are in place in Northern Ireland for the issuing of official disability vehicle stickers.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps are being taken to ensure that those using disabled parking bays in car parks open to the general public in Northern Ireland are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) deaths and (b) incidents of serious injury involving legally held firearms, excluding Police Service of Northern Ireland and army...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many registered foster carers there have been in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cumulative deficit is for each strategic health authority in the Province; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what research he has commissioned on the perceptions of small and medium sized businesses in Northern Ireland of the effectiveness and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many confirmed cases of meningococcal infection there have been in each NHS board area in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average waiting time was for access to NHS dental services in Northern Ireland in 2004–05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the merits of extending National Institute for Healthcare and Clinical Excellence guidelines to Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many applications have to date been received for membership of the Parades Commission, broken down by (a) political affiliation, (b) gender...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he plans to take to encourage loyalist paramilitary organisations to decommission their weapons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the number of paramilitary-style crimes committed in each month since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many criminal cases were prosecuted against persons linked to (a) Loyalist and (b) Republican paramilitary groups in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many women in Northern Ireland were diagnosed with a perinatal mental illness in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what method the Police Service of Northern Ireland uses when choosing the area to target in a motoring offence operation such as Operation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officers from police forces in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales have taken up duties with the police in Northern Ireland in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost was of the recent consultation on new admissions arrangements for post-primary schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress is being made in developing proposals for the regulation of the private security industry in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many public libraries were open in each of the education and library board areas in Northern Ireland at the end of 2004; and how many are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many posts were declared redundant in each of the education and library boards in each of the last three years; and how many of these posts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the total cost of redundancy packages has been in each of the education and library boards in each of the last three years. (21236)

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much was spent on respiratory disease in the NHS in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his estimate is of the change in commuting time for motorists between Sandyknowes roundabout and Belfast city centre during the morning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are investigating the murder of Robert McCartney.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many young people have been admitted to hospital from secure training centres in Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the security situation in the Province.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what procedures have changed in relation to what personal items patients have use of in ward 3 of St. Luke's Hospital, Armagh since the death of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what costs were incurred by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety as a result of attacks on fire crews and their vehicles...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many surplus places there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each education and library board area in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2005;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teacher training places the Government are funding in teacher training colleges and universities in Northern Ireland in 2005–06;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many economically inactive people in Northern Ireland have been recorded as wanting to work in each quarter since 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the level of youth unemployment was in each of the Westminster constituencies in the Province in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 10 October 2005, Official Report, column 334W, on A-level examiners, what qualifications are required in order to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the effect of the city academies on standards; and how standards are measured.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of 19-year-olds in England are without a basic qualification.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what plans she has to implement the Building Schools for the Future programme for (a) primary and (b) comprehensive schools in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many staff have been employed by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in each year since its foundation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of current (a) public and (b) private cases remained unallocated to Children and Family Court Advisory and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how much public funding has been allocated to public education campaigns to prevent child abuse in each year since 1997; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will fund public awareness campaigns aimed at ensuring that all adults are informed about what to do if they are concerned that a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding has been spent on under-three years (a) education and (b) child care in each of the last 20 years in real terms.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list local authorities which have not yet appointed a director of children's services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of her Department's budget has been spent on targeted initiatives such as Respect and Aim Higher in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent on counselling services provided in schools in (a) England, (b) the Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Gateshead, East and Washington, West constituency, the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the rates of employee absence in her Department have been in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what monitoring she is undertaking of the progress of universities and colleges in making reasonable adaptations to comply with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding has been allocated to providing personal computers for dyslexic students studying at universities in England in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of the working age population in Kingston and Surbiton constituency hold a qualification (a) at degree level and (b) above...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils attend each (a) primary school, (b) secondary school and (c) special needs school in Kingston and Surbiton constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils attend each (a) primary school, (b) secondary school and (c) special needs school in Braintree constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what is the predicted budget for education maintenance allowance payments in 2005–06 is; and what proportion of post-16 students are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans the Department has to change the level of funding allocated to further education in (a) Coventry and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding will be allocated to the learner support funds in further education in (a) 2005–06 and (b) 2006–07; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students who attended secondary school in the last 10 years in (a) Romford, (b) Havering, (c) Essex and (d) Greater London (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students who attended secondary school in the last 10 years in (a) Romford, (b) Havering, (c) Essex and (d) Greater London (i) sat...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students who attended secondary school in the last 10 years in (a) Romford, (b) Havering, (c) Essex and (d) Greater London (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the time remaining for preparation between each further education college in West Yorkshire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what progress has been made, in terms of (a) headcount reductions and (b) cost savings, in achieving the efficiency objectives set for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills who in the Department has been made responsible for achieving the efficiency objectives set for the Department by the Gershon review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to ensure that there are sufficient trained vets to staff the Government Veterinary Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which Sure Start programmes are aimed directly at grandparents who are raising grandchildren full-time.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will guarantee that the prioritisation of education for 16 to 19-year-olds will not affect (a) fee concessions and (b) service levels...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list local authorities which have final information-sharing protocols in place for dealing with children.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in England teach a course in which intelligent design forms a unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of secondary schools teach food technology at Key Stage 3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action her Department (a) carried out and (b) sponsored to mark National Care Leavers Week; and if she will consider ways to involve...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what steps her Department is taking to encourage greater numbers of part-time students; (2) if she will make a statement on financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the latest figures for authorised and unauthorised absence for (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools showing the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will take steps to ensure that appeals on school admissions are dealt with in an efficient and timely manner;

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the three-year role for the rolling accumulation of capital funds for new build projects for schools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many parental appeals were made against the allocation of school places in Braintree constituency in each year since 1997; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many state school playing fields have been sold since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the impact of the closure of special schools on overall provision of special education.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what financial support is available for a graduate who has completed an undergraduate degree and wishes to undertake a second undergraduate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when the decision was taken to set the cut-off date for those exempt from paying university tuition fees at 1 August.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the total value of outstanding student loans at the end of 2004–05 was in (a) England and (b) Gravesham.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what provisions are made for British citizens taken to live abroad as children who want to return to study at universities in England and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the (a) original intended and (b) actual (i) launch date and (ii) cost was of the Student Finance Direct website; who the principal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to extend the Sure Start programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how the proposed trust schools will be funded, with particular reference to schools governed by parent groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of students starting a degree course graduated in each academic year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was available for youth services in (a) Wimbledon constituency, (b) Greater London and (c) England in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects the White Paper following the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say process to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether consultations already undertaken by primary care trusts will be taken into account in the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say White Paper.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health to whom hard copies of the questionnaire on Your Health, Your Care, Your Say will be circulated.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what public meetings she has planned to participate in personally as part of the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say" consultation exercise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what questions are being asked by the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say" consultation exercise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) general practitioners, (b) voluntary organisations, (c) community hospital managers and (d) public and patient involvement forums took part...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many appeals against Agenda for Change bandings in the NHS there have been in (a) England, (b) each strategic health authority, (c) each NHS trust and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what specialist allergy treatment is provided by Lancashire NHS Teaching Trust; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the progress the National Service Framework for Older People is making in ensuring people with Alzheimer's have effective...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS ambulance trusts she intends to have operating in England in April 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money her Department has spent on researching the causes of breast cancer in each of the last seven years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2005, Official Report, column 1662W, concerning care homes, for what reason the figures for later years are not...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she has issued guidance on the maximum permissible time between referral and a care management assessment by a social services Department; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been treated at independent treatment scheme cataract units in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether strategic health authorities will underwrite the costs of independent treatment scheme cataract units which are underused by patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much spare capacity she estimates will be required within the NHS to allow it to meet the Government's choice agenda.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how she is raising awareness of the causes and treatments of coeliac disease; what NHS treatments are available to treat the disease; and if she will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to change the car mileage allowance payable to community nurses working in the NHS.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many senior hospital consultants have taken early retirement since 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients from Wales were treated at the Countess of Chester hospital in the last three years for which records are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary school children who regularly have (i) school meals and (ii) packed lunches.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost to the NHS is of (a) a digital hearing aid, (b) the fitting of a digital hearing aid and (c) assessment for a digital hearing aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to expand the use of direct payments in social care services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) senior house officer posts there are in England and (b) how many were filled by non-UK trained doctors in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women were diagnosed with endometriosis in the last year for which figures are available; (2) what steps the Government have taken to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she expects all hospitals to become foundation hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to publish the new Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) as part of the review of the General Medical Services contract; and what progress...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many speech and language therapists have been on staff in the Essex strategic health authority in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent estimate she has made of (a) weight loss and (b) protein loss among patients in hospital for (i) 0 to 6, (ii) 7 to 13, (iii) 14 to 29...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rates of re-admission to hospitals were in (a) England and (b) Lancashire in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations Ministers have received from the Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health on the availability of senior house officer posts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many junior doctors completed training in 2004; and how many senior house officers posts were available in that year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations Ministers have received on phasing out senior house officer posts under the modernising medical careers initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost was of procedures carried out by (a) Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust and (b) other teaching hospital trusts in the last year for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the job titles of the staff employed at Lancashire NHS Teaching Trust; and how many full-time equivalent staff are employed in each role.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what systems are in place to ensure that her Department works closely with local health communities to understand their requirement for extra capacity in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to improve the standard of care available to those suffering from lupus; and what action is being taken to raise awareness of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she has taken to help sufferers of Meniere's disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate has been made of how many child psychiatrists need to be trained before each mentally ill child under the age of 18 years can be treated by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many children with mental illness are being treated in adult wards; (2) how many children in acute hospitals for mental illness problems are in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have been treated in each of the last five years for mental disorders linked to cannabis use.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will meet the British Medical Association to discuss the Modernising Medical Careers initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the average daily number of cots available in wards classified as intensive care neonates or equivalent was in (a) England and (b) each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the profit made by Netcare UK at the Trafford Diagnostic and Treatment Centre in the first three months of its operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost of an operation at the Trafford Diagnostic and Treatment Centre has been since it opened.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints she has received in respect of the role played by Netcare within the national health service in each of the last three years; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of bills of each NHS acute trust in England were paid within 30 days in the most recent period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of a (a) cataract operation, (b) hip replacement and (c) gall bladder removal was in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2005 in (A) nominal and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will assess the merits of distributing funding for specialised services through specialist commissioning groups, rather than through primary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account is taken of the higher costs of tertiary procedures in the tariff under payment by results; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS trusts are operating a freeze on the recruitment of doctors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the estimated number of (a) physiotherapists and (b) speech and language therapists is in each primary care trust; and what the target establishment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what workforce planning strategies are in place for (a) doctors, (b) nurses, (c) physiotherapists, (d) other allied health professions and (e) midwives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to ensure that suppliers to NHS organisations are paid promptly; and what representations her Department have received in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the provision of night-time services by general practitioners in Essex.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses have undertaken return to practice courses in each year since 1999.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS trusts meet the Department's targets for the employment of specialist NHS nurses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many overseas nurses were registered by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each of the last three years, broken down by country of origin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Overseas Nursing Programme-supervised placements will be provided by approved education institutes in (a) 2005–06 and (b) each of the next...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Government are taking to increase the number of Overseas Nursing Programme-supervised placements provided by approved education institutes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what criteria were used in making the decision not to include obesity management as a clinical domain in the General Medical Services contract; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what improvements to out-of-hours patient care from general practitioners have taken place in the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 28 June 2005, Official Report, column 1523W, on out-patient appointments, how many missed out-patient appointments there have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate she has made of the costs of missed (a) general practitioner and (b) hospital appointments in the last year for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whose responsibility it is to monitor the percentage of patients who have access to (a) a written care plan and (b) a named nurse; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list hospital trusts which send confidential patient records abroad for processing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 5 October 2005, Official Report, column 2839W, on physiotherapy, when the action plan was published; and if she will place a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the impact of the Action Plan for physiotherapy graduates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how the locations of new private health centres providing services to the NHS will be determined; and what assessment will be made of their impact...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of whether a conflict of interest arises for employees of the NHS who may hold shares in new private health centres providing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to change the funding of professional health courses; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many community and college hospitals are planned for closure, subject to local public consultations procedures; and how many beds this...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to integrate delivery of rehabilitation services across the NHS and social services departments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 4 October 2005 concerning mobile scanning units, how her Department defines modest revenue costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what methodology was used to calculate value for money in the contract with Alliance Medical Ltd. for scans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action is being taken to make schoolchildren aware of the services provided by sexual health clinics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on services for sufferers of sleep apnoea.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the impact on the health of people in Liverpool of (a) a partial ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants as proposed in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions her Department has had with the Association of Directors of Social Services on the Supporting People" initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost of surgical procedures on the NHS has been in each year since 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many established full-time equivalent posts there are in each strategic health authority in England for (a) speech therapists and (b) occupational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are on the waiting list for gastroscopic examinations at North Manchester General Hospital; and how many have been waiting more than (a)...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Answer by the Lord Bach on 18 October (Official Report, col. 677) on the European Union Council of Environment Ministers and assistance to...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 20 October (WA 138), which commercial interests of Companies House prevented the release of...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 20 October (WA 138), what government policy was involved in the pricing issues covered by the...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What the recommended treatment for cancer treatment-induced anaemia would be if funding for erythropoietin on the National Health Service were withdrawn.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How the Department of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with member state governments of the new European Union accession countries, proposes to ensure that...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What improvements are planned to the existing flood defences around the Essex coast.

asked Her Majesty's Government: How many people observed over the Internet the proceedings of the meeting of the board of the Food Standards Agency on 15 September; what questions were raised by...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to the chairman of the Haemophilia Society's recent representations to the Department of Health regarding sustained funding for provision of...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will delay taking any action on the dimensions or weights of heavy goods vehicles until the breaches of the drivers' hours regulations are addressed...

asked the Chairman of Committees: How is the dress code of particular areas of the House of Lords enforced; and by whom.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Who will assess claims for compensation payments following the events of 19 September in Basra, Iraq; who will approve such payments; and under what heading of...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the names of laboratories used by the Department of Health for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) testing.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish their estimates of the current and prospective capabilities of the Russian Republic and the People's Republic of China to launch nuclear...

asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Office of Fair Trading now follows the guidance of the Central Office of Information and OFCOM in relation to the use of 0870 and 0845 telephone...

asked Her Majesty's Government: What research has been conducted, into a combined pneumococcal-meningococcal vaccine for infant immunisation; and with what outcome.

asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Drayson on 17 October (WA111), whether the Ministry of Defence has varied (a) the minimum medical standards for recruits...