To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the progress towards digital switchover.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether the remit of the Intellectual Property Forum project announced by the Minister for Creative Industries on 16 June includes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment has been made of the impact of financing the Olympic Games on the amount of lottery money available for sports other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what costs will be met of those businesses relocating from the Marshgate Lane area to make way for Olympic development; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of the operating profit from the 2012 Olympic Games will go to the British Paralympic Association.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans the Government has for public transport in London to accommodate the increased number of passengers during the London...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans her Department has to publicise the new Olympic lottery games.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions her Department has had with the national lottery regarding the new Olympic scratchcard.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the likely cost of the television licence in the period covered by the next BBC Charter; and if she will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received on his proposals that a named individual should sign off a company's accounts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Skills Development Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the prospects for progress in the Doha trade talks.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on ECJ case C-127/05, 2005/C 143/26, with particular reference to (a) assessed liabilities ensuing for business...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 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 Trade and Industry what proportion of new recruits to his Department do not have a level 2 qualification in English and mathematics.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what methods of assessment of (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills are used as part of the recruitment process by employees of his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will assess the contribution to the City of London's productivity of mobile communications; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education and Skills concerning the Work and Families Bill.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) men and (b) women were (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of carrying goods above the duty free allowance in each of the last 10 years for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many items confiscated by customs officers as a result of the driver carrying goods above the duty free allowance are disposed of; and if he will make a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what discussions he has had with HM Revenue and Customs concerning policy changes for the repayment of VAT under the 8th and 13th EC directives; (2)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact of the Government's tax policy on film production in England.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on progress with the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the spare capacity in the Inland Revenue's computer systems.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the IT projects costing over £1 million in use in his Department and introduced since 1997 have been scrutinised by the Public Accounts...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many IT projects which cost over £1 million and were introduced since 1997 are in use in his Department.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the public sector pension deficit is if calculated using a discount rate based on index linked gilts; and what rate was used for the calculation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list private finance initiative (PFI) contracts which were originally off-balance sheet, but which the Government has taken on-balance sheet at a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the projected savings over the next 50 years from (a) the December 2004 proposed reforms of public service pensions and (b) the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the tax revenue was from shellfishing in Morecambe Bay in each year since 2000–01.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which specialist teams working on complicated tax credit cases at the Tax Credit Office, were referred to in correspondence of 4 October between the Tax...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the Valuation Office Agency in each year since 1997; and what the estimated established staff for (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Valuation Office Agency has spent in total on its computer assisted mass appraisal system.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what powers (a) staff and (b) contractors of the Valuation Office Agency have to forcibly inspect a property for a council tax valuation in circumstances...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of the vehicle excise duty was in each year since 1976.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to consult people in East Sussex affected by the proposed A21 upgrade.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans there are to improve air links in the South West of England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what types of aircraft used by civilian airlines are banned from UK airspace.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he is satisfied that the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority has a sufficient number of qualified safety experts among its managerial staff; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the results were of bi-national exercises to test emergency procedures held on (a) 15 April 2004 at Folkestone Fire Station (UK COMEX), (b) 30...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of whether the reliability rate of the crossover doors in the channel tunnel is at levels deemed reasonable by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will estimate the running times of trains from Twyford, Maidenhead and Slough to Paddington before and after the Crossrail construction.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will assess the effectiveness of the cycling demonstration towns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions have taken place with cyclists on the making of public transport accessible to those using bicycles.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimates his Department has made of the cost of road wear by foreign lorries operating in England; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the usage figures have been for each light rail scheme currently in operation in each year since they commenced operation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the need to increase vehicle capacity of junctions 6 and 7 of the M3.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when directive 2001/43/EC on quiet tyres will be transposed into UK law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average percentage change in annual rail fares over the previous year was in each year between 1997 and 2004; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) Network Rail and (b) the British Transport Police in preventing trespassing onto railway lines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what elements of the European Railway Safety Directive (2004/49/EC) remain to be implemented by the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the implications for safety of over-crowding on trains along (a) the Hastings to London Victoria and (b) Brighton...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what procedures are in place to assess the level of investment required in the infrastructure of the railways to ensure its safe operation against the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect on the number of additional deaths and serious injuries on roads each year of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the use of stone mastic asphalt materials for road resurfacing; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average frequency of (a) train and (b) bus services in England was in the most recent year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many field inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Executive are (a) trained, (b) equipped and (c) authorised to inspect on-site...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many premises the Health and Safety Executive estimates will be covered by the requirements in the Management of Asbestos in Building...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many licensed asbestos contractors have had enforcement action taken against them for dry stripping in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Health and Safety Executive has taken to ensure that client organisations understand the requirement to wet strip...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Health and Safety Executive has taken to ensure that licensed asbestos contractors (a) understand and (b) comply with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measure of council tax inflation the Department uses for its long-term projections of benefit expenditure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he plans to take to measure fraud and error in those benefits that are not regularly monitored.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many inspectors the Department has employed for the investigation of benefit fraud in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the Kingston and Surbiton constituency have (a) applied for and (b) received the disability living allowance in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the quarterly off-flows from (a) incapacity benefit and (b) severe disability allowance for each quarter from February 2003 to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many carbon monoxide poisoning incidents have occurred in public places in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on how many occasions payments have been made under the authority of the Chief Executive or the Deputy Chief Executive of the Child Support...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many formal complaints his Department has received from West Lancashire about the Child Support Agency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government are taking to ensure that health and safety measures are properly enforced in relation to agency workers in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps he is taking to improve the Department's performance in replying to correspondence from members of the public; (2) what steps...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list formal consultations being sponsored by his Department and its agencies; and what the (a) commencement date and (b) deadline...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the Kettering constituency (a) applied for and (b) received the disability living allowance in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people under the age of 60 years were receiving (a) the middle rate of the care component, (b) higher rate of the care component and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on the use of the word spouse in official documents; if he will encourage the use of the term spouse/partner; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many meetings of the (a) EU Committee of senior labour inspectors, (b) EU Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to chemical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the impact of the Howell Opinion in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of income support recipients receiving a disability premium have been on the benefit for (a) less than one year,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people in Kettering constituency have received the in-work credit; (2) how many people in Kettering constituency have received...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what additional facilities are proposed to assist those using the Job Centre in Burslem.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the benefit entitlements for people diagnosed with myasthenia gravis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the Jobcentre Plus districts identified for the pilot the Building on New Deal programme; which of the districts have since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on progress on Building on New Deal for Work, with particular reference to (a) decentralisation of decision making,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the level of publicity for his Department's recent consultation on the establishment of the Office for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many adoptions were completed in the last 12 months in each local authority area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which individual is responsible for developing and implementing her Department's Skills Development Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many full-time equivalent employee reductions as a result of the Gershon review have been made; what (a) cost savings relating to IT...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list in ascending order the percentage change in 16 to 18 years participation budgets for education in Learning and Skills...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list in ascending order the percentage change in the adult participation in further education budgets for each Learning and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to ensure the target is met on the proportion of looked-after children placed for adoption within 12 months of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to reduce the percentage of looked-after children subject to a final warning or reprimand.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people in her Department were relocated in 2004–05 as a result of Sir Michael Lyons' independent review of public sector...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she will assess progress on the Public Service Agreement target to narrow the gap in educational achievement between looked after...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in Putney will receive funding as part of the Schools Access Initiative; and how much has been allocated to each school in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what level of (a) qualifications and (b) experience is required to be a school Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator; and if she will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, column 132W, on trust schools, how many schools have (a) applied for, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the capacity of schools to provide mentoring for pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the benefits of (a) Donepezil, (b) Galantamine, (c) Memantine and (d) Rivastigamine for people with Alzheimer's disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the Government's plan is for phasing out CFC asthma inhalers; and what the timetable is for that phase-out.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions the Government have had with the Chinese authorities regarding the human health implications of recently reported outbreaks of avian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department plans to monitor the uptake of Herceptin among women with (a) advanced breast cancer and (b) early-stage breast cancer.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information her Department holds on the United Kingdom morbidity and mortality rates for skin cancer in each year since 1979; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will make a statement on (a) prevention, (b) diagnosis and (c) treatment of skin cancer; (2) what (a) guidance her Department has issued and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has commissioned on the effects of the supplement coenzyme Q on those suffering from schizophrenia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spent on items of art in 2004–05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed in her Department on 30 September; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department has received a request for a meeting from Allen Carr's Easyway (International) Ltd.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to institute a national chemical biological radiation network alerting system; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if the Government will increase the value of eye prescription vouchers for those on incapacity benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2005, Official Report, column 2690W, on fraud, when she expects an estimate of the outstanding amount of fraud in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospitals have interruptible contracts for gas and electricity supply; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2005, Official Report, column 2695W, on mandatory surveillance, how many incidents of (a) the glycopeptide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will summarise the results of the (a) national observational study of the effectiveness of the cleanyourhands campaign and (b) cluster-randomised...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in (a) Herefordshire, (b) Worcestershire and (c) England have received a free influenza vaccine.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to improve the quality of information provided to patients, with particular reference to patients of South Asian origin.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) in-patients and (b) out-patients have been treated at Kettering general hospital in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds have been available at Kettering general hospital in each year since 1997, broken down by major category.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid to (a) Opinion Leader Research and (b) market research companies by her Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which recommendations of the Government's working group on the Mental Health Act 1983 were (a) adopted and (b) rejected; and if she will list the members...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of people likely to be eligible for placement under community treatment orders under proposals in the draft...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her Department's press release dated 20 October, on capital investment in mental health services, whether capital investment will be made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action is being taken by the Government to improve the standards of mental health hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the annual percentage change was in prescriptions of methylphenidate to children since 1995.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health at what time she (a) arrived at and (b) left the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say event in Birmingham on 29 October.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health from which countries United Kingdom registered companies that provide MMR vaccines to the NHS source their products.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spent per capita on NHS dentistry in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department has spent per capita on NHS dentistry in (a) the Tamworth constituency, (b) Staffordshire, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists have been practising in the Gravesham constituency in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2005, Official Report, column 1139W, on dentistry, how many NHS dentists were in place in each of the primary care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS dentists there were per 1,000 people in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) Wantage constituency in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many dentists serve the Shropshire Primary Care Trust; (2) how many dentists in Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency (a) operate fully within the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budgets for (a) recurrent operating costs, excluding capital charges but including income from other sources, and (b) all operating costs,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much of the £250 million efficiency savings planned for the NHS will be re-directed to front-line services; what proportion will be allocated to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will answer the question on Clostridium difficile, reference 9380, tabled by the hon. Member for Northavon on 29 June.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will delay the standard branded generics review until the completion of the Office of Fair Trading market study into the Pharmaceutical Price...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) who will be responsible for the drafting of contracts between the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority and private sector providers of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many public opinion surveys were conducted by her Department and its arm's length bodies in the last six months; what the (a) subject matter, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average number of specialist rehabilitation beds per 1,000 people in North East Milton Keynes in the latest year for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with Havering council regarding contingency plans in the event of a SARS or tuberculosis epidemic in that area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence was used to inform paragraph 45 of the individual regulatory impact assessment on the smoke free aspects of the Health Bill, presented on 27...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff employed in her Department in (a) 2003–04, (b) 2004–05 and (c) in the six months to 30 September have been dismissed, or have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what regulations apply to the operation of (a) sun bed tanning retail outlets with staff and (b) coin-operated outlets with no staff; and if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Kent and Medway strategic health authority was first informed of the deficit at Swale primary care trust; what action it took; and how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research her Department has conducted into the long-term economic and social effects of minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of uterine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance her Department has issued to the public concerning (a) the Government's policy on Avian influenza, (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will introduce further control on the importation of wild birds as pets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Government had plans to ban bird markets, fairs and shows prior to the European Commission decision.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the effects of the use of air conditioning on the (a) fuel efficiency and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will introduce legislation to ban the use of animals in circuses.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the progress being made towards the inclusion of aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will place in the Library copies of papers distributed at the conference jointly held in London with the European...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when Directive 2002/49/EC on assessment and management of environmental noises will be transposed into UK law.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the level of greenhouse gas emissions generated by the powering of street lights in 2004–05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many residents in the North-East Milton Keynes constituency were (a) eligible for and (b) received grants under the Warm...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of current building stock in England meets the thermal insulation standards established by part J of the building regulations; what steps are...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment has been made of the financial effects on the Transport industry of the revocation of the Fire Precautions (Sub-Surface Railway Stations)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of whether larger or older homes are likely to incur higher costs in producing a home information pack than small or recently built...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average weekly rent was for a new two-bed letting in a registered social landlord property in 2005.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) short-term and (b) long-term empty properties there were in (i) England, (ii) each region and (iii) each London borough in each year since 1997.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to provide affordable housing in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Yorkshire and (c) England.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what process the Government plan to adopt in relation to the procedure for an owner reclaiming property seized by a local authority under an empty dwelling...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many vacant homes there are in West Lancashire; and for what average period houses were vacant in each of the last three years.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable housing units expected to be built or procured through the Housing Corporation Approved Development Programme were (a) mixed funded social...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether councils graded (a) excellent and (b) good under the Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) are subject to (i) future CPA inspections and (ii)...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether fire regulations on the London underground are a devolved matter; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the estimated public expenditure in each of the Pathfinder areas is in 2005–06.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average weekly rent was for a two-bedroom (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority property in the constituency of Hemel Hempstead in the...

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will move the time when a local authority area reports the number of student dwellings for council tax purposes from the autumn to the spring.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what sustainable development requirements he has placed on his Department's (a) executive agencies, (b) advisory non-departmental bodies, (c) executive...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of new substantive asylum applications received in 2004–05 received a final decision, including appeal, within six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions were made by the British Transport police in each British Transport police area, for (a) selling alcohol or attempting...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether people from abroad with only limited English need to pass the Life in the UK test to gain British citizenship.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of antisocial behaviour have been reported to police in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions for each category of crime there have been in (a) Essex, (b) the Metropolitan police area of London and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the Devon and Cornwall police Report into the Surrey police's investigation into the deaths of four recruits...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals were deported from the United Kingdom between 1 January and 2 November, broken down by (a) nationality and (b) destination.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the bidders that have been shortlisted for the UK Passport Service Abl tender; and when a decision on the successful bidder...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria are used by the Metropolitan police in deciding whether to order the launch of a police helicopter; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many road traffic police officers there were in each year between 1990 and 2005; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what statistics his Department collects on the number of police officers deployed to stop motorists who exceed speed limits.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the performance of West Mercia constabulary.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the timetable is for the Department's aircraft carrier programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate (a) he has made and (b) the Iraqi authorities have made of the number of civilian casualties during the events of 19 September 2005...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has received further requests from Swan Hunter for additional funding to complete the two ships being built by Swan Hunter as part of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) on whose authority it was decided to set up 6 Royal Military Police Historic Investigation Team; and which (a) Government Ministers and (b) Law...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received about the size of the British armed forces and their ability to meet the threats of terrorism in (a) the United...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether an agreement is in place between the Thai and the British Governments, whereby arms and munitions are supplied by the British in return for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the new government in Burundi regarding the killing of British citizen Charlotte Wilson in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the British Presidency of the EU would support a proposal that the Council of Ministers should meet in public.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many foreign students have been granted visas to study in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, broken down by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the high commissioner in the Maldive Islands has made to the Maldive authorities on the treatment of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's policy is on the timetable for Poland's adoption of the euro.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the hostilities in the Republic of Congo following the visit of the former Prime Minister, Mr....

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Sudan on coordinated offensive operations undertaken by the Government of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the human rights situation in Tibet.