Mercher, 7 Rhagfyr 2005
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what actions his Department is taking towards delivery of the 2010 target for universal access to antiretroviral treatment for HIV and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to tackle HIV/AIDS in the developing world.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what action his Department has taken to ensure delivery of the 2010 target for universal access to antiretroviral treatment for...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to tackle HIV/AIDS in the developing world.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to implement the development commitments made at the G8 summit; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how his Department intends to turn the commitments made at the G8 summit into action on development.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what development outcomes he aims to secure from the World Trade Organisation negotiations in Hong Kong.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent in the re-building of the infrastructure in Afghanistan in each year since 2002; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on his Department's funding for Latin America in 2005–06.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to assist the Palestinian Authority to reopen the airport at Gaza.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to improve food (a) productivity and (b) security in Africa on a sustainable basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent progress has been made in the relief effort for the areas affected by the Asian tsunami of December 2004; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's spending on bilateral aid has been allocated to (a) Africa, (b) Sub-Saharan Africa,...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the total amount of compensation paid to (a) UK and (b) foreign employees of CDC/the Commonwealth Development Corporation has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will list the team-building exercises undertaken by CDC/the Commonwealth Development Corporation since 1997; and what the cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i) public...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many projects his Department is engaged in; in which developing countries; and at what total cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to promote free trade; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with his G8 colleagues about funding for the Global Fund since the London conference on 5 and 6 September...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the likely implications for developing countries of President Bush's recent comments on reducing global...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of his Department's spending has been allocated to humanitarian and reconstruction assistance in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many payments for maladministration have been made by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, (c) its non-departmental public bodies...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps the UK has taken (a) to respond to (i) the food shortages and (ii) other humanitarian needs in Malawi and (b) prevent...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 9 November 2005, Official Report, column 473W, on the Millennium Development Goals, by how much each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps the Government have taken to hasten the release of aid containers for the areas affected by earthquake from retention by...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many Race Equality Impact Assessments his Department completed between (a) April 2004 and March 2005 and (b) April 2005 and...
To ask the Secretary of State forInternational Development how many of his 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 International Development what the expenditure by the UK Government on conservation of St. Helena's biodiversity has been in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to encourage the EU to reform its agricultural policies to remove the trade barriers affecting developing countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) males and (b) females are employed by the United Nations Population Fund in India; and what their core duties are.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether the United Nations Population Fund is involved in sex selection abortions in India; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Prime Minister when he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Brent East dated 7 July on behalf of Ms Susan Llewellyn.
To ask the Prime Minister what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for his Office's services.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the 20 most expensive gifts he has received which are held as part of the donated asset reserve.
To ask the Prime Minister when he last met the Prime Minister of Canada; and what was discussed.
To ask the Prime Minister (1) what the value of his ministerial pension is expected to be at the end of (a) November 2005, (b) December 2005 and (c) December 2006; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on her policies to promote corporate responsibility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the latest advice being offered by the Department is on separation distances between genetically modified (GM) and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) subject matter and (b) dates were of opinion survey research undertaken by the Department since its inception;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the ownership status of a river bed is where both banks are in private ownership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs why the Rural Payments Agency's inspection report on the operation of the school milk subsidy scheme on the Isle of Wight has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list sites of special scientific interest in Stroud constituency.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps she is taking to assist women in reaching more senior positions on company boards.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what measures the Government propose to take to encourage women to stay at home and look after their children rather than returning to work.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent steps the Government have taken to tackle women's pension inequality.
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality whether the provision of student loans for postgraduate students will be covered by the clauses of the Equality Bill on age discrimination.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the real terms percentage increase in allocated resources for his Department (a) was for the period 1997–98 to 2004–05 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff in his Department have been relocated into London and the South East in each of the last five years for which records are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to relocate staff in his Department and related agencies into London and the South East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recommendations he will be proposing on agricultural tariffs to the Doha trade round talks in Hong Kong.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many investigations into companies have been undertaken by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) in each of the last five years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many export credit guarantees have been entered into by subsidiaries of Halliburton since 2004; what the terms were of the deals for each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for which transactions related to agent's commissions the Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) requested an independent value for money...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the sum is of Nigeria's debt to the UK Export Credits Guarantee Department which is scheduled to be removed by arrears payments and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps his Department is taking to encourage women to start their own businesses.
To ask the Secretary of Statefor Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the number of companies with women on their boards.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of staff in his Department have flexitime included as a provision of their contract of employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employees in his Department requested training to improve their (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much his Department spent on in-house training on (a) literacy and (b) numeracy (i) in total and (ii) per head, in each year since 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on how many occasions since 7 July 2005 he has used the London Underground in connection with his official duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will answer questions (a) 26315, (b) 26316 and (c) 26317 tabled by the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon on 3 November 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the expenditure was on the small firms loan guarantees scheme in each financial year from 2000–01 (a) in total and (b) in each (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the cost to the British economy of tariffs on industrial goods.
To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry what action the Government plan to take at the World Trade Organisation talks in Hong Kong to ensure fair treatment for the world's poorest farmers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will break down the cost of the administrative merger of the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund by main cost area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she will respond to the letter from the hon. Members for Croydon, South (Richard Ottaway) and for East Surrey dated 5 September...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1608W, on damages, if she will list those cases where the litigation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what initiatives are being taken in her Department to help civil servants with chronic back pain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness about digital switchover.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of digital switchover in the Leeds West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what advice and guidance her Department has given to local authorities on how premises licensed under the Licensing Act 2003 should be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on how many occasions since 7 July she has used the London Underground in connection with her official duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment her Department has made of the merits of linking London's 2012 Olympic games with celebrations for Her Majesty the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many businesses in Kettering constituency are exempt from requiring a television licence under the exemption scheme for people aged...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport who is responsible for regulating and inspecting libraries to ensure compliance with the age restrictions on videos for loan.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of posts in (a) the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and (b) the No.10 Policy Unit (i) is occupied by non civil-servants and (ii) was...
To ask the Solicitor-General how many sentences were challenged for being unduly lenient in each year since 2000; and what the result was in each case.
To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions were dropped in each government region in England in each quarter since April 2004; what percentage of all cases each figure represents; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the occasions in the last five years on which 0870 telephone numbers have been used by his Department as contact numbers for members of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) nature and (b) value was of all contracts, consultancies or other services placed with the accountancy firms (i) Deloitte and Touche, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with Birmingham airport regarding the establishment of an (a) additional and (b) extended runway.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what funding the Government will provide to support the delivery of the Bedfordshire Local Transport Plan for 2006–07 to 2010–11; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the 10 largest amounts of damages paid out by his Department in the last year for which figures are available; and what the nature of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list contractors based in other (a) EU member states and (b) states that (i) provided services to his Department between 1 September...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many contracts were signed by the Department in (a) 2005–06 to date and (b) 2004–05 for direct mail; and what the value was in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what (a) land and (b) property his Department (i) owns and (ii) rents in each constituency; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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 Transport what plans he has to relocate staff in his Department and related agencies into London and the south-east.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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 Transport how many staff in his Department have been relocated into London and the south east in each of the last five years for which records are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to include services which cater for disabled people unable to use public transport in the provisions for free travel from April 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information regarding car registration details the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is entitled to provide to vehicle clamping companies; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the (a) total and (b) net cost of (i) integrating the proposed Identity Card Scheme into his Department's IT systems and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how much money was used to pay for the Lamberhurst bypass; and from which fund; (2) what Government regional funds have been used to pay for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when a decision will be announced on the funding of the Fareham-Gosport-Portsmouth light rapid transit scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what main forms of national road pricing the Department is considering.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what account was taken of the potential call on resources of the transport infrastructure associated with the 2012 London Olympic games in his decision...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce more user-friendly reporting of progress against 2004 public service agreement target 6.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the (a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the (a) technical and (b) financial consultants used by the Strategic Rail Authority since 1 November 2003 on a call-off basis; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the (a) technical and financial contracts, (b) technical consultants used on a call-off basis and (c) financial consultants used...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many dismantled railway lines have been reopened since 2000; and at what cost in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the costs of developing passenger services on the Coventry-Nuneaton railway line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made with initiatives to reduce road congestion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on progress in reducing road congestion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what the mean number of days was that road gritting took place in each county in England in 2004–05; (2) what the costs of road gritting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the percentage of daily journeys taken by road in the Leeds area from (a) 1980 to 1997, (b) 1997 to 2001 and (c) 2001 to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance the Government have given local authorities on (a) the width of roads and (b) the width of parking spaces.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many employees have been dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received on (a) licensing of and (b) other regulations relating to stretch limousines; and whether specific regulations...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many reported incidents of (a) verbal abuse and (b) physical attack on train drivers, guards and ticket inspectors there have been in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent on subsidies for rail and bus travel in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will place in the Library (a) the bid from Tyne and Wear authorities for support from the Transport Innovation Fund and (b) his response to the bid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the increase in UK passengers using no-frills carriers has been since 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the change in United Kingdom passenger numbers in (a) 2010, (b) 2020 and (c) 2030 if air fares were to remain constant in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the annual reduction in air fares has been in the UK since 2000 for the (a) business, (b) leisure and (c) no-frills carrier sectors; and what...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths in which alcohol was the primary cause there were in each local authority area in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Leeds West constituency were in receipt of (a) family credit, (b) working families tax credit, (c) disabled person's tax credit, (d)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of breast cancer patients lived for at least five years after treatment in the last period for which figures are available; and what the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what support the Government gave to the British film industry in (a) direct funding and (b) tax breaks in the last 10 years for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1571–72W, on departmental assets, if he will estimate the value of each item listed.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) land and (b) property his Department (i) owns and (ii) rents in each constituency; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many deaths resulted from an overdose of (a) methadone, (b) heroin and (c) other classified drugs in each of the last five years for which figures are...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people earned (a) less than £5,000, (b) between £5,000 to £10,000, (c) between £10,000 to £13,000, (d) between...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff in HM Revenue and Customs have been redeployed to tax credit work in each month since January; what the total staffing of the tax credit...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Scotland pay income tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has plans to increase the nil rate income tax band for trusts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to introduce differential income tax rates for protective trusts, with particular reference to those formed under section 42 of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many infant deaths there were in the UK in (a) the latest year for which records exist and (b) each of the preceding three years; and what the rate per...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average rate of inflation was in each year since 1978–79.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish internal guidance issued by the Inland Revenue in (a) 1998 and (b) 2000 aimed at clarifying the tax treatment of (i) maintenance service...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many manufacturing jobs have been lost since May 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures the Government have put in place to require financial institutions to conduct enhanced due diligence on accounts of politically exposed...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of small and medium-sized enterprises in Leeds constituency were eligible for research and development tax credits in the last five years;...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value of revenue evasion prevented by HM Revenue and Customs was in (a) 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05; what value of revenue evasion has been...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of his Department's employees who are within one year of the official retirement age are on extended sick leave.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) male and (b) female employees were engaged in (i) manufacturing and (ii) agriculture and fishing in Southend West constituency in (A) 1979, (B)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the tax allowances which are operative; (2) what tax allowances have been abolished since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total cost was of tax allowances in terms of revenue foregone in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of awarding credits through home responsibilities protection on a weekly basis; and how many (a) women and (b) men he...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to ensure cases of disputed overpayment of tax credits are resolved quickly; and what are the average processing times for cases...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) in how many tax credit awards in 2003–04 income rose by (a) up to £1,000, (b) £1,000 to £1,999, (c) £2,000 to £2,499,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how many families their tax credit award would have fallen in 2003–04 had there not been the £2,500 disregard.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claimants of tax credits since April 2003 who have mistakenly paid back money to the Department for overpayments that were subsequently found not...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department recovers overpaid tax credits where the claimant has launched an investigation of his tax credit case through the parliamentary ombudsman.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many tax credit awards, in Scotland, in 2003–04 income rose by (a) up to £1,000 to £1,999, (b) £2,000 to £2,499, (c)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid in direct and indirect taxation by companies with (a) fewer than 200 employees and (b) fewer than 100 employees in each of the last 10...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the revenue cost in (a) 2005–06 and (b) 2006–07 of exempting demolition costs from value-added tax.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what fiscal measures his Department is taking to encourage the use of vegetable oil as an alternative fuel; (2) what legal advice his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of existing heads of school were re-appointed when their school gained academy status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received on the impact of funding changes by the Learning and Skills Council on (a) the numbers enrolling and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will increase funding for (a) adult education and (b) vocational courses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she expects to be able to provide regulations to accompany the Childcare Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she expects to publish information collected under the provisions of section 12 of the Children Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she expects to announce which communities within (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Stroud will be nominated for the location of new...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what mechanisms are in place to assess the effectiveness of consultant-led projects in her Department; what sanctions are available to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2005, Official Report, column 2075W, on education funding, what research was conducted to enable the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what provisions are being made to support extended services in schools in Leeds, West constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps are being taken by the Department to encourage graduates to work in higher education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been allocated to (a) full-time foundation degrees, (b) all foundation degrees, (c) full-time undergraduates and (d) part-time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of Higher Education Funding Council for England funding has been allocated to (a) medical students and (b) dental students...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when her Department plans to issue interim advice regarding an influenza pandemic to local emergency planners in respect of schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps her Department plans to take in response to the recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England that ethnic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the implications for (a) the advice given to 16 to 18-year-olds and (b) the funding for the education of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how extended schools will cater for children with disabilities in (a) England, (b) Wakefield district and (c) Normanton constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of pupils attending state schools outside their own local education authority area each September...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children did not receive their first choice (a) primary and (b) secondary school place in each local education authority in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) GCSE and (b) A level entries there were in modern languages from each specialist language school in each of the last 10 years,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the levels of truancy were in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps she is taking to combat truancy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the provision of mentoring upon underachievement by children from low socio-economic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops have been contributed by each country contributing troops to Operation Enduring Freedom; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the value of the aircraft carrier programme will be given to Swan Hunter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the (a) type and (b) quantity of ammunition which was acquired from outside the United Kingdom in 2004–05; and what the source was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who is responsible for the purchase of mess dress for (a) Senior Non-Commissioned Officers and (b) Warrant Officers on promotion to that rank.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will take steps to ensure that the plans for the AWE Orion Laser development at Aldermaston are tested by the normal planning process and that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place copies of the 14 annexes and nine enclosures listed on page 52 of the Chinook HC1 Airworthiness Review report, in the Library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when each of the source software codes necessary for testing the airworthiness of the Chinook HC2 and Chinook HC2a helicopters was provided to his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of all (a) reports, (b) documents and (c) memoranda produced by or on behalf of Boscombe Down in 1988 concerning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost of the Falklands garrison has been in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many landmines in the Falkland Islands have been cleared in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence under what powers the Government have authorised the employment of members of the armed forces for fire fighting duties in the East Midlands area; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost to public funds has been to date of the court case Flight Lieutenant MacDonald v. Ministry of Defence.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the latest dates would be to sign a main gate contract for the first Future Aircraft Carrier in order for it to be able to enter service in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made on the second vessel to be built by Swan Hunter as part of the landing ships dock (auxiliary) project; and when he expects it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) available payload and (b) personnel capacity will be of the (i) armoured and (ii) unarmoured Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle when fitted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library copies of the Airworthiness Review report into the Puma aircraft.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will undertake a comprehensive strategic review of the defence capability of the 50 national defence airfields.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will designate a new Royal Navy ship with the name HMS Shrewsbury.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service medical personnel are deployed in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether children in service schools are tested and assessed in a way comparable to state schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the (a) test and (b) examination results of pupils at service schools are published; and whether pupils' records are transferred when they move...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to his answer of 28 November 2005, Official Report, column 124W, on Trident, if he will ensure that opportunities are provided for full and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the use of white phosphorus by the British Army.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the date of appointment was of each member of the (a) Civil Renewal Practitioners Group, (b) Criminal Records Bureau Consultative Panel,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many families subject to the pilot implementation of section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants) Act 2004 (a) are...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of housing asylum seekers in (a) London, (b) Havering and (c) Romford was in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers have been prosecuted for document infringements under the rules introduced by the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate the Government has made of the number of people fined in England and Wales since 1997 for intentionally delaying or obstructing...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of the Basic Command Unit Fund funding stream from the Government Office for London was made available to the London borough...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) arrested and charged with and (b) convicted of cannabis possession in (i) the Southend Police Authority area and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letter of 1 November from the hon. Member for Walsall, North regarding a constituent: reference: A1102564.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State for Immigration will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, to the Immigration and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will bring forward proposals to amend section 34 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 to permit the courts to draw adverse...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people died while in the custody of the Essex Police Force in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2005, Official Report, column 40W, on deportees, whether the two individuals to which the Answer refers...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding has been made available to support victims of domestic violence and their children in each year since 1997 in (a) England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which areas are covered by the Drug Interventions Programme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which domestic laws have been amended following judgment against the UK by the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department further to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1748W, on EU travel bans, what mechanisms exist for (a) the Immigration...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reports he has received of breaches of the Hunting Act 2004; and what steps were taken in response.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has conducted (a) research studies and (b) tests on the prevention of data leakage of contactless technology via...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the (a) total and (b) net cost of (i) integrating the proposed identity card scheme into his Department's IT...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his Department has conducted (a) research studies and (b) tests in accordance with national standards on basic access control on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 596W, to questions on international arrest warrants, (1) if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer to question no. 19871, whether the Government plan to publish (a) the review of the recommendations of the KPMG report...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of migrant workers to the UK from the EU's new accession countries are women.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of (a) a standard (32 page) passport, (b) a frequent traveller (48 page) passport, (c) a child passport (five years validity)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many penalty notices for disorder have been issued for (a) theft and (b) criminal damage in each month since November 2004; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what secondary legislation will need to be passed in order to facilitate the proposed amalgamation of police forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans the Government have to increase the number of UK ports which are manned by immigration staff 24 hours a day.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures the Government have in place to record people who leave the UK through (a) UK ports, (b) UK airports and (c) the Channel Tunnel.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made towards the establishment of the new centre for child protection on the internet affiliated to the Serious...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the objectives are of (a) the chair, (b) the director general designate and (c) each of the four executive directors of the Serious...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the London boroughs which have established a local monitoring group to scrutinise the use of stop and search and stop and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the police forces which recommended that judicial oversight be sought during pre-trial detention every seven days, referred...
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many (a) hon. Members, (b) hon. Members' staff and (c) other staff working in the Palace of Westminster...
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Lynne Featherstone) of 30 November 2005,...
To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if he will list the projects costing over £100,000 undertaken on behalf of the Commission since 1997; and...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will publish the advice provided by Frontier Economics to her Department in respect of its proposals to introduce...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what evaluation he has made of the use of e-benefits software in Rotherham; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the oral answer of 31 October 2005, Official Report, column 610, what progress has been made by the Financial Assistance Scheme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many offers of (a) training and (b) other support have been made to individuals by Jobcentre Plus and subsequently rescinded for (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consultations have been undertaken to assess the preferred method of contact for customers of Jobcentre Plus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the pilots that have been conducted in the Canvey Job Centre in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what was the average time taken by local contact centres in England to call back applicants for jobseeker's allowance following the initial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent discussions (a) his Department and (b) Jobcentre Plus have held with representatives of learning providers concerning (i) prime...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many people in Beverley and Holderness he estimates will be entitled to pension credit in 2025; (2) how many pensioners he estimates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total value was of rebates for contracting out of the state second pension in each year since 2002–03; and if he will estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many occupational pension schemes have started the process of winding up since 1997; (2) how many occupational pension schemes have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the take-up of stakeholder pensions; and what the average employee contribution to stakeholder pension schemes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many deaths of children under the age of 18 years resulted from (a) swimming accidents and (b) swimming accidents in swimming pools in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of how many cash machines in Northern Ireland charge customers to withdraw money.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil service posts in each Northern Ireland Government Department have been lost since 1 January.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what guidelines exist for civil servants in Northern Ireland who receive client advice from a firm at a time when they might also be in a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of electricity was to customers in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the equality impact assessment (EQIA) of the policy for outsourcing Electronic Human Resources services; when a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what allowance is provided to each member of the Equality Commission; and what additional expenses each is eligible for.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he is taking to increase foreign direct investment in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many schoolchildren in Northern Ireland are (a) eligible for free school meals and (b) in receipt of free school meals, broken down by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average cost was of a school meal in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, broken down by education and library board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people (a) have been disciplined and (b) are passing through a disciplinary process as a result of the recent criticisms of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the transitional costs of local government restructuring in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the Equality Commission's advice to employers and employees in Northern Ireland is regarding the wearing of poppies in the workplace during...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2005, Official Report, column 2199W, on property valuations, for what reasons the copies of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many local government jobs he estimates will be lost following implementation of the Review of Public Administration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of proper ventilation in achieving the aims of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which Northern Ireland departments have installed video-conferencing facilities; how many units have been installed in total; and at what cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland for what reasons no appointment has been made to the post of deputy secretary to take forward environmental policy and sustainable development...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the United Kingdom's response is to the joint statement of principles by the Arab-League Reconciliation Conference; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens were held in (a) jails and (b) other detention facilities in countries (i) where the use of torture...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to help develop alternative industries to tourism and offshore finance in the British Virgin...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent arrest and release of Hissène Habre", former President of Chad, in Senegal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on human rights in China.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will include reference to the Chinese One Child Policy in his Department's Human Rights Annual Report for 2006; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Chinese authorities in relation to the safety of Gao Zhisheng and his family in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Mr. Hayes) of 17 November 2005, Official Report,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had on the renewal of the Dayton accords; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Congolese authorities regarding the allegations of serious corruption affecting the funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) consultants and (b) special advisers were employed by his Department in each year since 1997; what the cost of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had (a) with US counterparts regarding end-use monitoring of the State Department Blue...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1584–85W, on equal opportunities, if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of (a) human rights and (b) governance in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Ethiopian Government concerning the killing of 46 demonstrators by security forces in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Ethiopian Government following the detention without charge of (a) Hailu Shawel, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Ethiopian and Eritrean Governments concerning tensions along their mutual border; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to encourage more flights to Mount Pleasant airport in the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are being taken to promote tourism to the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the drilling for oil and gas around the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had regarding the promotion of the export of meat from the Falklands since the recent outbreak of foot...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Royal Navy ships have been operating near the Falkland Islands in each of the last five years; and what activities have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent actions have been taken to dissuade the Argentine Government from attempting to gain sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the UK Government have had any discussions with the Argentine Government concerning the sovereignty of the Falkland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what visits to the Falkland Islands by members of the royal family are planned.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to visit the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people have been injured by land mines in the Falkland Islands in each year since 1993.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are being taken to encourage the Falklands to increase its exports to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK residents have taken up residence in the Falkland Islands in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on comments made by the Cuban Alternate Permanent Representative at the United Nations at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the South African Health Minister on offering appropriate treatment to those suffering from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to (a) the Indian Government and (b) the Chief Minister of Orissa state about the burning down...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to (a) the Indian Government and (b) the Chief Minister of Orissa state about the continuing...
To ask the Secretary of State forForeign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the United Kingdom's relations with Iran.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs under what legal jurisdiction British subjects are working in Iraq if employed by (a) the UK Government and (b) the US...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the formal visits (a) undertaken by and (b) participated in by official Opposition spokespersons which were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the recent South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation summit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations (a) he and (b) his officials have made to the Government of Syria regarding the safety, proper treatment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on Taiwan's application to join the World Health Organisation; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent unrest in south-east Turkey.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the issuing of end use certificates for UK arms exports.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made towards securing non-European support for the adoption at the United Nations small arms review...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what risk assessment she has undertaken of major accident and emergency departments functioning without the back-up of a paediatrics department on same site.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many admission episodes for alcohol-related diseases there were in each primary care trust in each of the last five years; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 31 October 2005, Official Report, column 832W, on ambulance trusts, what the evidential basis was for deciding that 11 ambulance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what role (a) the NHS and (b) primary care trusts play in providing medical and healthcare services in detention centres for asylum seekers; and how the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cost of a BCG inoculation per person.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average percentage level of bed utilisation was in acute hospitals in the Cheshire and Merseyside strategic health authority area, including...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will ensure that NHS trusts give priority to the funding of licensed cancer drugs for the next financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) capital value of and (b) total expected repayment to the private finance initiative contractor is for phase 5 of the Castle Hill Hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the work being done by McKinseys on the reconfiguration of services across Cheshire and Mersey Strategic Health Authority is expected to cost;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) designated doctors and (b) designated nurses for the protection of children from abuse and neglect are employed by primary care trusts in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how long the Food Standards Agency was given to respond to the European Commission's recent proposal to amend the Annexes of Directive 2001/15/EC in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the impact on health professionals decisions on whether to work as locums rather than permanent trust staff of the time...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to reduce prescription charges for young cystic fibrosis sufferers who want to take up employment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff were employed in communications roles in her Department on 1 October (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list the consultation exercises undertaken by her Department in the last two years, indicating (a) how many consultation responses were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints regarding the operation of her Department's website were received in 2004–05; and how many of these were responded to within (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the current rate is of under-employment among trained doctors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps have been taken in co-operation with industry to increase the capacity available to produce vaccine to counter a pandemic of a human variant of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total cost is of the Food Standard Agency's television campaign on salt; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to amend the time at which the out-of-hours period (a) begins and (b) ends in the General Medical Services contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions she has had with relevant NHS organisations on the future configuration of hospital services in the Hammersmith hospitals NHS Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the operation of sections (a) 113 and (b) 114 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much has been allocated by each strategic health authority to fund the secondment of health care assistants who wish to train as nurses in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on structural changes to health services in North Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of individuals staying in the UK illegally in each year since 1997–98 who were eligible for continuing care...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to her answer of 17 October 2005, Official Report, columns 761–62W, concerning admissions, if she will break down the information by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines she has given to hospitals about the provision of parking spaces for (a) staff and (b) visitors; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the Steamplicity catering pilot at the Charing Cross hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many agency staff were employed by the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust in each of the last three years, broken down by type of job; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) average and (b) longest wait for urgent breast cancer referrals at the Hull Royal Infirmary was in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints were made against the Hull Royal Infirmary in each year since 1997; and how many related to (a) clinical negligence, (b) waiting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have (a) contracted and (b) died from hospital acquired infections at the Hull Royal Infirmary in each year since figures have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many private patients have been treated at Hull Royal Infirmary in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what services the Hull Royal Infirmary offers for lung cancer patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were admitted to the Hull Royal Infirmary with coronary heart disease in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the target patient transport times are at the Hull Royal Infirmary in relation to children's intensive care; and whether the target was met in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there is a children's nurse consultant on site at the Hull Royal Infirmary 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent nurses there were in critical care at the Hull Royal Infirmary in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there is a trauma team on site at the Hull Royal Infirmary 24 hours a day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the admission level in the Accident and Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary was in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State forHealth what (a) current projects, (b) equipment and (c) facilities at the Hull Royal Infirmary have been paid for by, or receive funding from, charitable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cancelled operations there were at the Hull Royal Infirmary in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Department has to advance medical toxicology in the UK, with specific regard to the employment of immunotoxicologists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on in-vitro fertilisation treatment in each primary care trust in England in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many violent incidents there have been involving staff of the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in the course of their duties in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many IT projects which cost over £1 million and were introduced since 1997 are in use in her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will estimate the percentage of local authority wards in the area principally served by each NHS acute hospital trust in England which are not in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many payments for maladministration have been made by (a) her Department, (b) its agencies, (c) its non- departmental public bodies and (d) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to initiate training courses for medical care practitioners; on what date she expects medical care practitioners to start work in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's performance in assessing applications for new marketing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the contribution made by mobile communications to the NHS and other health professionals in Greater London in terms of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were employed by North Yorkshire area health authority in 1997; and how many are employed in (a) York and Selby primary care trust, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assistance her Department has given to general practitioners to reduce obesity among their patients; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of children likely to suffer from obesity over the next 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the efficacy of identifying and managing obesity in children in a primary care setting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the MCM5 test being trialled at the Freeman hospital in Newcastle; and when it will be brought into regular use in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will answer questions (a) 26323, (b) 26321 and (c) 26322 tabled by the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon on 3 November.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will conduct a population biomonitoring programme which includes pesticides.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when (a) the Health Protection Agency and (b) her Department will establish a public health toxicology service to deal with chemical issues; and whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the recent oral evidence from the Department to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, what the evidential basis was for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will ask the Pesticides Safety Directorate to commission research on the bystander impact of pesticide use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has held with professional rugby clubs about developing community rugby programmes to tackle obesity and increase participation in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether she plans to monitor adherence to the clinical guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on pressure...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether decisions by primary care trusts to divest themselves of service provision will be based on the results of the Your Health, Your Care, Your Say"...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the salary is of the chief executive of each Cheshire primary care trust; and what estimate she has made of the likely cost of their redundancy packages.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the share of NHS provision for private patients has been as a percentage of the total private medical market in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has (a) to change staffing levels in national pulmonary arterial hypertension centres in England and (b) to increase the number of such centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether school nurses are permitted to sign prescriptions for contraceptives for minors without parental knowledge; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she takes to monitor the use of funding allocated to primary care trusts to improve sexual health services following the publication of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many women have smoked during pregnancy in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many incidences of (a) smoking and (b) alcohol-related conditions were treated in (i) 1998 and (ii) the most recent year for which information is...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many orders to remove hedges have been made by local councils in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire, under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; and if he will...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions he has had with local councils about the workings of the high hedges provisions in the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; and if he will make a...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the average costs to the complainant of making a complaint to a local authority relating to high hedges; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 30th November 2005, Official Report, column 581W, on the asset register, what documents his officials work from when assessing the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he made of bus services attending Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire when objecting to this aspect of Tewkesbury borough council's local plan; and if...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the local delivery partners in (a) the Milton Keynes growth area and (b) each other designated growth area.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) back-up facilities and (b) secondary sites are available for each fire regional control centre; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of homeless people in (a) Southend, (b) Essex, (c) Greater London and (d) England in each of the last five years for which...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the Government will publish its final response to the Barker Review of housing supply; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many and what percentage of households in each London borough were on the housing register on 1 April.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether (a) local authorities and (b) social services have responsibility for housing vulnerable people; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to reduce the waiting lists for council housing in (a) Southend-on-Sea, (b) Essex and (c) England.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to adopt innovative solutions to address household overcrowding in their area.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister howmuch his Department has allocated for social housing in each constituency in Essex in each of the past 10 years.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of uninhabited homes in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) the Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the net debt or reserves/surplus was for each local authority in England, including police and fire authorities, in (a) 1997–98 and (b) the latest year...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new mobile telephone masts have been erected under permitted development rights in each year since 1997 in (a) Gravesham and (b) Kent.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to publish proposals to amend the law on planning and Travellers.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on housing of private landlords requiring a guarantor prior to agreeing a new tenancy; and whether...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will conduct a survey of the number of local authorities reporting that private landlords require a guarantor before agreeing to a tenancy.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) legislative and (b) other measures are in place to prevent private landlords discriminating against letting to tenants in receipt of housing benefit; and...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the evidential basis is for the assessment of the effectiveness of the anticipated modal shift to public transport in North Northamptonshire as outlined in...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many council homes in Bradford were sold under the Right to Buy scheme in each year since 1980.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what amount of capital receipts has been generated from right to buy sales in Bradford in each year since 1980.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What information has been collected about the sums of money promised and paid for relief and reconstruction work in Aceh; and how the expenditure of this money is...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many anti-social behaviour orders have been issued in the last year for which figures are available; and whether those figures are disaggregated on the basis...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will establish an independent review of the operation of anti-social behaviour orders, including the adequacy of the safeguards against the abuse of...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Why, when a case has been dismissed by a commanding officer, it is not considered to have been dealt with by summary process.
asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect to publish the findings of the inquiry into the outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza at a wild bird quarantine centre in Essex.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How long the Food Standards Agency was given to respond to the European Commission's recent proposal to amend the annexes of Directive 2001/15/EC in relation to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will hold early discussions with the French authorities and with DP World following the agreed cash bid for P&O, in order to ensure maintenance of...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the oral evidence of Sir Liam Donaldson and Professor Robert Maynard to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on 3 February, what plans the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the decision to abandon the proposed upgrading of the M11 between Stansted and the A11 junction at Great Chesterford represents a change of government...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which road improvement schemes located within Essex, and previously identified by the Department for Transport or any other government department or agency, have...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they have received in support of easing current restrictions to allow the Family Fund to give financial help to families caring for severely...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many prosecutions there have been in each of the past five years for fishing without a licence.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What guidelines exist relating to the alteration of a press release once issued by a department; and under what circumstances it is acceptable to make changes.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they expect that the rate of growth of gross domestic product and of retail sales in 2006 will be higher than the forecasts made in the summer.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton on 24 November (WA 234) stating that the judiciary of England and England and Wales is of the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How much each waste disposal authority has paid in landfill tax since its introduction.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will implement policies on post-primary education in Northern Ireland in accordance with the view of the majority of those responding to their...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will reconsider the changes to the services at Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh for the next five years.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which seaside resorts qualify for Objective 1 funding.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many contributors to a state pension do not reach the age of 65.
asked Her Majesty's Government: In what circumstances officials of the Department for International Development and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for International...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What actions they are taking to deliver the target of universal access to reproductive health by 2015, as called for in the millennium review summit.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What funding is being provided to the human reproduction programme in the World Health Organisation.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any National Health Service resources have been allocated in rural areas which are at variance with national formulae governing rurality and low density.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many responses were received from Smokefree Liverpool in the recent consultation on the smoke-free provisions of the Health Bill; how many of these favoured...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How the waste cooking oil used by commercial organisations that is not blended into other fuel should be disposed of.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What properties are owned by Waterways Ireland which are (a) occupied, and (b) unoccupied; and what is the organisation's policy for each of these properties.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, given the Minister for Energy's recent comments on preventing unnecessary deaths among vulnerable people in cold weather at the launch of the Home Heat...
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