To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many sites have been developed following use of his powers under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2006 in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the merits of setting maximum passenger levels for rail services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the amount of salt provided by the Highways Agency to Gloucestershire county council during the recent snowfall; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what process his Department uses to (a) monitor the level of salt available for road treatment and (b) estimate future road salt requirements.

To ask the Leader of the House pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Chichester of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 1W, on Members: allowances, what criteria govern the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many equalities impact assessments his Department has undertaken in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff currently working in his Department are on secondment from EDS; and what roles and responsibilities they have.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the estimated cost in empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by his Department is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information the Health and Safety Executive requires companies seeking a classification and authorisation document for a firework to provide.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what checks on provision of licensed storage the Health and Safety Executive performs before granting a classification and authorisation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which companies issued with a classification and authorisation document for a firework by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many fatal accidents at work there were in each of the last 20 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the level of accessibility of Jobcentre Plus offices for disabled people; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1423-4W, on rheumatoid arthritis, how many claimants of (a) incapacity...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 24 February 2009 on disability benefits, what his estimate is of the effect on the number of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will place in the Library a copy of version (a) one and (b) two of the impact assessment for the Welfare Reform Bill 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport at which of its venues English Heritage (a) reduced and (b) did not reduce the retail prices of tickets following the December 2008...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 26 January 2009, Official Report, column 54W, on Catz Club, for which projects and for what purpose each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what his Department's average response time to a letter received from (a) an hon. Member and (b) a member of the public has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what reports he has received on the skills requirements of the workforce at the Lindsey oil refinery; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Wright Inquiry has spent on (a) transport, (b) accommodation, (c) advertising and (d) virtual reality technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Saville Inquiry has spent on (a) advertising, (b) accommodation, (c) transport and (d) virtual reality technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Saville Inquiry has spent on security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the cost of his Department's contracts with management consultants was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer of 18 January 2009, Official Report, columns 988-91W, on departmental consultants, how many consultants from each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) police officers and (b) other staff paid from the policing budget for Northern Ireland undertook duties at the public event...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Hamill Inquiry has spent on (a) advertising, (b) transport, (c) accommodation and (d) virtual reality technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much the Nelson Inquiry has spent on (a) advertising, (b) security, (c) accommodation, (d) transport and (e) virtual reality technology.

To ask the Minister for the Olympics how much has been spent on the Government Olympic Executive in each of the last three years.

To ask the Minister for the Olympics (1) how many staff worked in the Government Olympic Executive in each of the last three years; (2) how many staff worked for her in each of the last three...

To ask the Minister for the Olympics by what process the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games plans to design the opening and closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics; and if...

To ask the Minister for the Olympics pursuant to the answer of 17 February 2009, Official Report, column 2273W, on Olympic games 2012: construction, whether the Olympics Delivery Authority...

To ask the Minister for the Olympics whether she has made an assessment of UK public opinion on London 2012's contribution to the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's 2002 long-term partnering agreement with Capgemini.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) within how long after their completion local authorities are expected to supply his Department with copies of serious case...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many serious case reviews initiated in 2008 were not published within four months of their being requested by the local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many staff in his Department or its predecessors were on sick leave for (a) over 30 days, (b) over 50 days and (c) over 100...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many staff in his Department were recorded as having been on sick leave for over 12 months on 31 December in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 10W, on education maintenance allowance (EMA), whether the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many (a) people and (b) schools have registered with the Sing Up website; (2) what percentage of primary school...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many and what proportion of (a) all children identified with speech, language and communication difficulties, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent assessment is of the effect of secondary schools allowing pupils to leave school premises at lunchtime on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school premises have a dining hall.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for what reasons agreements of contracts between Ofsted and inspection contractors have not been reached in accordance with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which maintained special schools opened in 2008; and what the cost of establishing each was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained special schools there were in each local authority in each year since 1997, broken down by special educational...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1730-2W, on special educational needs, how many pupils were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether the Continued Professional Development proposed for teachers operating in challenging circumstances, as referred to in his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of recreational sea angling to the North Devon economy; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on research into a vaccine for (a) BVT1, (b) BVT8, (c) BVT6 and (d) all other strains...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what provision his Department has made in its budget for potential civil liabilities stemming from legal proceedings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Fareham of 23 January 2008, Official Report, column 2019W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent in bonuses to staff of each grade in (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated cost in empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his Department's funding framework is for storage of flood water as part of a flood alleviation scheme; from which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice the Environment Agency has given to the Highways Authority on building on the flood risk area in relation to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on flood prevention measures in Essex in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of secondary flooding on the time taken for people to be able to return to their...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department classifies building foam containing ozone depleting substance blowing agents as hazardous.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 82-84WS, on the Marine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Minister for Farming and the Environment will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what steps he plans to take in response to the decision by Wightlink to initiate its new ferry service between...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent meetings she has had on the Working Time Directive in respect of retained firefighters from (a) the Fire Brigades...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 29 April 2008, Official Report, column 314W, on local authorities: carbon emissions, if she...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will hold discussions with Essex County Council on its proposals to outsource services and delivery support functions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she plans to consult on amendments to use classes orders in relation to houses in multiple occupation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when her Department informed the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) that prescriptive rating of docks was to end; and when the VOA...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average weekly rent for local housing was in each local housing authority in the latest period for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of social housing tenants in each region not in receipt of housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations he has received on the British Plastics Federation's climate change agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps are being taken to ensure the effectiveness of the Act on CO2 campaign in all parts of the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the (a) set-up and (b) maintenance costs of the Act on CO2 advice line are; and how many calls have been received on the line...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what proposals his Department has put forward for an international financing mechanism to fund the UN Climate Change Adaptation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change by what date he expects his Department's Nuclear Directorate office in Cheltenham to be operational.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the address of his Department's Nuclear Directorate is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many staff of his Department are based at its Nuclear Directorate's offices in London; and how many are in each civil service pay band.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent representations he has received on the use of blinds and awnings as energy efficient products in domestic and commercial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what research his Department has undertaken on the effect on energy efficiency of the use of blinds and awnings in domestic and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the availability of private finance initiative credits for energy infrastructure projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change through which sub-funds of bilateral and multilateral organisations Environmental Transformation Fund disbursements will be channelled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with which other Government Departments his Department works in administering the Environmental Transformation Fund; what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he next expects to release up-to-date figures on the number of people living in fuel poverty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to reply to the letters of 5 November and 9 December 2008 from the hon. Member for Weston-Super-Mare sent on behalf of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will place in the Library a copy of the report by Veredus on the pay and conditions of nuclear inspectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will publish the full version of Dr Tim Stone's recommendations to his Department on nuclear regulation following his nuclear...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the value of the administration fee paid to Eaga in regard to the Warm Front scheme was in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many applications for Warm Front grants have been (a) made and (b) refused in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how frequently payments to Eaga are made in respect of its management of the Warm Front scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the Future Aircraft Carrier main gate business case submission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many foreign nationals are serving in the armed forces, broken down by (a) country of origin and (b) service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current salary bill for all service personnel is, broken down by (a) service and (b) rank.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours on average were worked by (a) junior and (b) senior service personnel at each rank of each service in each age band in each week of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armoured vehicles of each type are (a) in service with the Army and (b) in working order.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the forecast cost of the Falcon programme was from the (a) direct resource departmental expenditure limit (DEL), (b) indirect resource DEL and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the forecast cost of the Naval Extremely High Frequency/Super High Frequency Satellite Communication Terminal Programme was from the (a) direct...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificates and (b) advisory reports for public buildings issued in respect of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the information placed in the Library in relation to the Answer of 12 November 2008, Official Report, column 1175W, on departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department were on sick leave for (a) over 30 days, (b) over 50 days and (c) over 100 days in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many armed services personnel will be required to undertake a lengthened tour in Iraq so that their departure coincides with the date of UK armed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) required and (b) actual number of helicopter crews for each helicopter type in the armed forces is, broken down by service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the retail prices for (a) entry and (b) guided tours have been reduced at the (i) National Army Museum, (ii) Royal Air Force Museum, (iii) Royal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy ships will take part in the forthcoming NATO maritime operation in the Gulf of Aden.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether British personnel were involved in the design competition for the Reliable Replacement Warhead.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether British personnel were briefed on the results of the Reliable Replacement Warhead design competition.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the date was of each meeting of the Joint Working Group since 2001; and what the purpose of each meeting was.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what visits have been made by (a) US personnel to Aldermaston and (b) Aldermaston personnel to (i) Los Alamos, (ii) Sandia and (iii) Lawrence Livermore...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether scientists from the United States have made use of hydrodynamic facilities at the Atomic Weapons Establishment for experiments on US warhead designs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many individuals who had worked as a prostitute in the UK were subsequently detained in prison in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much her Department is spending on the Poppy project in 2008-09; (2) what capacity the Poppy project has to provide intensive...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Identity Cards Gateway Review will be published under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place in the Library a copy of each guidance document produced by (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) HM Courts Service on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the estimated cost in empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by the (a) Land Registry, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what expenditure his Department has incurred in providing transport for Ministers between Parliament and departmental premises in each year since his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much legal aid has been granted to claimants in cases relating to alleged discrimination of each type in (a) goods and services and (b) employment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on provisions in the Coroners and Justice Bill to facilitate data sharing between public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Chichester of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 519W, on political parties: finance, which public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many fires there have been in each prison in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he has taken to ensure that employment tribunal hearing centres have (a) hearing aid loops and (b) wheelchair access; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what testing will be offered to patients with bleeding disorders exposed to the risk of infection of vCJD from transfusions; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many patients with bleeding disorders have been contacted to inform them of the level of risk of infection of vCJD they may have been exposed to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of women in Wiltshire with suspected breast cancer saw a specialist within two weeks of referral in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which of the organisations which submitted an application for funding under the Third Sector Investment Programme for 2009-10 are awaiting a decision on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each age cohort (a) were diagnosed with and (b) had their death attributed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in each of the last 10 years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms are in place for periodic assessment of the (a) qualifications and (b) competence of doctors; and what checks are carried out to assess...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will appoint a National Clinical Director for Epilepsy; (2) if his Department will take steps to encourage primary care trusts to appoint...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what procedures his Department has put in place to ensure continuity in care for people with epilepsy in their transition from childhood to adulthood.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have been diagnosed with (a) Fabry disease and (b) general lysosomal storage disorders in the last 12 months; and what (i) therapy and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS hearing aids have been fitted by private sector contractors in each of the last three calendar years; and what guidance his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the merits of an integrated strategy for the prevention, treatment and care of (a) heart disease, (b) stroke, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps were taken by his Department to consult staff about the recent scaling down of resources at Hemel Hempstead hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of (a) hospital beds and (b) hospitals required in England in (i) 2010, (ii) 2015, (iii) 2020 and (iv) 2025;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued on the transportation of sperm from an NHS clinic to an unlicensed EU clinic; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of (a) syphilis, (b) HIV infection and (c) gonorrhoea have been diagnosed in (i) Hemel Hempstead and (ii) Hertfordshire in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps the Government has taken to support (a) men, (b) women, (c) children and (d) older people with Crohn's disease.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 26 January 2009, Official Report, column 240W, on maternity services, which organisations have been identified as continuing to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of measles in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the total number of children in each region who had not received the MMR vaccine in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the clinical effects of low doses of naltrexone for patients with multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will outline his Department's policy on the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes; (2) whether the British Committee on Standards in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what efficiencies have been achieved through the centralisation of appointment booking systems between hospitals in West Hertfordshire NHS Hospital Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that competition and choice are taken into consideration by primary care trusts when considering new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) estimate he has made of the cost and (b) assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the computerised record system at the Royal Free Hospital.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the estimated cost in empty property business rates for the vacant properties recorded on the e-PIMS database owned by the Commission for Social Care...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people died while on the transplant waiting list in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps were taken by his Department to consult staff on changes to the administrative system operated by West Hertfordshire NHS Hospital Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent by West Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust on the production of literature relating to the restructuring of local NHS services in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many wheelchair services are meeting the 18 week pathway for provision of their services; and what funding his Department has provided to primary care...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date the Financial Services Authority added each Icelandic bank to the list of authorised deposit-takers for local authorities.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the effect on the availability of credit to customers of the credit scoring methodologies of those banks in which the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to ensure that all relevant staff of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are aware of the new...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) donations and (b) bequests were made to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt in each month since January 2006; and what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses formerly registered for gross payment under the Construction Industry Scheme have ceased to hold that status in each year since the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 5 March 2008, Official Report, column 2498W, on council tax: parking, how many...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 329W, on council tax: valuation, if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many times bailiffs hired by HM Revenue and Customs used their powers of forced entry in the last year for which figures are available; (2) in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) directly-operated and (b) franchised catering outlets his Department and its agencies provide for staff.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many letters received by his Department were not replied to within four weeks in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make it his policy for his Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his Department uses WPA2 encryption protocol on all its wireless networks.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of maintaining the databases owned and managed by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies was in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many public consultations his Department has conducted in the last 12 months; how long each consultation was open for; how many responses were received...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer from which companies his Department sourced temporary staff in each of the last five years; and what the monetary value of contracts with each such company...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of parliamentary Questions to his Department received a response referring the hon. Member to a website in (a) 2008, (b) 2007 and (c) 2006.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether each Government department is required to appoint a designated Euro Minister as part of the Euro Changeover preparations.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many financial inclusion strategies his Department has had since May 1997; what the (a) title and (b) date of each was; and what recommendations each...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the effect of recent changes in the value of sterling on the cost of the United Kingdom's contributions in euros to the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of houses sold in (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) 2009 to date.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) localities and (b) locality groups are used by the Valuation Office Agency to assist with council tax valuations in England.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households claimed inheritance tax loss on sale relief in the last 12 months; and what the thresholds and criteria are for claiming the relief.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received from the construction industry and its associated industries on reductions in credit insurance cover.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monthly interest rate was for the period (a) six months before and (b) immediately following the first quarter of negative growth in the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward financial measures to assist local authorities in delivering their capital programmes in circumstances where anticipated finance...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will discuss with (a) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and (b) local government representatives measures to relax (i)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of his Department's contracts with press monitoring services was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he and his officials have had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on the effect of the national non-domestic...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate the Financial Services Authority has made of the number of individuals who may have lost money in the Ocean View Properties International Ltd....

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumed hourly cost to departments of the work required from civil servants in preparing answers to questions is used to calculate whether a...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer who holds records on the use of the Expotel hotel booking service for the public sector, as appointed to the OGCbuying.solutions framework; and which public...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average interest rate paid by local authorities for loans for capital schemes from the Public Works Loans Board is.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times the regional economic council has met; and where each meeting was held.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the percentage level of staff turnover was for (a) HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) staff and (b) HMRC staff working in contact centres in the last year...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many tax credit (a) claims and (b) claimants were affected by technical difficulties at HM Revenue and Customs in 2005-06; what measures have...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what average length of time HM Revenue and Customs took to (a) process and (b) award a tax credit claim in the last 12 months; (2) what procedures...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff working at HM Revenue and Customs contact centres have (a) requested and (b) been granted flexible working hours.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average number of days lost to sickness in the latest year for which figures are available for (a) all HM Revenue and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment has been made of the reasons for the level of take-up of stamp duty land tax relief for zero-carbon homes.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many days in each tax year individuals with taxable income from UK interests are required to spend outside the UK to qualify for non-resident status;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the amount of revenue foregone by the Exchequer in exempting from capital gains tax income from sales of UK property by foreign...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue has been received by the Exchequer from property-related taxes in the last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 6 May 2008, Official Report, column 829W, on the Valuation Office: Northern...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 348W, on the Valuation Office, what each of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what databases are (a) owned and (b) maintained by or on behalf of the Valuation Office Agency.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 6 May 2008, Official Report, column 829W, on the Valuation Office: procurement,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to date has been of the contract between HM Revenue and Customs on behalf of the Valuation Office Agency and Rightmove.co.uk plc.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether value added tax (VAT) is charged on VAT-liable items in HM Treasury building (a) vending machines and (b) staff canteens; and whether retail...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of shortened working hours as a result of the recession on claimants of working tax credits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many members of staff within his Department deal with animal-related matters as part of their overall remit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to include the Arms Trade treaty process on the agenda for the forthcoming G20 summit in London.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the (a) remit and (b) responsibilities of his Department's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps his Department has taken to tackle drug trafficking in the British Overseas Territories of (a) Anguilla, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps his Department has taken to minimise the potential for money laundering to occur in the British Overseas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support his Department plans to offer to the new government of national unity in the Central African Republic.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to monitor the implementation of UN General Assembly Resolution 63/110 on Granting of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Conflict Resolution Mechanisms has received as part of his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Kinshasa and Bas Congo; what guidance he has issued to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificates and (b) advisory reports for public buildings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 371W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 371W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a copy of his Department's website accessibility plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the maximum monthly allowance in addition to basic salary is for civilian employees of his Department working in (a) Iraq...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff in his Department were on sick leave for (a) over 30 days, (b) over 50 days and (c) over 100 days in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many days sick leave on average each member of staff in his Department took in 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff in his Department were recorded as having been on sick leave for over 12 months on 31 December in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many times his Department has appointed a Special Representative to a particular region since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK citizens are employed by the European Union Satellite Centre in Torrejón, Spain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the arrest of Mr. Gao Zhisheng by the Chinese authorities; what representations he has made to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many employees of the Government Communications Headquarters are currently (a) seconded to and (b) otherwise deployed at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether US officials have acceded to the request to return Mr. Shaker Aamer to the UK; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much money his Department gave to Hazard Management Cayman Islands in 2008; and what sum has been budgeted for 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much expenditure his Department incurred in paying subscriptions to each international organisation in 2007-08; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Iran on the resumption of the activities of the British Council in that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the treatment of gay and lesbian people in Iraq in the last 12 months; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take at the United Nations in response to the Iraqi National Security Adviser,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the government of Iraq to withdraw their reported plans to hand over to the Iranian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the government of Iraq on the rights of members of the People's Mujahedin of Iran...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ask the government of Iraq to remove all restrictions on supporters of the People's Mujahedin of Iran based in Ashraf...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to put in place mechanisms to protect supporters of the People's Mujahedin of Iran based in Ashraf City.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) the resignation from the Iraqi government of its Minister for Women and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the reasons for the recent resignation from the Iraqi government of its Minister of Women; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the evidential basis is for the assumption that Israel has nuclear weapons, as set out at page 14 of his Department's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the government of Israel to lift its restrictions on the activities of journalists from the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had on the activities of pirates operating from Kenya.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received allegations of the unauthorised use of ambulances for non-medical purposes by members of Hamas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of the number of suicide bomb attacks in Israel for which Hamas claimed responsibility between 1994...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the briefing note on Operation Cast Lead produced jointly by his Department and the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the government of Israel's estimate of the number of civilian Palestinian casualties...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for UK policy of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take disciplinary action against Rowan Laxton in light of his reported comments concerning Jewish people and Israel;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Somaliland on that area's future status.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will introduce a ban on defence equipment sales to Sri Lanka in light of the military offensive by the Sri Lankan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by what means his Department assesses the security and humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of developments in the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka between 21 January and 29 January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the (a) progress of and (b) completion date of the inquiry in Thailand into the plane crash in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2009, Official Report, column 893W, on Tony Blair, how much has been paid from the public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many incidents of violent crime there were in the Turks and Caicos Islands in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what acreage of land in the Turks and Caicos Islands was designated an environmentally protected area in (a) 2006, (b) 2007...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to tackle illegal immigration in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the per capita gross domestic product of the Turks and Caicos Islands was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Turks and Caicos Islands government on the conditions in (a) police...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the attack on the Tiferet Israel Synagogue in Caracas on 30 January 2009; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on levels of anti-Semitism in Venezuela; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to answer question number 246328, on Afghanistan, tabled on 17 December 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will answer question 248749, tabled on 15 January 2009, on secondment to support the Quartet Middle East Envoy.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of developments in knowledge of and experiments on carbon capture storage in the United Kingdom and offshore since the Convention...

To ask Her Majesty's Government following recent decommissioning programmes, how many power plants in the United Kingdom now receive carbon capture and storage treatment applications.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken recent measurements of United Kingdom household energy efficiencies; if so, how such figures compare with statistics for Germany and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they envisage that local authorities will express an interest in hosting a geological waste disposal facility when the area in question has a two-tier...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to place kerosene or liquefied petroleum gas within the remit of Ofgem.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 12 November 2008 (WA 134—35), what is the anticipated annual subsidy to the development of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Home Office would incur disproportionate costs in supplying data about the proportion of British pork and bacon it purchased when other departments have...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what the current rates of inflation are for owner occupiers and for council tenants.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the budgeted cost of immigration and asylum detention in (a) 2008-09; and (b) 2009-10.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to appoint a new chief executive in succession to Mr Ian Roxburgh.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many petitions the Department for Communities and Local Government received in 2007 and 2008; whether they have publicised them; and, if not, whether they will...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the funding systems for sports and leisure projects to reduce administration and maximise the resources available to them.