Mawrth, 20 Rhagfyr 2005
To ask the Prime Minister how many civil servants in each grade have left his Office in each of the last three years to join consultancy firms; and which firm each joined.
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 6 December 2005, Official Report, column 1129W, on meetings, if he will list the dates of each meeting he has had with (a) each party and (b)...
To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, columns 1038–39W, on Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, on how many occasions he consulted (a) the...
To ask the Prime Minister (1) to what position in Government Departments (a) Mr. Ahmed Thompson and (b) Mr. Inyat Bungawala has been appointed; when the appointment was made; what the remit is;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport (1) when (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held meetings with the Anschutz Entertainment Group; where each meeting took place; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make it a requirement under BBC Charter renewal that the BBC publish in its annual accounts (a) itemised costs, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions she has had on the BBC Charter Review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what meetings the Department has held with Citygate Public Affairs Ltd. since July.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the use of compulsory purchase orders in cases involving historic buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she will reply to the letter of 4 October from the hon. Member for Manchester, Blackley, to her concerning the Licensing Act 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what research projects commissioned by her Department are being undertaken; and what the publication arrangements are in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by what process the transfer of responsibility for elite sport from Sport England to UK Sport will be effected; how much of the budget...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2005, Official Report, column 1619W, on English Heritage, which sites owned and run by English...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made in reviewing the guidance on the Licensing Act 2003 to enable local ward councillors to speak at hearings...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will issue guidance to local authorities on the circumstances when councillors (a) may and (b) may not make representations to a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by what means the Government's new licensing regime ensures that village hall managers and other responsible persons are informed of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the implications of the interaction between changes to licensing and gambling laws.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 16 November 2005, Official Report, column 1250W, on the London Development Agency (Vendors), what criteria the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what ministerial visits have been undertaken since May by (a) the Minister for Sport, (b) the Minister for Culture and (c) the Minister...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she will publish the initial draft of the procurement strategy drawn up by the Olympic Delivery Authority team; and whether it will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she will reply to the letter of 23 September (ref: 23821) from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent in promoting tourism in rural areas in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps are being taken to encourage the greater use of village halls; and what funding streams are available for this purpose.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will incorporate a question about biodiversity interests into the standard planning application form.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many hectares in Northamptonshire have been used to grow biofuels in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many pensioners in the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency will be eligible for free installation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to announce the findings of the Climate Change Review; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she has received regarding the climate change review; and whether she plans to make these findings public.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Environment Agency fulfills its contractual obligations to maintain...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the number of damson trees in the UK in each of the last five years; and what steps she is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of the Department's buildings are powered by renewable energy; and what plans she has to increase this proportion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many civil servants in each grade have left her Department in each of the last three years to join consultancy firms; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) land and (b) property her Department (i) owns and (ii) rents in each constituency; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of each Civil Service grade in her Department is located in each (a) region and (b) nation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the production of maps to be used for applications under the entry level scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) matters were discussed and (b) decisions were taken at the EU Environment Council on 2 December; on which decisions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the likely impact on jobs in London of the proposed EU draft changes to the European Union...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what account she takes of advice from (a) toxicologists working in industry, (b) academics funded by agrochemical companies...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the farm mapping in respect of the deadline for single payments for farmers of 14 February 2006 is expected to be completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much interest she expects will have accumulated on Single Payment Scheme funds between December 2005 and February 2006;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect on flooding in the Severn Basin of the strategy to reduce water levels in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of her Department's funding in 2005–06 of research on GM crops and food was allocated to products aimed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many departmental officials will be moved from London offices to York; and whether this represents a reduction in overall...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the likely impact on environmental regulation of the EU directive on services in the internal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how many prosecutions were brought by National Parks Authority in each year since 1995; (2) how many prosecutions have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what powers national parks have to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute landowners for impeding access to footpaths; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) assessment she has made of and (b) research she has (i) commissioned and (ii) evaluated on the impact on surrounding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will require the members of (a) the Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP) and (b) the ACP's Medical and Toxicology...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list those Private Members' Bills introduced under (a) Standing Order No.14(6), (b) Standing Order No.23 and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on measures to tackle rural crime, with particular reference to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of whether the Rural Payments Agency will begin processing applications under the Fresh Fruit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what tests have been applied to applications under the 2005 Single Farm Payment Scheme in England to ensure that applicants...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many venomous spiders that do not naturally live in the United Kingdom have been found in the United Kingdom in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent by her Department on taxi travel in the 2005–06 financial year; and what proportion of such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what activities have been made unlawful by legislation introduced by her Department since 1 May 2001; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will ensure that Entry Level Stewardship takes into account the special character of the English uplands in relation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her estimate is of the number of litres of (a) sparkling and (b) still water consumed in the United Kingdom in (i)2001...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research her Department has evaluated on the zoonotic disease risks arising from the intensification of (a) meat and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what administrative savings have been made by his Department in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps the Government are taking in Afghanistan to provide alternative poppy cultivation; and what progress is being made.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 27 October 2005, Official Report, column 513W, on food emergencies, what recent assessments his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what assessment he has made of the effects on developing countries of golden rice; (2) what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on how many occasions since 7 July he has used the London Underground in connection with his official duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development who from his Department will attend the World Water Forum in Mexico City in March 2006; and what his Department's role will be at the forum.
To ask the Solicitor-General if he will list departmental projects conducted by consultants in each year since 2000; what the cost was in each case; and what the total cost of employing...
To ask the Solicitor-General what (a) building and (b) refurbishment projects are planned by his Department in (i) the current and (ii) the next financial year; and what the estimated costs are...
To ask the Solicitor-General how much the Law Officers Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i) public relations and...
To ask the Solicitor-General what research projects commissioned by his Department are being undertaken; and what the publication arrangements are in each case.
To ask the Solicitor-General what the Law Officer's Departments' policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to his answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column502W, on Equitable Life, what account he takes of the completion of relevant civil actions on 2...
To ask the Solicitor-General (1) what discussions the Attorney General has had with the Scottish Executive on the commencement of sections 25 to 29 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions)...
To ask the Solicitor-General how much the Law Officers' Department has spent on media monitoring activities in each of the last eight financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was paid in cold weather payments in winter 2004–05 to households in (a) Midlothian and (b) Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are taken by his Department to support staff with mental ill-health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what discussions the Advocate-General has had with the Scottish Executive on the commencement of sections 25 to 29 of the Law Reform...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice she has issued to general practitioners on drugs which are suitable for the treatment of the early onset of Alzheimer's disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's policy is on treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice she has given in respect of the management of hospital waiting lists.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to improve the NHS complaints procedure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by acute trusts on directly and indirectly commissioning and subcontracting private health providers in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects to be in a position to publish the Mental Health Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the prospects for mental health care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effect of the delay in the introduction of the Mental Health Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were treated for mental ill-health in Hackney North and Stoke Newington in each of the last three years for which figures are available,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthhow much was allocated for mental health services in Hackney North and Stoke Newington in each of the last three financial years for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding was allocated in Coventry South for mental health services in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on the appointment of disability nurse specialists at general hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the General Ophthalmic Services contract in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the restructuring of primary care trusts in North Yorkshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1798W, to the hon. Member for Romford, (Andrew Rosindell), on abortions, if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when her Department last undertook an evidence review into the use of (a) RU486 (mifepristone) and (b) the morning-after pill that drew on (i) UK and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which (a) Government Departments and (b) stakeholders outside Government were consulted by her Department when producing the Partial Regulatory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what administrative savings have been made by her Department in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her oral answer of 17 October 2005, Official Report, column, 632W, on avian influenza, what definition of healthcare worker she plans to use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that extra funding for Herceptin will be made available if it is required.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the decision in R v. Leonard Cheshire Foundation (2002) H.R.L.R.30 on the enforceability of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children had epilepsy in the UK in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat incentives she plans to offer to pharmacists to offer (a) body mass index tests, (b) cholesterol tests, (c) blood pressure tests and (d) other health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost to the national health service of treating the effects of high cholesterol levels was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will estimate the number of pharmacists who are planning to offer health checks including Body Mass Index tests, cholesterol tests and blood...
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat steps she has taken to monitor proposals to close inpatient beds in community hospitals in Wiltshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions her Department has had with Coventry Teaching primary care trust regarding their predicted cash shortfall.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost per patient episode is at (a) a dental access centre and (b) a dental surgery operating under the general dental services contract.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) dental nurses, (b) dental hygienists and (c) dental therapists there are in Tamworth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are on the waiting list for an NHS dentist in Coventry South.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the (a) salary bill was and (b) administrative costs were for her Department in (i) each region and (ii)London in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which buildings and sites used by her 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 Health what (a) land and (b) property her Department (i) owns and (ii) rents in each constituency; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what use is being made of each former community health council building in England on which her Department is paying rent; and how much rent her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was paid by her Department in rent for properties in (a) total, (b) each region and (c) London in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i) public relations and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat the total value is of (a) catering and (b) entertainment contracts let by her Department; and what value of such contracts has been let in each nation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her policy is with regard to (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department giving evidence to the (i) Scottish Parliament, (ii) National Assembly...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many publications were issued by her Department in each of the last five years; and what the production cost of each was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff are employed by her Department in each region; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are taken by the Department to support staff with mental ill-health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of staff in her Department are (a) directly employed by the Department and (b) agency and non-permanent staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what initiatives are being taken in her Department to help civil servants with chronic back pain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many departmental staff have been seconded to industry in each of the last seven years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her policy is on including (a) ethical and (b) environmental factors in tenders for services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure the Department's websites attain the W3C AAA standard of accessibility for people with visual and other disabilities; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of people with diabetes have been offered retinal screening to test for signs of diabetic retinopathy as part of a systematic retinal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects the National Screening Committee to issue its guidance on a national programme for the early identification of diabetes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the result of the inquiry commissioned by the Basildon and Thurrock Hospital Trust under the HC90–9 procedure, into the conduct...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will commission research to establish the cost of providing all care for the elderly free of charge.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what health standards foundation trusts are required to meet by the Healthcare Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many requests for information have been received by her Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into force; how many requests have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she expects the recently announced review of the General Ophthalmic Services to be completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent international experience she has assessed in relation to the withdrawal of GM products for health reasons.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people aged (a) 18 to 24, (b) 25 to 30, (c) 31 to 40 and (d) over 40 years have been prosecuted under the Health Act 1999 for wrongful claims for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with the World Health Organisation about part I of the Health Bill; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on which subjects the Healthcare Commission has commissioned clinical audits; and when she expects each audit will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will meet the North Stoke Primary Care Trust to discuss extra funding for the NHS prescription of Herceptin in this financial year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to make extra resources available for primary care trusts to fund the provision of Herceptin for women with early stage breast cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to primary care services in respect of people who die at home.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance is given to primary care trusts on the discharge from hospital of people who are terminally ill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the value is of (a) pay supplements, (b) bonuses and (c) other incentive packages that are payable in her Department on the basis of geographic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate her Department has made of the number of people in Tamworth constituency in at-risk groups who have been unable to obtain a seasonal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence she has collated on whether general practitioners have been vaccinating people for influenza as a priority who are outside the at-risk groups.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has had with the British Medical Association on whether its members have beenprescribing influenza vaccinations to the 'worried well'.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doses of influenza vaccine her Department has (a) ordered, (b) taken delivery of and (c) supplied to general practitioners in the last 12 months...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information (a) is routinely collected as part of the seasonal influenza vaccination programme and (b) was collected as part of this year's special...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her oral statement of 22 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1371–82, on seasonal influenza vaccine supplies, whether the number of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her oral statement of 22 November 2005, Official Report, columns 1371–82, on seasonal influenza vaccine supplies, when her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of people in (a) each London borough and (b) England who have requested an influenza vaccination this winter but...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department has spent on media monitoring activities in each of the last eight financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned research into the presence and reporting in the (i) broadcast and (ii) print media of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money was spent by each primary care trust (PCT) on medical instruments in each year since 1998; and what the projected spend in each PCT is in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the provision of safe and effective medicines for the NHS at reasonable prices.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the result of the consultation was on the proposed independent mental capacity advocate service; and what pilot projects are planned ahead of its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients are on the waiting list of the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust (PCT) for allocation to an NHS dentist; and how many patients of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients in each strategic health authority contracted MRSA in each year since 1995.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether NHS complaints procedures apply to NHS patients treated in private (a) diagnostic and treatment centres and (b) cataract operation units;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether she plans to replace the current stock of NHS computer (a) keyboards, (b) mice and (c) keyboard readers with washable versions; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS hospital trusts and primary care trusts serving South West Bedfordshire constituency are forecasting a significant financial deficit at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information her Department collects concerning assaults on NHS workers; and what recent changes her Department has made to data collected regarding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information the NHS Security Management Service collects concerning the sentences handed down as a result of prosecutions involving physical assaults...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rules are on eligibility for NHS treatment for (a) students from EU countries and (b) other foreign students, broken down by (i) pre-16 years,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that nurses are issued with more than three uniforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will take steps to ensure that nursing staff uniforms can be laundered at a temperature high enough to destroy (a) MRSA and (b) other viruses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list the organisations which she has invited to comment upon the draft Obesity Care Pathway; by when comments have been invited from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the rates of (a) overweight and (b) obesity have been among (i) children under 11 years, (ii) children aged between 11 and 18 years and (iii) adults...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 September 2005, Official Report, columns 2742–2743W, on obesity, when the obesity programme board was set up; who the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effect of obesity on the number of patients who receive treatment for each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what basis the original consultees on the draft obesity care pathway were chosen; who those consultees were; and which additional organisations have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to restrict the supply of ostomy products and related care services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the suppliers to the NHS of (a) ostomy, (b) incontinence and (c) wound care products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will reply to questions (a) 26127 and (b) 26193 tabled on 3 November by the hon. Member for Broxbourne.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance her Department issues to patient and public involvement forums on working with local authority overview and scrutiny committees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patient forum members participated in the MORI poll on patient and public involvement in health commissioned by her Department and active between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Government have to change the role and structure of primary care trusts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of setting up primary care trusts in (a) England and (b) Durham under the Health Act 1999.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list each primary care trust with a budget deficit, in order of the size of deficit, indicating in each case the (a) unweighted budget...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which Essex primary care trusts will have their final funding for the current financial year reduced against initial allocation; and where reallocated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether the letter she sent to the pro-choice meeting chaired by Baroness Gould on 26 October represents Government policy; if she will place a copy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was to see a psychiatrist in Coventry South in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish an up to date edition of the Public Appointments annual report.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to ensure the delivery of independent and external quality assurance of local retinopathy programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment her Department has made of the safety of the RU-486 abortion drug; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to assist and secure the future of rural pharmacies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are on secondment from other organisations to her Department; and which organisations they have been seconded from in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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 Health how many situation reports have been delivered to her Department from local NHS bodies in each of the last five years; what the frequency of such reports...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the proportion of smokers are aged (a) 16 and under, (b) 17 to 24, (c) 25 to 30, (d) 31 to 40 and (e) over 40 years, broken down by sex; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials had with (i) Action on Smoking and Health and (ii)FOREST about part I of the Health Bill; and if she will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to reduce the laundry turn-around time at hospitals and the risks of cross infection in homes and hospitals caused by hospital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many statutory instruments introduced by her Department had to be (a) withdrawn, (b) amended by a further statutory instrument and (c) reprinted...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what training is given to (a) policy officials and (b) lawyers in her Department responsible for drafting statutory instruments; and if she will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what capital allocations she expects to be made available to the Shropshire and Staffordshire strategic health authority over the next three years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many temporary staff were employed by her Department in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will break down the number of (a) agency staff, (b) contractors and (c) consultants currently employed within the Department by (i) pay band and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress has been made in the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence review of the drug Velcade; (2) what guidance she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average length of time was to make an appointment with a general practitioner in North Yorkshire in the last period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions her Department has had with the chief executive of Walsgrave hospital regarding its predicted monetary shortfall in 2005–06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Healthwhat percentage of NHS X-ray equipment was (a) condemned and (b) repaired in 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which of the local authorities referred to in the answer of 11 November 2003, Official Report, columns 217–1W, subsequently employed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 9 November 2005, Official Report, column 601W, what criteria she uses to decide whether information in relation to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many meetings of the EU (a) Coordination Group to promote uniformity of application of the general system for the recognition of higher...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the (a) A-level and (b) GCSE results for each school in Doncaster North constituency were in each year since 1995; and what the average...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research her Department has conducted on the impact on other local schools of the admissions procedures of foundation schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the benefits to pupils in Worcestershire of membership of the academy for gifted and talented pupils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding has been awarded to Herefordshire council to provide for new buildings in each school in Herefordshire in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, column 124W, on Learning and Skills Council, whether further savings" means...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whom she has asked to carry out the review of the framework for teaching literacy; which experts have been invited to submit evidence to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 9 November 2005, Official Report, column 601W, on the National Employer Training Programme, how many employees...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many convictions there have been for child abuse at nurseries in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans she has to increase financial support for high quality out-of-classroom educational experiences; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the piloting of new parent support advisers referred to in paragraph 1.23 of the pre-Budget report; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools had more than 20 per cent. of pupils entitled to free school meals in the last year forwhich...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the operation of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she plans to publish the findings of the public consultation on building bulletin 100, Designing and Managing Against the Risk of Fires...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the Schools White Paper, if she will ensure that local authorities will in future be able to provide services to (a) community...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment she has made of (a) the Skills for Life programme and (b) the report of the Adult Learning Inspectorate on the programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what recent assessment she has made of the effects on the UK economy of spin-off companies from English universities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average hourly cost of providing programming on the Teachers' TV channel has been since its launch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much has been spent on the Teachers' TV channel since its launch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average hourly viewing figures for Teachers' TV have been in each month since its launch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what arrangements she plans to put in place to dispose of the assets of a trust school if such a school should close; (2) whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what changes in funding to the Union Modernisation Fund have been proposed as a result of priorities for success.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how the Government plan to prepare for the UK WorldSkills bid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what representations she has received on the UK's bid to host the 2011 WorldSkills Competition.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what skills areas she has identified for targeting in the 2011 WorldSkills Competition, should the UK win the bid.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many vehicles are in the ministerial car fleet, broken down by type of fuel used.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in what circumstances Ministers may cease to answer parliamentary questions concerning the performance of a particular public service institution...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with (a) the Welsh Assembly Government, (b) the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and (c) the Disability Rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial support his Department has provided to help the growth of the aerospace industry in Wales since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government on the protection of ancient woodlands in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by his Department in each year since May 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was spent on advertising by his Department in each year since May 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London Headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether a Minister in his Department is planned to be nominated to take responsibility for liaison with the Office for Disability Issues; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the initial activity undertaken by his Department in response to those recommendations in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with his Department since May 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on rail passenger access for disabled travellers (a) in Wales and (b) at Port Talbot Parkway.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many individuals in Northern Ireland are in receipt of funding for preparation for the next Olympic games.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 23 November 2005, Official Report, column 1974W, on the anti-poverty strategy, on what date the Anti-Poverty Strategy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many civil servants are employed in the Office of the First and Deputy First Ministers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average sickness absence rate was among civil servants for each Government Department in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many farmers in Northern Ireland have left the industry in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many farmers in Northern Ireland have been convicted of offences under cattle identification legislation in each of the last five years,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many farmers in Northern Ireland have received cattle bonus payments introduced under the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowances scheme,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what criteria are used by Invest Northern Ireland to assess whether a grant application by (a) a large company and (b) a small or medium-sized...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many employers in Northern Ireland have been found to be paying employees less than the minimum wage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he plans to publish the Golfing Strategy for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what nominations are expected to be made to non-departmental public bodies in Northern Ireland within the next six months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many treatment-related complaints have been made to the Northern Ireland Ombudsman by people suffering from (a) mental health-related...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list secondments from Fujitsu Services to the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in the last five years; what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many students at each university in Northern Ireland come from countries from outside the European Union.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the merits of providing a scheme which will ensure that newly trained teachers in the Province can have a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Tourist Board regarding the promotion and development of the tourism potential on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the total tonnage of demolition and excavation waste removed from the Victoria Square development in Belfast is; and where the demolition...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much and what percentage of the regional rate has been made up of the costs of (a) water supply to (i) domestic customers and (ii) other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the composition of the monitored full-time work force (11+) was in (a) 1994 and (b) 2004, broken down by religious designation; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005, Official Report, column 96W, on 0870 numbers, (1) what contractual arrangements his Department has for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what administrative savings have been made by his Department in each of the last eight years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which NATO armed forces will be responsible for the counter-narcotic operations in Helmand Province in Afghanistan after May 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether (a) any defence communications systems were obstructed and (b) the operational effectiveness of such systems was (i) diminished and (ii)impaired...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many RAF squadrons are equipped with the Canberra PR9 aircraft; how many serviceable aircraft of this type the RAF has in its inventory; when the RAF...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the main gate approval for cooperative engagement capability was originally scheduled; what the current timetable is; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the original planned capability of (a) combat systems risks provision, (b) whole life support and (c) incremental acquisitions programme for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1680W, on the Defence Export Service Organisation (DESO), whether the DESO has kept a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the Defence Industrial Strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was paid by his Department in 2004–05 in rent for properties in (a) total, (b) each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (c) London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was paid by his Department in rates to each local authority in the UK in 2004–05; and how much was paid in (a) each (i) nation and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the average time between tours was for (a) Infantry Regiment and (b) the Royal Marines in the last two years; (2) what the average deployment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what guidance he has issued on the area of the exclusion zones for building rear firing ranges in the Bristol channel.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what armament is to be provided on the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability fleet tankers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the original operating capability was of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability fleet tanker when first planned; and what the current...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total spending on battlefield helicopters was in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Sea King and (b) Wessex helicopters are operated by his Department; and what stock of spares is available for each.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been allocated to the integrator assessment phase of the Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for how long services were off-line as a result of the fire at the Exeter headquarters of the Meteorological Office on 26 October 2005; and whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research he has commissioned on microwave weaponry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 10 November 2005, Official Report, column 1242W, on munitions, if he will make a statement on the mortar that was stolen in 1999.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of non-commissioned officers who have left the special forces to join private security companies in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many overseas recruits there are in (a) each regiment of the Army, (b) the Royal Air Force, (c) the Royal Navy and (d) the Royal Marines, broken down...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what investigation there has been as to what manuals, documents, other materials and information Dr. Wouter Basson of South Africa was given during...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what records his Department has retained relating to pre-1975 visits to South Africa by employees of Porton Down.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many residents of Kettering constituency have (a) claimed and (b) been awarded ex-gratia payments under the scheme for former Far East prisoners of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions since 2000 the Royal Tournament has been replaced by a military tattoo at Horse Guards Parade in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria are used to determine the eligibility of shipyards to be invited to tender for construction of (a) all and (b) part of naval ships; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons have been brought before the standing civilian courts in each of the past five years, broken down by category of offence; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information is recorded on the (a) nature of charges brought, (b) rate of conviction and (c) sentencing outcomes of proceedings of the standing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many weapons were to have been produced under the Stingray programme when first planned; and what the current number envisaged is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) establishment and (b) actual strength is of the Territorial Army, broken down by regiment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future role of the Territorial Army in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army recruits completed their basic training in each year from 2002–03.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions since 1 January 2001 US-registered aircraft tail number (a) N44982, formerly N8068V and N379P, and (b) N313P were provided with...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many requests for information have been received by her Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps she has taken to address the issues raised by Lord Justice Auld in his 2001 review on the ethnic composition of...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what assessment she has made of the availability of civil legal aid to people living in Kettering constituency.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) if she will list the contracted suppliers of legal aid funded services in the boroughs of (a) Richmond-upon-Thames and...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what cases qualify for legal aid; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will list thecontracted suppliers of legal aid funded services in the London borough of Haringey in relation to (a)...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will make a statement on negotiations with the Public and Commercial Services Union on the pay and conditions of...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs if she will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by her...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which Members of the Government Sir George Bain has met in the process of compiling his report on the Royal Mail; and if he will publish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the most recent timetable is for the completion of Sir George Bain's review into the issues facing the Royal Mail; what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether British Nuclear Fuels Ltd will be permitted to sell its Westinghouse subsidiary before the energy review has reported.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the fire at Buncefield oil depot on the price of domestic heating oil.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what financial support his Department provides to (a) Business Links in Gloucestershire and (b) Gloucestershire First; and what proportion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which civil servants from his Department are working on the energy review; which (a) civil servants and (b) employees of non-governmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much electricity in kilowatt hours was exported from sources in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d) Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the electricity (a) production and (b) consumption expressed in annual electricity generated in kilowatt hours was for (i) Scotland, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of inspections of employment agencies under the Employment Agencies Act 1973; how many employment agencies have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average period has been between inspections of employment agencies under theEmployment Agencies Act 1973 in each year since 1975.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the national targets are for the Employment Tribunals Service; and what the performance of its offices in South Devon has been in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on the development and reconversion of regions, (b) Advisory Committee on restrictive...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on promotion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries (autonomous regime),...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the EU (a) Committee for the management of generalised preferences, (b) Committee for the harmonisation of credit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the (a) Advisory Committee on standardisation in the field of information technology (Sogits), (b) Advisory Committee on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the (a) Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the (a) Advisory Committee on protection against subsidised imports, (b) Advisory Committee on common rules for exports...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many meetings of the (a) Advisory Committee on common rules for imports of products from third countries, (b) Advisory Committee on common...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to ensure British businesses have equal access to the new.eu domain name.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions the Export Credits Guarantee Department has held with law enforcement agencies on (a) the impact of its anti-corruption...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has made within the EU on banning the import of cat and dog fur from China into the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to control the price of gas for the glass industry; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Tradeand Industry when he will publish the 2005 International Benchmarking Study on the business use of information and communication technology.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the number of internet service providers based in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what mechanisms exist (a) to monitor whether British firms violate (i) UK and (ii)international law on accepting contracts with Israel which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate he has made of the number of mobile telephones in use in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) how many people were employed in the motorcycle manufacturing industry in each year since 1997; (2) how many people were employed in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what pricing arrangements pertain to electricity produced from nuclear power stations, with particular reference to arrangements made under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the export of material for corrosion resistant cladding of uranium oxide fuel in nuclear reactors is subject to export controls; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the total amount of carbon dioxide released from the production of nuclear fuel was in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on Operating and Financial Reviews.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the implications for the security of supply of the proposed India, Pakistan and Iran petroleum pipeline.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the length in kilometers is of pipelines for (a) crude oil, (b) petroleum products, (c) natural gas, (d) liquefied petroleum gas...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much each regional development agency in England has budgeted for in 2005–06 (a) in total, (b) for administration and (c) for staffing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the (a) in principle and (b) committed funding decisions of the regional development agencies are published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what estimate the European Commission's impact study made of the cost of compliance with the Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many and what value of (a) research and development grants and (b) SMART awards were made in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 8 December 2005, Official Report, column 1484W, on research and development, what the total value was of the grants...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what awareness campaigns his Department is running about internet shopping fraud during the Christmas shopping period; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action is being taken to protect vulnerable groups in (a) West Yorkshire, (b) Wakefield district and (c) Normanton from unscrupulous and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the European Commission's negotiations on (a) the World Trade Organisation's agreement on trade in services and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1677W, on zirconium silicate (Iran), what the process is by which...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance his Department has given to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on the production of a publicly available asset register.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance his Department has given to other Government Departments on acceptable time limits for the production of asset registers at the end of each...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what the death rate was for (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in (i) the West Midlands, (ii) Staffordshire, and (iii) Tamworth constituency in the last period...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Department began production of the document 'Vision for a Changed CAP'; which sections of his Department were involved in this work; what the names...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether compensation settlements made with companies working for his Department are tax deductible.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many secondees there have been to his Department from consultancy firms, including the BigFour accountancy firms, in each of the last three years; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent on external consultants and advisers by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent on advertising by (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which his Department is...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many widescreen televisions have been purchased by his Department for use in London headquarters in each of the last five years; and what the cost was...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what initiatives are being taken in his Department to help civil servants with chronic back pain.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the percentage employment rate for the working age population was in (a) June to August 1999 and (b) June to August 2004 in each local authority area,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK's contribution to the EU budget will be in each year from 2007 to 2013 under the recently agreed budget.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many meetings of the EU (a) Contact Committee on combating money laundering and (b) Insurance Committee have taken place during the UK Presidency of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on state aid for the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC treaty to certain categories of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether all benefits paid to UK nationals since 1991 from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's pension schemes have been subject to UK...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the research commissioned externally by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in the last year for which information is available; which...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequerhow much has been raised in fuel duty in each year since 1997, broken down by (a) diesel and (b) petrol.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the rates of duty for each year since 1997 for (a) low sulphur diesel and (b) rebated diesel fuel.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the illegal trade in rebated diesel fuel (a) in each year since 1997 and (b) in each of the next five years; and if he...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the duty payable on (a) gas oil and (b) fuel oil in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the introduction of home information packs on (a) the housing market and (b) the UK economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the infant mortality rate has been since 2002 in each primary care trust in England.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Department has spent on media monitoring activities in each of the last eight financial years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies in Livingston were reported via the National Minimum Wage Helpline for failing to comply with national minimum wage legislation in 2004.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment his Department has made of the effects of an increase in the supplementary North sea charge to 20 per cent. on future exploration in...
To ask Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether a racial impact assessment was carried out before the Office for National Statistics (ONS) changed the mid-year population methodology in 2002; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his speech at the Treasury and World Bank conference to promote the economy in Palestinian territories, how much new money his Department is...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of (a) pay supplements, (b) bonuses and (c) other incentive packages that are payable in his Department on the basis of geographic...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pay-as-you earn accounts have been transferred out of Foyle House Tax Office in the last three years; to what other offices the accounts were...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average personal (a) unsecured debt and (b) total debt was as a percentage of income in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average total personal debt servicing level as a percentage of income was for each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much extra funding in (a) cash, (b) real and (c) percentage terms was made available by his Department to (i) the Metropolitan police and (ii) other...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the impact on the UK economy of taxation changes announced in the pre-Budget report.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the public relations companies that have had contracts with (a) his Department, (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the Government's policy to fundadditional costs arising out of the seven and a halfyear break clause in public/private partnership contracts.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the timetable is for the re-negotiation of the EU derogation on rebated diesel fuel; and if he will make a statement; (2) what recent...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in the road haulage industry in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a case where a tax credit recipient had been toldby HM Revenue and Customs staff on the helpline that the award was correct even though the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the administration costs of research and development tax credits in the last year for which information is available; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individuals used the HM Revenue and Customs online service to complete an online self-assessment in each year between 2002 and 2004.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints he has received on theoperation of the online self assessment tax return form since 6 April 2003; and what measures are in placeto...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide a greater range of relevantservices, including increasing the use of public and private partnerships specialising in online...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to encourage UK individuals to file their tax returns on-line; and what further steps are planned.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people (a) are unemployed and (b) were unemployed in March in each parliamentary constituency ranked in order of the percentage change between the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the impact of Article49 of the EC Treaty concerning the free movement of services on his Department's proposed policy...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider reducing the rate of VAT payable on home security measures for those who have been the victims of crime.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the population is registered to vote in each ward of each constituency in Wales, listed in descending order for each constituency.
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission when the National Audit Office last examined expenditure on the BBC website.
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission if he will make a statement on the Commission's consideration of the NAO's future workspace requirements.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many affordable homes were provided by housing associations in (a) Lancashire and (b) Ribble Valley in each year since 1997.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he expects to publish the report of the Arm's Length Management Organisation Review Group.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress has been made with training arrangements for building professionals to ensure proper support for monitoring and measuring in buildings required by...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2005, Official Report, column 197W, on correspondence, how many letters he wrote in the same time period in (a) 2004 and (b)...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many assets were removed from his Department's asset register between 2003–04 and 2004–05.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister why his Department did not produce a public copy of its asset register for financial years ending (a) 2003, (b) 2004 and (c) 2005.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 581W, on the asset register, when he expects his Department's asset register for (a) 2003, (b)...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Department's policy on the use of (a) broadcast, (b) print and (c) internet media analysis.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will place in the Library copies of (a) print, (b) broadcast and (c) internet media reports undertaken for his Department since 2002.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost to his Department was of (a) broadcast, (b) print and (c) internet media analysis in the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether his Department has undertaken research into reporting in the (a) broadcast, (b) print and (c) internet media of the hon. Member for Brent, East since 5 May.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent by his Department on taxi travel in the 2005–06 financial year; and what proportion of such travel was undertaken in each nation and...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether a Minister in his Department is planned to be nominated to take responsibility for liaison with the Office for Disability Issues; and if he will make a...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the initial activity undertaken by his Department in response to those recommendations in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit Report...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much has been spent on e-enablement of local government services, broken down by local authority.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the number of empty public sector (a) residential properties and (b) commercial and industrial properties in each Government office...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress on energy efficiency has been made in relation to (a) building and (b) planning in each year since 1997.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the 2003 EU directive on energy performance will be implemented.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Government's compliance with the 2003 EU directive on energy performance in buildings; and what level of energy efficiency will...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what planning rules apply to flying the EU flag; and what plans there are to change them.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what guidelines have been issued on the building of (a) houses and (b) individual premises on flood plains.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many local authorities have a forecast shortfall in excess of £1 million in relation to allocated funding for the free bus travel scheme following...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 his Department has received regarding its asset register.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much land within 1997-designated green belt in each region changed to developed use in each year since 1997.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his planning policy for development of green belt land.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent discussions have taken place between officials from the Department's Growth Areas Directorate and officials from the Department for Education and...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to postpone the introduction of the Homebuyers Information Pack; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what research he has commissioned into the likely impact of the home information pack on house prices; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the expected benefits of the Home Information Pack.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the average weekly rent for a two-bed (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority property was in each (i) London borough and (ii) English region...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many vacant dwellings there were in (a) London and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years (i) in total and (ii) as a proportion of all dwellings.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions he has had with Sefton council on its proposal to ballot its tenants on the large-scale voluntary transfer of council housing; and what...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he has set targets for the total output of social rented housing for (a) 2005–06, (b) 2006–07 and (c) 2007–08.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what level of social housing grant from the Housing Corporation was required to produce one unit of rented accommodation in the latest period for which the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new houses have been built in Hereford since 1997; and what percentage of these are classified as affordable housing.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the impact of the level of private enterprise building in Herefordshire on the availability of affordable housing there.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress has been made in his negotiations on the housing market renewal budget for Merseyside for 2006 to 2008.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new residential dwellings will be built in each of the next 20 years in (a) Gravesham and (b) Kent following the Government's response to Kate Barker's...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the work of the Improvement and Development Agency.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he plans to review the effect of the 1999 guidance on access to dwellings; if he will assess the feasibility of introducing Lifetime Homes standards into...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to create a unitary system of local authorities for the whole of England; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the Local Government Finance Settlement for (a) 2006–07 and (b) 2007–08 on the revenues that will...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what assessment he has made of the (a) likelihood and (b) extent of service reductions in (i) Norfolk and (ii) all shire counties in England following the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) what representations he has received on the Local Government Finance Settlement relating to (a) Norfolk and (b) all shire counties in England; (2) if he...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether the current mid-year population estimates will be used in the Local Government Grant Settlement for 2006–07; (2) whether mid-year population...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his Department's involvement with preparations for the Marine Bill.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister on how many occasions since 7 July he has used the London underground in connection with his official duties.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the former hon. Members who left Parliament in 2005 who have since been appointed to public bodies by his Department, broken down by party; and...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions the Growth Areas Directorate within his Department has had with the Department for Education and Skills on the creation of a new university for...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when the (a) Lathom and (b) Bickerstaff area of West Lancashire constituency will receive notice as to whether it will be allowed to form a parish council.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether the consultation phase on the Government's proposed response to the Lichfield Report on the Operation of Permitted Development Rights (2003) has commenced.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make it a requirement for water and sewerage companies to be statutory consultees in respect of planning applications and development proposals; and if...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many and what percentage of planning decisions in (a) Lancaster and Wyre and (b) Lancashire were over-turned by his Department in each year since 1997.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what measures the Government and its agencies are taking to encourage and facilitate private sector investment in (a) the Thames Gateway growth area and (b) Kent...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much private sector investment has been levered in through section 106 agreements in (a) the Thames Gateway growth area and (b) Kent Thameside since the...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many staff were employed by non-departmental public bodies and agencies for which he has responsibility in 2004–05 in (a) total and (b) each (i) nation...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what proportion of the council housing stock (a) houses and (b) flats has been sold since 1980 under the right to buy scheme.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps his Department has taken to remove duplication in the (a) assessment, (b) commissioning and (c) planning in the delivery of extra care schemes.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will change the planning laws so that telecommunications mast applications have to go through the full planning process; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to his answer of 17 October 2005, Official Report, column 819W, on telecommunications masts, if he will break down the number of mobile phone masts...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) whether planning guidelines limit the proliferation of telecommunications masts on one site; (2) which planning and policy guidance notes limit the density...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the minimum recommended distance of phone masts from (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) town centres.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much capital would be raised in (a) the Thames Gateway area and (b) Gravesham by the introduction of the proposed planning-gain supplement; and what...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many vacant domestic properties there were in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years, broken down by tenure.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what powers the Valuation Office Agency has to conduct internal inspections of property for business rates valuation purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the press release issued by his Department on 16 November, how much money has been pledged so far to the Afghan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he (a) has written and (b) intends to write to other EU Governments to ask whether their airspace has been used for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will carry out an investigation similar to the one proposed by the Polish Government into the use by US aircraft of UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) members and representatives of the UK Government have sought from the US...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1653W, to the right hon. and learned Member for North-East...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assurances the Government has sought from the United States Administration on its purpose in rendering detainees for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the Chicago Convention in relation to suspected rendition flights on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any detainees originally held by UK (a) armed forces and (b) other agencies and subsequently transferred to United...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications of the United States (a) reservations and (b) derogations from the UN Convention...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures are in place to ensure that the UK's interpretation of the UN Convention Against Torture is applied in decisions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the criteria by which the Government makes the decision on whether to accept or reject an application from overseas for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1023W, on airspace (extraordinary rendition), whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1023W, on airspace (extraordinary rendition), if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1043W, on airspace (extraordinary rendition), what plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much Government funding has been allocated in each of the last five years to the Antarctic Research stations of (a) Halley,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Chinese Government following the action by paramilitary police against villagers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the works of art and antiques owned by his Department with a value over £20,000 each together with the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the art and antiques with a value of over £10,000 (a) sold and (b) purchased by his Department since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1647W, on detention centres (US flights), whether (a) he and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the EU (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Argentina), (b) Joint Committee (EEC-Brazil), (c) Joint Committee...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the EU (a) EC-Georgia Cooperation Committee, (b) EC-San Marino Cooperation Committee, (c) EEC-Ukraine...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the EU (a) EC-Morocco Association Committee, (b) Joint Committee (EC-Palestinian Authority), (c) EC-Egypt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the (a) Joint Committee (EEC-Andora), (b) EC-Armenia Co-operation Committee and (c) Joint Committee...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the (a) EC-Moldova Cooperation Committee, (b) Joint Committee (EC-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the (a) Committee for protection against the effects of the extra-territorial application of legislation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the products associated with the EU presidency logo developed by his Department; how many of each were produced;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the impact of the UK presidency of the EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many meetings of the EC-United States of America Joint Committee have taken place during the UK presidency of the EU; who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions the Government has had with the Government of Argentina about (a) the lifting of economic sanctions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of recent economic development measures on the Falkland Islands; what steps have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the prospect of regular charter flights to the Falkland Islands from Chile.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with the Ministry of Defence about establishing a commercial element to the military...
To ask the Secretary of Statefor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is his Department's policy to bring about the commercialisation of the Ministry of Defence air-bridge to the Falkland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Falkland Islands Government about establishing a commercial northbound air link to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money was allocated to Gibraltar from the Overseas Development Fund in each of the last five years; and what proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many people who were UK residents at the time of their seizure are detained in Guantanamo Bay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the projects being supported under the Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance programme for the promotion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 17 November 2005, Official Report, column 1482W to the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the international summits, conferences and state visits hosted by the Government in each year since 1997; and on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) he, (b) his Department and (c) members and representatives of the UK Government have received reports of incidents...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) the president of Iran, (b) his US counterpart and (c) counterparts in the European Union on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the political situation in Iran.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he will make to the Iranian Government following the statement by President Mahmoud Admadinejad dismissing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1072W, on Iraq, for what reasons the intelligence available...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2005, Official Report, column 1648W, on Israel, whether it is Government policy to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made of the US authorities regarding Kenny Richey who is under a death sentence in Ohio; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library public statements made by Ministers on the Gayoon regime in the Maldives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the high commissioner in the Maldives has met Ms Jennifer Latheef.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will visit the Maldives to press for the restoration of democracy in the islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the recent arrest of Saharawi human rights activists by the government of Morocco; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Government of Morocco on its decision to block the Association for a Referendum in Sahara...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise the case of Dr. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, a political prisoner in Sudan, with the Sudanese Government at the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received evidence to suggest that Osama Bin Laden is still alive; and whether the UK Government have been (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the situation pertaining to the Sangha Hill trial in Pakistan and the threats being made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reservations (a) he and (b) his officials expressed as a result of recent events in Uganda during the recent Commonwealth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) he, (b) members of his Department and (c) members and representatives of the UK Government have (i) sought and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received from the UK embassy in Washington DC of (a) the effect of Senate Amendment 1977 to the Defense...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed the humanitarian and political situation in Zimbabwe with (a) the US Secretary of State, (b) the Foreign...
To ask the Secretary of State for Workand Pensions (1) what measures he is taking to ensure that carers claim the benefits to which they are entitled; (2) what plans he has to increase carer's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on bereavement allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2005, Official Report, column 72–3W, on the Child Support Agency, in which of the last eight years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what training staff who work for the Child Support Agency receive in understanding the law in relation to child support; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the internal target for full maintenance calculations under the new scheme was for 2004–05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on the work involved in transferring old Child Support Agency cases to the new scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were paid compensation payments by the Child Support Agency in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of the Child Support Agency's cases (a) pre-dating 3 March 2003 and (b) awaiting calculation of child maintenance under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total of unpaid maintenance owed by the Child Support Agency to parents with care has been in each quarter since 1997–98; how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether staff in his Department and its executive agencies have been required to remove from their offices (a) charity collection boxes and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total implementation costs of the new Debt Manager software package has been to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many community care grants were awarded in the (a) Staffordshire county council area and (b) Tamworth borough council area in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many community care grants were awarded for each year in the period 2001 to 2005 in the Leeds metropolitan district area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total expenditure on contributory benefits was in each of the last three years, broken down by benefit category.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many complaints about his Department have been made to the Information Commissioner in connection with the Data Protection Act 1998 since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total departmental expenditure was on the administration of (a) the Employment Service, (b) the Benefits Agency and (c) Jobcentre Plus...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Midlothian are in receipt of (a) incapacity benefit, (b) disability living allowance, (c) attendance allowance, (d) reduced...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the total cost is to date of implementing the (a) Employment Zone and (b) Working Neighbourhood pilots in the London borough of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the Government plans to respond to the EU report on Health and Safety in the Workplace; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost of extending local housing allowances to the whole of the UK; how much he estimates the administration...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make a statement on his Department's human resource management strategy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incapacity benefit claimants in the Gravesham constituency have been receiving the benefit for five years or more.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on how many occasions incapacity benefit sanctions have been applied at the discretion of personal advisers in each of the last five years in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of people in each (a) parliamentary constituency in England and (b) English local authority area are in receipt of incapacity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living in (a) the Wakefield area and (b) Hemsworth constituency were in receipt of incapacity benefit in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of telephone calls were (a) offered, (b) answered, (c) engaged and (d) given up in each Jobcentre Plus contact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many laptop computers have been used by (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department in each year since 1995;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many payments for maladministration have been made by (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, (c) its non-departmental public bodies and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent meetings he has had with the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government; what was discussed; and what decisions were taken.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will provide a substantive answer to the question from the hon. Member for Birkenhead tabled on 1 November reference 25136 on Pathways...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the target is for the proportion of participants moving into employment in each Pathways to Work pilot area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the (a) total cost and (b) cost per participant moved into employment is of each Pathways to Work pilot area.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the breakeven proportion of participants in pathways to work moved into employment is for each pilot area (a) overall and (b) for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of pensioners in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Scotland have levels of income which are above the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the level of take-up of pension credit has been in each quarter since its launch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the basis was for the allocation of funding attributable to Scotland for administration of the rent service in the public sector...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what evaluation has been carried out of the revised jobseeker's agreement piloted in North Staffordshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Leeds applied for a social fund loan in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many volunteering positions his Department has offered in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure that single pensioners living in a property that shares a postcode with a care home receives the correct amount...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what discussions he has had with the Minister for Women on the future of women's pensions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research he has commissioned into the role of alcohol in rising levels of violent crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many violent attacks were committed under the influence of alcohol and in connection with licensed premises in each of the last three...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many drivers have been banned from driving for drink or drug related offences in the last 12 months; (2) what percentage of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were convicted of cruelty towards animals in London in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many outstanding applications for leave to remain on grounds of asylum there are from applicants from each member state of the European...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on asylum seekers from Zimbabwe whose asylum applications have been rejected; and whether such asylum seekers are being...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are being taken to ensure (a) that Iraqi failed asylum seekers are returned to their town of origin, (b) that their safety is...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many asylum seekers accommodated in (a) England, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) Kettering constituency were granted asylum in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 970W, on asylum/immigration, when information on allowed appeals is...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the levels of cannabis arriving in the UK from Afghanistan in each of the last five years; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the HomeDepartment when the Government will publish the findings of the review of the reclassification of cannabis.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the research funded by his Department and conducted by the Food Standards Agency into the survivability of chemical and biological...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures his Department is taking to celebrate and promote Christmas in 2005.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which local authorities (a) participate in and (b) used to participate in the Civic Pioneers Learning Network; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps the Government are taking to encourage firms to report incidents of corporate fraud to the police; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green of 5 July, 19 July and 5 October regarding a constituent,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many stolen credit cards have been reported in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement; (2) how much has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the change in (a) recorded crime rates and (b) crime detection rates was between 2003–04 and 2004–05 in each basic command...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Home Office Annual Report, what percentage of the £84 million of criminal assets recovered in 2004–05 has been...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the extent of the use of blue flashing lights by cyclists; and what guidance (a) he and (b) the Association of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the 10 largest amounts of damages paid out by his Department in the last year for which figures are available, indicating in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) building and (b) refurbishment projects are planned by his Department in (i) 2005–06 and (ii) 2006–07; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research projects commissioned by his Department are being undertaken; and what the publication arrangements are in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the initial activity undertaken by his Department in response to those recommendations in the Prime Minister's...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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 the Home Department how many civilian staff employed by his Department have been made redundant in each year since 1995; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for theHome Department how many contracts for direct mail were signed by his Department in (a) 2005–06 to date and (b) 2004–05; and what the value was in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who have not been charged or cautioned for an offence have DNA profiles stored in the police national database; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children under the age of 18 years have been added to the national DNA database in each year since 1996.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 3 November 2005, Official Report, column 1253W, on domestic violence, what surveys on child and elder abuse have...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) unit cost per test and (b) cost of the necessary equipment for testing for drugs while driving is using the latest methods of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will publish drug seizure and offender statistics for England and Wales for 2003; and what the reasons are for the delay in publication.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals were sentenced to immediate custody for unlawful possession of cannabis in 2004 in cases where that was the most serious...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) arrests, (b) convictions and (c) cautions for offences relating to (i) possession and (ii) dealing in class (A) A, (B) B and (C)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many assaults recorded in the last five years in (a) London, (b) Havering and (c) Romford alcohol consumption was a contributing factor.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the size is of the Economic Crime Unit of each police force in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the development of an EU criminal intelligence model.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on the European Commission's proposals to establish a specialised investigation or prosecutorial body for dealing with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's target is for (a) an acknowledgement of and (b) a substantive response to correspondence received by the General Group...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1061W, on the influenza pandemic, if he will (a) publish the assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what extra resources he is providing to (a) police authorities and (b) other bodies to implement the Licensing Act 2003.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the mobile speed camera LTI 2020; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) charged with and (ii) convicted of offences under section (A) 1 and (B) 2 of the Motor...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the budget is for (a) the National Firearms Register and (b) the National Identity Card project for each year from 2002–03; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of passport photographs were rejected for not meeting the required standards in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the Government have not yet ratified the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what sanctions exist for misuse of confidential information relating to activities of the police by (a) elected local representatives and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the occasions (a) before and (b) after 26 October on which (i) the chief constable and (ii) other senior police officers of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the pilot scheme on hand-held computers for police officers on the beat to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been allocated to the London borough of Barnet in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which police authorities have agreed joint protocols with local authorities in their areas for management of cases of children reported...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in (a) Southend, (b) Essex, (c) Hertfordshire, (d) Greater London and (e) England and Wales use bicycles while...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers are serving in (a) Essex and (b) England and Wales; what these figures represent per head of the population in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police basic command units there were in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the costs associated with merging police forces.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many calls were made from call centres in his Department in 2004–05 using predictive diallers; how many such calls resulted in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those Private Members' Bills introduced (a) under Standing Order No 14(6), (b) Standing Order No 23 and (c) Standing Order No...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the basis of apportionment was in 2004–05 for the incentivisation fund for recoveries under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) searches were carried out and (b) cash seizures were made in each of the last three years by (i) police officers and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police forces in England and Wales have specialist rape units.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many regulatory impact assessments have been published in relation to legislation sponsored by his Department in each year since 1995;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 11 November, Official Report, column 852–3W, on road safety, why figures on numbers of road traffic police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to allow persons guilty of an offence under section 14(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, in lieu of a fine, to attend a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of policing roads in England and Wales in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's role was in the establishment of Skills for Security as a sector skills body for the security industry; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what events are planned as part of 'Tackling Drugs, Changing Lives'; and when they will be held.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to (a) develop the capacity of UK law enforcement agencies to detect and disrupt hostile reconnaissance of potential...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the timetable to introduce the Orders in Council which will enable the United Kingdom to meet its remaining obligations under the UN...
To ask the Secretary of State forthe Home Department how many fixed penalty notices have been issued for (a) selling alcohol to under-18s, (b) under-18s drinking alcohol, (c) attempting tobuy...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) businesses and (b) individuals were prosecuted for supplying alcohol to youths under the age of 18 years in (i) England, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which local police forces in England have offered a weapons amnesty in each year since 1997; (2) whether he plans to encourage local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about further public consultations for the proposed A21 upgrade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has commissioned independent research on the efficiency of air bags in motor vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many aircraft flight plans have been filed to the Integrated Flight Plans System for or on behalf of (a) the Central Intelligence Agency and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions since September 2001 an aircraft with registration number N829MG has transited a United Kingdom airport carrying a passenger who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) paved and (b) unpaved airport runways there are in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English regions and (iv) Northern Ireland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much bus service operators grant has been claimed by Arriva buses in (a) England, (b) the North East Government Office Region and (c) the boroughs...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains on the Arriva Trains Wales service between Birmingham and Aberystwyth did not (a) depart from and (b) arrive at Birmingham in the most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much subsidy Arriva Trains Wales has received from his Department in each year since 2004; how much the company has paid in penalties in each year;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what lifecycle analysis he has (a) conducted and (b) evaluated on the carbon dioxide emissions of bicycle use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what additional manpower he plans to allocate to the British Transport police for security duties on the London underground.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains on (a) the C2C line and (b) One Rail were cancelled in the last year; and what the reason was for each cancellation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) new and (b) second hand cars were sold in the UK in each financial year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the availability of advance cheap rail tickets over the Christmas period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what financial value is placed by his Department on the saving of a human life for the purposes of undertaking cost-benefit analysis of transport projects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will issue the consultation proposals for the funding of Crossrail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to make an announcement on the funding of Crossrail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what the total estimated cost is for the construction of Crossrail; (2) how the construction costs for Crossrail will be funded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of the costs of the Crossrail project he expects to be met by (a) the Government and (b) the private sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the Department's latest estimate is of the projected costs of the Crossrail project, broken down by (a) central government funding and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was paid by his Department in 2004–05 in rent for properties in (a) total, (b) each (i) region and (ii) nation of the UK and (c) London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the initial activity undertaken by his Department in response to those recommendations in the Prime Minister's Strategy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many meetings of the EU (a) Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions in the transport industry, (b) Advisory Committee on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will make a statement on the cost of the civil engineering and building infrastructure maintenance strategy for the Eurotunnel concession...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of (a) whether the avant-projets of Eurotunnel remain relevant and (b) the development of alternative procedures (i) for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many former overseas lighthouse keepers receive pensions from the General Lighthouse Fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of changes in carbon dioxide emissions resulting from internet purchasing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding has been (a) allocated and (b) spent directly by his Department on (i) the Leeds Supertram scheme and (ii) light rail schemes in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was spent on hospitality by the Lights Commissioners in (a) Scotland, (b) the Isle of Man, (c) England and Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions have taken place between officials in his Department and the chief executive and officials of Liverpool city council since June; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 565W, on the London Olympics, if he will list the relevant bodies funding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new (a) lorries and (b) commercial vans were bought in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has plans to improve egress from the northbound carriageway of the M1 motorway at junction 29 to reduce congestion; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the latest financial situation in relation to the Phase Three extension of the Metrolink tram network in Greater Manchester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many second hand motorbikes were purchased in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what laws apply to the use of motorised mini-scooters on (a) public highways, (b) public land and (c) private land.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) accidents and (b) casualties which arose in a year from the use of motorised mini-scooters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will initiate a study to compare the number of night-time accidents on stretches of unlit motorway with stretches of motorway that have lighting;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action has been taken by Newcastle-upon-Tyne city council in response to his suggestion in the response to the Tyneside area multi-modal study...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many times bailiffs have been used to obtain money owed as a result of non-payment of penalty charge notices following the decriminalisation of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what security is available at the port of Sharpness; who provides the security; and how many hours per week the security is in place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the Coroner of Hertfordshire regarding the Potters Bar derailment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2005, Official Report, column 1852W, on buses, what mechanism exists to ensure that the Public Service Vehicles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2005, Official Report, column 1852W, on buses, who the stakeholders affected by the Public Service Vehicles...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to improve access to public transport for disabled people in Coventry South.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with rail franchisees on linking extended franchise periods to increased investment in rolling stock.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment he has made of the implications for high speed train passenger safety of passengers standing; and if he will make a statement;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the average number of return journeys per week on the direct train service between Bath Spa station and London Waterloo station in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total length of rail track in the UK is; and what it was in 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions he has met representatives of the rail franchisees; where these meetings took place; how many people where present on each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what total (a) public and (b) private sector monies have been spent on capital infrastructure improvements on the (i) East Coast Mainline, (ii) West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the (a) morning and (b) afternoon or evening (i) peak number of trains, (ii) number of passengers, (iii) number of passengers in excess capacity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what efficiency and performance targets will be set for the new East Midlands rail franchise; and what sanctions will be imposed if the operator fails...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average percentage change in rail fares was in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have been employed by (a) train operating companies and (b) railway companies in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passengers the UK's railways can transport at any one time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 13 December 2005, Official Report, column 1857W, on First Great Western Services, by whom records on the reliability and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the implications of his policy of promoting traffic restraint in major regional cities for the level of passenger...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent campaigns his Department has undertaken to tackle trespass on the railways by children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many times he met Network Rail in 2005; and what was discussed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will lift the moratorium on considering rail passenger partnership support for the Newcastle-Blyth-Ashington rail line.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will arrange for the publication of the full report and background paper produced for the Strategic Rail Authority on a north-south high speed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 29 November 2005, Official Report, column 329W, on train operating companies, what the net performance bonus for each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake an investigation into reliability of trains on Great Western lines; and if he will suspend the franchise process until reliability...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions he has had on imposing penalties on train operating companies for operating trains that are overcrowded; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trains have been removed from service in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many people have been carried on the UK's trains in each year since 1997; and how many people he expects to be carried in each of the next...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many new trains have been purchased in each year since 1997; and what the cost of each new train was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what models of break-glass hammers have been considered for approval for use on trains but have not been approved; and for what reasons in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what criteria are used for selecting models of break-glass hammers for approved use on trains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects his Department's assessment of break-glass hammers for trains to be completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was paid by his Department in rates to each local authority in the UK in 2004–05; and how much was paid in (a) each (i) nation and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the demand for rebated diesel fuel (a) for each year since 1997 and (b) for each of the next five years; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 30 November 2005, Official Report, column 569W, on Road Traffic (London), if he will break down the figures provided by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the cost to the public purse of road traffic accidents in each year since 1997, broken down by category of severity of accident.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 29 November 2005, Official Report, column 325W, on rolling stock, (1) what assessment he has made of reasons for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to his answer of 29 November 2005, Official Report, column 326W on rolling stock, whether (a) old and (b) used train sets were procured for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many ships of over 1,000 gross register tons with registered owners in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) each of the English regions and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what frequency sonic passive defence systems on cruise ships use.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions have taken place between officials in his Department and the chief executive of St. Helens metropolitan borough council since June;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions his Department has had with train operating companies on reducing the number of accidents on railway station platforms during periods...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent by his Department on taxi travel in the 2005–06 financial year; and what proportion of such travel was undertaken in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total cost to (a) his Department and (b) the promoting authorities was of the development of the tram proposals in (i) Leeds, (ii) Merseyside...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much money has been spent on improvements in transport infrastructure in East Sussex since 1997; and what proportion of this expenditure was spent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what representations he has received regarding the Battle Local Area Transport Strategy; and whether he will be implementing the strategy's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on how many occasions in each of the last 10 years permission has been withheld to aircraft requesting access to UK airspace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the effect on the UK fishing fleet of applying to it the exemptions to light dues made available for the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will remove the regulations which prevent ultra-light rail systems from benefiting from road transport assistance schemes with particular...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many non-commercial aircraft registered in the United States used airports in the United Kingdom in each of the last 18 months; and which airports...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the total value of (a) new and (b) secondhand (i) lorries and (ii) commercial vans bought each year since 1997 was.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which airports in the United Kingdom have penalty schemes in operation for (a) noise, and (b) pollution; and What penalties are imposed for breaches of the noise...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What was the per capita consumption of units of alcohol in the United Kingdom in 1950; 1960; 1970; 1980; 1990; and 2000.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the airworthiness design requirements of JAR/FAR 25 (large aeroplanes) require the air in crew and passenger compartments to be free from harmful or...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the airworthiness design requirements of JAR/FAR 25 (large aeroplanes) require each crew compartment to have enough fresh air to enable crew members to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they are taking to promote good governance in British Overseas Territories.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will complete the restoration of the Buxton Memorial Fountain in Victoria Tower Gardens in time for the 2007 bicentenary of the abolition of slavery.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What representations they are making to the Government of China regarding allegations of human rights abuses against practitioners of Falun Gong.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will reconsider their decision to establish the headquarters of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights in Manchester rather than in London.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether any non-compliance notices have been raised by the Commission for Racial Equality against any government departments over the past 18 months.
asked Her Majesty's Government: When they expect to announce the appointment of the chairman of Cross London Rail Links Limited.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What approach they are taking to the Coalition of Rainforest Nations' Initiative under the framework convention and the Kyoto Protocol; and What approach they have...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their definition of the word "culture" in the title of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many individuals within the Department for Transport are currently on secondment from BAA, and vice versa; and what are the details of those secondments.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether there has been an internal review within the Department for Transport in the past year in respect of the award of contracts between the department and the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the total cost of CueDoc, which provides general practitioner cover to the National Health Service in North Cumbria, in each of the past three years,...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have any proposals to legalise the flying of the European Union flag; if so, when these proposals will be brought forward; and in what form.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 5 July 2004 (WA 64), with which non-European Union countries the European Union has free...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the statement by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 8 December (Official Report, col. GC 169), whether the Chicago convention needs to be interpreted and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the statement by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 8 December (Official Report, cols. GC 168–69), whether foreign aircraft involved in acts of...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How much each local authority has received specifically for flood defences in each of the past eight years, broken down (a) on a per capita basis of population in...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Warner on 23 November (WA 218) on the Choose & Book (C&B) capital incentive scheme to provide incentives to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Government of Ireland Act 1920 was repealed; and for what reason.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What contact or discussions they have had with Hamas' political leaders.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answers by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 1 December (WA 63–65), what representations they have made to the authorities of the Irish...
asked the Chairman of Committees: Whether the appropriate Committee of the House will consider measures to deter the ringing of mobile telephones in the Chamber, including the recording of the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish (a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department for Work and Pensions may make of the national identity register...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In arriving at the estimated annual cost of the implementation of the Identity Cards Bill, what is the assumed number of identity cards that will be issued over...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish (a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Department of Health may make of the national identity register or identity...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish (a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the devolved authorities of Scotland and Wales may make of the National...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their agenda for the forthcoming dialogue on human rights with the Government of India; whether discrimination against Dalits will be discussed at the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: On what assumptions they have determined the amounts of Tamiflu ordered in preparation for an influenza pandemic; and whether they see any cause to revise these...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have made representations to the Government of Iran regarding the number of persons who have been executed in Iran since Mr Ahmadinejad became President.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make representations, during their presidency of the European Union, to President Ahmadinejad of Iran concerning his remarks about the future of...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have evidence of official Iranian involvement with a prison at Jadariya in Iraq where torture may have occurred; and, if so, whether they will make...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many times the United Kingdom ambassador to Kazakhstan visited the capital, Astana, during the four weeks ending 4 December.
asked Her Majesty's Government: When the United Kingdom ambassador to Kazakhstan last had a personal meeting with the president in Astana.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Davies of Oldham on 9 December (WA 131), whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of the written advice...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will publish— (a) any analysis they have made of the potential use that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office may make of the national identity...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What inquiries the Department of Health has received from former Health Ministers to examine files dating from their years at the department relating to...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the total budget of the NHS Litigation Authority; and what they estimate it to be following the establishment of the NHS Redress Scheme proposed in the NHS...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many staff are employed by the NHS Litigation Authority; and how many they estimate will be employed following the establishment of the NHS Redress Scheme...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What duties are placed upon the NHS Litigation Authority to reduce the level of claims sought against the National Health Service for clinical negligence; and how...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their response to the conclusions contained in the report by the think tank Reform that (a) the local improvement finance trust model should be expanded...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What assessment they have carried out of the local improvement finance trust model being used for primary care building projects in excess of £25 million.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which of the local improvement finance trust schemes have reached financial close, broken down by wave; what the total value of each scheme is; and what is the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What changes have been made to the charges for overseas visitors, failed asylum seekers, visa over-stayers and others of undocumented residency status, for...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the reply by the Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to the Lord Swinfen (HL Deb, col. 614), which Russian non-governmental organisations are operating in the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30 November (WA 42) on the Northern Ireland Events Company, why no increase in funding for the period...
asked Her Majesty's Government: For which types of projects or policies each Northern Ireland department requires a cost benefit analysis to be carried out.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is the purpose of the document circulated amongst the Northern Ireland civil service entitled Iceberg Watch; and whether they will place copies in the Library...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Amos on 15 November, why the Northern Ireland Office has not answered the following Questions tabled by the Lord...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Why the Northern Ireland Office has not answered the following Questions tabled by the Lord Laird (a) 1 Question Awaiting Answer for 59 days [HL 1738]; (b) 2...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Northern Ireland Tourist Board has been asked to fund a memorial to C S Lewis; and, if so, what the board's response was.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the Northern Ireland Tourist Board received an application for funding for marketing from the West Belfast Festival in 2005; if so, when the board received...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In relation to the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, what was the process started at Weston Park in 2001 to which the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Mr...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In relation to the Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill, what was the agreement with the Irish Government referred to by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland,...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which participants at the peace negotiations at Weston Park in 2001 were involved in discussions concerning measures to facilitate on the run terrorists returning...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What reciprocal arrangements were made in connection with their agreement to on the run terrorists being allowed to return to Northern Ireland under the conditions...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the statement made on BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme on 23 November by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland that they had made an agreement with...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In each of the past five years how much in assets has been seized from people involved in criminal activity in the Newtownhamilton, Crossmaglen, Forkhill and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: For grant aid purposes in Northern Ireland, what is their definition of an ex-prisoner.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 6 December (WA 94) regarding funding from the cultural policy allocation of the Department of Culture, Arts and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 10 November (WA 102) concerning funding for festivals in West Belfast, New Lodge and Ardoyne in 2003, 2004 and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30 November (WA 44) on the funding of festivals in Northern Ireland, under what heading and identification the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What action they are taking to deal with the issue of overcrowding in, and overcharging for, accommodation rented to immigrant workers in Northern Ireland.
asked Her Majesty's Government: When it is expected that charges will be brought in connection with the operation against Stormont on 4 October 2002.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have evidence that young girls including immigrants are being used by organised crime syndicates for prostitution in Northern Ireland; and, if so,...
asked Her Majesty's Government: When it is expected that charges will be brought in connection with the murder of Robert McCartney in January 2005.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the reply by the Lord Rooker on 10 November (Official Report, cols. 722-25) and his Written Answer on 30 November (WA 48), whether the average enrolment...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30 November (WA 47), in light of the statement that the department does not require (and has never sought) the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have given any undertakings, in writing or otherwise, to Sinn Fein concerning (a) further education policy in Northern Ireland; and (b) the Northern...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Who requested the closure of Tower Hill in Armagh City; and for what reason.
asked Her Majesty's Government: How much funding they gave to the West Belfast Festival in 2005; from what funds this was given; and for what purposes.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What has been the United Kingdom's financial contribution to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in each of the past three years.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether, given the legal requirement on the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to consult extensively on its proposals, they will advise the PPF to publish its proposed...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they will take to ensure that employers' organisations and pension fund trustees have sufficient information and time to respond to proposals from the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they support the decision taken by the Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection on easing restrictions placed on the importation of poultry and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In what circumstances officials of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and of public bodies answerable to the Deputy Prime Minister, can search and enter the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In what circumstances officials of the Department of Health and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Health can search and enter the homes or...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In what circumstances officials of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and of public bodies answerable to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and...
asked the Leader of the House: Further to the Written Answer by the Leader of the House of Commons, Mr Geoff Hoon, on 8 December (Official Report, Commons, 1471W) stating that Ministers have an...
asked Her Majesty's Government: When the Crown Prosecution Service will make a decision as to whether proceedings will be brought regarding the death of Gareth Myatt on 19 April 2004 at...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What guidance or directions have been issued by the Secretary of State under Section 8(3) of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 on which other regional...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many units of housing have been provided under the power vested in regional development agencies under Section 5(3) of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which services are now provided or partially provided on a regional basis that were not provided or partially provided on a regional basis prior to 1997.
asked Her Majesty's Government: When they will provide the Lord Marsh with the information promised on the future of the Royal Air Force base at Upper Rissington, following the hour-long meeting...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What percentage of secondary schools do not provide educational facilities to students above the age of 16 years and therefore do not offer A-level courses; and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: In the last year for which figures are available, how much was paid to parents in respect of their children for each social security benefit.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answers by the Lord Triesman on 19 October (WA 133) and 10 November (WA 111–2), what is their estimate of the number of vessels...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they will make representations to the United Nations Security Council with a view to the council providing alternative transitional arrangements for the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many residents they estimate will be affected by the possible construction of a second runway at Stansted Airport, including those affected by increased noise...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions they have had with (a) easyJet Limited and (b) Ryanair Limited regarding the mechanism by which the British Airports Authority will finance the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What impact the operation of a second runway at Stansted Airport will have upon traffic levels in and around the area; and Whether the existing rail capacity and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What discussions they have had about the possible construction of a dedicated train line between London and Stansted Airport.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What is their estimate of (a) how long it will take to build a second runway at Stansted Airport; and (b) by how much traffic levels in and around the area will...
asked Her Majesty's Government: How many tonnes of earth they estimate will need to be moved in order to construct the proposed second runway at Stansted Airport, as detailed by BAA on 9...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Following the decision of the High Court to reject the application from Takeley Parish Council for judicial review of BAA's home owner support scheme, what steps...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What investigations they have made into the comparative costs of constructing the infrastructure for (a) heavy rail-based public transport systems; (b) ultra light...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Rooker on 30 November (WA 54) concerning the funding of the Ulster-Scots Agency, which policies outlined in that agency's...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What would be the cost in net of tax and benefits of paying a universal basic state pension at 75 from 2010, linked to the retail prices index, for the years 2010;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What would be the cost in net of tax and benefits of paying a universal basic state pension at 75 from 2010, linked to earnings, for the years 2010; 2015; 2020 and...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What would be the cost in net of tax and benefits of paying a universal basic state pension at 70 from 2015, linked to the retail prices index, for the years 2015;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What would be the cost in net of tax and benefits of paying a universal basic state pension at 70 from 2015, linked to earnings, for the years 2015; 2020; and 2030.
asked Her Majesty's Government: What would be the cost in net of tax and benefits of paying a universal basic state pension at 65 from 2020, linked to the retail prices index, for the years 2020;...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What would be the cost in net of tax and benefits of paying a universal basic state pension at 65 from 2020, linked to earnings, for the years 2020; and 2030.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to reports that the European Commission Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment may be further delayed, when is it now due for implementation.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Which other European Union countries have implemented the European Commission Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether the chief executive of Waterways Ireland has received any performance-based or related pay increase in each year since 2001; if so, when; and what were the...
asked Her Majesty's Government: What were the major conclusions of Deloitte and Touche's report about risk assessment on Waterways Ireland; when the report was produced; what action has been...
asked Her Majesty's Government: Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal on 5 December (WA 88), when the report provided by Mr Boatman and Mr Bleetman to the Youth Justice...
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