Llun, 28 Tachwedd 2005
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the discussions he has had with his colleagues in Cabinet and with the Welsh Assembly Government regarding the promotion of...
To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions have failed owing to the failure of witnesses to reach court in each of the last five years.
To ask the Solicitor-General how many and what percentage of prosecutions were aborted in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire in 2004–05.
To ask the Solicitor-General whether his Department will sign up to the Carbon Trust's Carbon Management programme.
To ask the Solicitor-General if the Crown Prosecution Service will revisit the papers relating to the conduct of Dr. Ann David, following the completion of her disciplinary case before the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the European Commission on the application of state aid rules in relation to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to ensure that strains of avian influenza do not enter the UK chicken population.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the genomic characteristics which determine the virulence of the avian influenza virus H5N1.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the clade designation was of the first isolated strain of H5N1 avian influenza identified in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the EU-wide ban on the trade of wild caught birds as a response to the threat of avian influenza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether type A human influenza can be transmitted to poultry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on how many occasions in each of the last five years officers from her Department have inspected the quarantine facility in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is transmissible from bird to bird via (a) fomites and (b) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, column 6W to the hon. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, column 1048W, on avian influenza, what discussions she has had...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether, for the purpose of determining the presence of H5N1 avian influenza in birds, Veterinary Laboratories Agency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the availability of capacity within the rendering sector to cope with a potential outbreak of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the conditions under which the Mesias, in whose samples the avian influenza virus was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken to minimise the chances of the H5N1 virus entering the UK through the import of live...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in relation to the pooled sample of 30 Mesias in which the presence of avian influenza virus H5N1 has been detected, how the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the relative suffering caused to badgers when they are killed by means of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what procedures are undertaken at border inspection posts to ensure that the documentation accompanying imported captive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment she has made of the risk to cattle herds in Northamptonshire from bovine tuberculosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the polymerase chain reaction test for M. bovis DNA in (a) identifying...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations her Department has made on ensuring that Brazil's animal traceability systems are improved following...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on the resumption of the export of live calves to Europe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how long it took for each eligible area to receive funding from her Department's Contaminated Land Capital Projects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the UK representatives on the EU Sugar Management Committee and Special Committee for Agriculture will support the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment the Department has carried out of the impact on costs of the (a) EU end of life vehicles directive and (b) EU...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what volume of waste she estimates was illegally fly-tipped in each year since 1992, broken down by the nature of this waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate the Government have made of the financial implications for local authorities of its proposed household duty of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the landfill requirement arising from the use of bottled water; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to enforce the rules governing the export of live animals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her response is to the recommendation of the Committee of Public Accounts, Ninth Report of 2005–06, HC563, page 5,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) mobile phones and (b) printer cartridges she estimates were (i) recycled, (ii) reused overseas and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to continue to fund campaigns to encourage the use of cloth nappies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment her Department has made of the environmental effects of the use of cloth nappies on maternity wards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to bring forward a ban on pet fairs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, column1067W, on pigeons, what criteria will be used in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, column 1067W, on pigeons, what discussions she has had with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with Ofwat on the cost models involved in the adoption of private sewers; which is the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to change the quarantine arrangements involving (a) bird traders and (b) importers of birds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to be in a position to publish the Veterinary Surgeons Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total volume of (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) other waste was in each region in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when officials from her Department last discussed with Northamptonshire county council its waste disposal strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on plans for the future of the Waste and Resources Action Programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the likely effect of the EU's most recent offer in the World Trade Organisation trade...
To ask the Prime Minister what information he received on action that the United States Administration proposed to take against the Al-Jazeera television channel.
To ask the Prime Minister what criteria he used to decide on the appointment of members of the Commission for Africa; and what assessment he has made of whether the commissioners still meet these...
To ask the Prime Minister how many persons elevated to the peerage in each year since 1997 were resident at the time of their elevation in (a) each region of England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department at what stages the scientific validity of an animal experimentation project is assessed before it can be licensed by his Department; by whom;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent advice he has received from (a) the Animal Procedures Committee and (b) other sources of independent advice on the scientific...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many failed asylum seekers have been deported to Zimbabwe from the UK since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's policy is on the deportation of failed asylum seekers from the UK who are (a) enrolled in a school or college and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of female asylum seekers were pregnant on application for asylum in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the immigration and nationality directorate's protocol is for returning personal documentation to failed asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether the immigration and nationality directorate review of managed migration routes has resulted in (a) the suspension of and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the penalty is for lorry drivers who allow illegal immigrants to enter the UK in their lorry.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which 20 basic command units have showed the greatest improvement in respect of (a) crime detection rates and (b) reported crime levels over...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of Londoners were recorded by the British Crime Survey as (a) having a high level of worry about violent crime, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will answer question 18435 tabled on 13 October 2005; what the reason is for the delay in replying; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter dated 6 April from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, (acknowledgement ref B8243/5 dated 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) pursuant to his answer of 12 July 2005, Official Report, column 910W, on off licence sales, what the equivalent figures were for 2004;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government are taking to address the movement of experienced criminal investigators from Hertfordshire to other police forces;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the 10 highest-paid employees in his Department; what the (a) job title and (b) salary including bonuses is of each; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding was allocated by his Department to Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many phone calls his Department's press office has (a) received and (b) answered in each month since January 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2005, Official Report, column 650W, on departmental spending, how much his Department paid to Annes...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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 the Home Department who the director of human resources in his Department is; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who is responsible for managing the estates of his Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list people who have been deported from the UK to face terrorist charges overseas since September 2001, broken down by country to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been detained indefinitely under the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 16 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1259–66W, on Farj Hassan Faraj, when he expects to complete his...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment what guidance has been provided to secure training centres about use of handcuffs on trainees.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the identity cards scheme has been subject to a Gateway Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how his Department plans to prevent the production of forged identity cards; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants have been found guilty of (a) murder and (b) violent offences in (i) Greater London and (ii) England and Wales in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 25 October 2005, Official Report, columns 349–50W if he will publish the KPMG review; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants fromPoland have outstanding applications for leave to remain under the one-off exercise announced on 24 October 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Mohmmed Zamir (reference number LR1643012061/1) will be informed of the outcome of his application for a variation of leave to remain in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice and support is available to a parent with learning difficulties when dealing with cases in the family court.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Government would permit the amalgamation of two police forces located in different English regions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the implications for national security of recently retired senior police officers (a) commenting in the media...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects a new chief constable to be appointed to the Thames Valley Police Force.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many investigations by law enforcement agencies resulting from suspicious activity reports in relation to (a) corrupt activity overseas...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many suspicious activity reports have been received by the National Criminal Intelligence Service relating to (a) corrupt activity...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures are being taken to tackle institutional racism in prisons.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms are in place to monitor the operation by the police of detentions and arrests under the Terrorism Acts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he had with the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) on extending the maximum pre-charge detention period for suspect...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions there have been for acts of vandalism in the West Lancashire area in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's policy is on the bringing to justice of suspected war criminals where evidence exists.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2005, Official Report, column 963W, on departmental assets, what the (a) five items of art and antique...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Freedom of Information applications his Department has received; how many have taken more than 20 days to process; and how manyof these...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on external media relations in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent in each year from 1 May 1997 on ministerial travel, broken down by (a) provision and running costs of vehicular transport, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the impact of EU regulations on trace elements of the chemical aflatoxin on African producers of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will increase aid to the Central Asia region (a) between 2005–06 and 2007–08 and (b) after 2007–08.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what steps the Government have taken to implement the recommendations of the Commission for Africa; (2) what assessment he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the contribution of the Commission for Africa to the objectives of achieving (a) conflict resolution,...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what on-going contribution the Commission for Africa is making to help deliver the recommendations of its report.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the time scale is for implementing the findings of the Commission for Africa report published in March; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many contracts have been awarded by his Department to external consultancies in each year since 1997; and what the total value of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which contracts let to external consultants in each of the last five years included strategies for (a) local knowledge transfer and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many and what proportion of the contracts let by his Department to external consultants for work under the value of £100,000...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the contracts awarded in each of the last five years to (a) Maxwell Stamp plc, (b) HTS Consultants, (c) the British...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many external consultants used by his Department since 2001 have been based in (a) the recipient country for the project and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many contracts for direct mail were signed by the Department in (a) 2005–06 to date and (b) 2004–05; and what the value...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development who is responsible for running his Department's estate (a) in the UK and (b) overseas; what relevant specialist qualifications he or...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the real terms percentage increase in allocated resources for his Department (a) was for the period 1997–98 to 2004–05...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will take steps to ensurethe Department's websites attain the W3C AAA standard of accessibility for people with visual and other...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the outcome of the international donor conference on the earthquake in Kashmir.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what representations he has made to the Government of Ethiopia on the recent shootings of civilians.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what action he has taken in respect of the United Kingdom's aid to Ethiopia in light of recent events in the country; what plans he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps the UK presidency has taken (a) to follow up and (b) to monitor implementation of EU commitments on aid to developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how his Department intends to use the £5.7 million savings that will be made from the Europe and Central Asia Programme over the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the European Commission's Africa Communication.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what role his Department is playing in restricting the production of (a) cocaine and(b) heroin in developing countries for sale in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress is being made on international land mine clearance under the Ottawa Convention.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what Lesotho's remaining debt to the international community is; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much financial aid the United Kingdom Government have given to Lesotho since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development when he expects malaria to be eliminated from sub-Saharan Africa at the present rate of progress of disease eradication; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness and speed of its response to the food crisis in Malawi in 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will cease all non-humanitarian aid to the Maldives in response to the human rights abuses there.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much has been spent in each year from 1 May 1997 on ministerial travel, broken down by (a) provision and running costs of vehicular...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many employees in his Department were affected by the rise in the national minimum wage on 1 October.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, column 3–4W, on Niger, what discussions he has had with his foreign...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, columns 3–4W, on Niger, what representations his Department received...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, columns 3–4W, on Niger, what assessment his Department has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid effort to date his Department has offered to the victims of the recent earthquake in Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) financial and (b) other aid his Department has given to Pakistan following the earthquake; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many written parliamentary questions to his Department were unanswered as at 14 November; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the outcome of the conference in Islamabad on 19 November to consider further international assistance...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking under the UK presidency of the EU to assist the participation of developing countries in trade negotiations.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to help the people in the Western Sahara.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what measures the UK presidency of the EU has taken to achieve a favourable outcome for developing countries from the Doha development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to improve the situation of women pensioners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of pensioners are eligible for means-tested benefits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much on average pensioners in Wales receive in state pensions and benefits; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of female pensioners in Wales are entitled to the full basic state pension; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of women pensioners in Tamworth constituency are (a) in receipt of a full basic state pension, (b) in receipt of a basic state...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of women pensioners in Gravesham constituency are (a) in receipt of a full basic state pension, (b) in receipt of a basic state...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on incapacity benefit reform.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what role he expects the private and voluntary sectors to play in his reform of incapacity benefit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases of maladministration there have been by the Child Support Agency over the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what estimate he has made of the change in the annual maintenance payments of the Child Support Agency which would result from full...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many non-resident parents there are with outstanding Child Support Agency cases where the main source of income comes from self-employment;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the ratio between the annual costs of the Child Support Agency and the annual maintenance paid through the Agency has been in each quarter...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the National Audit Office last signed off the Child Support Agency's accounts; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his Department's (a) target and (b) latest performance is for the time taken to process new Child Support Agency maintenance claims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government have taken to improve the civil rights of people with disabilities;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the financial assistance scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the rate at which the state pension will be uprated in 2006–07.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will link the value of the basic state pension to average earnings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what work is being done with external organisations to deliver the occupational health strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the written statement of 20 July 2005, Official Report, column 103WS, whether the 260,000 child support cases yet to be cleared...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements his Department has made to publicise the arrangements for claiming the £200 council tax rebate among those not eligible...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when pensioners in Hendon will receive their financial support for council tax bills due for 2005; how many pensioners in Hendon he expects to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recipients of inactive benefits moved back to work in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many letters have been sent by the Pension Service this year advising pensioners to pay outstanding contributions in national insurance in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many complaints his Department has received in the last month concerning non-payment of winter fuel allowance claims at post offices owing...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last assessed the merits of using capital gains tax relief to encourage new landlords to offer alternative accommodation to retiring farm tenants;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Child Trust Fund vouchers have (a) been issued, (b) been invested and (c) failed to be invested in the Bridgend county borough council area; and if...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of child trust vouchers issued have not been invested by parents.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total operating expense of the UK civil service was in the last period for which figures are available; how many civil servants are employed in the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Romford of 14 November 2005, Official Report, column 879W, on economic and monetary union, what the pay grades...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the UK's net contribution to the EU budget was in (a) 2004–05 and (b) 2005–06; and what he expects it to be in 2006–07.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how often financial transfers were made from the UK Treasury to contribute to the Government's share of the EU budget in each of the last three years; what...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures he has put in place to assess the impact on business and inward investment in the UK of the measures contained in the Finance Act (No. 2) 2005.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the review of the Framework for National Statistics.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what mechanisms are in place to compensate people for expenses they incur in challenging incorrect tax demands.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the inter-generational equity of the current tax and benefits system; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will (a) freeze the bank accounts and (b) seize the assets of members of the Government of the Maldives in response to human rights abuses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average new mortgage loan was in (a) the UK and (b) East Midlands in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the size is of the national debt; and what the cost of servicing it was in the last period for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to ask the European Union for an extension of the current derogation allowing the use of red diesel for leisure purposes; what (a)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of stamp duty land tax returns were not processed in 2004–05 resulting in fines being levied, broken down by region.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many calls were made to the Stamp Office inquiryline in the last period for which figures are available, broken down by (a) region and (b) reasons for call.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the efficiency of the Data Process Unit at the Stamp Office; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many full-time equivalent staff have worked (a) in the tax credit office and (b) on the tax credit helpline in each of the last 12 months; (2)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints he has received regarding miscalculated tax credit sums; how many people have had to pay back money after their tax credits were...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recommendations have been made by HM Revenue and Customs Internal Audit in relation to the gathering of information on the possible targeting of tax...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of paying tax credit was as a percentage of each pound of tax credit paid in each year since 1999; and what the capital costs of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many families have been contacted as part of the Inland Revenue's tax credit outreach programme; how many awards have been adjusted in-year as a result...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequerwhat the total tax revenue collected by the Government from British taxpayers and businesses was in 2004–05.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the total tax revenue collected by the Government from (a) taxpayers in Wales and (b) businesses in Wales was in 2004–05; (2) what estimate...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequerwhat estimate he has made of the proportion of UK tax revenues raised in Wales in each of the last 10years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what depreciation policy the Valuation Office Agency will apply to the recently purchased desktop valuation software system.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much funding was allocated to the Welsh Assembly in the form of a block grant under the Barnett formula in each tax year since 1997–98.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many working families tax credit applications are being processed; (2) how many working tax credit applications being processed were received (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Arts Council funding has been provided to organisations in the city of Cambridge in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many redundancies are planned for the British Library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions she has had with (a) Ofcom and (b) the BBC about the screening of (a) sex, (b) violence and (c) bad language on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many departmental civil service jobs have been relocated to Scotland in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department has spent on sports and recreation projects in (a) West Yorkshire and (b) Normanton constituency since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the real terms percentage increase in allocated resources for her Department (a) was for the period 1997–98 to 2004–05...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff in her Department have been relocated into London and the South East in each of the last five years for which records are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to relocate staff in her Department and related agencies into London and the South East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will take steps to ensure the Department's websites attain the W3C AAA standard of accessibility for people with visual and other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what her most recent estimate is of the date by which households across Tamworth constituency will be able to receive digital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans she has to visit Coventry in the next 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the income was from all sources at the English Heritage properties at (a) Stonehenge, (b) Old Sarum and (c) Wardour Castle in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 15 November 2005, Official Report, column 1136W, on departmental spending, if her Department will publish the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance she has issued on the circumstances that would require a person holding a charity fundraising event in their (a) home and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what review has been carried out of the effectiveness of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) whether she plans to change the emphasis placed on (a) science, (b) technology and (c) the arts by the National Endowment for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the return on investment generated by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts has been in each year since its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether lottery monies may be used to fund community sports and leisure centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of her Department's employees who are within one year of the official retirement age are on extended sick leave.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding Sport England has committed to projects for 2005–06; and how much funding has been allocated by her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the use of sanctions by Ofcom on broadcasters which do not meet their targets under the Ofcom Code on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of the broadcasters that are covered by the Ofcom Code on Television Access Services are on track to meet their targets for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in Houghton and Washington, East are in receipt of free television licences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance she has issued to local authorities on making their tennis courts available free of charge to young people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Government will make the outcomes of the Article 133 committee meetings it has chaired during its EU presidency available on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list for each member state the (a) full and (b) deputy representative of the Article 133 Committee of the Council of Ministers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what grants will be available for those producers who wish to build new plant to supply the British bio-fuels industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what research he has evaluated on turning captured carbon dioxide back into calcium carbonate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent estimate the Government have made of the carbon dioxide emissions of the building, maintenance and decommissioning of new (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the likely impact on the timetable for reducing carbon dioxide emissions of commencing building work on new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 9 November 2005, question reference 23735, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Carbon Trust's survey...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects the Medical Reference Panel to decide on the eligibility claims for carpal tunnel syndrome associated with vibration white...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims were submitted later than the official cut-off date of 31 March; and what the name of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many claims handlers and solicitors (a) had been working in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease scheme prior to the announcement of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list (a) the names of solicitors and claims handlers who have represented clients under the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what (a) legal and (b) financial assistance is available to an individual who believes that a solicitor or claims handler under Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what representations he has received from the micro renewables industry on ensuring continuity of support to community scale projects...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) schools and (b) other educational institutions received funding under the Clear Skies programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much coal mined in Scotland was transported by (a) rail and (b) road freight in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when was the final deadline for community applications to the Department's Clear Skies programme; and from which date community applications...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment he has made of the proportion of electricity demand in the United Kingdom in (a) 2006, (b) 2010, (c) 2015 and (d) 2020...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment he has made of the effects of energy costs on competitiveness in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list contracts in place for the import of live energy into the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps the Government have taken to promote the generation of energy closer to the point of consumption.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions he has had with the Department for International Development on the effects of EU anti-dumping measures on developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the Export Credits Guarantee Department's (ECGD) negotiating position at the OECD Working Group on Export...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of first class mail has been delivered the next day in each of the Northern Ireland Royal Mail area offices in Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many respondents to the February 2005 consultation document Work and Families: Choice and Flexibility" gave a response to question...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the levels of (a) North sea and (b) Irish sea gas production were in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will assess the merits of stipulating a requirement for gas wholesalers to contract for a minimum supply percentage from outside the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the total imported gas capacity in millions of cubic metres which will be available per average day in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the likely (a) average price and (b) total gas consumption within the UK for each quarter from Q1 2006 to Q4 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action his Department is taking within the European Union to ensure developing countries are not required to open their markets through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the projected levels are of liquefied gas scheduled to be imported into the UK for the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to set the date of the first funding round for the Low Carbon Buildings programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent assessment he has made of manufacturing industry in Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to ensure that retailers of micro-bikes make clear to customers the full legal position on the use of micro-bikes at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the basis is of payment to solicitors acting as the claimants' group representing mineworkers' damages claims; and what sums were paid to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will ask the Competition Commissioner to review the news and magazine market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what (a) steps his Department is taking and (b) discussions his Department has had with other Government Departments on protecting employees...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps his Department is taking to ensure the nuclear energy option remains open.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate his Department has made of the time between ordering and completion of a new build nuclear energy power station.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what arrangements he plans to make for an informed public debate on new nuclear build; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much nuclear energy he expects to be produced in the United Kingdom by 2020.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's renewables policy from the decision to reassess the role of nuclear energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he made of the merits of making provision for nuclear power when introducing into Parliament the Bill for the Energy Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of fines levied by the Nuclear Inspectorate on polluters in preventing (a) further...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether there is a difference between the levels of compulsory strategic oil stocks required to be held by companies refining in the UK and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the Government will encourage the European Union to suspend anti-dumping duties imposed on the export of bed linen from Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry if the Government will urge the European Union to include Pakistan in its Generalised System of Preferences Plus scheme, following the earthquake.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking during the UK presidency of the EU (a) to extend to Pakistan the benefits of inclusion in its generalised system of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 16 November 2005, Official Report, column 1352W if he will use the EU presidency to press for Pakistan to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding the Government plan to continue to allocate to facilitate the operation of post offices after 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the cost of the deposit of bond needed to open a new post office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of (a) the number of errors and (b) the number of properties not identified in the Postcode Address File (i) in 2005...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he plans to extend the operational life cycles of current UK based (a) oil, (b) gas, (c) coal and (d) nuclear power stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged and (ii) convicted in England and Wales of offences under sections (A) 1 and (B) 2 of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions his Department's officials have had with representatives of the World Trade Organisation on the provisions of the EU's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to support (a) schools and (b) other community ventures with regard to renewable energy projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the (a) technical, (b) economic and (c) environmental effects of operating an offshore wind facility in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of how many former workers at Rover are in full-time employment; what their average earnings are; how many are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on EU plans to introduce compulsory targets for service liberalisation in developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to encourage the growth of social enterprises in the most deprived areas of Tamworth constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many initiatives in (a) Staffordshire and (b) Tamworth have been awarded funding from the Phoenix Development Fund; and if he will extend...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many new jobs have been created through social enterprise in (a) Staffordshire and (b) Tamworth since 1997; (2) how much Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions his Department has had with the Information Commissioner's Office regarding the enforcement of breaches of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the development of tidal lagoon facilities in United Kingdom waters to generate electricity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department has commissioned further research by Ernst and Young following their preliminary findings on the expenses of employees...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average tariff levied on (a) agricultural and (b) non-agricultural products (i)from the UK to the US and (ii) from the US to the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 305W, on wave energy, whether he plans to support the Ocean Wave Master via...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has received objections from National Air Traffic Services to the proposed development of the Gwynt Y Mor offshore wind farm in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the EU's most recent offer in the World Trade Organisation trade negotiations on (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will press for trade justice rather than free trade at the meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Hong Kong in December.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what specific aims and objectives the Government will press the EU to take up at the World Trade Organisation talks in Hong Kong.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what units are planned to be deployed to Afghanistan in 2006; and on what date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2005, Official Report, column 1259W, which case the Army Board requested the Attorney-General to review; and on what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to provide vaccines for the armed forces in the event of an epidemic of avian influenza.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the capitation cost is of (a) relocating a civil servant in his Department on public interest terms and (b) an average redundancy compensation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1565W where the reports of (a) the Office of Surveillance Commissioners and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the likely effect the closure of the fast jet business at the Defence Aviation Repair Agency St. Athan will have on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which buildings and sites used by his Department and related agencies (a) have ceased to be used in the last year and (b) will be closed under current...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the real terms percentage increase in allocated resources for his Department (a) was for the period 1997–98 to 2004–05 and (b) is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the programmes covered by the capital commitments which are contracted for, but not provided for, in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made in clearing landmines from the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF helicopters have been cannibalized over the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the likely impact of allowing service men and women not to be liable for income tax during operational tours, with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) servicemen and (b) servicewomen from Welsh regiments have been (i)killed and (ii) wounded in military service in Iraq since 20 March 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the decision was taken to replace the Integrated Project Team leader for the Landing Ships Dock (Auxiliary) project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his reasons were for changing the Integrated Project Team leader for the Landing Ships Dock (Auxiliary) project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer to the right hon. and learned Member for North-East Fife (Sir Menzies Campbell) of 17 November 2005, Official Report, column...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the US Administration on the replacement of Trident.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his plans to facilitate a national debate on the replacement for Trident.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimates he has made of the likely cost of replacing Trident, broken down by cost of new (a) platforms, (b) delivery systems and (c) warheads.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans the Royal Navy has to conduct joint exercises with the Polish navy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the specific time scales are for measurement of each aspect of performance against 2004 public service agreement target number 6.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed in a (a) military and (b) civilian capacity at RAF Leeming.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when RAF Leeming first became operational for Royal Air Force purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) employment at RAF Leeming and (b) the local economy of (i) the closure of the base and (ii) its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the cost was of the relocation of work from Harrogate and RAF Swanton Morley to RAF Wyton that took place between 1994 and 1996; (2) if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Fijian citizens have been recruited by the British armed forces since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will undertake a comprehensive security and defence review; and if he will discuss with the Foreign Secretary linking such a review with a review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the results of the Skyguard survey in the Cwmifor area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the Territorial Army Infantry private soldiers available for Operation Telic 7 on 1 June remained available following the deployment, broken...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of the Trident missile system in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what studies his Department has undertaken on a possible replacement for the UK's Trident nuclear missile capability; whether information from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact of (a) changed operational practices of the Vanguard type submarines and (b) changed strategic circumstances in...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2005, Official Report, column 6W, what the (a) statutory and (b) other basis is for the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many legal providers have gained accreditation to operate in the field of asylum law since April 2004 in (a) England, (b)...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many asylum cases have been undertaken by lawyers who had (a) gained accreditation and (b) not gained accreditation since...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what guidance her Department has given local authorities on handling compensation claims.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs when she will reply to the letter of 23 May from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (acknowledgement reference...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will list the (a) national, (b) regional and (c) area level reports published as part of the HM Courts Service National...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what plans she has for the consultation process on the review of courts within South Wales, with particular reference to the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will increase individuals' rights under the Data Protection Act 1998.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the (a) number and (b) average size of awards by the courts for compensation for breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will list the 10 highest-paid employees in her Department, broken down by (a) job title and (b) salary including...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how much the Department spent on items of art in 2004–05.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many citizens of EU member states other than the UK exercised their right under Article 19 of the Treaty Establishing the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to the answer of 13 October 2005, Official Report, column 593W, on the Freedom of Information Act, what guidance has...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs in what circumstances she would propose amendments to the Human Rights Act 1998.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many of the IT projects costing over £1 million in use in her Department and introduced since 1997 have been...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many IT projects which cost over £1 million and were introduced since 1997 are in use in her Department.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many solicitors in Richmond-upon-Thames borough and the Royal borough of Kingston-upon-Thames provide legal aid services...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2005, Official Report, column 753W, on the Lyons Inquiry, whether her Department has given...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs which organisations she plans to consult as part of the review of personal injuries limits for small claims.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many employees have been dismissed by her Department in each of the past five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will introduce individual voter registration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he has taken to ensure that the arrangements for transport for the 2012 Olympics will meet the requirements of the Olympic family.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to ensure that the Olympic delivery authority will be able to ensure that transport for spectators will be fully accessible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps the Olympic Delivery Authority is taking to ensure that transport for spectators and Olympic family members will be fully accessible by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funds are available to pay for any cost over-run in the construction of transport infrastructure and services in connection with the 2012 Olympics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to reduce the accident rate for vehicles on the A21 in East Sussex; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funding has been made available for public consultation on the proposed A21 upgrade by the Highways Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) why the ministerial commitment to resurface noisy concrete surfaces in relation to the A417/419 Swindon to Gloucester road has been dropped;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to publish regulatory changes to the Air Navigation Order.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the administrative cost to (a) the Government and (b) airlines of compliance with a £1 levy scheme collected through...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the time that it would take for a £1 levy air passenger protection scheme to become self-financing from inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will reply to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's report The Environmental Effects of Civil Aircraft".
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the numberof UK passengers stranded overseas as a result of failure of UK and European airlines in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research he has undertaken on the extent to which pop-up messages on websites of UK airlines warn customers they are not financially protected in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2005, Official Report, column 759W, on automatic number plate recognition, what the reasons were for the inaccuracies...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2005, Official Report, columns 1552–53W, to the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Mr. Burstow), on the Blue...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what obligations his Department places on bus companies to consult local residents about (a) changes in bus routes and (b) the establishment of new bus...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much his Department has spent on information technology consultants in each year since 1998; (2) how much his Department has spent on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in his Department; what sanctions are available to penalise...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the 10 highest-paid employees in his Department, broken down by (a) job title and (b) salary including bonuses; and whether the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff in his Department were (a) civil servants, (b) contractors and (c) other staff in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to ensure the Department's websites attain the W3C AAA standard of accessibility for people with visual and other disabilities;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many requests for information have been received other than from the police and local authorities under Regulation 27 of the Road Vehicles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the national performance targets are for Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) offices and test centres; and what the performance of DVLA...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the total number of private cars in London registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in (a) 1999–2000 and (b) 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library the results which do not relate to terrorist attacks of bi-national exercises to test emergency procedures held on (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) petrol stations and (b) other outlets sell (i) diesel and (ii) petrol that has a renewable content in each region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the light rail and tram schemes approved by his Department since 1998; and what conditions were attached to each; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the local authorities which he has required to give legally binding unconditional financial undertakings as a condition of approval for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to meet the Mayor of London to discuss the renegotiation of the public private partnership deal for London Underground.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total legal and administrative costs since 1997 have been of changes to the status of London Underground.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) between which dates the M2 motorway has been free of roadworks since 1985; (2) upon which sections of the M2 roadworks are in progress within...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on external media relations in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the efficiency and stability of Merseytravel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department has paid to Millward Brown Group for consultancy advice in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library a list of the ministerial engagements of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Halton since 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of accidents caused by drivers using hand-held mobile phones since January 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the level of litter on motorways in Kent; (2) what the arrangements are for the removal of litter from (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the impact of night flights from and to Heathrow airport on the London economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many pedestrian deaths in road accidents there were where the pedestrian had over 100 mgs of alcohol per 100 mls of blood in each year since 1997;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) pedestrians, (b) cyclists, (c) motorcyclists, (d) car drivers and (e) car passengers have been (i) injured and (ii) killed in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps have been taken to implement Project Cyclamen on the monitoring of road transport for illicit radioactive material; what has been the costs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) when 2004 public service agreement target number four will be fully specified; (2) when 2004 public service agreement target number one will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many quality contract schemes have been given ministerial approval since the introduction of the scheme in the Transport Act 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had with train operating companies on passenger safety on late night services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many rail passengers used (a) Birmingham New Street, (b) London Victoria and (c) Liverpool Lime Street station in 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the levels of crime have been on the railways since 1997; and what measures his Department has taken to minimise these levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on ministerial responsibility for maintaining and improving the railway infrastructure in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether Tyne and Wear authorities willbe required to implement (a) road charging and (b) pricing schemes as part of their proposals to reduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost of road traffic accidents on (a) gritted and (b) un-gritted roads in each year since 2000, broken down by local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on road safety in each year between 1994 and 2004; and what percentage of the budget of his Department was in each year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what were the total vehicle miles driven in London by private motor cars in (a) 1999–2000 and (b) 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many road traffic accidents were caused by drivers falling asleep in the last year for which figures are available; (2) what steps the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the operation of the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to announce funding for the Bexhill to Hastings link road in East Sussex.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the special advisers in post in his Department, broken down by pay band; and what the total budgeted cost to his Department of special...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains were overcrowded in each region of the United Kingdom in each year between 1994 and 2004, broken down by train operating company; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Government plan to reintroduce legislation to transfer responsibility for train services coming into Greater London to Transport for London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his Department's per capita spending is on (a) all transport, (b) light rail and tram schemes and (c) bus subsidies for each local authority area...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to expedite a visit of Chagos Islanders to the Chagos Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many departmental civil service jobs have been relocated to Scotland in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to ensure the Department's websites attain the W3C AAA standard of accessibility for people with visual...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress of European Union budget discussions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representation the United Kingdom has on the EU's Article 133 Committee.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the EU Commission to publish the minutes of EU trade policy meetings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received a copy of the Internal Auditor's Report on the European Court of Human Rights; and if he will place a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department took to celebrate and promote the events of (a) Ramadan, (b) Diwali and (c) Chinese new year in 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Foreign Office appointments, other than the post of UK Ambassador to the Holy See, have been advertised in (a) The...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the EU will be able to give further funding to the Global Fund under external action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what formal procedures are in place within his Department for taking into account for the purposes of UK foreign policy the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of the 13,500 detainees held by multi-national forces in Iraq are under the age of 18 years; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many detainees held by multi-national forces in Iraq have been transferred to other countries; and to (a) which countries...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has apologised to his Israeli counterpart for the incident involving General Almog at Heathrow airport on 11 September.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the human rights of prisoners of conscience in the Maldives, with particular reference to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to stop the supply of (a) arms and (b) other weaponry to the Maldives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place an immediate travel ban on members of the Government of the Maldives entering the United Kingdom.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Niger concerning the reported persecution of Christians in Niger State...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Niger concerning the reported attack on and torture of the Christian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) embassies, (b) high commissions and (c) consulates the United Kingdom operates; and how many it operated in 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response the EU has made to the recent earthquake in Pakistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many calls were made from call centres in his Department in 2004–05 using predictive diallers; how many such calls...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2005, Official Report, column 754W, on Prince of Wales (United States visit), what was the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what unofficial visits abroad by the royal family over the past 12 months have involved (a) overnight stays at UK ambassadors'...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what official visits abroad are planned for members of the royal family in each of the next six months; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whose responsibility it is to ensure the protection of (a) prosecution and (b) defence lawyers involved in the trial of Saddam...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether SirChristopher Meyer submitted the manuscript of his recent book to his Department for (a) comment and (b) clearance;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his call for Sir Christopher Meyer to resign as head of the Press Complaints Commission (a) was made in his ministerial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Ugandan President following the arrest of the opposition leader Dr. Kiiza Besigye on 14...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the implications of the arrest of Kiiza Besigye in Uganda.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Uganda about the recent imprisonment of presidential candidate Dr. Kizza...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the change in the level of enrolment on adult education courses in further education colleges in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children died due to mistreatment by an adult responsible for their care in each year since 1989; and how many were on the at risk...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether assets, buildings and developments that are conventionally financed rather than by private finance initiative under the 'Building...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what measures are in place to ensure that head teachers thoroughly investigate and act upon incidents of bullying; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cases of bullying were recorded in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Cumbria in each year since 1997; and what the average...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) consultants and (b) special advisers were employed by her Department in each year since 1997; what the cost of each was in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated (i) on how many (A) mothers and (B) fathers do not comply with contact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the 10 largest amounts of damages paid out by her Department in the last year for which figures are available, indicating...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what action she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that statutory agencies provide appropriate protection for children who have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) classroom assistants and (b) full-time equivalent classroom assistant posts there were in schools in the Tamworth constituency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research her Department has undertaken to compare the economic benefits of investing in 14 to 19 education with investment in adult...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many non-religious state (a) primary and (b) secondary schools gained faith school status in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children receiving free school meals achieved five A*-C grades in (a) grammar schools, (b) non-selective schools, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children are eligible for free school meals in (a) primary non-faith schools, (b) secondary non-faith schools and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will reform career development loans to make them more accessible to further education students; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether she plans to reform the Graduate Teachers Programme; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the actual expenditure was of the Learning and Skills Council in each year since its inception, broken down into (a) the categories in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of the money saved by changes to the structure of the Learning and Skills Council will (a) remain in the further education...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on progress with the review of the National Literacy Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the evidential basis was for the statement in her Department's guidelines Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Induced or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the operation of (a) the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953 and (b) the Marshall Scholarships Act 1959.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much her Department spent on Marshall scholarships in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females were refused scholarships under the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act 1953 in 2004–05; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what discussions her Department has held with representatives of the education sector in the state of Minnesota, US.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will publish the results of the MORI poll entitled Attitudes to Fees in Further Education, conducted during September and referred to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) community, (b) voluntary aided, (c) voluntary controlled, (d) academy and (e) foundation schools have been opened in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of (a) faith schools and (b) non-faith schools have been awarded a (i) grade 3, (ii) grade 4 and (iii) grade 5 rating by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she expects to introduce pay restructuring into schools; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of staff morale following the announcement of the proposal to restructure pay in schools; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of Statefor Education and Skills what definition she uses of high quality physical education and school sport in respect of the 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 9.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what recent assessment she has made of the attainability of 2004 public service agreement target number 10; (2) what assessment she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the timescales are for the achievement of all aspects of 2004 Public Service Agreement target number 14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the progress of the uniTEST trial; and whether the national launch is planned for 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the (a) capital value and (b) total value is of the private finance initiative project for the Richmond-upon-Thames group schools...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received from schools on the consultation period for the proposed change in admissions procedures; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of schools allow pupil participation in the running of the school through school councils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Tamworth which will have a budget surplus in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the extent is of the funding gap between schools and colleges; and what plans the Government have to close this gap.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the financial surplus or deficit for each (a) primary and (b) secondary school in each education authority in England was in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school age children there were in each local education authority in (i) 1990, (ii) 1997, (iii) 2000...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of school transport costs associated with the proposals contained in the Education White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many people under the age of 18 years have been killed in accidents during school trips in each of the last five years; and how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if she will take steps to provide assistance to children who are eligible for free school meals with the costs of (a) school uniforms...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) teachers and (b) full-time equivalent teaching posts there were in schools in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what property her Department owns in Hemel Hempstead constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she expects to introduce the new inspection framework; what representations have been made to her by schools on this framework; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will list the special advisers in post in her Department, broken down by pay band; and what the total budgeted cost to her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special needs schools have been established since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average pay of (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers holding (i) education degrees, (ii) master's degrees and (iii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of teachers who have a second source of income from work other than teaching.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) schools and (b) local education authorities have submitted representations on planning, preparation and assessment time since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many temporary classrooms are in use for lessons in schools in Gravesham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were recorded as having at least one incident of truancy in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the impact of the home literacy environment upon underachievement (a) nationally and (b) by children from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of students from (a) Tamworth, (b) Staffordshire and (c) England beginning university in the 2005/06 academic year are in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the effect of published university league tables on the recruitment by universities of (a) home and EU...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been allocated to the Victoria Centre in Gravesham for adult education in 2006–07.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been paid in insurance premiums by local authorities in relation to complaints of (a) sexual and (b) physical abuse arising out of residence in (i)...
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 East...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the estimated cost to his Department is in 2005–06 of making the Minister of Communities and local government a Cabinet Minister.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many compulsory purchase orders have been made on empty properties by (a) Luton council and (b) the local authority recorded as the best performing in each of...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total cost to his Department was of hiring consultants in the last year for which figures are available; how many consultants were hired; and from which...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many letters (a) he and (b) the Minister of Communities and local government have written since May.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidance he has issued to local authorities on eligibility for those other than pensioners for housing in council-owned bungalows.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Valuation Office Agency is continuing to collect (a) dwelling house codes and (b) value significance codes data, following the postponement of the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 18 October 2005, Official Report, column 876W to the hon. Member for Meriden(Mrs. Spelman), on Design for Manufacture competition, how...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 17 October 2005, Official Report, column 807W, to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) on Design for Manufacture Competition, what...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how much funding English Partnerships has allocated to local authorities in the Tees Valley for each of the next five years; (2) which local authorities in...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether English Partnerships funding is allocated (a) on a per capita basis to individual local authorities in the Tees Valley and (b) on a competitive bid...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what consultation he plans to hold with hon. Members on the future of English Partnerships.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what measures his Department took to celebrate and promote the events of (a) Ramadan, (b) Diwali and (c) Chinese New Year in 2005.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost of maintaining existing radio systems used by the fire and rescue authorities was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the recent firemen's strike in the East Midlands area.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the cost to each local authority of regional fire control rooms over the first three years of operation; and how these costs will be met.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much the Government have spent in the last five years on the fire control centre for London.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total cost to his Department of consultants used for the Firelink Project was; and how many consultants have been employed to date.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list those areas of England and Wales that will not be covered by the Firelink project.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the future of Bournemouth's greenbelt.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the likely mean cost of producing a home information pack, including taxation.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what information will be included in home information packs to protect home-buyers from purchasing property on contaminated land.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister in what percentage of house transactions (a) flood reports and (b) contaminated land reports were used in the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions he has had with mortgage providers on the proposed home information packs; and whether mortgage providers have indicated to him that they will be...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the likely number of homebuyers who will commission more detailed surveys than the Home Condition Report after the introduction of...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether any of the Government's HomeBuy schemes are planned to be piloted in Tamworth.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total capital receipts generated from right-to-buy sales were in (a) Sheffield and (b) Yorkshire and Humber in each year since 1980.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many applicants are on the Tamworth housing waiting list.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what additional funding he has allocated to transport infrastructure to support the proposed housing developments in (a) Kent and (b) Gravesham.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will allow councils to sell privately owned properties which fall into disrepair as a result of long-term disuse.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many council properties were sold under the right-to-buy scheme by Dacorum borough council in each year since 1997.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the (a) function and (b) powers of the Audit Commission's Housing Inspectorate are; and what its budget was in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2005, Official Report, column 839W, on housing, what definition he uses of relevant proprietor.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on large scale housing developments in Bournemouth.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment the Government have made of the number of inspection regimes by which local authorities are regulated.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) 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 Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the implications of the Licensing Act 2003 in determining the 2006–07 revenue support grant for local authorities in England.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on funding for the Living Over the Shop organisation.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the implications for local services in the event of an average increase of 1.5 per cent., not including education, to the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will take steps to bring mobile telephone masts of all sizes under stricter planning control; if he will apply the precautionary principle in doing so; and...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the progress of the National Brownfield strategy in bringing hardcore derelict sites into use.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the likely impact of public funding for the 2012 Olympic Games on the availability of English Partnerships funding for projects in...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the Olympic precept will be excluded from his calculations for the purposes of capping local authorities' budgets.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who the members are of the Public Sector Leasehold Working Party; when it last met; when it is next scheduled to meet; if he will place in the Library and on his...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether a health impact assessment has been carried out into regeneration projects in Liverpool; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many (a) fires and (b) road traffic accidents have been attended to by (i) Retford and (ii) Worksop fire station crews in each of the last five years.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will bring the maximum discount available under right-to-buy in areas of high demand for public sector rented accommodation into line with the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many shared ownership dwellings there are in the South West Bedfordshire constituency.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether his recent letter to Sir Christopher Meyer was sent in his official capacity; and if he will place a copy in the Library.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many employees have been dismissed by his Office in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many planning applications for mobile telephone masts in the Guildford constituency have been (a) granted, (b) granted on appeal and (c) refused in each year...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate his Department has made of the change in the number of families in temporary accommodation in the South Lakeland district council area since 2001;...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will publish the results of the survey on trees in towns and cities in England.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library the Tyne and Wear City Region Development Programme under the Northern Way; what the implementation and management arrangements...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidance the Valuation Office Agency has issued to its staff and contractors on the personal safety of inspectors conducting a valuation of a property.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether a sponsored walk in aid of charity in a public place requires the submission, acceptance and consideration of an 11/1 form; whether in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what average time adults have waited from application to completion of adoption proceedings of a child in Northern Ireland in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland under the age of 30 were treated for alcohol-related illnesses in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what statistical evidence he has collated on whether binge drinking is affecting the number of mouth cancer cases in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the change in bus passenger numbers on the Belfast to Londonderry route has been between 2000 and 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cancelled operations there have been for each hospital with a theatre in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much in (a) euros and (b) sterling was taken at pay and display car parks under the control of the Department for Regional Development in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total (a) income taken as payment of car parking charges and (b) outgoings paid as salaries and other charges at Department for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cardiac-related emergency cases have been treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland in each year since 1995.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many beds were available in the Province in care homes on the last date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) Protestants and (b) Roman Catholics were employed in the Northern Ireland Office in each of the past five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reasons an area designated for education and recreation usage has now been turned over to the provision of a new police station for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many delayed discharges for elderly patients due to non-availability of community-care packages there were in each health board area in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of each district policing partnership in Northern Ireland was in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what expenses have been claimedby elected representatives on each of the local district policing partnerships in each of the last three...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been paid to consultants and agencies organising conferences for district policing partnerships in Northern Ireland in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses there were per head of population in Northern Ireland, broken down by health board, in each year since 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been made available to support victims of domestic violence and their children in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Upper Bann in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been made available for drugs rehabilitation in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Upper Bann in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prisoners released early under the provisions of the Belfast Agreement have subsequently been convicted of serious offences in Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the impact of the arrangements in Northern Ireland which allow electoral registration officers to consult...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were proceeded against for the offence of failing to stop after an accident in each Police Service of Northern Ireland district...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many injuries associated with fireworks and bonfires there were over the recent Halloween period; and what the figures were in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many general practitioner appointments in Northern Ireland were not attended by members of the public in each of the last five years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many dental (a) nurses, (b) hygienists and (c) therapists there were in Northern Ireland on the last date for which figures are available;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many deaths have been associated with hospital-acquired infections in Northern Ireland in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of South Antrim housing stock has been sold under the right-to-buy scheme since 1990.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department has allocated for social housing in each constituency of Northern Ireland in each of the past 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many houses in the public sector in Northern Ireland are deemed inadequate by district housing offices due to poor heating and insulation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the change in the total value of (a) current and (b) past tenant arrears of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive has been since 1995.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many drivers were prosecuted for driving (a) without insurance and (b) while banned in each Westminster constituency in Northern Ireland in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many speeding fines in South Antrim remain unpaid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons convicted of murder in the Province during the current troubles in cases where all proceedings are complete (a) have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the value of sales of (a) national lottery tickets and (b) scratch cards has been in Northern Ireland; and how much has been awarded to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland have (a) contracted and (b) died of necrotising fasciitis in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the Government will issue interim guidance to primary care trusts in Northern Ireland concerning Velcade pending assessment by the National...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many nurses in Northern Ireland have reported sick with a stress related illness in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of Statefor Northern Ireland what the change in numbers was of (a) registered nursing homes and (b) nursing home places in Northern Ireland between 1994 and 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on how many occasions officers from the Office of the Police Ombudsman used powers of arrest in each year since 2000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many paramilitary-style attacks there were in each of the last 10 years; and in how many cases people were (a) apprehended and (b) convicted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many parking tickets were issued in Lurgan in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many pathologists were employed in Northern Ireland (a) in 2000 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people (a) are of pensionable age and (b) receive a state pension in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps the Government are taking to improve conditions for disabled voters at polling stations in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) children and (b) pensioners were living in poverty in each constituency in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers in Northern Ireland were the victims of an assault by a prisoner in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average daily cost of keeping a person in prison in Northern Ireland was during the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many men have been diagnosed with prostate cancer in Northern Ireland, broken down by Health Board area in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State forNorthern Ireland what funding has been provided for information leaflets advising men to seek medical help should they experience symptoms of prostate cancer in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the survival rates have been of men diagnosed with prostate cancer since 2001 in each Health Board area of Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average daily travel time by train was between Belfast and (a) Coleraine and (b) Londonderry in each month between January and October.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the cost of providing a passing loop in the Ballykelly area for trains between Coleraine and Londonderry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many complaints from rail passengers there have been about (a) timings and (b) refreshments on the service between Coleraine and Londonderry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total cost has been of vandalism to the new trains acquired by Northern Ireland Railways since their introduction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people released under licence as part of the Belfast Agreement have (a) subsequently been re-arrested under the terms of their licence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of young offenders re-offended in Northern Ireland in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland are on secondment to other police services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many cases of sexually transmitted infections were diagnosed in each year since 1998, broken down by health board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many sex offenders are imprisoned in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been provided for additional specialist nurses to sufferers of (a) ulcerative colitis and (b) Crohn's disease in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many terrorist related murders remain unsolved in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many children aged under 16 years in each health board area in Northern Ireland were discharged from hospital after removal of tonsils or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prosecutions were brought against (a) public houses and (b) nightclubs in Northern Ireland for supplying alcohol to under-age...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average levels of reservoir water supplies in Northern Ireland during October were in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on unauthorised Traveller encampments in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the occasions in the last five years on which 0870 telephone numbers have been used by her Department as contact numbers for members of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthhow many 999 calls were first responded to by (a) St. John's ambulances and (b) other non-NHS organisation ambulances in (i) England and (ii) each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the submissions to the Lane Committee on Abortion are in the public domain; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the files held by her Department relating to the (a) Abortion (Amendment) Bill of the 1974–75 Session and (b) Abortion (Amendment) Bill of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many adolescent mental health beds there are in (a) Kent and (b) each county in England; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will take steps to ensure that people with Alzheimer's disease have access to (a) clinically effective and (b) cost effective drug treatment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of potential fatalities from avian influenza before the population has been fully vaccinated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research the Department is funding to assess the pathogenicity of the H5NI virus; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat the costs of running Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS Trust have been in each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many women in England aged 40 to 49 years with a family history of breast cancer received a mammogram in the last 12 months; (2) how many women...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on progress towards reducing cancelled operations and appointments at NHS units in the Hemel Hempstead constituency in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which institutions in the NHS are responsible for surveillance of the accuracy and integrity of (a) breast and (b) cervical cancer screening arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthhow many care homes (a) exceeded, (b) met, (c) almost met and (d) failed to meet (i) the national minimum standard for complaints procedures and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds in care homes there were in (a) Hertfordshire and (b) Dacorum in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) who the lead official is in respect of matters relating to carers within the Department; (2) to whom representations and submissions on good...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the likely impact on carers of the work of the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
To ask the Secretary of Statefor Health what plans she has to monitor the (a) implementation and (b) impact of the Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget deficit is for each hospital in the Cheshire and Merseyside strategic health authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat plans are being considered by Cheshire and Merseyside Strategic Health Authority for the reconfiguration of acute trusts; who has been consulted on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the incidence of child epilepsy; and what courses of treatment have been made available in the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps her Department is taking to link designated professional staff for the protection of children from abuse and neglect to Local Safeguarding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list former Community Health Council buildings still used by health authorities; and what their current use is in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the operation of the Department's 17 weeks maximum waiting time for consultant to consultant referrals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has commissioned on the trends in the (a) duration of a continuing care episode and (b) the cost of providing continuing care since NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much Hampshire county council pays to fund each continuing care patient.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 25 October 2005, Official Report, column 260W, on dentistry, for what reasons the figures for NHS dentists in each primary care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists have left the NHS (a) in each year since 1995 and (b) in 2005 to date; what research her Department has undertaken into the main reasons...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of five-year-olds in West Lancashire have no decayed, filled or missing teeth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps her Department is taking to (a) recruit and (b) retain dentists who register new NHS patients with particular reference to Braintree constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 September, Official Report, column 2670–71W, to the hon. Member for Northavon (Steve Webb), on NHS dentistry, whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health who the Director of Human Resources is in her Department; what relevant specialist qualifications he or she holds; and what the details are of his or her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many vehicles for which the Department is responsible are fitted with retreaded tyres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many contracts for direct mail were signed by her Department in (a) 2005–06 to date and (b) 2004–05; and what the value was in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence expects to publish the new appraisal consultation document for the use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding was allocated by her Department to Milton Keynes for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 11 November 2005, Official Report, column 816W, on gas and electricity supplies, which NHS sites in England have interruptible...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how her Department plans to inform (a) dentists and (b) patients about the new general dental services contract; and how much has been allocated to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the total number of points available for assessing practice remuneration under the General Medical Services contract is assigned to (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the priority given to severe mental illness in the practice remuneration system of the general medical services contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the percentage change in payments to general practitioners following the introduction of the Quality and Outcomes Framework included in the new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the oral answer from the Prime Minister of 9 November 2005, Official Report, column 302, to the right hon. Member for West Derbyshire (Mr....
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents in West Lancashire constituency were registered with (a) a general practitioner and (b) an NHS dentist in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding was allocated by her Department to the Hemel Hempstead constituency for (a) capital projects and (b) revenue funding in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time for an appointment to see a general practitioner was in (a) the parliamentary constituency of Uxbridge and (b) Greater...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average response time to an emergency call to the Ambulance Service was in (a) Uxbridge constituency and (b) each London borough in the last year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what financial resources were made available to (a) Wellhouse Trust for financial year 1997–98, (b) Chase Farm Trust for financial year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) dental nurses, (b) dental hygienists and (c) dental therapists there are in Coventry South.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations she has received from (a) healthcare recruitment agencies, (b) developing countries and (c) representatives of health workers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will list the posts that will be lost at Hemel Hempstead Hospital under the proposed plans to close all acute services at the hospital; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of (a) MRSA and (b) other antibiotic resistant bacteria infections there have been at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital in (a) private and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research the Department has commissioned into combating MRSA.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much Government funding have been directed towards the creation of a vaccine for the H5N1 influenza virus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the health trusts which will introduce liquid-based cytology over the next three years; and what the planned implementation date is for each.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance relating to photodynamic therapy for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by the (a) Cheshire and (b) Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire health authority on management consultants in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what projects in the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire strategic health authority (a) have required and (b) will require the assistance of external...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inpatients detained under sections (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 4 of the Mental Health Act 1983 have absconded from psychiatric hospitals in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what specialist services are available for families affected by mental health problems in Hemel Hempstead constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children with mental illness have been treated in adult wards in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether responsibility for mental health tribunals proposed in the draft Mental Health Bill will be passed from her Department to the Department for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if her Department will carry out an investigation into how The Guardian newspaper received a copy of the unpublished report by the code of practice...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many intermediate care beds there have been in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many delayed discharges there have been in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the midwifery vacancy rate for Southampton University Hospitals Trust has been in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many midwives have been employed by Southampton University Hospitals Trust in each of the last five years (a) in numerical terms and (b) as full-time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proportion of maternity units in England have vacancies in midwifery posts; and what proportion of these vacancies have been unfilled for at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many scans have been delivered to date under the Alliance Medical contract for mobile MRI scans; how many (a) rejected and (b) repeat scans there...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether patients who have waited longer than 20 weeks for (a) an MRI and (b) a CT scan at a hospital run by an NHS foundation trust will be offered the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each county of England suffer from secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of HTLV-1 associated myelopathy have been recorded in each year since 1988.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what measures she has put in place to ensure the safety of commercial cloth laundering services supplying NHS maternity wards with communally...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many employees in her Department were affected by the rise in the national minimum wage on 1 October.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures the Government are taking to protect jobs in the proposed reforms of (a) the Dental Practice Board, (b) the NHS Logistics Authority, (c) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has for NHS Direct services to be accessible via internet-enabled mobile handsets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the NHS of the bullying of members of its staff by other members of its staff; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations have been made to the Department by (a) the Royal Statistical Society and (b) the Statistics Commission on the presentation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will make a decision on the reorganisation of Norfolk primary care trusts; and if she will undertake a public consultation process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nursing agencies (a) meet and (b) do not meet her minimum Department of Health guidelines (i) in England and (ii) in Surrey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of obesity on the budget for drug prescribing by general practitioners for (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of whether the employment of South African clinicians to provide cataract operations by Netcare complies with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the allocated budget for the Patient and Public Involvement Resource Centre is for 2005–06; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information will be available to patients under patient choice about (a) NHS providers and (b) private providers; whether it is her intention that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS trusts have not submitted patient safety data to the National Reporting and Learning System; and what action she will take to reduce this number.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what administrative savings have been made by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust since its inception; and what the forecast figures were for such savings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will make a statement on the treatment of plagiocephaly; (2) if she will extend treatment for plagiocephaly to families with affected...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding per capita was given to (a) Chelmsford primary care trust, (b) Essex primary care trusts, (c) Eastern Region primary care trusts, (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Government have to merge the four primary care trusts in Somerset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the potential financial effects of the reconfiguration of primary care trusts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) medical errors and (b) reportable incidents involving (i) drugs and (ii) equipment in NHS hospitals there have been in Kent since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much it costs to treat patients resident in Wales at the Royal Shrewsbury hospital; and how many were treated in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS staff are seconded to her Department; whether their (a) salaries and (b) pension contributions are paid by (i) her Department and (ii) NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on whether the proposed ban on smoking in public places will displace smoking from pubs to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research her Department has evaluated on the displacement effect of workplace smoking bans on smoking at home; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, column 276W, if she will break down the number of speech and language therapists employed by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the staff sickness absence rate has been in the NHS in each financial year since 1997–98; (2) what steps she is taking to reduce the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department has entered into a contract with Unum Provident.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reasons a regional meeting was chosen as the forum for those selected to apply for involvement in the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say"...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they intend to use the proposed Armed Forces Bill to reduce the competence of commanding officers to deal with alleged offences; and, if so, in what way;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What will be the legal status of The Manual of Military Law published by the Ministry of Defence, following the enactment of the proposed Armed Forces Bill.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which units of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force perform for those services the role which the special investigations branch of the Royal Corps of Military...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How much used cooking oil has been blended into other fuel for use in diesel vehicles in each of the past five years.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the estimated carbon emission savings from blending cooking oil with other fuels in each of the past five years; and Whether they have estimated the total...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the Passport Service has no mechanism for dealing with applications from British citizens who, having lived abroad for a number of years, need to apply for...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the impact of increased childcare provision for three and four year-olds in schools on private and voluntary sector day nurseries.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the purpose of the Citizens for Europe Programme; when it was established and under what authority; who are the members of its council; what is its budget;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they plan to introduce provisions into the draft Civil Service Bill to place restrictions on the publishing of memoirs by civil servants.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What lessons they have learnt from the measures taken in the United States by the Agricultural Bioterrorism Act 2002; and whether they are contemplating taking any...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the level of tooth loss through dental decay among children in (a) north and east Yorkshire and the Humber; and (b) each primary care trust area within the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which Minister has responsibility for information security in the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Statement by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 9 November (WS 57-8), what will be the purpose of the proposed European digital library; and which...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have carried out any recent investigations into the most visible colour for fire engines; and, if so, what were the results.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any plans to designate any bodies under Section 5 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and Whether bodies which are neither listed in Schedule...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations have been made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to HM Treasury regarding the decision to treat freelance musicians and singers...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Drayson on 3 November (WA 45) concerning the number and amount of payments made so far in respect of illnesses contracted...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 15 November (WA 138–9) concerning compensation in Northern Ireland, for each year since 1998, who...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the estimated cost of replacing the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What estimate they have made of the number of overcrowded households in each local authority in London.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have made of the impact of overcrowded housing conditions on the health and education of young children.
asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect to publish the consultation paper on the new definition of statutory overcrowding in housing.
asked Her Majesty's Government: In what circumstances officials of the Department for Education and Skills and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills can...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will authorise the publication of all documents contained in the official records relating to the interrogation of German prisoners of war between...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many under-18 year-olds were imprisoned in prisons for adults in the United Kingdom in 1980, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2004.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the reply by the Lord Bassam of Brighton on 17 November (Official Report, col. 1187), whether the Radcliffe rules should apply to Ministers as well as...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Drayson on 10 November (WA 110), why, in light of the Army's duty of care towards its soldiers, there is no information...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they gave guidance to members of the Royal Irish Regiment concerning the wearing of their uniforms at Remembrance Day occasions; and, if so, what was the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 7 September 2004 (WA 137), how many (a) doctors; (b) nurses; (c) ambulance staff; (d) scientists; and (e)...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 18 November 2004 (WA 219), how many doses of undiluted smallpox vaccines are held in the government stockpile;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, as a result of the provisions of the Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) (Amendment) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3057), pre-packed food may now be...
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