To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether his Department plans to make mobile telephone coverage available in the Dartford Tunnel.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost to the economy of time spent by vehicles waiting to cross the Dartford Crossing; and if he will make a...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the average time taken by a vehicle to cross the Dartford Crossing; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent representations he has received on waiting times for vehicles at the Dartford Crossing.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what his most recent estimate is of the number of unsafe heavy goods vehicles on UK roads which are registered overseas; and what steps his...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what progress has been made in reinstating the Todmorden Curve; and what estimate he has made of the cost of that work.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) when his Department plans to publish its response to the consultation on proposed amendments to the vehicle lighting and construction...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment his Department has made of the Strategic Rail Authority's Strategic Rail Freight Interchange Policy; and if he will make a...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many incidences of (a) marine, (b) oil and (c) other pollution have been recorded in UK waters in each year since 1990 from shipping...

To ask the Prime Minister whether he has received a request to give evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry.

To ask the Prime Minister which Ministers have visited the United States on official business in the last 12 months.

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many claims were made by hon. Members under the European travel scheme in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much his Department spent on first class rail travel for civil servants in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with the farming industry on the identification of areas where the requirements placed on farmers...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with HM Treasury Ministers on the effect of the abolition of furnished holiday lettings tax...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether there are plans to change the responsibilities of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of rural parishes without a general store in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what estimate he has made of the number of (a) newsagents, (b) fishmongers, (c) bakers and (d) butchers that have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many panel inquiries have been adjourned for consideration of evidence submitted outside the time limits set in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what measures of cooperation and training with Libya involving (a) Police Service of Northern Ireland officers and staff and (b) any other...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to introduce a code of practice for the Independent Monitoring Board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he plans to take to assist self-employed people to participate fully in the operation of the Independent Monitoring Board.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) armoured personnel carriers and (b) tanks have been deployed in Afghanistan in each month since January 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy personnel have been stationed in Afghanistan in the last 18 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Air Force personnel have been stationed in Afghanistan in the last 18 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements his Department has put in place to ensure Christmas deliveries to members of the armed forces serving in Afghanistan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of (a) all food, (b) beef and (c) lamb supplied to UK forces based in (i) the UK, (ii) Germany, (iii) Iraq and (iv) Afghanistan was...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service families have been placed by Modern Housing Solutions in (a) Premier Travel Inns and (b) other hotels in each year since 2005; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of service families' accommodation was deemed uninhabitable in each year since 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent on substitute services accommodation in each year since 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for the future of the British Forces Postal System; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on rehabilitation for wounded soldiers in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) whether his Department has refused to provide assistance to any (a) individuals and (b) units of the Colombian security forces on human rights...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Colombian security forces personnel have received United Kingdom counter-narcotics assistance in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which UK units are deployed as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus; which units will replace them on the next rotation; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the strength is of the UK contingent in the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP) in Cyprus; what the cost was of the UK UNFICYP contingent in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in the refurbishment of the Ledra Palace to provide better accommodation to the UK United Nations Peacekeeping Force in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British servicemen are stationed at the British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fixed wing aircraft of each type are stationed at the British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people are employed on a (a) full-time and (b) part-time basis at each of his Department's bases in Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of procurement contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies awarded to small businesses in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08, (iii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on first class rail travel for officials in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Elizabeth Crosses have been awarded to families of service personnel; (2) what estimate he has made of the number of recommendations for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many fixed wing aircraft of each type are stationed in the Falkland Islands.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what fixed-wing Royal Air Force aircraft are deployed in the Indian Ocean.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent meetings have taken place between senior members of the UK armed forces and representatives of the Israeli Defence Force; what the purpose of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to recruit, train and retain pilots for (a) Merlin and (b) Chinook helicopters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, columns 589-90W, on military aircraft, what plans his Department has to meet the required pilot...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what fixed-wing Royal Air Force aircraft are stationed in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department spent on medals for service personnel in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many veterans' badges have been issued to residents of (a) Fife and (b) North East Fife constituency; and how many of those were awarded to widows...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost to his Department was of hosting Navy Days 2009; how many people visited each event; and which Ministers from his Department were present...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, whether the Government has made any representations to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, what concerns prompted the establishment of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2000W, on helicopters: Nepal, what the cost to the public purse was of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence who the advisers are to his Department's interim storage of laid-up submarines (ISOLUS) programme; for what reason (a) Dr. Jane Hunt and (b) Dr. Bill...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether any of his Department's non-departmental public bodies sent representatives to attend one or more political party conferences in 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) trained, (b) actual strength and (c) numbers fit for duty requirement is for each (i) regular and (ii) territorial infantry battalion of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what changes have been made to the location of offices of the Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces in the last 12 months; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what British military assistance has been provided for operations in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will reduce the requirement for members of the Territorial Army to have qualified for bounty from nine out of 10 years to eight out of 10 years for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his estimate is of (a) the cost and (b) the length of time it would take to decommission Trident and its facilities; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what official visits he has made to Type 42 destroyers in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff have (a) been dismissed and (b) had their contract terminated by his Department in each of the last five years; what the primary reason...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what employee reward schemes are offered to staff of his Department; what the primary purpose of each scheme is; how many staff participate in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of procurement contracts (a) his Department and its predecessor and (b) its agencies awarded to small businesses in (i) 2006-07, (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of legislation to protect (a) whistleblowers and (b) press freedom following the injunctions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what mechanisms HM Courts Service uses to draw up rosters of duty judges for the purpose of considering time of the essence applications for the issuing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has any plans to (a) market test and (b) contract out HM Young Offender Institution Lancaster Farms in the next 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which magistrate courts are planned to (a) close and (b) reduce their sitting hours in the next two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison cells have been built in England and Wales in each year since 1997; and at what cost in each such year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Probation Service staff there were in each probation area in the north-west in each of the last five years; and what the ratio of offenders to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice to which secure facilities young people who had previously been detained at Orchard Lodge Secure Children's Home were moved when that facility was closed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many of those people who received indeterminate public protection sentences and who have passed their tariff date have been released; (2) how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of Anguilla's energy production has been drawn from renewable sources in each year since 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support the United Kingdom has given to assessment exercises of the effect of climate change on future levels of emperor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what projects are being undertaken by the British Antarctic Survey and the FCO Polar Regions Unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what conservation schemes operate in the British Indian Ocean Territory to protect low-lying vulnerable atolls from the effects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to meet representatives of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Conservation Forum in the next six months;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures are in place to ensure that the interests of the UK Overseas Territories are recognised at the forthcoming UN...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which (a) Overseas Territories and (b) Crown Dependencies are oil producers; and what their barrel production levels were in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures are being taken to ensure that the commitments outlined in the 2001 Environmental Charters signed between the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the (a) prison capacity and (b) current jail population is in each of the UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of accounts of a large number of graves of missing Greek Cypriot people having been found in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Turkey in the last 12 months on steps to secure a political settlement in Cyprus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) visits to and (b) meetings with Turkish Cypriots resident in the part of Cyprus governed by the Republic of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has made any representations to the government of Israel consequent upon the report of the United Nations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Government of Greece on a political settlement in Cyprus in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assurances he has received from the Government of Guinea that the investigation into the violence which took place at an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions his Department has had with members of the Africa Union on the situation in Guinea following the violence at an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking to monitor the political situation in Guinea following the violence at an Opposition rally...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps the Government has taken in co-operation with the United States Administration to improve the security of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Iraq.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government plan to take in response to the findings of the UN inquiry by Judge Goldstone into human rights abuses...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Immovable Property Commission in providing a remedy for Greek Cypriots...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the number of (a) Greek Cypriots who have made a claim to the Immovable Property Commission...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans he has to amend the advice on his Department's website concerning the purchase of property in Northern Cyprus to take...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what the largest sum allocated by his Department to an overseas project to tackle domestic violence, specifying amounts,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether there are plans to extend the South Atlantic Invasive Species project beyond December 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2009, Official Report, column 522W, on St. Helena: wind power, what targets have been set to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of constitutional developments in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in assessing the potential impact of ratification of the UN Convention for the Protection of All...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the Government to ratify the UN Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the US administration on the international threat of nuclear proliferation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the Turkish Cypriot claim to property rights in Varosha, as asserted by the land-holding...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with the Metropolitan Police Service on the future of its specialist unit to combat trafficking in human...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether additional resources will be available for the Metropolitan Police to counteract any trafficking in human beings associated with the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) officers and (b) senior officers in the West Midlands police service are from ethnic minorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences of rape were reported in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England and Wales in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what attacks on the UK were known to have been (a) planned and (b) executed by terrorist groups linked to (i) Afghanistan and (ii) Pakistan...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of the population in (a) the UK and (b) Upminster constituency is claiming jobseeker's allowance.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what her most recent assessment is of the performance of her Department's contact centre; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the number of people in polygamous marriages who are in receipt of income-related benefits payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps the Government are taking to reduce youth unemployment.

Mr. Hamilton: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations her Department has received on standards of customer service at Jobcentres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2137W, on employment schemes: disabled, under what circumstances disabled...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment her Department has made of the effects of Braille literacy on the employment prospects of people who are visually impaired; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many individuals in each birth cohort, are modelled as having a payback of (a) less than 0.5, (b) between 0.5 and 1, (c) between 1 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what procedures are in place to ensure consistency in work capability assessments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what estimate he has made of the time necessary to restore ITV channels to those homes no longer able to receive them as a result...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of e-legal deposits which would have been made to date had the e-legal deposit regulations come...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many buildings were (a) added to and (b) removed from the Buildings At Risk Register in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with Treasury colleagues on the effect of the abolition of furnished holiday lettings tax relief on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what response he has made to ITV regarding the proposal on its entitlement to a portion of the revenue from the television licence fee;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the state of preservation of war memorials.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with the travel and tourism industry on the effects of single person supplements on tourism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Government spent on (a) marketing Britain overseas and (b) marketing England in the UK in (i) 1997, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of regional variations in the availability of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis approved by the National Institute for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what timetable has been set for increasing the level of payments made to haemophiliacs infected with HIV through contaminated blood products, as referred...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many free prescriptions for patients diagnosed with cancer in Tamworth constituency have been dispensed since the inception of the scheme; and at what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the timetable is for the publication of the report by Professor Sube Banerjee on the use of anti-psychotic drugs; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what waiting time target his Department has set for a person to obtain an appointment at a dental practice which holds a contract to deliver NHS services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of procurement contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies awarded to small businesses in (i) 2006-07, (ii) 2007-08, (iii) 2008-09...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on first-class rail travel for officials in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [Official...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the NHS is taking to improve clinical outcomes from treatment provided to patients diagnosed with (a) major depression, (b) atypical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of (a) medical trainees expected to achieve Certificate of Completion of Training status in each of the next five...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effects on the practical experience gained by medical trainees specialising in surgery of trends in the use of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission a study into the impact of the parallel trade of medicines within the European Union on the supply of medicines in England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of counterfeit medicines entering the UK via a parallel trader were recorded in each month of the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) acute, (b) elderly, (c) mental health, (d) children's (e) maternity and (f) other Nightingale wards have been recorded in Estates...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's involvement in the Conference on Healthcare Associated Infection on 31 October 2008, what assessment he has made of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many reports of suspected adverse reactions to the (a) AHPVA021BA and (b) AHPVA024BA batch of the Cervarix vaccine have been made to the Medicines...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on the report commissioned by his Department from McKinsey and Company on reducing costs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what files held by his Department have been transferred to the National Archives during each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what files held by his Department will be transferred to the National Archives during each of the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what mechanisms are in place for monitoring compliance with (a) National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the value for money of the consultancy work provided to the NHS by Ernst and Young.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on proposals from the Economic Counsellor of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the Oral Surgery Review Committee first met; what the Committee's terms of reference are; how much notice of the meeting was given to members of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether any of his Department's non-departmental public bodies sent representatives to attend one or more political party conferences in 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent on reimbursements of No Cheaper Stock Obtainable concessions in each month between June 2008 and September 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many No Cheaper Stock Obtainable applications from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee were (a) received and (b) granted in each month...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2009, Official Report, column 233W, on the school fruit and vegetable scheme, when the pilot scheme will be complete;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many new cases of (a) stroke and (b) transient ischaemic attack occurred in each primary care trust area in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 765W, on swine flu, who will be responsible for giving housebound patients swine...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to review his policy on the provision of state financial aid for people affected adversely by thalidomide; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the timetable is for the publication of the Government's response to its consultation, "No secrets: guidance on developing and implementing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people received warfarin prescribed by a GP in each primary care trust area in each of the last three years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of overseas outsourcing on the UK labour market.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many times the Business Council for Britain has met in the last four years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what costs the Business Council for Britain has incurred in the last four years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Business Link staff have been disciplined for financial irregularities in each of the last four years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much was spent on (a) standard, (b) business and (c) first class air travel by Business Link in each of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much was spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurants by Business...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses in each constituency have received trade credit insurance under the Working Capital Scheme.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much had been lent by each approved lender under the Enterprise Finances Guarantee scheme since 14 January 2009.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 2067W, on business insurance, what the monetary...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met representatives of small businesses in the last...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many full-time equivalent officials in his Department work on the Pay and Work Rights telephone helpline service.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of calls per calendar month to his Department's Pay and Work Rights telephone...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects to conclude his deliberations on the Gloucester Economic Linkages Project.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of staff of each regional development agency are (a) black and minority ethnic people...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what arrangements pertain to the receipt of hospitality by (a) staff and (b) board members of each regional...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much was paid in bonuses to (a) the Chief Executive and (b) each board member of each regional development...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many meetings the management of Royal Mail has had with the Communication Workers Union (a) since 2007 and (b)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on external advisory services in relation to the Launch Investment...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much has been raised from the sale of assets from the Shareholder Executive portfolio in each of the last four years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on external advisory services in each of the last four years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on each class of air travel in each of the last four years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what expenditure the Shareholder Executive incurred on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the Shareholder Executive spent on staff entertainment in each of the last four years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people were employed in the Corporate Finance Practice of the Shareholder Executive in each of the last four...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many times representatives of the Shareholder Executive have met the Executive's Advisory Group since May 2008.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of progress towards achieving the Government's target for asset sales from the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what his most recent estimate is of the amount owing to the Student Loans Company in repayments and loans; (2)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the proposed sale of the student loans book on (a) the interest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on (i) electricity, (ii) heat, (iii) water and sewerage services and (iv)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2009, on Dartford Creek cable bridge, whether his Department received a letter dated 3 August 2009...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to provide a substantive reply to question 290928 tabled on 9 September 2009 on the power cut at Dartford Creek on 20...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will estimate the cost of extending education maintenance allowance to all school leavers entering further education; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent estimate he has made of the average annual cost to schools of delivering (a) Key Stage 1 and 2 national tests, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to encourage the development and modernisation of the network of European schools in respect of their (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many outreach workers are expected to be employed through the £79 million expenditure for outreach workers up to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the estimated cost is of extending the free early education entitlement to 250,000 extra two year olds; and from which budget...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding he expects to allocate to the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department has contributed to the Travelling to School Initiative in rural areas in each year since the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley had received child trust fund payments on the latest...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department spent on first class rail travel for civil servants in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate has been made of the number of independent financial advisers who will be required to requalify as a result of implementation of the proposals...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason letters sent from his Department in 2009 to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak from (a) the Financial Secretary to the Treasury,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, columns 23-28, on sale of Government assets, what consideration he gave to including all or...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated saving to the public purse is from removing the employer-supported childcare tax and national insurance exemptions.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to businesses of submitting tax returns online in (a) ASCII and (b) XBRL formats.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) requirements and (b) guidance apply to the promotion of tax avoidance schemes by banks in receipt of assistance under the (i) Asset Protection...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what terms and conditions apply to the agreements made by the Government for amnesties for British taxpayers with accounts in (a) Liechtenstein and (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what modelling his Department has undertaken on the likely effects the abolition of furnished holiday lettings tax relief will have on (a) tourism, (b)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what legal advice his Department took in advance of the decision to abolish furnished holiday lettings tax relief.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what consultation his Department undertook with stakeholders in advance of the decision to abolish furnished holiday lettings tax relief.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which will be affected by the abolition of furnished holiday lettings tax relief.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what aerial photography the Valuation Office Agency has obtained for its new Geographical Information System; and whether this information was obtained (a)...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many working tax credit recipients were receiving the 50-plus element on 1 January (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what the Equality and Human Rights Commission's budget for interim staff was in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many staff in each grade employed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission received no pay rise in each of the last two years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which former Ministers have been given leave to take up appointments in the private sector within two years of leaving ministerial office; and which...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what her latest estimate is of the number of (a) households and (b) households in poverty without a landline telephone.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people resident in (a) Vale of York constituency and (b) England were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance on the latest date for which...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when she expects to answer Question 281652, on Civil Service nationality, tabled on 17 June 2009.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of people aged between 16 and 24 years in Montgomeryshire was claiming jobseeker's allowance on the latest date for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 1662W, on LLM Communications, which Minister in his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the responsibilities and remit are of (a) the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, (b) the Homes and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment has been made of the effect of the Community Infrastructure Levy on the burden of regulation on house builders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield of 16 September 2009, Official Report, column 2209W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the Audit Commission has made to Consolidated PR in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 6 May 2009, Official Report, column 230W, on conveyancing: fees and charges, if he will publish the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will undertake a privacy impact assessment of the Valuation Office Agency's automated valuation model and associated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations his Department has received from the Energy Saving Trust on (a) levels of council tax on homes with an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2009, Official Report, column 189, on council tax: valuation, how many proposals were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of local authority councillors who simultaneously hold posts in both tiers of local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the policy of the Homes and Communities Agency is on allowing brownfield land it owns or controls to be used for (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the recent guidance produced by the Audit Commission for local authorities on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in which locations proposed eco-town developments are being considered.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much central government funding will be allocated to support specific developments in the eco-town programme; and over what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much expenditure his Department has incurred on (a) exhibitions and (b) road shows to promote eco-towns.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty dwelling management orders each local authority has issued since their inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans there are to increase access by (a) public sector bodies, (b) delivery bodies and (c) industry groups to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what procedures are used to verify the accuracy of energy performance certificates for existing residential dwellings; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place in the Library a copy of the agreement between his Department and the Energy Saving Trust on the use of Energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department is the lead Government department for policy formulation on commercial (a) energy performance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to page 41 of his Department's publication on the Recast of the energy performance of buildings directive, by...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what financial adjustments were made to the land assets of English Partnerships when they were transferred to the Homes and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Beckenham of 6 October 2008, Official Report, column 304W, on departmental...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether local authorities will receive additional funding to pay for the new responsibilities set out in the Floods and Water...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much programme expenditure was paid via the Government Office for London in the most recent 12 month period for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much programme expenditure was managed by the Government Office for each region in the latest 12 months for which figures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 6 May 2009, Official Report, columns 249-50W, for what reasons media monitoring services were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the budget of the Government Offices Regional Coordination Unit is for 2009-10; how many staff it employs; and what its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) marketing, (b) public relations, (c) advertising and (d) communications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what accreditation schemes for (a) home information packs and (b) home condition reports have been notified to his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on the home information pack programme since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of the home condition reports on the Home Condition Register received subsidy in whole or in part from public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what role the Homes and Communities Agency has in the regional planning process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what framework agreements for the (a) Homes and Communities Agency and (b) Tenants Services Authority are in the process of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Homes and Communities Agency will spend on property and regeneration in each of the next three years; and how much...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 20 July 2009, Official Report, column 813W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what records the Homes and Communities Agency holds of levels of remuneration awarded to members of housing association boards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions his Department has had with the Valuation Office Agency on access by the agency to access property data...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what discussions he has had with the housing and property industry on the extent to which energy performance is reflected in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's most recent estimate is of the level of average annual carbon dioxide emissions for a domestic dwelling...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons local authorities are ineligible for Kickstart Housing Delivery funding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties were available for sale under the (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct and (c) New Build HomeBuy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been spent on (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct, (c) New Build HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) housing associations and (b) local authorities offer Social Homebuy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many completed Social Homebuy transactions there have been since the introduction of the scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reason the Open Market Homebuy scheme has been closed.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on the (a) advertising, (b) marketing and (c) publicising of Open Market Homebuy since the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes have been sold via (a) Rent to HomeBuy, (b) HomeBuy Direct, (c) New Build HomeBuy, (d) MyChoice HomeBuy, (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the objectives are of the Home and Community Agency's Single Conversation process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what research his Department has commissioned into (a) gazundering and (b) gazumping in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of the recent survey by the Tenant Services Authority on attitudes to (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to Cabinet Office guidance on the conduct of the Civil Service during general elections, whether the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent guidance his Department has issued to those of its agencies which are subject to section 138 of the Local Government...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many of his Department's agencies required to introduce a duty to involve under section 138 of the Local Government and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the provisions of the Local Government and Public Involvement in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 6 May 2009, Official Report, columns 246-7W, on the Local Government Information Unit, if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance has been given to local authorities on the hiring of public affairs consultants; and whether the communications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether local partnerships will be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the terms of reference are for the Audit Commission's review of council newspaper advertising; what methodology the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent steps the Audit Commission has taken to inquire into the practice of local authorities taking paid advertising to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which (a) organisations and (b) individuals have submitted responses to the Audit Commission's call for evidence on severance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which data collections from local authorities that were part of the best value performance indicator set and are not part of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to increase public awareness of measures to assist homeowners with mortgage repayments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many households in each Government Office Region have received financial support from the Preventing Repossession Fund...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to his Department's press release of 8 September 2009, on support for homeowners, what forms of advertising were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst of 5 February 2009, Official Report, columns 1435-6W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what effect the rate of retail price index inflation of minus 1.4 per cent. will have on the level of business rates from April...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many hereditaments on the Rating List in England had a SCAT Code of 442 according to records held by the Valuation Office...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his latest estimate is of the percentage change in rateable values between (a) the 2005 and (b) the 2010 draft rating...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of the Valuation Office Agency's guidance on the rating of (a) microgeneration...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reasons a privacy impact assessment has not been undertaken in relation to the 2010 business rates revaluation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) the North East Regional Assembly and its successor body has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department plans to make further revisions to Planning Policy Statement PPS1.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding from the public purse has been given to the (a) Property Codes Compliance Board and (b) Property Ombudsman in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the name and address is of each regional planning body in England; and what the timetable is for regional development...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which areas are receiving reductions in their Growth Point funding compared to original anticipated allocations in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in which local authorities proposals have been made for green belt reviews in each of the most recent regional spatial strategies.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Minister in his Department approved payments from his Department to Shelter for the production of publications about the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding his Department is making available to Shelter as part of the money advice partnership scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his most recent estimate is of the increase in rents in (a) council housing and (b) housing association social housing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities are not eligible to apply for funding from the Local Authority Challenge Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost of the Standards Board for England was for the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the budget of (a) the Standards Board for England and (b) the Adjudication Panel was in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to the public purse has been of the re-branding of the Standards Board for England as Standards for England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the performance of the Tenant Services Authority against its objectives since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reason Tribal Consulting has been employed by his Department to oversee the Total Place initiative; what Tribal's remit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what plans he has for the Working Neighbourhoods Fund after 2010-11.

To ask Her Majesty's Government in the last three months (a) how many injured British soldiers were evacuated to the United Kingdom, (b) how many injured British soldiers were evacuated to other...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not published the report of the academic panel, chaired by Professor David Buckingham of the Institute of Education, on the impact of the commercial...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, as a guarantor power, of the approach of Greek-Cypriots to the Cyprus talks process; whether they draw any conclusions from the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the trend of illegal use of cocaine in the United Kingdom over the past few years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what help they have made available to the British victims of the recent earthquake in south-east Asia.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Egypt concerning the opening of the Rafah crossing.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice is being given to returning officers on whether they should count the votes on the night or on the following day at the next general election; and what...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009 on the employment prospects of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a regulatory impact assessment was conducted before the enforcement of the European Union directive (2005/323/EC) phasing out inefficient incandescent...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, for the purposes of Clause 14 of the Equality Bill, a person disabled by both physical and mental impairment should be treated as having one relevant...

To ask Her Majesty's Government following the opinion expressed by the French Defence Minister, Herve Morin, in Le Monde on 25 September that the European Union will have a permanent military...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effects on consumers of halal meat of legislation in Norway, Sweden and Switzerland forbidding the slaughter of animals by...

To ask Her Majesty's Government following the recent report of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Gaza conflict, whether they will discuss with other United Nations member states the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of Israel to implement the recommendations of the recent report of the United Nations Human Rights Council...

To ask Her Majesty's Government following the report of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the Gaza conflict, what discussions they will hold with the Hamas administration in Gaza.

To ask Her Majesty's Government following the report of the United Nations Environment Programme on the environmental consequences of the Gaza conflict, what action they will take to work with...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which initiatives by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its agencies were advertised in each of the past five years; how much was spent on each; and...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which initiatives by the Ministry of Defence and its agencies were advertised in each of the past five years; how much was spent on each; and which used the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide the Civil Service Commissioners with the power to report to Parliament evidence indicating that the Government were misleading Parliament...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many individuals will be dealt with by HM Revenue and Customs High Net Worth Unit who were identified as a result of the recent agreement with Liechtenstein on...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the work of the Centre for Research and Popular Education in Colombia concerning the human rights of displaced people.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of reports of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial murders, in the Baluchistan province of Pakistan.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the rights of the people of Baluchistan peacefully to advocate or demonstrate in favour of greater autonomy or independence and a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 6 July (WA 107) and having regard to Chapter 14 of Annex H of the Home Office Nationality Instructions,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the UK Border Agency Nationality Instructions refer to the case of Lee Thean Hock (Judicial Review No 25-64-2004 in the Malaysian High Court) as a precedent...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many persons have been detained under the Immigration Acts 1971 and 1988 for over a year on the latest date for which figures are available; and how many of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 5 October (WA 473), whether they have estimated the costs of the Chilcot inquiry; if so, (a) what...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel concerning elected Palestinian parliamentarians held in Israeli prisons.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what regard the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland had to Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 when he made appointments to the Northern Ireland Human...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to pay bonuses to staff in the Northern Ireland Office in the current year; if so, to what percentage of staff; and what is their estimate of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 21 July (WA 353) concerning the Northern Ireland Office's Criminal Justice Directorate, whether...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 21 July (WA 354) concerning the Northern Ireland Appointments Ombudsman, what are the detailed costs of the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the current membership of the Northern Ireland Equality Commission proportionately represents all sections of the community in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Chairman of Committees how much has been spent on refurbishing media facilities in the Palace of Westminster in the past five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether on 21 August a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) patrol came across a republican road checkpoint at Meigh, County Armagh; if so, whether it took...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average length of time taken for the Police Service of Northern Ireland to obtain, for the purposes of an investigation or prosecution, an item of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average length of time taken for An Garda Síochána, the Republic of Ireland police service, to obtain, for the purposes of an investigation...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances a witness statement or a confession taken by An Garda Síochána, the police service in the Republic of Ireland, can be used in a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances a witness statement or a confession taken by the Police Service of Northern Ireland can be used in a court in the Republic of Ireland.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether building contractors' firms with loyalist and republican paramilitary connections at management level have been employed to work on police stations in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government which of the 38 recommendations of the Pearson Report on prisons in Northern Ireland have been implemented; and which will be implemented in the next nine months.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they encourage the building or rebuilding of railway lines over the construction of motorways for environmental reasons.

To ask Her Majesty's Government with reference to the Commission Decision of 13 December 1994 (94/894/EC) relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the activities of the Serious Organised Crime Agency are monitored; by whom; and according to what criteria.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what instructions they have issued or propose to issue to the appropriate authorities concerning the creation of separate cycle and motor vehicle paths in inner cities.

To ask Her Majesty's Government which (a) tsars, and (b) special envoys have been appointed since 27 June 2007; and what are the remits and responsibilities of each.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to provide amenities such as drinking water and waiting areas for visa applicants in visa centres.