Mawrth, 28 Ebrill 2009
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what analyses he has undertaken on the nature and origin of the component parts of improvised explosive devices found in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the role of UK forces is in assisting the Afghanistan government to deliver its anti-corruption strategy; and what assessment he has made of their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for troop deployments to Afghanistan in the next 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 18 January 2009, Official Report, columns 1015-6W, on modern housing solutions: complaints, how many of the complaints made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the infantry rank of (a) private and (b) lance corporal became classed as an operational pinch point trade; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria are applied in determining whether a position in the armed forces is classed as an operational pinch point trade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) trained requirement, (b) trained strength and (c) numbers fit for duty of each pinch point trade in the armed forces is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) basic and (b) specialist military parachuting courses have been suspended as a result of aircraft unavailability in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many untrained military parachutists there are in 16 Air Assault Brigade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) which military bases have provided search and rescue cover in the last 12 months; and how frequently each has provided such cover; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers bought themselves out of the Army in each year since 1998.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of infantry personnel were (a) unable to deploy and (b) only able to undertake limited deployment for medical reasons in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) scientists, (b) engineers and (c) technicians the Atomic Weapons Establishment plans to recruit in the next five years; and what their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many instances there were of spare parts lost in transit during each financial year since 2006-07; and what the monetary value was of the loss in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's budget for urgent operational requirements (UORs) was in each year since their inception; how much was spent on UORs in each such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his Department's policy is on holding departmental away days at locations other than departmental premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 63W, on departmental training, what training sessions were provided to Ministers in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the standard unclassified visitors command brief given to visitors to (a) Operation Telic and (b) Operation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current percentage shortfall is of required spares for each helicopter type in the (a) Army Air Corps, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 20 April 2009, Official Report, columns 3-4WS, on the NATO Summit, what proposed steps are included...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence from which budget the additional expenditure on the nuclear deterrent announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review is being drawn.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel will be redeployed and re-assigned as a result of the reduction in the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets at RAF Leuchars.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment the Department has made of the likely operational effect of the reduction in the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets based at RAF Leuchars...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the decision was taken to reduce the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets in operation at RAF Leuchars; and when personnel at the station were informed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the timetable is for the reduction in the number of Tornado F3 fighter jets in operation at RAF Leuchars.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many individuals have been apprehended by Royal Navy vessels operating in the Gulf of Aden in relation to pirate activity in the last 12 months; how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much he estimates his Department will spend on the renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system in each of the next six financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are in receipt of a war pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total nautical mileage undertaken by the Royal Navy surface fleet was in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the sums to be allocated to farming subsidies by his Department in each of the next six...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on climate change adaptation measures in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average server capacity utilisation by each division of his Department was in each of the last five years; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many of his Department's staff have been made redundant in each of the last three years; how much compensation was paid...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) hill and (b) dairy farmers who will leave the industry in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated income of the (a) farming and (b) dairy farming sector was in (i) 2006, (ii) 2007 and (iii) 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will seek an agreement with Polisario to allow UK vessels to fish the waters off Western Sahara following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) minutes, (b) presentations and (c) handouts from his Department's sixth...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the reasons are for the time taken to publish the conclusions of the Essex Waste Plan; when he expects to publish them;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the (a) membership and (b) remit of the Waste Regional Advisory Group in each Government office region is.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 15 September 2008, Official Report, column 2033W, on bromine, when he expects to make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has held discussions with his counterparts in anti-whaling nations on policy to prevent resumption of commercial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he has taken to ensure that the work of the International Whaling Commission's Small Working Group does not lead...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in anti-whaling nations on the announcement by Iceland of a whaling...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the practice of breeding and keeping F3-generation wolf-dogs with a high percentage of wolf...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the outcomes of her Department's consultation on a framework for inter-faith dialogue and social...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the oral answer of 21 April 2009, Official Report, columns 140-41W, on violent extremism (prevention), when the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what provision she has made in her Department's budget for the integration of migrants for the next six financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what mechanisms are in place to ensure that prospective (a) buyers and (b) tenants in the (i) social and (ii) private rented...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new homes for (a) social and (b) private rent have been issued with an energy performance certificate in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate has been made of the number of residential properties in the (a) private and (b) social rented sector which have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what progress her Department has made in improving the visibility of black male role models since December 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when the lease upon each regional fire control centre commenced; on what date rent started to be paid on each lease; and on what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) genuine and (b) malicious false fire emergency calls were received in (i) Greater Manchester and (ii) the North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies have provided her Department with confidential...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the Homes and Communities Agency's total expenditure was in 2008-09; and what its estimated outturn had been for that year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what end year flexibility entitlements were taken up by her Department in relation to (a) the Homes and Communities Agency and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many Open Market HomeBuy equity loan redemptions there were in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much was allocated to each region from the national Affordable Housing programme in each of the last three years; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2009, Official Report, column 1542W, on the HomeBuy scheme, how many properties initially...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes have been built in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) England in the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households are expected to receive assistance from the mortgage rescue scheme's (a) shared equity programme and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when the mortgage rescue scheme's (a) shared equity programme and (b) Government mortgage to rent programme will become...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many applications for assistance under the mortgage rescue scheme have been (a) received and (b) approved in each local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when she expects the Government Office for the South East to make a final decision on the South East Plan; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's campaign to promote smoke alarm installation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what criteria the South East England Regional Assembly uses to determine the admissibility of submissions to the Gypsies,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many responses the South East England Regional Assembly received to its consultation on Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) off-licences and (b) on-licences have been convicted for offences related to the sale of alcohol in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) pubs, (b) night clubs, (c) off-licences and (d) individuals in each police force area have been prosecuted for selling...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dispersal orders have been issued in each London borough in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many asylum seekers in each local authority area in the North East have been supported by the National Asylum Support Service in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many violent crimes involving a gun were committed in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) England in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department has taken to ensure that notices served under section 27 of the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006 are not collated...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officials from her Department of each (a) grade and (b) directorate have flown by British Airways on official business in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many days sick leave were taken on average by staff (a) in her Department and (b) in the Criminal Records Bureau in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many written warnings for speeding offences were issued in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each of the last five years; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2009, Official Report, column 1519W, on driving under influence, what factors underlie the period of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deaths and serious injuries following the use of gamma hydroxybutyrate have been recorded in each of the last five years; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to ensure that artists visiting the country for cultural events under the new points-based system of immigration have...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers assigned to police the protests associated with the G20 summit were injured in the course of their duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1319W, on Hezbollah, if she will place in the Library a copy of the review...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when full public disclosure of all documents relating to the Hillsborough disaster will take place; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the (a) resources required by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to implement the requirements of Tier 4 of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which nominated stakeholders have been selected to participate in the trial of the Sponsorship Management System under Tier 4 of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms exist to monitor the work of the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2009, Official Report, column 822W, on the National Policing Improvement Agency: vacancies, how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2009, Official Report, column 822W, on the National Policing Improvement Agency: vacancies, what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions she and her predecessors have authorised warrants under section 7 of the Intelligence and Security Act 1994 since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police stations have (a) closed and (b) opened in each of the last five years in each police force area in Wales; which police...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimates she has made of the average length of time per day a police officer spends on patrol in (a) England and Wales and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the maximum disciplinary sanction is which the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) may impose on a police officer; on how...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the percentage yearly increases in the Band D police precept on council tax after capping were in each police authority area in England...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the Band D council tax police precepts charged after capping were by each police authority in England and Wales in each year since 1997-98.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police civilian support staff there were in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) Staffordshire (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the latest...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of standards of policing in the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will review the legal status of salvia divinorum.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether local authorities will be included in the list of public authorities which will have access to retained communications data under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contribution (a) the Department for Energy and Climate Change and (b) the Office for Civil Nuclear Security made to her Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2009, Official Report, column 778W, on British Council: finance, whether any of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what matters were raised at the recent meeting which took place in the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue process; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many special advisers were employed in his Department at each pay band on 30 November 2008; and what his Department's total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK-based staff of the EU offices of the devolved Administrations are registered with a Belgian mutual health insurance...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which UK-based staff of the EU offices of the devolved Administrations are responsible to the UK Permanent Representative to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on (a) Union flags and (b) flags of other nations in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on steps taken by the Government of Egypt to reduce trafficking of weapons and people into...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the estimated value of alcoholic beverages in the Government wine cellar is; and how many bottles of (a) wine, (b) beer,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many migration officers his Department has in place; in which countries they are posted; and what the estimated (a) numbers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to foster Indo-British relations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what counter-narcotics assistance the UK has provided to Iran in each financial year since 2000; what assistance is planned in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions there were between the Government and (a) the Israeli Government, (b) President Mahmoud Abbas of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consideration he has given to the report of the United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on the human...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when his Office was informed of the suspected death of Mr Rashid Rauf from a US air strike in the village of Ali Khel on 21...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received confirmation of the death of Mr Rashid Rauf in the US air strike on the village of Ali Khel on 22...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate the BBC World Service has made of the number of people in the Russian Federation with internet access who (a) use...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the next review of the activities of the BBC Russia Service will take place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1281W, on Somalia: piracy, whether the UK has put forward...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the current strength is of the UNAMID force operating in Darfur; which nations are contributing to it; how many (a) troops...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the alleged use of cluster bombs by the Sri Lankan authorities against Tamils.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how long on average his Department took to process claims for assistance under the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme with 100 per...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations he has received on transitional measures for people who will reach the state pension age before 6 April 2010 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what expenditure his Department has incurred on the (a) Active People and (b) Taking Part survey in each year since they began.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance has been issued by his Department to local licensing authorities on whether the installation of CCTV inside licensed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) when Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council informed him of its plans to close 11 libraries; what discussions he had with (a) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent steps the Government have taken to combat ticket touting.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what guidance her Office issues on whether members of staff may claim for travel in first class carriages on trains if there are no seats in standard class.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many complaints the Olympic Delivery Authority has received in respect of its procurement and contract award procedures, broken down by geographic area.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics (1) what interest rate is attached to the £225 million European Investment Bank loan being considered by the Government in respect of funding for the...
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what proportion of the 2012 Olympic athletes' village is planned to be funded by (a) public investment and (b) private investment.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics to what main budget headings the Olympic Contingency Fund is allocated.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what provision she has made in the Olympic budget for the next six financial years for enterprises related to the London 2012 Olympics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2009, Official Report, column 198W, on departmental official hospitality, how much his Department spent...
To ask the Leader of the House what recent representations she has received on the submission of evidence to Select Committee inquiries via internet video websites.
To ask the Solicitor-General how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for offences relating to acts of racial hatred in (i) West Chelmsford constituency, (ii) Essex and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many officials in his Department are suspended; how many are suspended on full pay; for how long each has been suspended; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether officials in his Department who have lost laptops that were the property of his Department in the last 12 months have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which non-governmental organisations have received funds from the public purse to conduct aid work in Afghanistan in the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which non-governmental organisations have received funds from the public purse to conduct aid work in Sudan in the last five years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the (a) volume and (b) value of remittance flows to (i) Nigeria, (ii)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people have been employed in the small business sector in (a) Hemel Hempstead, (b) Hertfordshire and (c) England in each year since 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many businesses have entered into administration in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the Charity Commission plans to update its Guidance for charitable status and sport booklet R11.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent estimate he has made of the number of people likely to reach the state pension age before 6 April 2010.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Totnes of 25 February 2009 asking for a meeting of voluntary organisations involved...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people resident in North East Milton Keynes constituency earn over (a) £100,000 and (b) £150,000 per annum.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) when the decision was taken to delay the publication of statistics on foreign visitor numbers to the UK for the first quarter of 2009; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what major improvements have been made to the UK's airport infrastructure in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department plans to take to incentivise the use of recycled biofuel waste from road transport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many local authorities have informed his Department that the cost of providing concessionary bus fares under the national scheme was greater than...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which local authorities in England have withdrawn (a) companion bus passes for those accompanying (i) deafblind and (ii) other disabled people and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps he is taking to encourage car sharing; (2) what estimate he has made of (a) the savings in carbon dioxide emissions attributable to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many civil servants in his Department received bonus payment in financial year (a) 2008-09, (b) 1997-98 and (c) 2002-03; how much was paid in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to announce a decision on the proposal for a workplace parking levy in Nottingham; and what criteria will apply in reaching that decision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what major improvements have been made to the UK's ports in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the provision of funding by the Transport Innovation Fund previously available for proposals to develop public transport strategy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans his Department has to upgrade facilities at railway stations in the next 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of railway track have been electrified since 1997; and what percentage of the network this constitutes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent reports he has received on the safety of doors on high-speed trains operated by First Great Western.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to improve signs alerting motorists to speed limits and average speed cameras on the A130 Canvey Way in Castle Point.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what major transport infrastructure projects have been undertaken in the Bournemouth area in the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of the likely duration of the recession.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his plans are for the future of the Government's fiscal rules.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the level of UK Government borrowing compared with those in other OECD economies.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the likely effects on levels of bank lending of the measures proposed in his Budget statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the lending practices of banks in receipt of support from public funds.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the likely effects on levels of bank lending of the measures proposed in his Budget statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to protect savers from the effects of low interest rates.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps his Department is taking to assist savers.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken to increase the flow of money in the economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the likely effects on levels of business confidence of the measures proposed in his Budget statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the likely effects on levels of business confidence of the measures proposed in his Budget statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the effects on the economy of the measures proposed in his Budget statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of his proposed tax and public spending changes for 2010-11 and 2011-12; and if he will make a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of his proposed tax and public spending changes for 2010-11 and 2011-12; and if he will make a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what commitments the Government made to the World Bank fund for the world's poorest countries at the G20 summit.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on the likely effects on levels of employment of the measures proposed in his Budget statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the level of public sector net debt per household in each of the next three years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the letter of 5 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, on Sarah Louise Harold.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what proportion of gross domestic product composed housing sector receipts in each year since 1997; (2) what estimate his Department has made of...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects disbursement of funds from the £3 billion fiscal package for infrastructure to commence; and what types of infrastructure he expects to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount which accrued to the Exchequer from tax on (a) income from sponsorship, (b) income from endorsements and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the guidance provided by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence on the provision of psychosexual support to cancer patients has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the last interdepartmental meeting at which issues relating to carbon monoxide were discussed and attended by members of his Department was held; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many farms now have restrictions on land use as a result of the radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident in April 1986; what area of land is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many officials from his Department of each (a) grade and (b) directorate have flown by British Airways on official business in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answers of 1 July 2008, Official Report, column 862W and 1 September 2008, Official Report, column 1675W, on departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people were diagnosed with eczema in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) undertaken and (c) evaluated on the effects of electro-magnetic fields on (i) public health,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts restrict access to fertility services if a person or their partner has a child from a current relationship or any previous...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts funded only one fresh cycle of IVF in 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health in which NHS Trusts in vitro fertilisation treatment is provided.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the genito-urinary medicine clinics in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many marsupialisation operations have been performed to treat bartholinitis caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in NHS trusts in England in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what (a) statutory instruments, (b) departmental circulars and (c) other documents he has issued since December 2008 consequent on the provisions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received cognitive behavioural therapy in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to tackle mental health disorders associated with unemployment; and if he will make a statement; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent progress has been made in the development of information-sharing protocols between NHS hospitals and the police to enable appropriate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what items of information are collected centrally from NHS organisations in respect of the critical care minimum dataset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent nurses in each specialty there were working in the NHS in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average ratio of nurses to patients was at each hospital in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) the Tees Valley in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children were (a) overweight and (b) obese in the last period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many obstetric consultants were employed in England in each of the last five years; and how many were employed in each hospital trust in the most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many community pharmacies have (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 26 January 2009, Official Report, column 252W, on prescriptions, which primary care trusts have a procedure to report errors...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will review his Department's programme designed to promote energy efficiency to ensure effectiveness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when his Department last reviewed its assets and land and property holdings with a view to identifying and disposing of surpluses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 404W, on the economic situation, which energy and oil ministers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent by the UK Government on energy-saving measures in rural communities in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the percentage of the UK's energy consumption accounted for by fuels sourced from the exploitation of oil...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to reply to the letter of 10 February 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton, with regard to Mr T Bannister.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what representations the Government have received from (a) EDF, (b) E.ON, (c) RWE and (d) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in what locations paper copies of his Department's published documents relating to the 11 possible sites for new nuclear plants have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether Ministers plan to attend public meetings in the 11 communities identified as potential sites for new nuclear power stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he last met the Chairman of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority to discuss the security of nuclear sites.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Wealden (Charles Hendry) of 26 February 2009, Official Report, column 931W,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the monetary value of Warm Front installations was in each of the last five years; and what the monetary value was of Warm Front...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many Warm Front installations there have been in each of the last five years; and how many were undertaken by Eaga and its subsidiaries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many complaints have been received by his Department and its agencies from residents close to ClearSprings properties since their introduction,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many care orders have been (a) sought and (b) granted in each month in 2009 to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were convicted of offences relating to bribery in each of the last 10 calendar years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reason the publication of the Government's response to the consultation on the law on damages is not taking place in accordance with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were given custodial sentences in magistrates courts as a consequence of defaulting on council tax payments in England and Wales in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people who defaulted on their debts in 2008-09 (a) would and (b) would not otherwise have been affected by the provisions of enforcement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average server capacity utilisation by each division of his Department and its predecessor was in each of the last five years; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average fine imposed for driving without insurance was (a) in each of the last 11 years and (b) in the most recent period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff in each (a) age and (b) ethnic group have been dismissed from each London prison in each of the last five years; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether any brownfield sites have been identified on which to build Titan prisons; (2) what the timetable is for the construction of Titan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take account of the steps taken by Ofcom in response to the super-complaint from the National Consumer Council on charges for payphone...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will commission research on the effect on trends in re-offending following release of the access by prisoners to telephone services in prisons; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will commission research on the effects on the illegal use of mobile telephones within prisons of charges to prisoners for the use of prison...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were charged with offences whilst under the supervision of the probation services in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions there were for the theft of a heavy goods vehicle in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) remands in custody for under 18 year olds and (b) court-ordered secure remands were for a period of seven days or less in the last year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2009, Official Report, column 656W, on further education: finance, from which further...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what discussions he has had with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) on representations made by further education colleges...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which Minister in his Department had responsibility for the further education capital programme in 2008; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the sum to be allocated by his Department to new college buildings in each of the next six...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many further education colleges have merged in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent estimate he has made of the percentage of qualified (a) law and (b) medical graduates who are unemployed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) if he will recalculate the higher education initial participation rate for each year between 1999-2000 and 2005-06...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the proportion of students first educated at secondary level in (a) the state sector and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the Government's plans are for the future of the cap on tuition fees.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what steps his Department is taking to finance and maintain levels of enrolment on higher education courses for speech and...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what plans he has to improve the telecommunications infrastructure in rural areas to extend the provision...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what (a) practical support and (b) funding opportunities are available to small and medium-sized...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) how much has been spent from the Capital for Enterprise Fund; (2) how many businesses have received...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many businesses he estimates will have debt transferred to equity under the Capital for Enterprise Fund...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the (a) job title, (b) main responsibilities, (c) Civil Service pay band and (d) annual salary of...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) what estimate he has made of the proportion of businesses in the construction and building industries...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many (a) printers and (b) multi-function devices with printing functions were in use in each division...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many and what proportion of IT products in each category procured for each division of his Department...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he expects the credit insurance scheme to be available to small and medium-sized businesses in the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the annual cost to businesses of the increase in the annual statutory holiday...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what progress has been made in discussions with the LDV Group on assisting the company in dealing with the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what assessment he has made of the effect on car dealerships should LDV go into receivership.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire of 13 February...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will have discussions with representatives of the mobile phone industry to discourage the use in the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) for what reasons the motorcycle industry is not eligible for assistance under the Automotive...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what assessment has been made of the level of risk of anthrax infection to workers in Royal Mail postal...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what regional industrial development boards there are; what the correspondence address of each such board...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer of 20 March 2009, Official Report, column 1407W, on the Union Modernisation Fund,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the costs his Department incurred as a result of the Public Bill Committee on the Apprenticeship,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the long-term outcomes for children who have been cared for in (a) family and friends care, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many family and friend (a) carers and (b) foster carers received no financial support in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the average monetary level of financial support family and friend (a) carers and (b) foster carers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which care homes have administered behaviour controlling drugs to (a) girls and (b) boys (i) in the last 30 years and (ii) in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many working groups have been established to develop a code of practice for the moderation of user generated internet content...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many regional seminars have been held by BECTA to assist local safeguarding children's boards; and what mechanisms his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what factors are taken into account when allocating nursery education grant funding; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much he has budgeted for the rebuilding of school buildings in each of the next six financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance his Department issues to local education authorities on the allocation of places at secondary schools to siblings of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many sixth form places for schools in Lancashire in 2009-10 (a) were provisionally allocated and (b) have been confirmed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which (a) special and (b) mainstream schools more than 50 per cent. of pupils were on free school meals, more than four per...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with other United Nations member states regarding alternative options for Afghanistan other than a centralist government.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the effects on their policy in Afghanistan of the decision by President Karzai to approve legislation which allegedly authorises marital rape and child...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what further scientific research is being commissioned to support the United Kingdom contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the estimated £324 billion to £404 billion cost of implementing the Climate Change Act 2008, as set out in the March 2009 impact assessment...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current price per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions used for quotas in the European Emissions Trading Scheme.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the effectiveness of the cap-and-trade system used in the current European Emissions Trading Scheme.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what they are doing to secure international collaboration on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol by the end of 2009.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance has been given to Government departments to give priority in future to low-carbon growth in the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to secure the United Kingdom's energy supply over the next 20 years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the statement by German MEP Jorgo Chatzimarkakis that 85 per cent of German legislation originates in Brussels, they will state what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the European Commission's proposal to create a European Union Telecommunications Regulator and, if so, for what reasons.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which information technology contracts with a value of £50 million or over have been entered into by the Wales Office and its predecessor since 1997; and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 20 April (WA 346), on how many occasions and in what circumstances Ministers...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy that the western Judeo-Christian concept of human rights should be adopted by sovereign states in which the majority religions are not...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is being taken by the Commonwealth to uphold freedom of religion and the conscientious right to change one's religion, in the legislation and practice...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current security and humanitarian status of Camp Ashraf in Iraq; what assurances they have received from the government of Iraq regarding the safety of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making in securing the release of Mrs Maryam Kallis, a British citizen detained in Damascus.
To ask Her Majesty's Government in what ways they are seeking to improve co-operation between the Northern Ireland Prison Service and Health Authorities, especially concerning mental health.
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 20 April (HL2393) concerning energy efficiency initiatives in the Northern...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Lord President (Baroness Royall of Blaisdon) on 18 December 2008 (WA 72) concerning payments to staff of the Northern Ireland...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek, before or after devolution, to establish a Prison Commission for Northern Ireland, similar to those for Scotland and for England and Wales,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made in implementing the 44 recommendations of the Northern Ireland Prison Ombudsman, following the death of Mr Colin Bell; and whether the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when litter was last cleared from the verges of (a) the A40 from London to Oxford, and (b) the M11 from London to Cambridge.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ask Somali authorities for assistance in their efforts to combat piracy in the region; and whether they intend to pursue a policy of seeking...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 21 January (WA 212), what proportion of vehicles were checked at Dalar Hir and at Liverpool.
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