Mercher, 2 Tachwedd 2005
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for reforming the electoral system for the National Assembly for Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the Government's proposals to reform the system of election of members of the National Assembly for Wales Government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the National Assembly for Wales on future voting arrangements for elections; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with National Assembly for Wales Ministers on council tax rebanding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with police forces in Wales on improving road safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are being taken to tackle drug and alcohol abuse in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Department of Health on the availability of NHS dental services in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales who he has consulted on the future of devolution for Wales in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many Welsh patients were treated in English hospitals in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on youth crime in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many adults aged between 50 and state pension age there were in (a) 1997 and (b) 2005; and how many were in work in each year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he last met representatives of EDS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Kettering constituency received (a) the state pension, (b) applied for pension credit and (c) received the pension...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Kingston and Surbiton constituency have received (a) the Christmas bonus, (b) the over-80s age top-up and (c) winter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in the Kingston and Surbiton constituency have (a) received the state pension, (b) applied for pension credit and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on what date the £200 council tax rebate will be paid to pensioner households in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the UN position is on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list formal consultations being sponsored by his Department; and what the (a) commencement date and (b) deadline for responses is in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills of new recruits to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what training in (a) literacy and (b) numeracy is offered to employees of his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on items of art in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of whether the greater distance to Gloucester Parkway station from Cheltenham Spa station will result in greater use of car...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the proposed Gloucester Parkway station on Cheltenham Spa rail services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on his Department's role in containing a pandemic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport to how many ports the Transport Security Directorate has provided technical assistance in respect of compliance with the International Ship and Port...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of First Great Western's proposals to reduce train journey times from London to Swansea to two hours.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to reduce noise pollution from Stansted airport; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) value and (b) volume of freight passed through Welsh ports was in each year since 1997; and how many people have been employed (i) in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what period she recommends a movement ban for poultry in the event of an avian influenza outbreak.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the National Farmers Union about the possible impact of avian influenza on the farming...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the Chinese authorities regarding the animal health implications of recently reported...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the presence of H5N1 avian influenza virus in Taiwan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the merits of the suspension of bird fairs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many smuggled Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species-listed birds were seized by HM Customs and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will issue guidance to the public in respect of the appropriate action to be taken when dead birds are found in public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will introduce legislation to prevent (a) the production of game birds for sport shooting and (b) the use of battery...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether keepers of free range (a) chickens and (b) pheasants will be required to register under the new national register of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle on farms in Wiltshire have been slaughtered following contraction of bovine tuberculosis in each of the past...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment the Department has made of whether badgers act as a reservoir for tuberculosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make it her policy that badger culls for the purposes of the control of bovine tuberculosis will take place only...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is towards beef exports from Brazil which are in transit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the meeting of the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg on 17 October.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice she has given to farmers about the disposal of waste from farms; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to change the number of fishing no-take zones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to improve flood prevention measures in Kent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will seek to move control over genetically modified crops from the EU back to individual member states; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to increase the proportion of household waste which is recycled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action she plans to take against timber merchants in the UK that are found to be stockpiling illegally logged timber.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action the Government are planning to take on greenhouse gas emissions to ensure compliance with the Kyoto protocol.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures the Government are taking (a) to promote and (b) to facilitate the recycling of plastic household products made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if the Government will make it a requirement for all plastic household products to be marked according to a standard code...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the recent change in the rules that apply to the recording of sheep movements; and whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the recommended concentration of Bixtrex animal deterrent is in slug pellets sold in the UK; what the concentration of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons Southern Water Services Limited have reported customer billing inconsistencies to the Serious Fraud Office;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many households in (a) Hartlepool constituency and (b) the Tees Valley sub-region have received assistance under the Warm...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many residents in the Kettering constituency were (a) eligible for and (b) received grants under the Warm Front Scheme in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to align local authorities' waste collection targets with those set for packaging manufacturers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many water desalination plants are (a) in operation, (b) under construction and (c) planned, broken down by location; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce legislation to oblige banks (a) to consult customers and local residents and (b) to offer support and adequate alternative banking...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of bank branch closures on social exclusion in small rural communities, with particular reference to (a) local...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) discussions he has had with and (b) representations he has received from debt counselling services since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) men and (b) women aged over 65 years (i) started a job with a new employer, (ii) were employees and (iii) were employed in 2004.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many IT projects have been developed for his Department since 2001; and whether he has agreed to make public (a) in full and (b) in part Gateway Reviews...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what provisions against loan losses the Financial Services Authority and its predecessor bodies have required mortgage lenders to make on their mortgage...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the level of employer contributions to public sector final salary pension schemes in 2004–05; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department is conducting exercises aimed at quantifying the level of official error in child and working tax credits.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is his policy that staff at HM Revenue and Customs should take a decision on which tax credit payments are recoverable under code of practice 26...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on suspending the recovery of tax credit overpayments in disputed cases; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average time taken was for a caller to be answered on the MPs' tax credit hotline in each month since April 2003.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what steps are being taken to improve the operation of the tax credit system; (2) pursuant to the Written Statement from the Paymaster General of 26...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the automated response telling hon. Members and their staff that all the tax credit advisers at the MPs' tax credit hotline are busy was introduced;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely impact on staff (a) time and (b) requirement of the decision to intervene manually in the case of a tax credit...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the likely average time between an automatic recovery procedure being initiated in a case of overpaid tax credits and the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families in receipt of tax credits and who are most at risk of an overpayment have been contacted by HM Revenue and Customs to ensure that their...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the performance target is for the commencement of payment of working tax credit once an application has been received; (2) what percentage of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many car owners paid (a) the full rate of vehicle excise duty and (b) the reduced rate for low carbon emission vehicles in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact on the pattern of purchasing of new motor cars of the introduction of graduated vehicle excise duty in 2001; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of youth unemployment has been in Coventry, South in each of the last five years.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Informal Meeting of Heads of State at Hampton Court Palace on 27 October.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will use the forthcoming State Visit of China's President (a) to encourage the President to meet the Dalai Lama and (b) to express the UK's concern over the...
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission whether the Parliamentary Estate will sign up to the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management programme.
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission with how many hon. Members the Director of Parliamentary Communications (a) has held meetings and (b) has not...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme and Challenge Fund in the London...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme in the Yorkshire and Humber...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidance on climate change for developers have been issued by his Department.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much of the money spent by his office through the Sustainable Communities Directorate has been spent (a) in the North West and (b) in the South East.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the effect of the Working Time Directive on retained staff within the fire and rescue service; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the compliance of local authorities with BS7799 on information security management; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to promote uptake of the national tests in adult literacy and numeracy among employees of his Department.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many planning permission applications have been granted for mobile phone masts in Coventry, South since 1997.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many houses built in rural settlement according to the rural exceptions policy have been built in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the allocated expenditure on the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston (a) was in 2004–05 and (b) is in 2005–06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of armed forces personnel serving in Iraq are (a) Welsh, (b) English, (c) Scottish, (d) Irish and (e) foreign nationals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of (a) the British armed forces and (b) British armed forces who have served in Iraq are (i) Irish and (ii) foreign nationals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to improve the Department's performance in replying to hon. Members' correspondence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list formal consultations being sponsored by his Department and its agencies; and what the (a) commencement date and (b) deadline for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what property his Department owns in the Kettering constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) for what reason the signing of the contract to begin future aircraft carrier construction has been postponed; and on what date he expects it to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the likely impact of France joining the UK future aircraft carrier project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether a decision has been taken to equip the future aircraft carriers to operate conventional carrier aircraft as well as VSTOL aircraft.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any international collaboration has been proposed in relation to the Future Rapid Effects System.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many servicemen and women from Wales who served in the 1990–91 Gulf conflict are suffering from diagnosed illnesses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) medical and (b) scientific research his Department has (i) commissioned and (ii) evaluated to support the use of 50 decibels as the threshold...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress on the letting of his Department's Housing Prime Contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British soldiers serving in Iraq are residents of (a) London and (b) Kingston and Surbiton.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what financial assistance the US has provided to the UK military deployment in Iraq.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when and at what level discussions have taken place with representatives of the Irish Government following their submission for posthumous pardons...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to promote uptake of the national tests in adult literacy and numeracy among employees of his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on in-house training on (a) literacy and (b) numeracy (i) in total and (ii) per head in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many married quarters have been upgraded in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many properties his Department's married quarters estate possesses in (a) England and (b) Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average waiting period before an application for a 1939–45 medal is dealt with was in 2004–05; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current situation is with regard to the sale of patrol boats by British Aerospace to Brunei; to what extent the UK Government underwrote the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF personnel have been transferred in 2005 from front line squadrons to work in the Harrier Maintenance Facility on the Joint Upgrade and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the final cost was of the 2003 QinetiQ 1 balloon launch; and from what budget this was funded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many infantry Territorial Army privates have served in Iraq since March 2003; and what proportion they are of the total Territorial Army contribution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the cost of the (a) Swan Hunter-built vessels and (b) BAE Systems-built vessels which form part of the Landing Ships Dock...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many call centres were run by his Department and its agencies in (a) 2003–04, (b) 2004–05 and (c) 2005–06 to date; and how...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list formal consultations being sponsored by his Department and its agencies; and what the (a) commencement date and (b) deadline for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which individual is responsible for developing and implementing his department's skills development plan.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much his Department spent on in-house training on (a) literacy and (b) numeracy (i) in total and (ii) per head in each year since 2002.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many employees in his Department requested training to improve their (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills in each year since 2002.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he is taking to promote uptake of the national tests in adult literacy and numeracy amongst employees of his Department.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he is taking to reduce the delays in cases taken up by the parliamentary ombudsman; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what discussions she has had with the BBC in the context of Charter renewal regarding its planned move to Manchester; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether her Department will sign up to the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to support local amateur cricket clubs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which individual is responsible for developing and implementing her department's skills development plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will place in the Library a copy of her department's skills development plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of new recruits to her Department do not have a level 2 qualification in English and mathematics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what methods of assessment of (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills are used as part of the recruitment process by employees of her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her latest estimate is of the (a) cost of and (b) completion dates for the construction of stadiums for the 2012 London Olympics;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the original budget was for site assembly for the London 2012 Olympics; and what the current estimate is of the money required.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the negotiations begun in 2001 to find the appropriate route to remove the legislative barriers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what public appointments she made in the last financial year; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for how long the first regional casino will be open before she assesses its impact.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of (a) people and (b) households in (i) Kingston and Surbiton constituency and (ii) London can receive analogue but not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether (a) she and (b) the Minister for Sport intends to attend one of the forthcoming Tri-Nations rugby league matches.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on progress being made with the new Wembley stadium; and when she expects it to be open for sporting events.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the UK position is on the proposed United Nations Security Council resolution that would require the regime in Burma to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent violence in the Walungu territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people in his Department (a) were relocated in 2004–05 and (b) are expected to be relocated in 2005–06...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many full-time equivalent employee reductions as a result of the Gershon review have been made; what (a) cost savings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when a decision will be made on the appointment of his Department's Director of the Americas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the security situation on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the European Union committees for which non-civil service nominations are made by the Government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the UK members of the (a) European Economic and Social Committee, (b) Committee of the Regions and (c) European...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many press officers are employed by the European Union; and at what cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK nationals serve (a) in the Cabinets and (b) in senior posts in each Directorate General of the European Commission;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty the Queen plans to visit Gibraltar in 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has held with the Chief Minister of Gibraltar.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the United Nations Security Council to give greater power to the UN investigation team to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will impose a full economic embargo on the Iranian regime until such time as it halts its progress on building an atomic bomb.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with Iran about its nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he received a formal request from the Irish Government to consider granting posthumous pardons in respect of 26 soldiers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to respond to the Irish Government's request that the Government consider granting posthumous pardons in respect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings have taken place since 6 July between British and Kyrgyz officials to discuss the situation of remaining Uzbek...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the application of EU legislation on icebreaking capabilities of UK vessels in the South Atlantic.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response he plans to make to the recent call by the Secretary General of the United Nations for increased international...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what protective measures have been put in place for the operations of non-governmental organisations in Darfur.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings HM Ambassador in Tashkent has had with (a) President Karimov and (b) Foreign Minister Ganiev since he presented...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Tonga in support of a more democratic constitution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the UK's goals for the UN arms conference in 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what visits HM Ambassador to Uzbekistan has made to the city of Andijan since 1 August.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his assessment is of (a) the strength and activities of the Islamic Jihad Union in Uzbekistan and (b) the level of threat...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether UK diplomats have observed the work of the Uzbek parliamentary commission investigating the events in Andijan on 13 May.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any meetings have been held under the EU Partnership and Co-operation Agreement with Uzbek government representations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to inquire into the well-being of the Uzbek dissident Saidjahon Zainabitdinov since his detention on 21...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken to secure international observers at the trial of the Andijan demonstrators understood to be taking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he has taken to determine the (a) whereabouts and (b) well-being of the Uzbek refugees from the Andijan massacre (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2005, Official Report, columns 1777–8W, on Uzbekistan, what further steps he has taken...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has held with the United Nations on a referendum on the future of Western Sahara; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had in advance of December's World Trade Organisation talks; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much funding was allocated by his Department to Milton Keynes for (i) capital projects and (ii) revenue funding in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list each event at which the East of England Development Agency spent money on (a) hospitality and (b) corporate entertainment in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the Government's policy is on the public subsidy of local stock or business exchanges to raise equity finance, with particular reference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to promote flexible working for those with (a) caring and (b) family responsibility; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the main achievements of the London Skills Partnership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what criteria he uses when determining whether to intervene in a matter being reviewed by the Office of Fair Trading.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the Post Office's proposals to charge local authorities and other users to use postcodes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many small businesses have consulted the Small Business Service in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will ask Ofcom to investigate the practices of the companies Telecom Billing Services and Persolvo Debt Collection with regard to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many acceptable behaviour contracts have been issued in each police force; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effect of the Violent Crimes Reduction Bill on the sport of airsoft in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action his Department is taking to tackle alcohol-related violence; and how many incidents of alcohol-related violence took place in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations the Government has received on controls on animal rights extremists who target scientists, medical testing suppliers and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list measures introduced to tackle antisocial behaviour since 1997; and how frequently each measure has been used in each region...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in Greater London in each month since April 1999, broken down by borough.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders are (a) in force and (b) have been breached in Braintree district; and in how many cases subsequent...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what role the head of the antisocial behaviour unit has in the (a) promotion and (b) execution of Government policy on (i) the prevention of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to police forces in England and Wales of dealing with hoax bomb threats has been since 7 July.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will to reply to the letter to him dated 6 September from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mrs. Saira Ahmed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) fined and (b) jailed for offences relating to the non-payment of council tax, including disregarding court...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of (a) violent crime, (b) sexual crime, (c) robbery and (d) car crime have taken place in Easington constituency in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many process improvement projects were active in the Criminal Cases Review Commission during 2003–04; and what issues they addressed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) complainants and (b) complaints there were to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2003–04; and how many cases were...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 2004–05 concerned case review actions or decisions; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the Criminal Cases Review Commission received in grant aid in the year ending 31 March (a) 2004 and (b) 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many applications for compensation made on behalf of murder victims have been refused due to the victim having been judged to have...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to review the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will arrange for a public notice to be inserted on the Prison Service website on the occasion of every death in custody.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to address the request from the Criminal Cases Review Commission for greater powers (a) to enforce disclosure on solicitors...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) on what date the police inquiry into the death of Dr. David Kelly was closed; (2) on what date the police investigation into the death...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many arrests for suspected drug-related offences have been made in the Braintree constituency during the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what monitoring his Department carries out of contractors required to regulate offenders' electronic tagging; and what contractual...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders wearing electronic tags were identified as being in breach of curfew orders in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of performance by contractors in reporting curfew breaches by offenders wearing electronic tags.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the UK police are assisting investigations into the attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the Government's policy is on tackling the possession of firearms among young males.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many minors were charged with possession of a firearm in the last period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what penalties are available for journalists who report prejudicial material which may damage an investigation into historical sex abuse; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many employers in Kettering constituency have been prosecuted for employing illegal immigrants in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers in the UK have permission to work; and what proportion of the total number of asylum seekers they represent.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to supply Mr. T. M. of Aylesbury (ref. M1194191; CTS ref. M20613/5) with formal documentation to confirm the grant to him of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of violent assaults in England and Wales were attributed to alcohol abuse in each year since 1997; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has conducted into the impact of extended licensing hours on the allocation of police resources; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps have been taken to establish the whereabouts of the African and Caribbean boys between the ages of four and seven who were...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) hit and run accidents, (b) hit and run accidents in which the driver did not have insurance and (c) hit and run accidents for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how he plans to ensure that the introduction of the National Offender Management Service will achieve its aims of reducing reoffending and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the performance of the National Offender Management Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total expenditure on the National Offender Management Service was up to the end of September.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the business case for the National Offender Management Service will be published; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the relevant Minister agreed the business case for the National Offender Management Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when (a) the business case and (b) gateway reviews in respect of a contestability within the National Offender Management Service will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the information on the take up of the payroll giving grants programme will be available; and in what format it will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many resignations and retirements of police officers from the Northamptonshire police there have been in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the effective rate of employer contributions is to final salary pension schemes in the public sector for police officers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) police officers and (b) police sergeants there were on 1 January (i) 2002, (ii) 2003, (iii) 2004 and (iv) 2005, broken...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will rank police forces according to percentage of total strength that has been civilianised since 1995.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many resignations from the police there have been in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of (a) the compatibility of police computer systems and (b) the implications of computer system compatibility for...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the effect of the age profile of Lancashire police on recruitment requirements for the force.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which police stations have held convicted prisoners for one night or more after sentencing in the past six months; and for those in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the starting salary of a new police officer was for each police force area in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he gives to police authorities on the purchase and hire of road vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures he has taken to prevent drug abuse in prisons among (a) staff and (b) inmates; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to ensure that educational records are transferred effectively across the prison estate.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners took part in higher educational courses in prisons in each year since 2000, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of the Independent Monitoring Board on diverting mentally ill and addicted prisoners...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the provision of condoms in prisons and young offenders' institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the quantity of drugs taken into prisons in the North East region by (a) prisoners, (b) visitors, (c) prison...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people whose family homes are in South Tyneside are (a) on remand and (b) convicted prisoners in a prison more than 50 miles from...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of violent incidents in prisons have occurred in overcrowded cells in each of the last three years for which records are...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new (a) prison cells and (b) prison places are planned to be created in each of the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment is made of prisoners in young offenders institutions to ensure that they are not allocated a cell shared with a potentially...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of prison suicides in 2005 involved prisoners in overcrowded cells.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners he estimates were HIV positive in each year since 1997, broken down by gender.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to review the law prohibiting sexual activity in prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many mothballed or decommissioned prison places there are within the prison estate, broken down by location; (2) what estimate he...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new prisons have been built by the Government since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mothers have been refused a place in a prison mother and baby unit in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison places he has planned for each year up to 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisons in England and Wales have been free from illegal drug use in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are being held in each prison in Wales; and what the maximum capacity of each is.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the Race for Justice Project; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of prisoners released from HMP Wandsworth have reoffended within two years of release in the last period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of firearms seized by police were replica guns which had been converted to be able to fire live ammunition in the last period...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many random inspection visits were made to each secure training centre in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment is made of CCTV footage taken of residents in secure training centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what monitoring of residents by CCTV takes place in secure training centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many young people are in secure training centres, broken down by ethnic origin.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research has been evaluated on (a) inmate and prison staff perceptions of sex offenders and (b) the influence of such perceptions on sex...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for speeding which have not relied upon speed camera evidence have been brought in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) detained under the Terrorism Acts, broken down by ethnic origin.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what sum in fines was imposed for the sale of alcohol to under-18s in Gravesham in 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost of vandalism in each local authority in the last period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the progress of the consultation exercise on the Victims Code of Practice.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to make a decision on the rules on granting visas to poojaris following his Department's consultation on visas for ministers...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many temporary staff are employed in each young offenders institution.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average number of days of staff sickness absense was in each young offenders institution in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug addicted young offenders from Easington constituency have been sentenced in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what flexibility local magistrates have in deciding whether to publish the names of youths (a) with antisocial behaviour orders and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Zimbabwean farmers have been granted asylum in the UK since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget is for the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say" consultation exercise; and how much has been spent on it to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health who will be formally consulted as part of the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say" consultation exercise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average percentage level of bed utilisation in acute hospitals was in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialist consultants in allergies there were in the NHS in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what effects she estimates planned community hospital and bed closures will have on NHS expenditure in the financial year (a) 2005–06 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the reasons for (a) the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust's, (b) the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust's and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cataract operations have been performed by the independent sector on behalf of the NHS in each year since 1997; how many of these operations in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been allocated for educating and advising parents on the benefits of a healthy diet for their children in 2005–06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what clinical negligence payments have been made by hospital trusts in (a) Essex and (b) London since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting times for consultant referrals were for each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many letters to her Department from hon. Members in session (a) 2004–05 and (b) 2005–06 remain unanswered, broken down by those which are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2005, Official Report, column 2663W, on the Defect and Failure Reporting System, what the main categories of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what statistics her Department records relating to applications for vacancies for (a) junior doctor, (b) pre-registration house officer and (c) senior...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department is paying for each Inquiry by design pilot project undertaken by The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment was commissioned to undertake an inquiry by design pilot for the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS has spent on drugs in each of the last eight years; and how many prescriptions were made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what criteria are used in deciding on the referral of a new, licensed drug to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many GP practices have started to use the Choose and Book" system since its inception, broken down by (a) strategic health authority and (b) primary...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what meetings she has had to review the operation of section 27 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation on the costs incurred in delivering health services to sparsely populated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many HIV tests in each genito-urinary medicine clinic in each London strategic health authority were (a) offered and (b) taken in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to ensure that the structure of tariffs does not provide an incentive to NHS trusts to structure a patient's course of treatment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deliveries of Tamiflu she expects to receive in each month until the planned number of courses have been stockpiled.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her Answer of 12 September 2005, Official Report, column 2757W, on data, when the first data collection will commence for each of the datasets...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what (a) medical departments and services and (b) number of in-patient beds will be provided at the new hospital under construction in Lichfield;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding she has made available for research into lung cancer in each year since 1997; and what percentage of the overall cancer research budget this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with lymphoedema in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many specialists in cognitive behavioural therapy are employed for the treatment of mental illness in the NHS expressed as (a) headcount and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding her Department has allocated to the research of myasthenia gravis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many neurologists were practising in the NHS in each of the last four years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures her Department uses to measure productivity in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received regarding possible anti-competitive practices by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency; from whom she has received...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to reform the NHS systems of redress for individuals who are dissatisfied with the care they have received from the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she plans to take with regards to the NHS trusts which are in deficit and which have not come forward with proposals to eliminate such deficits...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2005, Official Report, column 2735W, on NHS trusts (final accounts), when the figures for 2004–05 will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she plans to commission further research on the cost effectiveness of NHS walk-in-centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the cost of running the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has been in each of the last five years; (2) how many people...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence regarding the prescription of Herceptin for the treatment of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in (a) Redbridge, (b) Waltham Forest and (c) England received (i) laser eye surgery, (ii) cataract removal, (iii) bladder keyhole...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations she has received from (a) NHS bodies and (b) other interested parties regarding the system of making funding available for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors from overseas are working in England following recruitment drives by the Government in their countries, broken down by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors have been employed in (a) South Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) England in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) guidelines and (b) procedures her Department has in place to ensure patients who cannot communicate verbally are able to express themselves to staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the document Commissioning a Patient-led NHS, what formal consultations are required to be undertaken by the Thames Valley strategic health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what training (a) medical and (b) non-medical staff receive to be able to serve those with learning difficulties who use the NHS; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage change she expects in the number of physiotherapy graduates in 2006 since (a) 2005, (b) 2004 and (c) 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the regulation of the profession of psychotherapy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent on rebranding in her Department and related agencies since 2003–04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many stand-alone senior house officer posts there have been in the national health service in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the (a) scope and (b) scale of illegal sales of potentially toxic prescription-only skin whitening creams.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what standards she has set for the provision of services in sterile services units; and what steps she is taking to improve the delivery of sterile...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the spending of each of the strategic health authorities in England has been in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many volunteering positions her Department has offered in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to ensure as many out-patient and in-patient appointments as possible are booked through choose and book by the end of 2005; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures her Department is taking to enable the national health service to meet the targets set by the EU Working Time Directive.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the Electoral Commission's opinion that all-postal voting should not be pursued for use in...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many offenders in breach of their antisocial behaviour orders (a) have been returned to court and (b) received sentences in...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what proportion of offenders in breach of anti-social behaviour orders have not been committed to custody.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the average length of time was to process and determine immigration appeals from the date of being lodged to the date of...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many immigration appeals (a) lodged before and (b) lodged since 4 April 2005 were processed and determined by the Asylum...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what is the expected (a) date for completing and (b) average length of time for processing and determining for (i) asylum...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many trials were (a) cancelled and (b) postponed as a result of industrial action by barristers; and if she will make a...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will review the operation of the coroners' system, with particular reference to a possible requirement on coroners to...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will list formal consultations being sponsored by her Department and its agencies; and what the (a) commencement date...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the rates of employee absence in her Department have been in each year since 1997.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) if she will take steps to ascertain the nature and level of the ISO certification of (a) DNA Diagnostic and (b) DNA...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of Clause 23 of the Electoral Administration Bill on the ability of independent...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact of Clause 47 of the Electoral Administration Bill on the ability of registered...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what prerequisites are set for a person who gives evidence as an expert.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the minimum age is for an hereditary peer to take up a seat in the House of Lords following a peers' by-election.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many complaints have been made by unsuccessful applicants for judicial appointments on the grounds of race discrimination...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many people have been called to jury service in England in each year since 2001.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the cost of legal aid in Northern Ireland has been in each year since 2002–03.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will review the Limitation Act 1980 in respect of victims of child abuse suing for compensation.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many employees in her Department requested training to improve their (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills in each year...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she is taking to promote uptake of the national tests in adult literacy and numeracy among employees of her Department.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much her Department spent on in-house training on (a) literacy and (b) numeracy (i) in total and (ii) per head in each year...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what reasons underlay the Government's proposals to bring forward legislation enabling a policy development grant to be treated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils have left school at age 16 years with less than five A*-C GCSE grades in (a) the constituency of Wimbledon, (b) Greater...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on progress towards raising standards of attainment in primary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the June 2005 GCE AS/A-level examinations, with particular reference to the percentage required to secure a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she has given to head teachers regarding authorised absence during term time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether there is a structure in place for successful schools to share best practice with failing schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils left school because they were victims of bullying in (a) the Tees Valley and (b) the Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidelines she has issued to teachers on how to (a) prevent and (b) report bullying; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of cases of bullying in secondary schools in Leeds North West in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of (a) whether city academies will need to make a profit from community usage of their facilities in order to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of school children have access to a free counselling service by fully qualified counsellors on their school premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the individual initiatives aimed at improving (a) participation, (b) attendance and (c) equality of opportunity introduced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many appeals have been made against the allocation of school places in Bedfordshire local education authority in each year since 1997;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding the Hartlepool constituency has received from the (a) Excellence in Cities, (b) Education Action Zone and (c) Leadership...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the ethnic minority achievement element of the Standards Fund granted to (a) the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent discussions she has had with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on reform of the examination system; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the White Paper Higher Standards, Better Schools for All, whether the additional flexibilities for trust schools would be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of, and how many, 15-year-olds were entered for both the English and mathematics GCSE in each year since 1995.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her assessment is of the (a) availability and (b) standards of the teaching of geography at (i) secondary and (ii) primary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate her Department has made of the number of gifted and talented young people in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many secondary schools nominated at least one pupil to join the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to her answer on 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 213W, what assessment she has made of (a) whether the good practice...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to ensure equal access to subject choice for (a) GCSE and (b) A-level students of differing abilities in the London...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to redefine the role of head teachers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she has issued to local education authorities on the (a) frequency of and (b) level of detail required when monitoring cases...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent representations she has received on the monitoring of children educated at home; and what requirements there are on a parent or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to revise Ofsted inspection criteria to include monitoring of the amount of homework set in schools to enable assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what role local authorities will take in relation to the introduction of independent state schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the impact on future pay levels for teachers of the proposed new independent state schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many entry to employment trainees found employment in (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005 to date; (2) how many entry to employment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2005, Official Report, columns 488–9W, on learning methods, if she will define the term (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her assessment is of the (a) availability and (b) standards of the teaching of music at (i) secondary and (ii) primary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will take steps to assist schools with the lowest pupil funding level to secure adequate funding to enable statutory non-contact time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department (a) publish their advice to Government, (b) publish an annual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which advisory non-departmental public bodies sponsored by her Department (a) hold public meetings, (b) conduct public consultation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of which additional resources may be required by Ofsted to enable it to investigate concerns raised by parents as...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what mechanisms she will introduce to resolve potential disputes between governing bodies and the proposed parents' councils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what powers she intends to give to the parents' councils proposed in her recent White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if she will reconsider her decision not to award Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley, a refurbishment grant; and for what reasons the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils left school at 16 years with fewer than five A*-C GCSE grades in (a) Ribble Valley and (b) Lancashire in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria are used to expel a pupil in (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) upper schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which Minister commissioned the review of the literature on the effects of pupil grouping published recently.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if the Government will take steps to employ more teachers to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what discussions her Department has had with the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority regarding the Futures: Meeting the Challenge...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what meetings she has had with representative groups to discuss proposed changes to schools' admissions policies; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what process a new or expanded school would have to adopt under the proposals in the White Paper if it wished to vary its admissions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will seek to legislate to define acceptable admissions criteria for schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many appeals there were against allocation of school places in the London borough of Merton in each year since 1997; and how many were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools have been designated for closure in each of the last eight years, broken down by (a) local education authority, (b) type of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools have closed in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) local education authority, (b) sector and (c) size.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many serious incidents of violence against teachers have been recorded in (a) faith schools and (b) non-faith schools in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether her Department's recent announcement concerning kitchens in new schools will apply to those schools approved for construction, but...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils left school due to expulsion in (a) the Tees Valley and (b) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many youths who have been expelled from school are without a school place in (a) the Tees Valley and (b) Middlesbrough, South and East...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children have been expelled from (a) faith schools and (b) non-faith schools in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many school playing fields have been sold off since 1997 in Gravesham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what was the value of school playing fields sold in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) whom she has asked to conduct the research into ability grouping referred to in her Department's White Paper, Higher Standards, Better...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government is taking to encourage children to walk to and from school; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills who a local authority will be required to consult before deciding on a request to set up a new school; and whether that consultation will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria she will adopt to decide whether an organisation is inappropriate to run a trust school.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria will be adopted to decide whether a school's application for additional flexibility under the proposals in the White Paper...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how parents will be consulted when a governing body proposes that its school should become a trust school; which parents will be consulted;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether she intends that a trust running a school will be permitted to use income received or generated for charitable purposes unconnected...
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 the Hemel Hempstead constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills further to her oral statement of 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 185, on the Schools White Paper, what steps schools will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) specialist science colleges and schools and (b) science academies have been established in each year since 1997; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps the Government are taking to increase the number of qualified science teachers in state schools; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained GCSEs in dual science in each year since 1997, broken down by grade; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students have gained (a) an A level, (b) an AS level and (c) a GCSE in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of those students who gained GCSEs in dual science in each year since 1997 were educated in (a) the state sector and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of those students who gained (a) a GCSE, (b) an A level and (c) an AS level in (i) biology or human biology, (ii) chemistry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether Twenty-First Century Science and Science for the Citizen will maintain the breadth and depth of the existing curriculum; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether she plans to amend the legislation governing (a) the admissions arrangements and (b) the curriculum of the remaining selective...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many people were employed by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and its predecessor bodies in each year since 1996 (a) in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which organisations have expressed an interest in sponsoring the non-residential summer schools for gifted and talented pupils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will increase the budget available to combat truancy from secondary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to ensure that the poorest pupils are not disadvantaged by the proposals for trust schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what criteria independent groups will need to meet to open the proposed trust schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many hours per year her Department recommends is spent teaching pupils for a (a) GCSE course and (b) General National Vocational...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals have been charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals have been prosecuted in Northern Ireland with attempting to pervert the course of justice in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many alleged Republican offenders are known to be on the run from UK security forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of staff at accident and emergency departments of hospitals in Northern Ireland have suffered injuries as a result of attacks...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of students attending (a) grammar schools and (b) secondary level schools in Northern Ireland obtained pass marks at A level in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in each constituency in the Province; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many male calves, with dairy sires born in Northern Ireland in the past 12 months, were registered on the APHIS database.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the occasions on which the contingency arrangements for avian influenza have been exercised in Northern Ireland; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what mechanisms are in place in Northern Ireland to prevent an outbreak of avian influenza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the two bombs that were recently made safe in South Belfast.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the target waiting time is in Northern Ireland for patients' first appointment with a specialist after an urgent referral by their general...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2005, Official Report, columns 1219–20W, how many of the arrests in each district command unit area...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what action is being taken to ensure that refurbishment projects in his Department will procure timber from legal and sustainable sources;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average annual leave entitlement of staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people died within seven days of their discharge from general acute in-patient or day care in each Northern Ireland health board area...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school children there are with dyslexia or dyspraxia in each (i) constituency and (ii) council district...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to improve parental involvement in education in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Belfast Education and Library Board paid for the services of a consultant from Pricewaterhouse Coopers to fill its chief financial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of electricity used by buildings in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies came from renewable sources in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland were charged following arrest in or around football grounds in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many illegal fireworks were seized in Northern Ireland in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what guidance has been issued by his Department to schools in the Province in relation to mobile phone use by children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to implement National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendations in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will take steps to reduce the number of agency staff working in the NHS in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people (a) are working on the investigation into the Northern bank robbery and (b) have been questioned in connection with the Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland have been involved in investigating the Northern Bank robbery in each month since it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Northern Ireland Prison Service staff retired due to ill health in each year from 1995 to 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many occupational therapists are working in each of the health boards in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent assessment he has made of the level of criminal activity in which paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland are engaged.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) deaths and (b) incidents of serious injury involving police vehicles in Northern Ireland were recorded in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland whether general practitioners in Northern Ireland are required to register second jobs in private consultancy or with the Department for Work...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many school crossing patrols there are in each (a) education and library board area and (b) council district; and what change there has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many state controlled schools' playing fields in Northern Ireland have been sold since 2001; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average number of surplus places in schools in Northern Ireland was in 2000; how many there were on 1 October 2005; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment is made (a) of the environmental impact and (b) against sustainable development criteria of bids made for contracts awarded by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what steps he is taking to ensure that private finance initiative projects for which his Department is responsible create the minimum of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many parents were prosecuted for attacks on teachers in the Province in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals (a) have been prosecuted and (b) have prosecutions pending for illegal cross-border dumping of waste in Northern Ireland in...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether guidance from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the general traveller indicates that Laos is regarded as being clear of the risk of avian flu.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they are paid any form of levy per passenger by either of the Belfast airports; if so, for what reason; how much; and for what purpose.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How the recently appointed members of the Belfast Education and Library Board were selected; by whom and after what process they were selected; and what is the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What proportion of the trained establishment of the Civil Contingency Reserve Force is available in each region of the United Kingdom.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What progress they have made on developing a cultural property advice website.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will take up the recommendations of the International Crisis Group in its report of 19 October, DRC: A Congo action plan, that the United Nations...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to ensure that United Kingdom consumers are aware of their rights in the single European market, in terms of purchase and credit contracts.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have made to the Egyptian Government about the smuggling of arms into Gaza following Israel's withdrawal.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions they have had with international financial bodies concerning investment in and the re-construction of Gaza.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How much HM Treasury spent on taxis in each of the past eight years.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What evidence they have of the nature and origin of weapons used recently against British forces in Iraq; and whether they will place copies of any such evidence...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions they have had with the United States Administration concerning the route of Israel's security wall, outside the Green Line.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions they have had with the member states of the European Union concerning the route of Israel's security wall, outside the Green Line.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they will take in appropriate international fora with regard to the Israeli policy of targeted assassinations in Palestine.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will give specific responsibility for the Lisbon Agenda to a Minister; and, if so, to which one.
asked Her Majesty's Government: On what date they intend to reschedule the live (Beta) pilot of the National Firearms Licensing Management System required under Section 39 of the Firearms...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 10 October (WA 56) concerning Ulster-Scots culture, whether they are committed to affording equal respect and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the amount of the annual bonus paid to Northern Ireland Assembly staff to reward their performance during the introduction of devolved government; whether...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What measures have been successful in the campaign to reduce sick leave in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many staff are employed, and at what grade, by the Northern Ireland Commission for Children and Young People; what is its projected annual budget between 2005...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 10 October (WA 61) concerning the funding of festivals, who applied to the Northern Ireland...
asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure received (a) applications; and (b) business cases for the funding of festivals in West Belfast,...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How much the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure has spent in each of the past five years on consultants and away days, in connection with the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: On what date the letter offering funding from the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure was issued to the West Belfast Festival this year; and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many staff are employed, and at what grade, by the Northern Ireland Equality Commission; what was its annual budget between 1999 and 2005; and what is the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many vacant places there are in schools in Northern Ireland; what is the cost of those places; what proportion of the education budget this represents; and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement "Northern Ireland: Racial Equality Issue" by the Lord Rooker on 19 July (WS 87–88), whether they intend to pursue a...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether in Northern Ireland teaching assistants are covered by the teachers' exemption in the fair employment and treatment legislation; and whether their...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In what way education policy concerning streaming is different in Northern Ireland from that currently practised in England.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will bring forward proposals to alter the funding of cultural festivals in Northern Ireland; and, if so, when.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they believe that the present arrangements for littoral owners to clear river beds and banks is effective and adequate; and whether they will consider...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What has been (a) the overall population; (b) the number of births; and (c) the birthrate, in Northern Ireland for the years 1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001; and what...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What are the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency's population figures for 11 to 18 year-olds in the years 2000 to 2004; and what are the projections...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What was the projected population figure for 11 to 18 year olds in the year 2005 on which the Northern Ireland Post-primary Review Working Group based its conclusions.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will implement policies on post-primary education in Northern Ireland in accordance with the views of the majority of those responding to the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: When a departmental decision to introduce new post-primary arrangements in Northern Ireland was made; and what is the proposed date of implementation.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How much is spent per capita in Northern Ireland on primary school education in (a) the controlled; (b) the Catholic maintained; (c) the integrated; and (d) the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which primary schools in Northern Ireland, working under the aegis of the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, currently have 40 or fewer pupils enrolled.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they consider the remarks of Father Alex Reid on 13 October, in which he described the Protestant population of Northern Ireland as Nazis, to be in...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What plans they have to extend the railway system in Northern Ireland to (a) Comber; (b) Armagh; and (c) Banbridge.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will encourage Northern Ireland Railways to run direct Enterprise trains from Londonderry to Dublin daily.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by the Lord Rooker on 18 October (WS 48), how many Members of the legislative assembly from each of the political parties support...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any education boards in Northern Ireland ask the religion of candidates for teacher appointments; if so, why; under what provision; and what is the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What role local authorities in Northern Ireland have in the building and maintenance of war memorials; and how the memorials which are the responsibility of the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions they have had with the Palestinian Authority regarding the resurgence of attempted and actual terrorist attacks against Israel following their...
asked the Leader of the House: How many Private Notice Questions have been tabled in each of the Parliamentary Sessions since she was appointed Leader; and how many of these she has allowed.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the findings of the Strategic Rail Authority's consultation exercise into the new Great Western franchise, in particular the continued operation of a...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the government of Sudan are co-operating with the International Criminal Court in its investigation of the violence in Darfur.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the money used to provide transitional funding for cultural festivals was not used to cover the projected shortfall for the Ulster-Scots Agency in 2004.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they afford the same recognition to Ulster-Scots and Irish culture, language and identity as to Irish language; why the Ulster-Scots Agency receives less...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether courses on bullying and harassment have been held in Waterways Ireland since 4 April.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Farringdon of Ribbleton on 21 July (WA 324) concerning Waterways Ireland, why the post of director of marketing and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 6 June (WA 36), what best public sector principles and practices will be included in Waterways Ireland's...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the wages and salary costs of Waterways Ireland in 2004; and how much was paid to staff in Northern Ireland.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to reduce the religious imbalance in employment in Waterways Ireland in Northern Ireland.
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