To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many times the UK has breached European Union air quality (a) particulate, (b) sulphur dioxide, (c) lead and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on his decision to suspend the third phase of London's low emission zone.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to consult beekeepers and other bee enthusiasts on the development of his Department's national bee health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate has been made of the proportion of personal computers in each of his Department's offices that are turned off...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) printers and (b) multi-function devices with printing functions were in use in each division of his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of IT products in each category procured for each division of his Department were compliant with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent on (a) the purchase of and (b) bills for (i) BlackBerrys and (ii) other mobile telephones for (A)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) BlackBerrys and (b) other mobile telephones have been provided to (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, columns 826-27W, on the economic situation, what expenditure was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress is being made to end the right to automatic connections to surface water drains for major new developments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will take steps to ensure that water company price reviews for 2009 make provision for them to achieve required works...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which grants allocated by the Forestry Commission are (a) not and (b) partially funded by the Rural Development Programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) prosecutions have been made and (b) fixed penalty notices were issued by each local authority in West Sussex...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Forest of Dean of 2...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) in what circumstances wild boar may be fed meat; and if he will make a statement; (2) what precautions the Food and...

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what estimate the House of Commons Commission has made of the sums to be allocated for the renewal of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on the World Collections programme since its inception; and on which activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what his most recent estimate is of his Department's capital expenditure in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what guidance his Department has issued to its staff on claims for travel in first class carriages on trains if there are no seats in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost to his Department was of hosting the Digital Britain summit on 17 April 2009; and who attended the summit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was paid in (a) salary and (b) bonus to the (i) chairman, (ii) chief executive, (iii) deputy chief executive, (iv) director...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) total purchase price and (b) estimated current market value are of the works of art from the Government Art Collection...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to encourage social enterprises to take up commercial opportunities arising out of the 2014...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many community sport coaches have been in operation in each year since 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what Visit England's budget for tourism promotion is for 2009-10; what the budget for Enjoy England was in its last year of operation;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, column 22W, on trade unions, which trade unions are recognised by his...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his most recent assessment is of the effects on the humanitarian situation in Sudan of the dissolution or expulsion by the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) scheduled and (b) inclusive tour flights there were from British airports to (a) euro zone countries, (b) Germany, (c) France, (d) Spain...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what recent estimate he has made of the level of use by private and leisure pilots of unlicensed aerodromes likely to follow the introduction of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of air safety standards of the incorporation of the Civil Aviation Authority into the European...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of safety standards in the helicopter fleet servicing the UK offshore oil and gas industry; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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 Transport 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 reasons are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require candidates for the driving test to undertake training in first aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost of the new computer system to be used by post offices to renew photocard driving licences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will undertake an investigation of the likely effect of dualling the Exeter to Yeovil railway line on (a) demand for services on the line, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what dates since 1 January 2007 (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had (i) discussions and (ii) meetings with representatives...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects the M42 to be free of roadworks and lane closures in both directions.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons the current roadworks on the M42 were not phased to take place after roadworks on the M1 motorway between Junctions 25 and 28 were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the merits of registering off-road bikes with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to reduce levels of antisocial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the transport priorities of regional development agencies take account of the results of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance he has issued to (a) local authorities and (b) regional development agencies on mechanisms for consultation with residents and other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to encourage an increase in travel to British seaside resorts by rail by (a) tourists and (b) business users.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what his policy is on the deployment of facial recognition technology on railway property.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the proportion of journeys between Torbay and London undertaken by rail; and what steps his Department is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to alter the service level commitment of the First Great Western franchise agreement to increase the number of direct...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many road signs have been purchased by Milton Keynes unitary authority in each year since its inception; (2) how much (a) Milton Keynes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what major improvements have been made to the UK road network in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment has been made of the effect of the extreme weather in winter 2008-09 on the condition of roads for which the Highways Agency is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1606-8W, on rolling stock, (1) on what date and for what reasons the decision...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to reduce the volume of pollution attributable to shipping activities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make an assessment of the level of pollution from shipping in UK coastal waters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1609W, on Taunton-Penzance railway line: electrification, what conclusions were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to ensure that drivers of minicabs operating illegally are (a) apprehended and (b) prosecuted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the answer of 13 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1286-87W, on the Longdendale bypass, what costs have been incurred in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate he has made of the proportion of children travelling to school by car in the Torbay local authority area; and what steps he is taking to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made on his consultation on amendment of the Road Vehicles (Display of Registrations Marks) Regulations 2001 to permit the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in (a) her Department and (b) its agencies confidential data have been downloaded on to compact discs (i) without and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy for her Department to sign the Information Commissioner's Personal Information Promise.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average server capacity utilisation by each division of her Department was in each of the last five years; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on (a) the purchase of and (b) bills for (i) BlackBerrys and (ii) other mobile telephones for (A) Ministers, (B)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) BlackBerrys and (b) other mobile telephones have been provided to (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which programmes funded by her Department experienced a real terms reduction in their budget for 2008-09 in comparison with 2007-08; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for which financial losses her Department was granted Treasury approval in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which training courses were (a) available to and (b) taken up by (i) civil servants and (b) Ministers in her Department in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will suspend all deportations of people to Zimbabwe until there is greater political stability in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Somali citizens are seeking (a) asylum and (b) leave to remain; and how many have been (i) granted indefinite leave to remain and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, column 158W, on the National Identity Register: data protection, what (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many pensioners have received a free passport in each year since the introduction of the policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of records of offences committed outside the United Kingdom held by the UK Central Authority were made available to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many under-18 year olds had Criminal Records Bureau checks in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions in the last six months he has visited military personnel in hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many former members of the armed forces who have applied for re-enlistment in the last 12 months are awaiting a decision; what the longest period an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department has provided training to the Colombian military in counter-guerrilla operations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times the powers contained within the Defence Act 1842 have been used since May 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to what exercises with European Union military formations UK armed forces are committed for the next 18 months; and in which exercises they have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which European Union military formations UK armed forces currently have a potential obligation; and on what scale in each case.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what position the Government's delegation to the March OCCAR meeting took on adoption of the three-month moratorium on a decision on the A400M programme;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on the acquisition of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets in each year since 1997; and what plans he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what visits he has made to Northern Ireland on official business in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which Territorial Army barracks are under review following the report of the Reserves Review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army posts will be affected by the implementation of the recommendations of the review of reserves.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 238W, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the exclusive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 238W, on trade unions, which trades unions his Department's agencies recognise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether it is his Department's policy to offer staff (a) additional leave entitlement for Christmas shopping and (b) Christmas...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to page 131 of the 2009 Budget Red Book, what effect the savings he expects to achieve through contract...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which private security companies are employed by his Department in volatile countries; what the (a) duration and (b) monetary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 February 2009, Official Report, columns 85-88WS, on departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what percentage of applications to each (a) European Commission, (b) Council of the European Union and (c) European...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many and what proportion of (a) field-based and (b) office-based Secret Intelligence Service officers were of each (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his (a) Iranian and (b) EU counterparts on the treatment of the Baha'i and other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations his Department has made to the Government of Iran on the treatment of members of the Baha'i faith in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to what events held in (a) the UK and (b) Israel to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Tel Aviv he has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the number of persons allegedly murdered in the Gaza Strip by Hamas members since December 2008;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what representations has he made to the Government of Pakistan on the case of James McLintock; and on what date he most...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many prison places in Ilorin prison he expects to be provided under the Returns and Reintegration Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek agreement at EU level to exclude the waters off occupied Western Sahara from future fisheries agreement with Morocco.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Moroccan Government on (a) ending the movement of members of the Moroccan civilian...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last had discussions with the Libyan Government on bringing to justice those responsible for the death of WPC Yvonne...

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, what estimate he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many grant applications were received by the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in respect of (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many grants have been made through the Low Carbon Buildings Programme to (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) other public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of grant applications received by the Low Carbon Buildings Programme from the London borough of Bexley have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many grant applications have been received by the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in respect of (a) schools, (b) hospitals and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what cost recovery will be applied to operators of nuclear plants in respect of the proportion of the public investment in new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of the subsidy to support low carbon energy industries under the fund announced in the New Industry, New Jobs programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he plans to answer question 246697, tabled by the right hon. Member for Wokingham on 12 January 2009, on attendance at the United...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of homes he estimates will be supplied with electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of homes are supplied by electricity from renewable energy sources.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many times his Department's officials have discussed complaints made by the hon. Member for Bassetlaw about Warm Front with Eaga...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2009, Official Report, column 933W, on the Warm Front scheme, when he expects his Department's...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 952W, on home information packs, how many...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) what the percentage split of profits arising from the joint venture between Post Office Ltd and the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much the Companies Act investigation into MG Rover had cost on the latest date for which figures are...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform which (a) organisations and (b) individuals are advising (i) the Secretary of State and (ii) Royal Mail...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) businesses that are operating short-time working...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what powers Ofcom has to (a) investigate and (b) take action in respect of inaccurate claims made by...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will place in the Library a copy of the Trading Funds Assessment.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to answer question 259782, on the Aspire Fund, tabled on 24 February 2009.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much funding was allocated for the child care element of the working tax credit in each year since 2003; and how much has been spent from that...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate the Royal Mint has made of the number of counterfeit £1 coins in circulation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of progress on the Operational Efficiency programme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 91W, on departmental bank services, what the (a) purpose and (b) monetary value is of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his statement of 22 April 2009, Official Report, column 237, what the evidential basis is for the statement that he expects the economy to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue to the Exchequer from the 2 per cent. increase in alcohol duty in each of the next three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answers of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 406W, on financial services: standards to question (a) 265933, (b) 265929, (c) 265934,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what guidelines govern the procedures by which (a) Government Departments and (b) Executive agencies are permitted to insure their assets; (2)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of personal loan accounts were in reportable arrears in each quarter to date since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which categories of (a) housebuilder and (b) low carbon sustainable homes will be eligible for support from the £100 million of new capital being...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 23 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr D. Randall.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 12 March 2009 on his constituent, Mr Gray.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Billericay of 13 March 2009 on his constituent, Mrs N. Finlay.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Department holds on the amount of mortgage lending which has funded (a) new build, (b) mortgages for first-time buyers and (c) high...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations his Department has received from the motor trade on the effect on car dealers of the provisions in the Finance Act 2008 specifying that...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to reintroduce historic accounting systems for Government expenditure; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what predicted Government expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product is in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what public sector land will be made available for development, as referred to in paragraph 5.78 of the Budget 2009 Red Book.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies operating in the UK's life sciences sector have received research and development tax credits in each of the last three years; and what...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) the basic state pension, (b) single pensioners' means tested benefit, (c) child benefit for up to two children, (d) incapacity benefit and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) England claim tax relief under the furnished holiday letting rules; and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the revenue which has accrued to the Exchequer directly attributable to the introduction of IR35 measures.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the annual increase in revenue to the Exchequer which would otherwise have been forgone in tax avoidance as a result of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of housing sector receipts as a percentage of (a) total taxation receipts and (b) gross domestic product in each of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assumptions he made on (a) house prices and (b) numbers of new build (i) starts and (ii) completions in reaching the estimates on housing sector...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent estimate is of the cost to UK residents with property holdings in the European Economic Area outside the UK of the extension of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the number of workers on short-time working who are eligible for tax credits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what consultation he has undertaken with the property, retail and business sectors on the increase in land registration fees to take effect on 6 July 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to provide literacy skills to functionally illiterate prisoners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the effect of the economic downturn on levels of public expenditure on legal aid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his most recent estimate is of the size of the prison population; and what percentage of that population is comprised of foreign nationals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress his Department has made in establishing alternative business structures for the provision of legal services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the deadline is for the submission of bids for the market testing of prisons in Wellingborough and Birmingham; and when he expects decisions on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what timetable has been set for implementation of his proposals for greater transparency in the family courts; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what sentencing guidance his Department provides to judges who preside over human trafficking cases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of standards of electoral administration in the UK, with particular reference to postal voting.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will make an estimate of the number of people unable to vote on a Thursday as a result of their work or child care commitments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps the Government are taking to reduce levels of electoral fraud.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to ensure adequate capacity in the prison system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what representations he has received on the recent disturbances at HM Prison Ashwell.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to identify prisoners with learning difficulties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which of his Department's programmes will be subject to reductions in their planned budgets between 2009 and 2011.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the planned parliamentary timetable is for the passage of a Civil Service Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many house sales have been recorded by the Land Registry in each region in each month since January 1990; (2) pursuant to the answer of 24...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 969W, on housing: sales, what the earliest (a) monthly and (b) annual data on numbers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prosecutions for offences relating to child abuse there were in each London borough between 1998 and 2007; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will commission the Social Exclusion Unit to review its work on the prison population and the cost of reoffending.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will assess the effectiveness of electronic tagging of (a) young offenders aged between (i) 10 and 15 and (ii) 12 and 16 years old, (b) prisoners...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what size of prison was considered for the Basford East and West site; (2) what categories of prison have been considered for the Basford East and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions have taken place on (a) extending existing prison capacity and (b) providing new prison facilities in Essex; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many mobile telephones were seized in each prison in England and Wales in the last five years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Advisory Steering Group for the proposed young offenders academy; (2) whether he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what factors he took into account in the decision to reduce the number of places contracted for custodial places in local authority secure children's...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) with reference to the Answer of 18 December 2007, Official Report, column 1229W, on departmental email, for how long the contact email form...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1350W, on 10 Downing Street: repairs and maintenance, which contractors were...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Charity Commission's monitoring of links between charities and extremism; and if he will...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to his Department's press release of 8 April 2009, on campaigning charities, what restrictions will govern the use of the available...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many babies (a) had a low birth weight and (b) were stillborn in each (i) ward and (ii) low layer super output area in England in the most...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many death certificates mentioning (1) thrombosis have been issued in each of the last five years; (2) arteriosclerosis have been issued in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many hospital deaths were caused by malnutrition among those in each age group over 65 years in each region in the last 10 years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what percentage of the population is directly employed in defence and related industries.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 2 March 2009, Official Report, column 1353W, on employment levels: private sector, what estimate the Office for National...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which existing public bodies the Office for National Statistics has stopped classifying as part of the civil service since 2004.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which bodies were classified by the Office for National Statistics as public corporations (a) in 1996 and (b) on the latest date for which...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 24 March 2009, Official Report, column 252WA, on teenage pregnancy, if he will rank the wards in each local authority...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of third sector organisations in receipt of public funds.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which third sector organisation received the largest allocation from the public purse in each of the last five years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps have been taken to increase access to Government grants for small, community-led projects.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to third sector organisations in (a) Leicester East constituency and (b) Leicestershire...

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent estimate he has made of the number of third sector organisations operating in Leicester East constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the relationship between alcohol consumption and cancer among (a) men and (b) women; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths from cancer there were in each (a) ward and (b) lower layer super output area in England in the most recent year for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on (a) overseas and (b) domestic (i) travel and (ii) subsistence in respect of its (A) officials and (B) contractors in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the comparative effects on health of bottled water and tap water.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were diagnosed with eczema in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 24 April 2009, Official Report, column 933W, on epilepsy: waiting lists, for what (a) clinical and (b) other reasons no...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners resident in Hendon had free eye tests in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make an estimate of the proportion of new parents who undertook training in first aid prior to the birth of their children in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many businesses selling food have been closed consequent upon visits from environmental health inspectors in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many businesses selling food have been closed after visits from environmental health inspectors in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which primary care trusts in England provide for health visitors to carry out routine development checks upon children at (a) eight months and (b) two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, columns 510-11W, on hospital wards, how many staff at each grade are working in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2009, Official Report, columns 510-11W, on hospital wards, (1) what funding was released to each strategic health...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children aged (a) under 10 years and (b) under 16 years were diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (i) in each year since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which voluntary organisations have been involved in developing his Department's plans for responding to an influenza pandemic; and what mechanisms are in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of (a) the number of staff hours lost and (b) other costs to the NHS arising from workplace accidents in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 10 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1934-5W, on NHS: accountancy, what recent assessment he has made of the likely...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last met the Chief Executive of Monitor to discuss salary levels of senior management of NHS foundation trusts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the administration costs of the NHS Pension scheme were in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS staff started claiming their pension from the NHS Pension scheme before the scheme's normal retirement age in each of the last five years for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time NHS staff have been made redundant in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the policy of the NHS on the size of redundancy payments is; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average ratio of nurses to patients was at each hospital in Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2009, Official Report, column 2186W, on patient rights, what the financial levers will be in the standard contracts...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) women and (b) men aged (i) under 30 years, (ii) between 30 and 50 years and (iii) over 50 years (A) were admitted to hospital and (B) died...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 391W, on trade unions, which trade unions his Department's agencies recognise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether the Government plans to relax the 16-hour rule relating to work and benefits; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what criteria applied to the selection of buildings in the Health and Safety Executive report RR624 - Further measurements of fibre...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 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 Work and Pensions what expenditure under what budgetary headings was incurred by his Department in relation to the Employment Summit held on 12 January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many job vacancies were advertised in job centres in North East Fife constituency in each month of 2008; and for how long on average such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what visits he has made to Brussels on official business in the last three months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what (a) summits, (b) conferences and (c) seminars the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has held since January 2008 at which the primary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were successfully prosecuted for housing benefit fraud in London in the last three years for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many frontline Jobcentre Plus staff there were in each Jobcentre Plus district in each quarter of the last two years; (2) how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of the ability of Jobcentre Plus staff to deliver the full range of services provided under re-employment...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the population in (a) the UK, (b) each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people claimed jobseeker's allowance in (a) the UK and (b) (i) Birmingham, (ii) Leeds, (iii) Glasgow, (iv) Sheffield, (v) Hull, (vi)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what budget has been allocated for the organisation of the Local Employment Partnership Awards 2009; and how much (a) each of the 11 local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what arrangements the Health and Safety Executive has made for consultation on proposed changes to the nuclear licensed site boundary at the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what information his Department holds on the performance of (a) private sector providers and (b) in-house teams providing Pathways to Work...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the value was in (a) real and (b) cash terms of (i) the state pension, (ii) pension credit, (iii) income support and (iv) jobseeker's...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who successfully claimed asylum since 1997 have (a) claimed and (b) been granted benefits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what guidance the Health and Safety Executive publishes on safety in municipal swimming pools.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 865, on trade unions, what office facilities his Department provides for the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2009, Official Report, column 865W, on trade unions, which trade unions his Department's agencies recognise.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the amount paid to pensioner households in Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland constituency in winter fuel...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to answer Question 248120 on the UK's membership of the Euro, tabled by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on 12 January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to answer Question 263741, on Woolworth, tabled by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean on 11 March 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what floor area space standards are expected of (a) one, (b) two and (c) three bedroom homes in local authority high density...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1503-05W, on gardens, (1) how long she expects the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in respect of how many of the potential eco-towns sites which appeared on her Department's shortlist in April 2008 construction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what penalties may be imposed on (a) social and (b) private rented sector landlords who do not supply prospective tenants with...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of roll-out of energy performance certificates; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the effect of costs of business rates on fire stations on the level of service provided by fire...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost of maintaining the Regional Fire Control Centre in Taunton was in each month since April 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the FiReControl centre in Warrington (a) has cost to date and (b) is expected to cost in each of the next five years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the changes in average cost of a home information pack as a result of the changes to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the average price of a home information pack in each year since the packs were introduced.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) gifts, (b) losses and (c) special payments were reported to her Department as having been received by the (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what losses were incurred by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies as a result of legal claims being...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many contracts were let by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies in which competitive tendering was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, columns 1111-12W, on Homes and Communities Agency: finance, how much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the draft housing revenue account subsidy determination 2009-10 amending determination for 2009, what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps her Department is taking to provide advice on buy and let back schemes to those home owners experiencing financial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average income has been of a (a) first-time buyer, (b) social tenant and (c) key worker taking part in the (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what procedure is followed by developers wishing to withdraw a property from a Homebuy scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) New Build Homebuy and (b) Open Market Homebuy completions there were in each region in each of the last three months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many Social Homebuy sales there were in each region in each of the last three months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether HomeBuy scheme variants are in operation; and what the differences in eligibility, equity terms and scope between each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people have applied for assistance under the (a) MyChoiceHomeBuy and (b) Ownhome scheme to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the low-income households helped into home ownership in 2007-08 were resident in each local authority area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the average cost to the public purse of building a new home for social rent was in each of the last five years; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of (a) social homes and (b) affordable housing was judged to be of (i) average and (ii) poor design quality in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of (a) social homes and (b) affordable housing was judged to be poor in its provision for adaptation,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households purchased a home via the First Time Buyers Initiative in each region in each of the last three years; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1507W, on housing: low incomes, what the average price of a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment she has made of (a) the level of progress achieved in the roll-out and (b) the effectiveness of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local councils have not yet had their core strategies (a) submitted and (b) approved; and what the timetable is for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding was disbursed during the equal pay capitalisation round in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 877W, on corporate improvement boards, what Audit Commission...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households have received support under the Mortgage Rescue Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many loans she expects to be provided under the Repossession Prevention Fund; and what the maximum loan value is under...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate she has made of the effect of the Homeowner Mortgage Support scheme on the total level of mortgage debt.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homeowners in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire took out mortgages in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment she has made of the extent to which (a) the provision of guidance and (b) sharing good practice has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions her Department has had with the Treasury and Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans she has to make payment of small business rate relief automatic for eligible businesses; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the timetable is for each local planning authority to complete its core strategy; and what penalties will apply in the case...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent progress has been made in her Department's Growth Points programme; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 76W, on regional planning and development, what timetable has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much was spent on maintaining (a) local authority and (b) registered social landlord properties which are (i) newer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what guidance is given to (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords on reducing the numbers of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information her Department has on the age profile of housing owned by (a) registered social landlords and (b) local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average length of tenure for a tenant leaving a property in (a) the registered social landlord sector and (b) local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average cost was of maintaining a domestic dwelling owned by (a) a local authority and (b) a registered social...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many domestic properties in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire have been repossessed in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the Government's plans are for storm drainage standards for future road adoptions; what account those plans take of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment she has made of the performance of the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords; and if she will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent guidance her Department has issued to (a) police forces and (b) local authorities on the eviction of unauthorised...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the role and responsibilities are of local colleges in delivery of the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18 year-olds.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department has taken to publicise the apprenticeship programme for 16 to 18 year-olds in (a) rural areas and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what factors he took into account in making the recent decision to decommission beds at local authority secure children's homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what role (a) local authorities, (b) sub-regional groups of local authorities, (c) Government offices of the regions, (d)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which sub-regional groups of local authorities he expects to provide funding for 16 to 19 education from April 2010; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what consideration he gave to continuing the top-slicing of funding for the training of educational psychologists in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funds his Department has allocated to (a) further education and (b) sixth form colleges to support capital building...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many staff will transfer from the Learning and Skills Council in 2010 to (a) each local authority in England and (b) each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the (a) overall cost of introducing the Early Years Foundation Stage and (b) cost of monitoring the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how much funding has been allocated to the extension of the entitlement to free early education to all two year-olds; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many appeals against decisions of schools to (a) temporarily and (b) permanently exclude children for carrying a knife...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many mainstream secondary schools were attended by pupils with statements of special educational need in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills whether building projects that come within the Adult Safeguarded Learning budget are safeguarded until the end of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent representations he has received on the effects of levels of availability of apprenticeship places on the ability...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the final report of the UK Skills Commission's inquiry into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what funding his Department is providing for apprenticeships in Coventry in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent steps his Department has taken to provide apprenticeships in the energy sector.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much has been spent on apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds in (a) Cheshire and (b) England in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what funding his Department is providing for adults' skills development in Coventry in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills on what date he received a copy of the report commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council's Director of Property and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many projects delayed by the Learning and Skills Council's moratorium on capital spending for further education colleges...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many of capital projects in further education colleges were at the time of the announcement of the Learning and Skills...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what estimate he has made of the costs incurred by those colleges bidding for contracts which have been affected by delays...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what percentage of its suppliers his Department has paid within 10 days of receipt of invoice in each of the last five months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills when he expects the outcomes of his Department's review of its relationship with its non-departmental public bodies to be...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills who the members of the Learning and Skills Council's Prioritisation Working Group are; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills which of his Department's officials (a) are members of and (b) observers on (i) the Prioritisation Working Group, (ii) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent assessment he has made of progress in the construction projects at North Devon College.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many students were awarded qualifications by further education colleges not on the UK Border Agency's accreditation list...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what the new research priorities referred to in Table 6.1 of the Budget 2009 Red Book are; and what steps his Department (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills when he expects the research councils to publish their plans for refocusing research priorities; and whether he plans to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) what instructions his Department has issued to the research councils on identifying the value-for-money savings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much funding was made available to local learning and skills councils for the provision of veterinary nurse training in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills for what reasons the Statistical First Release on further education, DS/SFR1, published in December 2008, does not include...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether components for naval communications and radar for weapon sights and general military aircraft and naval vessels manufactured in the United Kingdom and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 30 March (WA 178), (a) what is the breakdown of the €11.8 million from the European Development Fund...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 30 March (WA 178), (a) what is the breakdown of the £500,000 allocated to projects in Belize and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide additional funding to local authorities to cover any shortfall in funding free bus travel for persons over 60; and, if so, when.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the level of shortfall for concessionary bus fares among local authorities which cover tourist destinations.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence is available to demonstrate that their public procurement policies and practices lead to benefits for businesses run by women, black minority ethnic...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what comments they have received on the debate in the House of Lords on 19 March on care services for older adults and disabled people (Official Report, House of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of their target to end child poverty.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following their consultation exercise on parking on dropped kerbs which are required for wheelchair users, they will introduce measures to discourage such...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of members of government advisory panels and other public bodies are disabled people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what research has been conducted into links between drug addiction among young people and family disintegration.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many electors in each constituency were registered anonymously in (a) 2007—08, and (b) 2008—09.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for anonymous electoral registration were rejected in (a) 2007—08, and (b) 2008—09; and what proportion this was of the total...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Drayson on 20 April (WA 329—30), whether the Medical Research Council (MRC) is responsible for funding research...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Drayson on 20 April (WA 329—30) regarding the disproportionate cost of analysing many hundreds of journals worldwide,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Drayson on 20 April (WA 329—30) regarding the disproportionate cost of analysing many hundreds of journals worldwide,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Drayson on 20 April (WA 329) regarding competitive science, how research previously described as having a "virtually zero...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 1 April (WA 235) and by Baroness Thornton on 20 April (WA 329), which of the 15 inspection reports...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the winning bids to construct up to six anaerobic digestion plants funded by the Environmental Transformation Fund.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what schemes currently promoted by government departments reward energy efficiency.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the energy efficiency of waste plants in the United Kingdom is determined; and what changes will have to be made to transpose into United Kingdom law the waste...

To ask Her Majesty's Government (a) how many posts there are at the Equality and Human Rights Commission; (b) how many vacancies there are; and (c) how many vacancies have been temporarily filled...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the European Union's decision to train its staff to build a European Union External Action Service in advance of the ratification of the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many capital projects have been frozen or deferred in the further education sector in 2008—09 and 2009—10; what are the value of such building...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which information technology contracts with a value of £50 million or over have been entered into by the Government Equalities Office and its predecessors...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which information technology contracts with a value of £50 million or over have been entered into by the Department for Work and Pensions and its predecessors...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines on chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis are to be reviewed; and, if so, when.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answers by Baroness Thornton on 5 March (Official Report, House of Lords, cols. 844—46), what representations they have received from Mrs...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why on 20 April the Metropolitan Police prevented vehicles entering Parliament Square; for how long this action continued; whether it hindered access to Parliament...

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 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 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 further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 20 April (WA 348) concerning human rights issues in the Republic of Ireland, for what countries they make an...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement of 15 February by the Prosecutor General of Iran, Ayatollah Dorri-Najafabadi, that it is the declared intention of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of Her Majesty's armed forces on military duties in Iraq have been issued with Nerve Agent Pre-treatment Sets (pyridostigmine bromide) since the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider the United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Union to have been negligent in failing to make the Government aware that the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the 19 April election result in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and whether there is any link between that result and promises...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 25 March (WA 146), which benefits and pensions are inflation-proofed; which price index governs...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will continue to support workplace advice on pension planning, such as that provided by the Pensions Advisory Service.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are included in the police DNA database.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what use they make of private military companies in operations in countries where United Kingdom forces are deployed; and what is the chain of command in respect...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will discuss with the Government of Qatar their reasons for detaining Mr and Mrs Martin Wright in that country without support.

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last reviewed the £750 threshold above which parliamentary questions will not be answered on the ground of cost; and when they next intend to review it.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office of Rail Regulation has the power to decide whether schemes for increasing railway capacity should be able to proceed ahead.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider changing the policy where regulated railway fares are capped at an increase of the level of the retail prices index plus 1 per cent each...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with Network Rail over the implementation of the seven-day railway policy.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have discussed with Train Operating Companies proposals to reduce staffing levels at stations.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the findings of the three officials from the British Embassy in Addis Ababa who visited Somaliland from 19 to 22 April.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have received about the setting ablaze of a church in the village of Chat in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan during a service on 24 March; who is...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in rolling out Operation Nicole.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals have been recruited by violent extremists in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 2 April (WA 294), whether Regional Development Agencies will have to account for the provision of rural transport...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they are considering to regulate satellite navigation devices.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any HM Treasury officials have visited any British overseas dependent territory in the Caribbean (including Bermuda and Turks and Caicos Islands) in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current estimated cost of replacing Trident submarines.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make to the Government of Turkey regarding the arrests of some 100 members of the Democratic Society Party including national deputy...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will assess the reaction of (a) islanders, and (b) Caribbean Community countries to their proposal to impose direct rule on the Turks and Caicos Islands.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the percentage unemployment rates in (a) the United States, (b) Germany, (c) France, (d) Spain, (e) the Republic of Ireland, (f) the European Union as a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which United Nations conventions they have yet to ratify.