Written answers

Mercher, 20 Mai 2009

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Departmental Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of carbon dioxide emissions from his Department's estate (a) in total and (b) per full-time...

    • Departmental Water Consumption

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the level of water consumption on his Department's estate (a) in total and (b) per full-time...

      Departmental Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the energy use per full-time equivalent member of staff in his Department in (a) 2006-07 and...

      Departmental Recycling

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the (a) volume and (b) percentage of waste from his Department which was recycled in (i)...

      Departmental Renewable Energy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the percentage of electricity derived from renewable sources used in his Department in (a)...

      Departmental Waste

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the amount of waste from his Department (a) in total and (b) per full-time equivalent member...

      Flooding Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by what date in June 2009 he expects his next six-monthly progress report on implementing the recommendations made in the...

      Flooding Lessons Learned Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress his Department has made in implementing Recommendation 90 of the Pitt Report on flooding; and what recent...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what provision he has made to ensure business continuity during the transition period from the Marine and Fisheries...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if he will ensure that all staff in the new Marine Management Organisation will be eligible to apply for the same posts...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) when the first posts in the Marine and Fisheries Agency earmarked for transfer to the Marine Management Organisation...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what provision has been made for (a) financial and (b) other assistance for staff in the coastal offices of the...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he has taken to ensure that the future management of the Marine Management Organisation meets commitments given to...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate he has made of the minimum time required for the shadow Marine Management Organisation body to exist...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many days his officials and consultants in the (a) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (b) Marine...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what the (a) grade and (b) salary is of each post in (i) his Department and (ii) the Marine and Fisheries Agency...

      Marine Management Organisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether there have been any recent changes to the timetable for the completion of the vestment of the Marine Management...

      Rivers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department and its agencies have spent on the restoration of riverbeds in each of the last three years.

      Rural Areas: Tourism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2009, Official Report, column 381W, on tourism: rural areas, how much funding from the...

  • Transport

    • Blue Badge Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the answer of 27 October 2008, Official Report, column 601W, on the blue badge scheme, what progress has been made in developing a...

    • Departmental Buildings

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) its agencies has spent on (i) refurbishment, (ii) maintenance and (iii) emergency repairs of...

      Departmental Furniture

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on office furniture in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on (a) lighting and (b) light fixtures in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many staff employed in London on work contracted out by his Department earn less than £7.45 per hour.

      Departmental Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many work placements his Department offered to (a) school pupils, (b) university students and (c) graduates in each of the last five years.

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many actions under employment law were brought against his Department in each of the last three years, broken down by category of action; and how...

      Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much his Department spent on compliance with requirements of health and safety at work legislation in each of the last five years; and if he will...

      M1: Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2009, Official Report , column 989W, on M1: speed limits, what his latest estimate is of the timetable for the...

      M18: Lorries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 9 February 2009, Official Report, column 1603W, on M42: lorries, if he will introduce a restriction on overtaking by heavy...

      Railways: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make an estimate of the likely effects on levels of carbon dioxide emissions of the planned electrification work on the rail network.

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fatalities resulting from reported personal injury road accidents there were on stretches of roads with a (a) 20, (b) 30, (c) 40 and (d)...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents in each of the last 11 years were caused by drivers who had been granted a full driver's licence less than one year prior to...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in road accidents in each of the last 11 years were not wearing seat belts at the time of the...

      Speed Limits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the Highways Agency on the reduction to 50 miles per hour of speed limits on single carriageway trunk roads under the...

      Travel: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of the Home Office's proposal to give the police powers to collect advance passenger data...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Jobcentre Plus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many members of Jobcentre Plus staff in each (a) region and (b) Jobcentre Plus district participated in (i) Foundation Learning...

    • Jobcentre Plus: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what roles he expects the planned aditional 6,000 Jobcentre Plus staff to fill.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to reply to the letter of 6 April 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs. H Kennedy.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what welfare reform milestones he has set following the publication of the White Paper on welfare reform in December 2008.

      Unemployment Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 January 2009, Official Report, columns 2-4WS, on support for jobseekers, from what budget...

  • Women and Equality

    • Age: Discrimination

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to prevent age discrimination against 18 to 25 year olds.

    • Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many (a) BlackBerrys and (b) other mobile telephones have been provided to (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants in the...

      Equality and Human Rights Commission

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many completed cases originating in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England the Equality and Human Rights Commission has taken up on behalf of...

      Equality and Human Rights Commission: Resignations

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many staff have resigned from the Equality and Human Rights Commission in the last 12 months.

      Equality: Legal Costs

      EWCA and (b) Baker and Others v. Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and the London Borough of Bromley was; and which barristers were retained by the EHRC in relation to...

  • Treasury

    • Banks: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to his Department's press notice of 19 January 2009, on the asset protection scheme, if he will undertake further due diligence in respect of...

    • Child Tax Credit: Underpayments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to inform people in cases where their child tax credits have been underpaid; and if he will make a statement.

      Child Trust Fund: Fife

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Child Trust Fund vouchers have been issued in North East Fife constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available; how many...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of staff in his Department and its agencies received bonus payments in 2008-09; how much expenditure his Department incurred in...

      Finance Act 1987

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) for what reason HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has decided to close schemes permitted under section 58 of the Finance Act 1987; for what reason the...

      Financial Markets: Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what oversight his Department exercises over credit default swap contracts with consortia in which it has a financial stake; what assessment he has made of...

      Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of taxpayers in Lancashire were paying income tax at the higher rate on the latest date for which figures are available.

      International Assistance: Sri Lanka

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with (a) his international counterparts and (b) Ministerial colleagues on the cancellation of the IMF loan to Sri Lanka.

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire of 15 April 2009, on green businesses.

      Public Expenditure: Coventry

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of the 2009 Budget on small businesses in Coventry.

      Redundancy: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what measures he introduced in the 2009 Budget to assist householders in circumstances where one or more wage-earners has been made redundant and...

      Revenue and Customs: Closures

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of the budget for HM Revenue and Customs' Workforce Change programme has been spent to date; (2) what percentage of HM Revenue and...

      Taxation: Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assistance the Government offered each UK Overseas Territory to facilitate (a) the completion of tax information exchange agreements and (b)...

      Taxation: Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what correspondence he has had with the administrations of the UK Overseas Territories on removal of their tax haven status; (2) when the Government...

      Taxation: Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent correspondence he has had with the administrations of the Crown Dependencies on removal of their tax haven status; (2) when the...

      Taxation: Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the implication for the Government's policy on reducing tax avoidance of the progress made by the UK Overseas Territories...

      Taxation: Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what his policy is on the standards which Crown Dependencies should meet in respect of requirements for disclosure of information on tax regimes; (2)...

      Taxation: Gambling

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to amusement machine licence duty announced in the 2009 Budget on (a) pubs, (b) seaside arcades, (c)...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question (a) 273637, (b) 273638, (c) 273640 and (d) 273641 on the HM Revenue and Customs Workforce...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Departmental Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) his Department and (b) its agency paid in interest to suppliers under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act...

    • Departmental Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on (a) conference services and (b) banqueting services in each of the last five years.

      Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent on branded stationery and gifts for (a) internal and (b) external promotional use in each of the...

      Stress

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of sickness absence taken by staff in his Department was attributable to work-related stress in the last three years.

      Swimming Pools

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial support his Department has provided to (a) local authorities and (b) community groups for the construction of swimming...

      Tourism: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent steps his Department has taken to encourage tourists to visit Scotland.

      Tourism: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the participation levels have been in Visit Britain's National Quality Assessment scheme in each of the last five years; and if he...

  • Olympics

    • Departmental Furniture

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics how much the Olympic Delivery Authority spent on furniture in each of the last five years.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many contracts have been let by the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor bodies to the Commission for...

    • Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment on tendering for contracts from the Homes...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 879W, on council tax, how many homes were revalued for council...

      Housing: Low Incomes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average net weekly income was of a household living in (a) registered social landlord and (b) local authority...

  • Scotland

    • Departmental Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many work placements his Department offered to (a) school pupils, (b) university students and (c) graduates in each of the last five years.

  • Northern Ireland

    • Crimes of Violence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many convictions for violent crime offences there were in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; what the average sentence handed...

    • Crimes of Violence: Foreigners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many foreign nationals are serving sentences for violent crime in prisons in Northern Ireland.

      Departmental Billing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies paid in interest to suppliers under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998...

      Drugs: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many community drug awareness campaigns have been undertaken by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in each of the policing districts in...

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan: Females

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent steps British forces in Afghanistan have taken to protect girls' schools and girls travelling to and from school from violent attacks; and...

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many service personnel injured in Afghanistan were admitted to UK hospitals as a result of their injury in each year since 2001; (2) how many...

      Armed Forces: Eyesight

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) male and (b) female recruits to the Royal Navy Air Crew Pilot Branch were accepted with myopia of (i) -0.75 exactly, (b) less than -0.75...

      AWE Aldermaston

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the reasons are for rescheduling the nuclear accident planning exercise at AWE Aldermaston from 13 May to 3 June 2009.

      Departmental Public Appointments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which former (a) hon. Members who left Parliament since 1997 and (b) Members of the House of Lords from each party have been appointed to positions on...

      Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much his Department spent on the purchase of (a) recycled office supplies in the last 12 months and (b) printer ink cartridges in each of the...

      Ex-servicemen: Military Decorations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information his Department holds on the number of people who have applied for a veterans' badge.

      Ex-servicemen: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many veterans are not able to join either the AFPS75 or AFPS05 pension scheme; and how many veterans who left the armed forces before 1975 receive a...

      Ex-servicemen: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what minimum level of hearing loss from active service is necessary for a veteran to receive a disablement pension on the grounds of hearing loss.

      Ex-servicemen: Pensions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he next plans to review the eligibility criteria for entitlement (a) to a preserved pension and (b) to pensions for those who served in the armed...

      Military Bases: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many logistic movers there are at each military airport; and what the full establishment is in each case.

      Military Exercises

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of his Department's military training exercises has (a) been cancelled and (b) been cancelled because of a lack of appropriate...

      Pakistan: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution his Department made to the EU's Pakistan Country Strategy Paper 2007 to 2013; and if he will make a statement.

      Trident

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which potential aggressors he expects to be deterred by the Trident nuclear deterrent programme in 2024.

  • International Development

    • Departmental Accountancy

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's internal audit department report to the accounting officer for every...

    • UN Development Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) how much non-core funding his Department has provided to the United Nations Development programme in each financial year since...

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Aung San Suu Kyi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations (a) he and (b) the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Burma have made to the Burmese regime on the...

    • Aung San Suu Kyi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions (a) he and (b) the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Burma has had with governments of ASEAN countries on the...

      Aung San Suu Kyi

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government have taken to seek to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi following her arrest and detention by the...

      China: Christianity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Chinese government on the detention of two Chinese Christians, Alimiyiang Yimih and...

      Departmental Contracts

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which services his Department has outsourced in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

      Departmental Data Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to maintain the security of its databases; and if he will make a statement.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many staff employed in London on work contracted out by his Department earn less than £7.45 per hour.

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 27 April 2009, Official Report, column 1032W, on departmental public expenditure, how many overseas...

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department spent on staff training in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available.

      Gambia: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions consular staff in the Gambia have visited David and Fiona Fulton in detention; and what consular services...

      Government Hospitality Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 511W, on the Government Hospitality Fund, how much the...

      Israel: Nuclear Weapons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether matters in respect of Israel's nuclear weapons capability and regional non-proliferation opportunities were discussed at...

      Middle East: Armed Conflict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make an assessment of the likely effect on the Middle East peace process of the release of kidnapped Israeli soldier...

      Official Hospitality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was spent on entertainment by each British (a) Embassy, (b) High Commission and (c) Consulate in 2008.

      Somalia: Piracy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on disrupting information networks used by Somali pirates.

      Sri Lanka: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of reports that members of the armed forces in Sri Lanka have been involved in serious human rights...

      USA: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish the written material (a) produced for and (b) obtained by his Department at the Preparatory Committee...

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to answer question 260887, tabled on 2 March 2009, on UK visas for sporting events.

      Written Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to answer question 261736, tabled on 4 March 2009, on UK visas for sporting events.

  • Health

    • Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what records he holds on the medical conditions which created the need for abortions to be performed in emergency to save the life of the mother in those...

    • Abortion

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health which Directorate in his Department has responsibility for the (a) formulation and (b) implementation of policy on (i) abortion, (ii) sexual and...

      Aerotoxic Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department is conducting research into the condition referred to as aerotoxic syndrome.

      Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) pursuant to the answer of 5 May 2009, Official Report, column 102W, on cancer: alcoholic drinks, what statistical evidence his Department holds of...

      Dental Services: Hertfordshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the ratio of NHS dentists to residents in (a) St. Albans and (b) Hertfordshire; and if he will make a statement.

      Dental Services: South Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of (a) adults and (b) children are registered with an NHS dentist in (i) Barnsley, (ii) Rotherham, (iii) Doncaster, (iv) South Yorkshire...

      Dental Services: South Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been allocated for dentistry in (a) Barnsley, (b) Rotherham and (c) Doncaster in each of the last three years.

      Dental Services: South Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what allocation of orthodontic units of activity has been awarded to practitioners in (a) Barnsley, (b) Rotherham and (c) Doncaster in each of the last...

      Health Education: Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many households he expects to receive informational material on swine influenza.

      Health Services: Coventry

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps have been taken to improve (a) heart healthcare, (b) cancer healthcare, (c) influenza prevention and (d) mental healthcare for...

      Human Papilloma Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health for what reason the human papilloma virus vaccination campaign cut-off date was set in order to target those born before September 1990.

      Human Papilloma Virus: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on (a) vaccinating students from overseas in all schools in England against the human papilloma virus and (b) requiring contributions...

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans his Department has to assist (a) hospitals, (b) GP practices and (c) chemists in the event of a swine influenza pandemic.

      Influenza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to implement its national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic.

      Mental Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 8 May 2009, Official Report, column 467W, on health services, in respect of which elective mental health services patients have...

      Mentally Ill: Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners diagnosed with a mental illness in (a) Leeds and (b) England in each of the last three years.

      Nutrition: EU Action

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals he has put forward at EU level to minimise the cost to UK industry of implementation of the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the savings which have accrued from the implementation of the new capacity improvement programme prescribing system...

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were employed by the Prescription Pricing Division in (a) 2005 and (b) 2008.

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many compulsory redundancies have been made within the Prescription Pricing Division consequent upon the implementation of the new capacity...

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff have been recruited by the Prescription Pricing Division to implement the new capacity improvement programme prescribing system. [R]

      Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects the new capacity improvement programme prescribing system for the Prescription Pricing Division to be fully operational. [R]

      Rehabilitation: Lincolnshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding is being provided to the Middlegate detoxing and residential rehabilitation unit in Lincolnshire in 2009-10.

      Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish his Department's Green Paper on the future of adult social care.

      Swine Flu

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what quantities of pathogen-inactivated, a1H1N1-free blood products are held in the UK; whether his Department plans to adopt pathogen inactivation...

      Tranquillisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department issues on the safe half-life of a drug intended for use as a sleeping tablet; what the half-life of nitrazepam is; and how...

  • Innovation, Universities and Skills

    • Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many staff his Department shares with the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

    • Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much his Department has spent on IT training for its staff in each year since its creation.

      Departmental Work Experience

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how many work placements his Department offered to (a) school pupils, (b) university students and (c) graduates in each...

      Education: Statistics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what data on education and skills his Department collects at lower layer super output area level.

  • Justice

    • Antisocial Behaviour: Fixed Penalties

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements are in place to verify addresses given by recipients of penalty notices for disorder.

    • Children: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people aged 21 years and over with a previous conviction have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for offences relating to child abuse in...

      Children: Abuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of those aged 21 years or over convicted of offences relating to child abuse received (a) immediate custody, (b) a suspended sentence,...

      Children: Protection

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much Francis Plowden will be remunerated for leading the review of the effect of court fees in child protection.

      Convictions: Somalis

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of criminal convictions were handed down to Somali nationals in the last year for which figures are available.

      Departmental Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when his Department last reviewed its assets and land and property holdings with a view to identifying and disposing of surpluses.

      Family Proceedings: Legal Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what impact assessment his Department undertook before taking the decision to reduce the family legal aid budget; and what the outcomes of that...

      Land Registry: Fraud

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many convictions there have been for offences of property title theft in respect of (a) mortgaged, (b) non-mortgaged and (c) vacant...

      National Offender Management Information System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which Minister authorised the appointment of each Senior Responsible Owner of the C-NOMIS project.

      Negligence: NHS

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) in how many legally-aided clinical negligence claims cases the Legal Services Commission was unable to reclaim costs from the NHS Litigation...

      Offences Against Children: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders aged 21 years or over received (a) immediate custody, (b) a suspended sentence (c) a community sentence, (d) a fine, (e) a...

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to provide additional prison capacity if his proposed new prisons do not obtain planning permission.

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners in England were held in cells shared with two or more other inmates in 2008.

      Male Prisoners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many male prisoners were recategorised as a result of Prison Service Instruction 2008-007.

      Prisons: Dagenham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what plans there are for providing emergency service access to the proposed prison at Beam Park West; (2) how many prison service vehicles will...

      Remand Centres

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which premises in each primary care trust area have been approved for holding those on remand.

      Stannary Law

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 29 March 2007, Official Report, column 1673, on politics and government: South West region, whether any parts of...

      Voting Methods

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) his European counterparts in other EU member states on voting methods for...

      Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those aged under 18 years were sentenced for (a) drug offences and (b) criminal damage in each year since 1997.

      Young Offenders: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much the Youth Justice Board allocated to preventive programmes in each year since 1999.

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Children: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the data fields on the ContactPoint database are; and if he will make a statement.

    • Citizenship: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of training for teachers on the teaching of citizenship in the last three...

      Citizenship: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what training is available for (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers on the teaching of citizenship; (2) what...

      Citizenship: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps have been taken to ensure effective teaching of the Identity and Diversity: Living Together in the UK strand of...

      Citizenship: Education

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what guidance his Department provides to maintained faith schools on the teaching of citizenship; (2) what proportion of...

      Departmental Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many written pieces of guidance to schools were issued by his Department in each of the last nine years.

      Departmental Reviews

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) review and (b) taskforce projects his Department has commissioned in each of the last five years; what the purpose...

      Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department and its predecessors spent on the purchase of (a) recycled office supplies in the last 12 months and (b)...

      Industrial Health and Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department and its predecessors spent on compliance with requirements of health and safety at work legislation in...

      Primary Education: St Albans

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential to increase the number of primary school places in central St...

      Pupils: Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what information his Department collects on the nationality of pupils in schools.

      Young People: Voluntary Work

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 11 May 2009, Official Report, columns 598-9W, on young people: voluntary work, what criteria will apply...

      Schools: Bullying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students were suspended from schools following racist incidents in (a) Leicester City local education authority and (b)...

  • Home Department

    • Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications within the Legacy Directorate programme have yet to be processed; and what her latest assessment is of performance...

    • Asylum: Bahrain

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 23 April 2009, Official Report, column 850W, on asylum: Bahrain, what sources of information about Bahrain were...

      Borders: Security

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many IRIS machines are installed at UK borders; how many were working throughout the first three months of 2009; how many instances of...

      Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what timetable she has set for introduction of public service agreements on (a) making communities safer and (b) reducing the harm caused...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff employed in London on work contracted out by her Department earn less than £7.45 per hour.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much (a) her Department and (b) its agencies paid in end-of-year performance bonuses to (i) all staff and (ii) senior Civil Service...

      Departmental Stationery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on the purchase of (a) recycled office supplies in the last 12 months and (b) printer ink cartridges in each...

      Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her policy is on the deportation of women to countries where forced genital mutilation is practised.

      Detection Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date her Department's public service agreement target in relation to detections will be amended to provide that minor crimes will no...

      Dual Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British passport holders also hold Pakistani nationality.

      Foreign Workers: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effects of the implementation of the points-based immigration system on the employment of foreign...

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with the airline industry on responsibility for the cost of returning to their country of origin persons...

      Identity Cards: Foreigners

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many identity cards had been issued to non-EEA foreign nationals who are subject to immigration control on the latest date for which...

      Identity Cards: Greater Manchester

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the rate at which voluntary take up of identity cards will occur under the Manchester pilot.

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appeals were made by applicants under the Highly-Skilled Migrants programme where applications were refused because their savings...

      Offenders: Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the 5,589 suspected immigration offenders arrested in 2007-08 have subsequently been (a) charged, (b) convicted and (c) deported.

      Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to publish the next statistical bulletin on the operation of certain powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

      Police Custody: Death

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what persons in respect of which any inquests and other legal proceedings have been concluded have died in police custody since 1990; what...

      Police: Complaints

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding she plans to provide to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in each of the next three years; what discussions...

      Police: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) police officers and (b) civilian staff of each (i) age group and (ii) sex were employed by Essex police in (A) 2007, (B)...

      Police: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) operational police officers per head of population there are in Essex Police; what recent discussions...

      Police: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she next plans to visit Essex Police Authority area; and if she will make a statement.

      Police: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when representatives of her Department last visited Essex Police Authority area; what issues were discussed; and if she will make a statement.

      Police: Essex

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions representatives of her Department have had with representatives of Essex Police Authority since December 2008 on the release...

      Police: Information and Communications Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many and what proportion of police authority computers malware was detected in 2008.

      Police: Powers

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 7-8WS, on policing: publication of reports by...

      Police: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) status and (b) delivery timetable is of the National Policing Improvement Agency's project to (i) create a common operating...

      Police: Stun Guns

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the written ministerial statement of 24 November 2008, Official Report, columns 37-8W, on Tasers, how many Tasers each...

      UK Border Agency: Disciplinary Proceedings

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff of the UK Border Agency were (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) removed from duty in 2008.

      United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the budget of the UK Human Trafficking Centre was in each of the last three financial years.

  • Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform

    • Departmental ICT

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps he has taken to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide emissions arising from the operation of ICT...

    • Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (1) which Minister has responsibility for the Energy and Climate Change Unit in his Department; (2) when...

      LDV: Birmingham

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what discussions the Secretary of State has had with LDV on restarting production at its plant in Birmingham.

      Parliamentary Questions: Government Responses

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform when he plans to answer Question 264097, tabled on 16 March 2009 on complaints on handling of requests for...

      Regional Development Agencies

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the regional development agencies in (a)...

      Small Businesses: Government Assistance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many small businesses have applied for a loan through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme since its...

  • Duchy of Lancaster

    • Civil Service Reform

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on proposals for reform of the civil service to be contained in...

    • Charities

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he plans to take to assist charities in the current economic situation.

      Voter Registration

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what data the Office for National Statistics gathers on the level of voter registration.

      Charities: Government Assistance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what financial and other support his Department is giving to charities during the economic downturn.

      Civil Servants: Codes of Practice

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what changes have been made to the Civil Service Management Code provisions on (a) blogging and use of social media by civil servants, (b)...

      Civil Servants: Vacancies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of (a) central government and (b) Civil Service vacancies were advertised via the public and private parts of the...

      Civil Service: Recruitment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what criteria the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Government Communications Network and (c) the Central Office of Information uses to determine whether...

      Civil Service: Recruitment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what guidance the Civil Service Commissioners have issued on the circumstances in which Civil Service vacancies are advertised to the general public.

      Departmental Air Travel

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) officials of each grade and (b) special advisers in 10 Downing Street have flown with British Airways on official business in each...

      Departmental Freedom of Information

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 submitted to the Cabinet Office more than six months ago are being assessed for their...

      Departmental Logos

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire of 31 October 2006, Official Report, column 323W, on departmental...

      Departmental Mobile Telephones

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 23 February 2009, Official Report, columns 392-93W, on departmental mobile telephones, (1) whether any of the 14...

      Economic Situation: Disadvantaged People

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment his Department has made of the effects on socially-excluded people of the recession.

      Employment: Logistics

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many people in each region work in the logistics sector; (2) how many people worked in the logistics sector in each region in each...

      Gifts and Endowments

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what financial threshold applies to (a) Ministers, (b) senior civil servants and (c) special advisers for the registering of hospitality or...

      Public Bodies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many public sector regulatory bodies have been (a) created and (b) abolished since May 1997.

      Public Sector: Public Consultation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the use of citizens' juries.

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2009, Official Report, columns 943-4W, on trade unions, whether the office working space provided by the...

      Trade Unions

      To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the answers to the hon. Member for Chichester of 25 February 2008, Official Report, column 1185W, on trades unions, and of 2...

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of whether the practice of attributing carbon neutrality to all biomass is compliant with Article 3.3 of...

    • Biofuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the emissions to air of (a) carbon dioxide and (b) nitrogen oxides which would arise if the UK were to...

      British Nuclear Fuels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the salary of the chief executive of British Nuclear Fuels plc was in each of the last 10 years.

      Departmental Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2008, Official Report, column 557 on departmental records, what estimate he made of the cost of...

      Fuel Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households were estimated to be in fuel poverty in each (a) region and (b) London local authority area in (i) 1997 and (ii)...

      Housing: Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require private building companies to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions; and if...

      Nuclear Power Stations: Safety

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions his Department has had with the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate on the safety control systems for the design...

      Warm Front Scheme: East Midlands

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who the approved suppliers to the Warm Front scheme in the East Midlands are.

      Warm Front Scheme: Lighting

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many energy efficient light bulbs have been provided under the Warm Front scheme in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost to...

  • House of Lords

    • Airports: Heathrow

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the hours worked by staff of the Health Protection Agency at Heathrow Airport.

    • Alcohol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have conducted into the correlation between the cost of alcohol and the rate of consumption.

      Alcohol

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been an increase in alcohol-related liver problems in people aged 13 to 18 since 1997.

      Armed Forces: Women Pilots

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women are qualified to pilot combat jets in the Royal Navy or the Royal Air Force; how many are qualified to pilot other fixed-wing aircraft; how many are...

      Audit Commission

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the costs of setting and printing all reports of the Audit Commission in the latest year for which figures are available; how many people are on the...

      Autism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether prison programmes or procedures are in place to assess prisoners with communication difficulties; whether there are prison programmes or procedures to...

      Autism

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which prisons have full-time specialists employed to provide services for prisoners on the autism spectrum; and what services are provided by such specialists.

      Banking

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they accept the decision by the Office for National Statistics announced on 19 February 2009 to classify the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking...

      Banking: Loan Guarantee Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether loans made by banks under the small firms loans guarantee scheme and the recently announced loan scheme must have matching funds provided by the firms.

      British Coal Compensation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the decision by the Legal Complaints Service, the independent complaints handling body of the Law Society of England and...

      Connecting Communities Plus

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which organisations were in receipt of funds through the Connecting Communities Plus Programme in each of the last three years; and how much they received.

      Countryside and Rights of Way Act

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, where public access points to Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 access land are via gaps, gates or styles in fences and walls or other barriers along...

      Cyprus: Property

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Malloch-Brown on 6 May (WA 123), whether the European Court of Justice ruling in the Oram case is applicable to property...

      Dogger Bank

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received recommendations from the Joint National Conservation Council concerning the classification of Dogger Bank as a special area of...

      Dogger Bank

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of the Netherlands and Germany concerning the approach to conservation of the Dogger Bank.

      Education (Schools Premises) Regulations 1999

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the consultation on the proposed changes to the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999 will be published. To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will...

      Education: Health and Safety Diploma

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a diploma in health and safety to the curriculum for 14 to 19 year-olds.

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 10 February (WA 176), 23 March (WA 93) and 5 May (WA 96), why the inspection report for Guy's Hospital...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the comments by Lord Darzi of Denham on 29 October 2008 (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1615), whether continuance of a licence granted by the...

      Energy: Heating

      To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the review by the National Audit Office of the data collected by the Building Research Establishment and published in March 2007 by the...

      Energy: Light Bulbs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have issued to developers concerning the use of three-pronged bayonet bulbs in new houses and the issuing of information about them to potential...

      Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the number of loans and total amount of lending under the enterprise finance guarantee scheme in each English region or country in the United Kingdom in...

      Equal Pay: Government Departments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what pay gaps there are in respect of gender, race and disability among employees of the Department of Health.

      Equal Pay: Government Departments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what pay gaps there are in respect of gender, race and disability among employees of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

      Equal Pay: Government Departments

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a gender pay gap in the Department of Health; if so, what is the percentage difference; and what are the reasons for the difference.

      European Commission: Minutes of Meetings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make available to members of both Houses of Parliament the minutes of meetings of the European Commission.

      European Commission: Minutes of Meetings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the European Commission keeps and publishes minutes of all its meetings; and, if not, whether they will seek to persuade it to do so.

      European Commission: Minutes of Meetings

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they receive minutes of all European Commission meetings; and, if so, whether they will publish them.

      Female Genital Mutilation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 20 April (WA 335), what are the 12 specialist clinics in the National Health Service that treat women and...

      Government Departments: Bottled Water

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much Communities and Local Government or its predecessors spent on bottled water in each of the past five years.

      Government Departments: Bottled Water

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform or its predecessors spent on bottled water in each of the past five years.

      Gulf War Illnesses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Tunnicliffe on 27 April (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 9), whether and on what dates invitations to the symposium held in the...

      Health: Cancer

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how they distinguish in public health terms between findings of "no evidence of risk" from cancer and "no clear association" with cancer.

      Health: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to ensure that the procurement of antiretroviral drugs through the Global Fund and other mechanisms is streamlined and timely, and...

      Health: Former UK Residents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Darzi of Denham on 27 April (WA 17), what payments for healthcare they have made in each of the past five years to the...

      Housing: Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they have given to insurance companies on the inclusion, within standard policies, of insurance cover for households required by their local...

      Housing: Mortgage Support Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Baroness Andrews on 30 April (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 66), why a scheme designed to assist individual homeowners to avoid...

      Housing: Mortgage Support Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the delay between the announcement of the mortgage support scheme and its approval by the European Commission.

      Identity Cards

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current estimated cost of introducing identity cards.

      Influenza Pandemic

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in building domestic capacity to respond to an influenza pandemic, as referred to in the national security strategy published in 2008;...

      Influenza Pandemic: Flu Line

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the concept of a National Flu Line was first proposed within government; what was the original planned completion date; what was the planned completion date...

      Internet: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 7 May (WA 143), what (a) funding, and (b) advice, the Home Office gives to the Internet Watch Foundation;...

      Iraq: Reconstruction and Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what tangible benefits have resulted from British official expenditure of some £744 million on reconstruction, development and aid to Iraq since 2003.

      Mental Health Hospitals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they commissioned an independent investigation into the failures of care which occurred at Broadmoor Hospital during 2004; what concerns prompted that...

      Mental Health Hospitals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when the report by the Healthcare Commission on standards of patient safety in West London Mental Health Trust will be published.

      Mental Health Hospitals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government why West London Mental Health Trust was offered Foundation Trust equivalent status prior to the consideration of (a) the report of the independent investigation...

      Mental Health Hospitals

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps will be taken to monitor standards of safety and patient care at Broadmoor Hospital in the light of the findings of the independent investigation of...

      Minimum Wage

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 to protect the employment rights of foreign domestic workers living in the houses of their...

      Minimum Wage

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received complaints from domestic workers employed by foreign diplomats in London concerning failures to pay the national minimum wage; if so,...

      Minimum Wage

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose remedies for domestic workers employed by foreign diplomats who have not been paid the national minimum wage; and, if so, whether such...

      Muslim Organisations

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 7 May (WA 145), how much funding (a) the Department for Communities and Local Government, (b) each of its...

      National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Lord Darzi of Denham on 28 February 2008 (WA 135) and 3 July 2008 (WA 49), what progress has been made in identifying barriers to...

      NHS: Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Baroness Thornton on 25 June 2008 (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1427), when the evaluation of the effectiveness of the revised...

      Olympic Games 2012

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 23 April (WA 12), how many people are employed by the Government Olympic Executive; in what capacity; to...

      Post Office: Shares

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to give employees access to ownership of shares in the Post Office.

      Railways: First Group plc

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in respect of which financial year they agreed to pay £50 million to First Group plc; whether the payment covered only the First Great Western franchise; and...

      Rural Payments Agency

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Rural Payments Agency's income was spent on public relations in each year from 2005 to 2008; and what was the overall budget of the agency for each...

      Social Care: Companies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care companies the Commission for Social Care Inspection closed down during its period of office.

      Social Care: Inspectors

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what kind of training is required of social care inspectors.

      Swine Flu

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether immigration officials at Heathrow Airport are sufficiently protected from the risk of contracting swine flu from any incoming passengers from Mexico; and...

      Swine Flu

      To ask Her Majesty's Government on what scientific evidence they based their purchase of face masks in response to the outbreak of swine flu; what type of face masks will be purchased; and at...

      Swine Flu

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the cost of distributing swine flu information leaflets to every household in the United Kingdom; and whether they will place a copy of the leaflet in...

      Swine Flu: British Overseas Territories

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements have been made to supply the Overseas Territories, particularly those in the Caribbean, with anti-viral drugs to combat swine flu.

      Terrorism Act

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) arrests, and (b) convictions, there have been under Section 58A(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000 since the commencement of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008...

      Terrorism Act: Section 44 Powers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government to what use the police put information relating to a driver and his car when they stop a motorist under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000; and whether a person...

      Terrorism Act: Section 44 Powers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many authorisations and renewals under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been made since the commencement of that Act.

      Terrorism Act: Section 44 Powers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many authorisations and renewals under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been refused or ceased to have effect before authorisation.

      Terrorism Act: Section 44 Powers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police forces offer training and written information to officers on the use of powers under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

      Terrorism Act: Section 44 Powers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many authorisations and renewals under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 cover an entire police force area; and which areas they are.

      Terrorism Act: Section 44 Powers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of applications for authorisation under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 included a community impact assessment; and, of those, what proportion...

      Terrorism Act: Section 44 Powers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times powers under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 have been authorised for fewer than 48 hours without ministerial confirmation.

      Terrorism: Channel Project

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total cost of the police's Channel project since its inception.

      Terrorism: Control Orders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were subject to control orders in each year since 2005; how much the Home Office spent on the accommodation and other living costs of individuals...

      Terrorism: Internet

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 21 April (WA 394), what were the police forces where informal contact had resulted in removal of a range...

      Terrorism: Internet

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 21 April (WA 394—95), how many (a) primary, and (b) secondary schools, are using filtering and...

      Terrorism: Violent Extremists

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals are considered to be at risk of recruitment to violent extremism in the United Kingdom.

      Terrorism: Violent Extremists

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider the threat from violent extremists who are United Kingdom citizens to be greater than that from foreign violent extremists.

      Terrorism: Violent Extremists

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 5 May (WA 109—10), how many people were recruited by violent extremists in the United Kingdom in...

      Transport: Local Bus Travel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether European Union legislation on passenger rights in international coach and bus services will apply to local bus travel within the United Kingdom; and what...

      Transport: Pet Travel

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they plan under the Pet Travel Scheme to enable travellers with pets to use Eurostar.

      Uganda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what human rights conditions they attach to their renewed assistance to the Government of Uganda, in view of the alleged use of detention and torture by its joint...

      Uganda

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what aid conditions they attach to their renewed assistance to the Government of Uganda, in view of their lack of progress in the reconstruction of northern Uganda...

      Vehicles: Disposal

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 20 April (WA 377), whether they intend to introduce powers in England and Northern Ireland to seize and dispose of...

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