Written answers

Mawrth, 20 Hydref 2009

  • Northern Ireland

    • Criminal Damages Compensation 1997

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many successful applications under the Criminal Damages (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) 1997 Order in each of the last five years were...

    • Departmental Procurement

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

      Northern Ireland Independent Monitoring Board

      To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) employed and (b) self-employed members of the public are participating in the work of the Independent Monitoring Board.

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Circuses: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress his Department has made in the development of a new licensing system for travelling circuses; and if he will make a statement.

    • English Heritage: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the (a) minimum, (b) average and (c) maximum price of entry to an English Heritage property was in each year since 1997.

      Football: World Cup

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations he has received on the inclusion of Leeds as a venue in the Football Association's bid to host the 2018 World Cup;...

      Gambling Research, Education and Treatment Foundation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent on re-branding the Responsibility in Gambling Trust into The GREaT (Gambling Research, Education and Treatment)...

      Gambling: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many remote gambling licences have been issued by the Gambling Commission in each year since 2007; and how many such licensed remote...

      Gambling: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the gross gambling yield from remote gambling was in each of the last two years; and how many new player registrations for such...

      Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department has contributed to the impact assessment on the abolition of the furnished holidays letting rules being carried...

      National Lottery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent estimate he has made of the administration costs of each of the National Lottery distributors.

      National Lottery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the income of the National Lottery good causes has been in (a) actual and (b) real terms in each year since the National Lottery...

      National Lottery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the National Lottery has generated in sales in (a) actual and (b) real terms in each year since the National Lottery began.

      National Lottery

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost of the National Lottery Commission has been in (a) actual and (b) real terms in each year since its establishment.

      Playing Fields: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many times Sport England has been consulted on planning applications on playing fields below 0.4 hectares in size since April 2009;...

      Sports: Facilities

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of sports facilities in each region are listed on the Active Places website; and how many unique users the website has...

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Parliament Square: Construction

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission if the Commission will take steps to ensure that contractors digging up and closing Parliament square and...

  • Transport

    • Bus Services: Concessions

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the merits of the introduction of mandatory free companion passes for those who accompany blind or...

    • Cycling: Helmets

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent representations he has received on the wearing of cycle helmets; and if he will make a statement.

      Dartford-Thurrock Crossing: Tolls

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what studies his Department has undertaken on the effect of the 50 per cent. toll rise on the number of vehicles using the Dartford...

      Roads: Speed Limits

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what guidance he has issued to the Highways Agency on the imposition of temporary speed limits on main roads at times when road works are...

      Roads: Speed Limits

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport for what reasons a 50 miles per hour limit on the A1 in the vicinity of the junction with the B1048 was in force in September 2009; and if...

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Domestic Waste: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department has issued any recent guidance to waste collection authorities on charging charity shops for the...

    • Domestic Waste: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which local authorities have expressed a preliminary interest in levying charges for the collection of household waste.

      Domestic Waste: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to publish the summary of responses to his Department's June 2008 consultation on draft guidance on...

      Domestic Waste: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many organisations responded to his Department's consultation on the guidance on the operation of waste incentive charges...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications of the transposition of the revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 1 June 2009, Official Report, columns 8-9W, on waste disposal, if he will place in the Library a...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he proposes to amend (a) enforcement powers and (b) penalties levied in respect of household waste offences...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons no (a) impact assessment and (b) equalities impact assessment was conducted in relation to clauses in the...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent research has been commissioned by his Department into the (a) waste collection and (b) waste disposal...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the adoption of (a) no side waste policies and (b)...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if his Department will accept bids from joint waste authorities to participate in waste collection charge pilot schemes.

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidance the Waste Improvement Network has published on the operation of (a) closed lid policies and (b) no side-waste...

      Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate (a) his Department and (b) the Waste and Resources Action Programme has made of the average capital cost,...

      Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what procedures are followed in deciding what research projects to fund from the Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund.

      Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many applications for (a) Collaborative Offshore Wind Research into the environment and (b) Marine Aggregates Levy...

      Pesticides: Licensing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 9 September 2009, Official Report, column 1919W, on weedkillers, what recent discussions officials...

      River Lymington: Ferries

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he plans to take to protect the Natura 2000 site at the mouth of the Lymington river from damage by commercial...

      Waste and Resources Action Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the total annual cost to the public purse was of (a) the Waste and Resources Action Programme and (b) the Waste...

      Waste and Resources Action Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of the Waste and Resources Action Programme's Waste Prevention Toolkit.

      Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate his Department has made of (a) the amount and (b) the percentage of waste sent to landfill abroad in each of...

      Weed Control: Avon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects on farmers incomes of English Nature discontinuing the practice of weed cutting in...

      Weed Control: Avon

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what expenditure English Nature incurred on weed cutting in the lower Avon Valley in each of the last five years; and if he...

      Weedkillers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will place in the Library copies of the reports his Department has received on the half-life of the herbicide aminopyralid.

      Weedkillers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence between Ministers in his Department and (a) Dow...

      Weedkillers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects of aminopyralid on human health; and if he will make a statement.

  • Health

    • Blood: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have (a) died and (b) contracted sepsis as a result of receiving bacterially contaminated transfused blood components in the last five...

    • Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether NHS dentists are permitted to refuse to provide further treatment to patients if they do not attend for check-ups when advised to do so.

      Dental Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dentists were providing NHS services in (a) Vale of York constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England in each year since 1997; and if he...

      Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2007-08

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will place in the Library a copy of each document in his Department's file EAX/036 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2007-08; and if he...

      Human-Animal Hybrid Embryos

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Human Fertilisation Act 2008 to extend protection to embryos whose statutory storage period...

      In Vitro Fertilisation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued on the requirement to destroy embryos frozen under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (a) 1990 and (b)...

      Low Birthweight Babies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of babies born alive had a birth weight of less than 2.5 kg in (a) England, (b) each strategic health authority area and (c) each...

      NHS Foundation Trusts: Governing Bodies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the average size of the electorate of a foundation hospital governing board; and what the average number of votes cast in...

      Radiotherapy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has evaluated on the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of low-grade brain tumours.

      Social Services: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of social care and support in the Leeds West constituency; and if he will make a statement.

      Social Services: Tamworth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to increase the provision of social care and support in Tamworth constituency.

      Swine Flu: Aviation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will commission research on the effects on swine influenza transmission of the number of cabin air changes per hour during commercial flights; and...

  • Wales

    • Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many external training courses have been attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost of attendance at each such course was.

  • Work and Pensions

    • Carer's Allowance: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in Birmingham Sparkbrook & Small Heath constituency (a) are entitled to and (b) receive carer's allowance.

    • Children: Maintenance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how long on average it takes the Child Support Agency to pass deduction of earning payments on to the recipient parent; and what steps she is...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the average (a) cost of carrying out and (b) time taken to carry out a work capability assessment for the...

      Incapacity Benefit: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2009, Official Report, columns 1287-8, on incapacity benefit, what proportion of incapacity benefit...

      Incapacity Benefit: Employment Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many incapacity benefit claimants in each region she estimates will be migrated to employment support allowance in each quarter until 2013;...

      Incapacity Benefit: Employment Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many assessors (a) there are and (b) there are expected to be in 2010 to assess (i) existing incapacity benefits claimants and (ii) new...

      Industrial Diseases: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of claimants for industrial disease claims for coalminers beat knee and osteoarthritis were refused a claim in the first three...

      Industrial Diseases: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment her Department has made of the incidence of coactivity in claimants when assessing industrial disease claims for coalminers...

      Industrial Diseases: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what health assessment process her Department uses to assess industrial disease claims for coalminers beat knee and osteoarthritis.

      Industrial Diseases: Compensation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what use her Department makes of the WOMAC index questionnaire in assessing industrial disease claims for coalminers' beat knee and osteroarthritis.

      Jobcentre Plus: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many dedicated mental health experts are working in the Jobcentre Plus network.

      Pensioners: Poverty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent estimate she has made of the number of pensioners living in poverty in Leeds West constituency; and if she will make a statement.

      Pensions: Costs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the effect on the Exchequer of a change in the eligibility age for the state retirement pension for (a) men and...

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what her most recent estimate is of the likely effect of the new Work Capability Assessment on the proportion of existing incapacity benefit...

      Work Capability Assessment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what percentage of applicants in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland (i) failed and (ii) failed with no points the work capability...

  • Home Department

    • 62 South Eaton Place

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what date the home information pack for 62 South Eaton Place was updated to reflect the fact that the freehold was being sold with the...

    • 62 South Eaton Place

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether a property information questionnaire has been produced as part of the home information pack for 62 South Eaton Place.

      Alcoholic Drinks: Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many shopkeepers were prosecuted in (a) England, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) Leeds North West for selling alcohol to underage drinkers...

      Anti-Semitism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what estimate he has made of the number of anti-Semitic attacks during Jewish high holy days in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009; and if he will...

      Antisocial Behaviour Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders were issued to people (a) under and (b) over the age of 18 years in (i) England and (ii) North East...

      Antisocial Behaviour: Crime Prevention

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what recent estimate he has made of the number of mosquito ultrasonic devices in use in (a) London and (b) England; (2) if he will...

      Asylum

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases have been (a) dealt with and (b) concluded under the legacy casework programme.

      Closed Circuit Television

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on implementation of the National CCTV Strategy; and if he will make a statement.

      Crime: Enfield

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of crime were recorded in Enfield North constituency in each year since 1997.

      Crime: Leeds

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of crime were recorded in Leeds North West constituency in each year since 1997.

      Departmental Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on which initiatives of his Department and its agencies expenditure on advertising has been incurred in each of the last five years; how much...

      Departmental Procurement

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

      Departmental Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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.

      Departmental Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department spent on (a) train travel, (b) hotels and (c) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in his Department...

      Disadvantaged People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the purpose of the Adults Facing Chronic Exclusion pilot is; how much funding under the pilot has been (a) distributed to and (b)...

      Disadvantaged People

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of progress made under the Adults Facing Chronic Exclusion pilot to date; to what areas of expenditure...

      Drug Seizures: London Airports

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much cocaine has been seized at (a) Gatwick and (b) Heathrow airport in each month since April 2009.

      Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average time taken by the UK Border Agency was from the receipt of an application from a European national for permanent residence...

      Entry Clearances

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what target his Department has set for the average length of time for the UK Border Agency to determine applications for leave to remain...

      Entry Clearances: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average it took for a visa to be issued following a successful appeal against a visa refusal in the last three months.

      Offenders: Mentally Ill

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of people arrested were deemed to have mental health problems in the latest period for which figures are available.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serving (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers were arrested for (i) drug-related offences, (i) offences...

      Police Stations

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many police stations there were in each police force area in (a) each of the last five years and (b) each of the last 12 months,...

      Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been convicted of offences under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000; if he will commission research into...

      Roads: Accidents

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answers of 17 June 2009, Official Report, columns 295-6W, on road accidents, what the estimated cost in police time of...

  • Defence

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what visits each of the Ministers in his Department has made to Afghanistan in each of the last 12 months.

    • Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

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

      Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK armed forces rounds of ammunition of each type have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in Afghanistan in each month since 2001.

      Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

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

      Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many UK weapons of each type have been (a) lost and (b) stolen in Afghanistan in each month since 2001.

      Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving armed forces personnel are awaiting (a) reconsideration of a decision on their claim under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme and...

      Armed Forces: Cadets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much will be spent on pay for adult instructors in the cadet force in the next six months.

      Armed Forces: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many drug tests for each class of drugs on (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF personnel from each regiment produced positive results in each quarter...

      Armed Forces: Foreigners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many citizens from (a) British Overseas Territories and (b) Crown Dependencies are serving in the British armed forces.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many cases of carbon monoxide poisoning were reported as occurring in services accommodation in each of the last five years.

      Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many engineers are contracted by Modern Housing Solutions to undertake work on service accommodation; and at what cost.

      Armed Forces: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) overpayments and (b) underpayments of salary there were to armed forces personnel in each month since January 2008; and of what total...

      Departmental Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many press officers his Department has.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of his Department's staff received annual remuneration, including benefits, of £100,000 or more in the last year for which figures are...

      Departmental Training

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many external training courses were attended by staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of each course.

      European Fighter Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Typhoon aircraft are expected to be mothballed after delivery to the Royal Air Force.

      General Richard Dannatt

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his consent was sought for substantive discussions between General Richard Dannatt and the right hon. Member for Witney while the General was a...

      Government Communications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many staff in his Department (a) are classified as Government communicators and (b) have access to the Government Communications Network.

      Iraq and Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many serving soldiers have injuries sustained during operations in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.

      Mediterranean Region: Navy

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy personnel have taken part in Operation Active Endeavour in the last two years.

      Military Aircraft

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he has given to improving helicopter support to front line services by (a) providing short refresher courses to recently retired...

      Military Attachés

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to which UK embassies in the Middle East a defence attaché is deployed.

      Parachute Regiment: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members there are of the Parachute Regiment; and how many of them are combat available in the parachute role.

      Territorial Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effect of the decision to reduce Territorial Army (TA) training on (a) the morale of members of the TA, (b) the...

      Territorial Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army reservists live in (a) Pembrokeshire and (b) Wales.

      Territorial Army

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his Department plans to reduce levels of training of Territorial Army recruits.

  • Justice

    • Criminal Justice System

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in each age group entered the criminal justice system for the first time in each year since 1997.

    • Cybercrime

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to prevent people in prison issuing threats through the internet.

      Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how long on average it has taken for appeals against refusal of employment and support allowance to be heard in the last 12 months.

      General Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what proportion of costs to local authorities of administrating a general election poll are refunded by central Government grant.

      Homicide

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people have pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in each of the last five years; (2)...

      Land: Registration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what consideration he has given to the expansion of the programme of compulsory land registration; and if he will make a statement.

      Legal Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for legal aid from residents of (a) Devon, (b) East Devon constituency and (c) England there have been in each of the last five...

      Legal Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for legal aid there have been from residents of (a) Derbyshire, (b) Chesterfield constituency and (c) England in each of the...

      Legal Aid: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what criteria are used to determine eligibility for legal aid.

      Magistrates Courts: Closures

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many magistrates courts have been closed in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas in each year since 1997.

      Offenders: Mental Health

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate his Department has made of the number of offenders subject to a custodial sentence who have previously been given a conditional discharge;...

      Prisoners: Location

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were held in prisons more than 50 miles from normal place of residence at the latest date for which figures are available.

      Prisons: Parole Board for England and Wales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners serving sentences of life imprisonment at HMP Standford Hill are waiting for an oral parole board hearing.

      Prisons: Politics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what recent steps he has taken to tackle radicalisation in prisons; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of such measures; (2)...

      Robbery: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people aged (a) 10 to 12, (b) 13 to 15, (c) 16 to 17, (d) 18 to 20 and (e) 21 or more years old in each police force area were convicted of...

      Sexual Offences: Sentencing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been given indefinite sentences for sexual offences committed when they were under the age of 18 years in each year since 2000.

      Sexual Offences: Young Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many Schedule 1 offenders there are; and how many of them committed the relevant offence when under the age of 18-years.

  • International Development

    • Cayman Islands: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much the Government has spent on post-hurricane reconstruction efforts in the Cayman Islands since September 2008.

    • Consolidated Contractors Corporation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) meetings, (b) communications and (c) other contacts Ministers and officials in his Department have had with the...

      Departmental Procurement

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what percentage of procurement contracts his Department awarded to small businesses in (a) 2006-07, (b) 2007-08, (c) 2008-09 and...

      Developing Countries

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) how much his Department plans to spend on social protection programmes in developing countries (a) bilaterally and (b) through...

      Developing Countries: Debt

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent steps he has taken to help developing countries to reduce their debt.

      Global Environment Facility: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding the Government have contributed to the Global Environment Facility in each of the last 10 years.

      Overseas Aid: Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent support his Department has given to developing countries to develop (a) broadband, (b) wireless internet and (c) other...

      Overseas Territories: Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the participation of the UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean Community Climate...

      Overseas Territories: Nature Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what outcomes were reached at the conservation conference hosted by the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Conservation Forum held in June.

      Pakistan: Internally Displaced Persons

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department has provided to those who were displaced from and are returning to the Swat district of Pakistan.

      Vietnam: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid his Department plans to send to victims of the recent flooding in Vietnam.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Iran's Nuclear Programme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of the development of Iran's nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement.

    • Afghanistan

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on the new UK foreign policy strategy for Afghanistan.

      Trade Unions: Iraq

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the Government's policy is on trade union rights in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.

      Gaza

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure early consideration by the United Nations of the report of the United Nations fact finding...

      European Parliament

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's work with political groups in the European Parliament.

      Non-proliferation Treaty

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the 2010 non-proliferation treaty review conference.

      West Bank

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the United States Administration on the security situation in the West Bank.

      EU Budget

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of progress towards reform of the EU budget; and if he will make a statement.

      Macedonia

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government are providing support to the Government of Macedonia in their application for membership of the European...

      Economic Recovery: EU

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the co-ordination of policy on the EU's economic recovery...

      Zimbabwe

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the progress of the Government of National Unity in Zimbabwe.

      Bahrain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest assessment is of the state of relations between the UK and the Government of Bahrain.

      Children: Kidnapping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of children abducted from the UK in each of the last five years who are being held in...

      Children: Kidnapping

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage the Government of Japan to sign the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Government of (a) Cyprus, (b) Greece and (c) Turkey on cancelling of the annual...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for progress towards a settlement in Cyprus of the policy of the new PASOK...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of progress on the negotiations towards a settlement in Cyprus; and if he will make a...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with international partners on the funding of a possible settlement in Cyprus; and if he will...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of progress in the opening of the Limnitis crossing point in Cyprus; and if he will make a...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the Famagusta Mayors' proposals to restore the historic walls of Famagusta and to...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent progress has been made on the planned erection and unveiling of a memorial in Northern Cyprus to British people...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of recent progress in the remaining phases of the opening of the Ledra Street crossing point in...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent progress has been made by the UN committee on missing persons in Cyprus in recovering and identifying remains of...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what grants the UK has given to the UN missing persons committee in Cyprus since its inception; if he will make an assessment of...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make an estimate of the value of the cessation of the division in Cyprus in terms of (a) gross domestic product for...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the likely consequences of the withdrawal of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus in...

      Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold discussions with the European Commission on the co-ordination of the consideration of bids for funding for the...

      Cyprus: British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the number of British nationals resident in Cyprus (a) north and (b) south of the Green...

      Cyprus: Politics and Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received reports of the (a) hacking of the e-mails of the UN special representative in Cyprus and (b)...

      Northern Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest estimate is of the total compensation paid by the Immovable Property Commission in northern Cyprus; and if he...

      Northern Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of allegations of Turkish Army outlets undercutting prices charged by Turkish Cypriot businesses in...

      Northern Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) Turkish and (b) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus troops in Northern...

      Northern Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the disbursement of the €259 million package of EU assistance to Northern Cyprus; and if he...

      Northern Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which projects (a) contracted and (b) completed in Northern Cyprus have been funded from the 259 million euro of EU provided...

      Turkey

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Turkey on permission for UN Committees on Missing Persons teams to work in...

      Turkey: Northern Cyprus

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the financial subsidies given by the government of Turkey to the Turkish Republic of Northern...

      Turkey: Varnava

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policy of the judgment of the European Court of Human...

      United Arab Emirates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the objectives are of UK foreign policy to the United Arab Emirates.

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Council Housing: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much has been received gross in council tax receipts in (a) cash and (b) real terms by each local authority in England in...

    • Council Housing: Sutton

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to respond to the points raised by the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam during the summer recess adjournment...

      Council Housing: Waiting Lists

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to publish updated data on the number of households on local authorities' housing waiting lists; and if he will...

      Council Tax

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties in each local authority district are in council tax band (a) A and (b) B.

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government under what circumstances the Valuation Office Agency will review the council tax banding of a dwelling upon the request of an...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many dwellings have had their property attributes updated by the Valuation Office Agency as a result of data obtained from...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code, broken down by...

      Council Tax: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many properties in Forest of Dean district are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value...

      Departmental Dismissal

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

      Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 656W, on Tony...

      Departmental Rail Travel

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department and its predecessors spent on first class rail travel for officials in each of the last three years; and...

      Eco-towns

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has spent on the eco-town programme since its inception.

      Fire Engines: Sales

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which Minister took the decision to dispose of the Green Goddess fire engines used to provide emergency fire cover.

      Home Information Packs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment has been made of the effect of increasing the personal search fee for the local land charges register on the...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what timetable has been set for the publication of the results of the second stage of his Department's review on the extent and...

      Housing: Construction

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which local planning authorities responded to the Government's review on the extent and impact of housing development on garden...

      Housing: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what role Ordnance Survey has in the geo-referencing of the property database held by the Valuation Office Agency.

      Housing: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the spending of grants provided for tenant participation in...

      Housing: Public Consultation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding his Department has allocated to tenant participation in local housing authorities in each of the last three years.

      Housing: Regeneration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the timetable is for the review of the allocations to Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders; and what funding has been...

      Housing: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in what circumstances a proposal submitted to the Valuation Office Agency to reduce the banding of a dwelling is (a) considered...

      Housing: Valuation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what obligations there are on property owners to respond to requests from the Valuation Office Agency to complete questionnaires...

      LLM Communications

      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, for what reasons the Department...

      Lobbying

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent guidance his Department has issued to its (a) special advisers, (b) civil servants and (c) policy advisers on 12...

      Local Authority Business Growth Incentives Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for what reason the Local Authority Business Growth Incentive funding scheme funding has been reduced to £50 million for...

      Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment has been made of progress in the operation of two-tier pathfinders; and if he will place in the Library a copy...

      Local Government Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will place in the Library a copy of the underlying wage data (the ASHE Dataset) used as the basis of the calculation for...

      Local Government: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate his Department has made of the number of local authorities which publish a weekly municipal newspaper.

      Local Government: Publicity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which (a) individuals and (b) organisations responded to his Department's consultation on the Code of Conduct on Local...

      Mortgages: Government Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 14 May 2009, Official Report, column 1007W, on mortgages: Government assistance, which lenders are...

      Muslim Council of Britain

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what dates Ministers in his Department have met representatives of the Muslim Council of Britain in the last 12 months.

      National Housing and Planning Advice Unit

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what research projects the National Housing and Planning Advice Unit is carrying out; and if he will make a statement.

      National Housing and Planning Advice Unit: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the National Housing and Planning Advice unit spent on staff costs in each of the last three years.

      Non-Domestic Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the value was of unpaid business rates (a) uncollected and (b) written off in each of the last five years in England.

      Non-Domestic Rates

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many firms eligible for small business rate relief were not claiming it on the latest date for which figures are available.

      Non-Domestic Rates: Greater London

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) of 10 January 2008, Official Report,...

      Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning applications were made in each district and single-tier authority in the last 12 month period for which...

      Playing Fields: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what planning guidance has been produced by his Department on using (a) green belt, (b) countryside and (c) open space for...

      Public Sector Relocation Independent Review

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what use has been made of the dataset of revaluations produced for the Lyons Review by the Valuation Office Agency since the...

      Regional Development Agencies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on what date regional development agencies will commence their roles as regional planning bodies.

      Social Rented Housing: Standards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received on the decision to reduce Decent Homes funding; and if he will make a statement.

      Starbucks: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many planning appeals relating to the establishment of Starbucks coffee shops have been considered by the Planning...

      Tony Clements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether Mr Tony Clements played a role in drafting the letter sent by the Minister for Housing and Planning to the Leader of Her...

      Town and Country Planning Act 1990

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times the power contained in section 79, paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 has been...

      Travelling People: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what level of grant aid was provided to each local authority for improving Gypsy and Traveller sites in each of the last five...

      Travelling People: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the spending of grants provided to local authorities to improve...

      Travelling People: Caravan Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has received any (a) letters and (b) other communication requesting anonymity of representation in planning...

      Valuation Office: ICT

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of the Valuation Office Agency's domestic property attribute data has been digitised; what the targets for full...

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Children: Databases

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which Minister has responsibility for the security of data held on the ContactPoint database.

    • Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) with reference to page 14 of the Ofsted report Learning lessons from serious case reviews: year 2, how many of the 38 deaths...

      Children: Social Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the Ofsted report entitled Learning lessons from serious case reviews: year 2, what steps he is taking in...

      Departmental Advertising

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on newspaper advertising carried in each newspaper in the most recent year for which figures are...

      Departmental Consultants

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his latest estimate is of expenditure by his Department and its predecessor on all forms of consultancy for each (a) year...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which officials in his Department write the tweets on his Department's Twitter site.

      Departmental NDPBs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what budget his Department has agreed with each of its non-departmental bodies for the period 2009 to 2011.

      Departmental Public Expenditure

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to table 8.4 of his Department's annual report for 2009, which individual programmes and corresponding allocations...

      Education: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what resources from which standards funds have been allocated by his Department in the last 12 months.

      Pupils: Migration

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the level of pupil mobility in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education...

      Social Workers: Young Offender Institutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many social workers have worked full-time in young offender institutions in each year since 1997.

      Vetting: Appeals

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people convicted of each type of offence have successfully appealed against automatic barring from working with children.

  • Treasury

    • Adjudicator's Office

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what training staff of the Adjudicator's Office receive in respect of handling (a) complaints and (b) applications for compensation.

    • Consolidated Contractors Corporation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) meetings, (b) communications and (c) other contacts Ministers and officials in his Department have had with the Consolidated Contractors...

      Council of Economic Advisers: Departmental Responsibilities

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the job specification and terms of reference for members of his Department's Council of Economic Advisers who have...

      Departmental ICT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what IT systems have been in development for use within his Department in the last five years, what the reasons for the development of each system are; how...

      Economic Situation: Leeds

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the recession on the economy in Leeds West constituency; and if he will make a statement.

      Financial Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority on the social usefulness of activities of the financial services sector.

      Government: Assets

      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 valuation his Department placed in October...

      Inheritance Tax: Housing

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2009, Official Report, column 967W, on Taxation: Valuation Office, how many inheritance tax valuations submitted by...

      Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines: Financial Services

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 1WS, on delegated legislation (counter terrorism), how many...

      Research and Development Tax Credit

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent representations he has received on the research and development tax credit.

      Taxation: Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people obtained relief under the furnished holiday letting rules for occupancy rates of (a) 10, (b) 15, (c) 20 and (d) more than 25 weeks in...

      Taxation: Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether following the abolition of the furnished holiday letting rules owners of self-catering cottages and owners of bed and breakfast establishments will...

      Taxation: Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions his Department has had with European Commission on the furnished holiday letting rules; and if he will make a statement.

      Taxation: Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) organisations and (b) individuals have made representations against his plans to amend the furnished holiday letting rules since those plans...

      Taxation: Holiday Accommodation

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of holiday cottages owned by those who will be affected by his proposed amendments to the furnished holiday letting...

      Valuation Office

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a gateway review was undertaken in relation to the Valuation Office Agency's Geographical Information System.

      Valuation Office: Data Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Ludlow (Mr Dunne) of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2134W, on the Valuation Office: data...

      Valuation Office: Data Protection

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Ludlow of 14 September 2009, Official Report, column 2134W, on the Valuation Office: data protection, since...

      Valuation Office: Land Registry

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Valuation Office Agency has spent on the Land Registry Direct service since February 2007.

      Valuation Office: Training

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2009, Official Report, column 1514W, on the Valuation Office: training, what the content of the Euclidian programme is.

      Welfare Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect on public expenditure of removing the second income threshold on tax credits and applying a consistent taper rate of (a) 40...

      Welfare Tax Credits

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect on the Exchequer of reducing the income disregard for tax credits from £25,000 to (a) £2,500 and (b) £0 in...

      Low Birthweight Babies

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of babies born in each primary care trust area were of low birth weight in the period since 1997.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Charities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 12 May 2009, Official Report, columns 690-92W, on charities: insolvency, (1) how many registered charities have declared...

    • Charities: Government Assistance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what support her Department has made available to charities in the Leeds area during the recession; and if she will make a statement.

      Internet: Advertising

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when the (a) Central Sponsor for Information Assurance and (b) Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure was informed that trials of 121...

      Lord Ashcroft

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on which dates her Department passed material to the Information Commissioner in connection with the Freedom of Information request lodged by the hon....

      Performing Arts

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance her Department has issued to (a) executive agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies on the hiring from public funds of...

      Teenage Pregnancy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many maternities of mothers aged under 20 years there were in each constituency in England in each year since 1997.

      Telephone Services

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the Government's policy is on call charges by Government Departments for hon. Members for use of a telephone hotline on behalf of their...

      Unemployment: Chelmsford

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many people aged between 16 and 24 years in (a) Chelmsford local authority area and (b) West Chelmsford constituency had been unemployed for...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Gangmasters: Telephone Services

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what mechanism exists for his Department's Pay and Work Rights telephone helpline service to work in conjunction with...

    • Gangmasters: Telephone Services

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he has taken to publicise his Department's Pay and Work Rights telephone helpline service to vulnerable...

      Higher Education: Admissions

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many school students from Leeds West constituency entered higher education in the academic year 2008-09.

      Higher Education: Greater London

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of school leavers from each London borough went on to begin a university course in each of the last...

      Higher Education: Radicalism

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to minimise the influence of extremist Islamic activists in universities.

      Higher Education: Student Numbers

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) UK and (b) overseas students there were at each university in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2007-08 and (iii) 2008-09.

      Lord Truscott

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will place in the Library a copy of the minutes of each meeting held between officials in his Department and...

      Low Carbon Industrial Strategy

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for what reasons copies of the Low Carbon Industrial Strategy were not placed in the Vote Office after publication on...

      National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the (a) income and (b) expenditure of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts was in each...

      National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts: Party Conferences

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts sought approval from his Department to attend the...

      National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts: Party Conferences

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what costs were incurred by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts in attending the (a) Liberal...

      Post Offices

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with Post Office Ltd on the future of the Network Change programme; and if he will...

      Public Bodies: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the return profit from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts' portfolio of investments was...

      Royal Mail: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will make an assessment of the merits of the proposal by the Communication Workers Union that the dispute with...

      Students: Nationality

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students on university courses were (a) UK nationals, (b) Republic of Ireland nationals and (c) foreign...

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Carbon Reduction Commitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the projected emissions savings of 1.2 million tonnes of carbon per year by 2020...

    • Carbon Reduction Commitment: Local Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the base year is for carbon dioxide emissions for local authorities under the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme.

      Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions Ministers from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland's devolved Administrations have been included in the UK...

      Committee on Climate Change

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for what reasons the Committee on Climate Change's first annual report to Parliament was not available in the Vote Office to hon....

      Electricity

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to encourage the Distribution Network Operators to meet climate change targets.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what targets his Department has for the reduction of end-user energy consumption.

      Energy: Conservation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to reduce end-user energy consumption.

      Nuclear Generation Sites

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what analysis the Government has conducted of the effects of (a) sea level rises and (b) storm surges on present and planned civil...

  • House of Lords

    • Alcohol: Young People

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in order to help curb alcohol abuse by young people, they will consider trebling the excise duty on strong cider so as to bring it broadly into line with...

    • Armed Forces: Aircraft Carriers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures have been taken to maintain aircraft carrier operating capabilities during the deployment of Joint Force Harrier on Operation Herrick in Afghanistan....

      Armed Forces: RAF Brize Norton

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether parents of service personnel are allowed access to the Brize Norton military base to collect their offspring on arrival from overseas duties or deliver...

      Armed Forces: Travel Expenses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the arrangements for payment of excess baggage charges when service personnel use commercial airlines on returning from home leave to base carrying their...

      Banking: Lloyds TSB and HBOS

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of their facilitation of the takeover of HBOS by Lloyds Bank and their 43 per cent holding in the merged company, they will resist any...

      Benefits

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering setting a level of income above which no-one can claim social care benefits.

      Department for Children, Schools and Families: Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many officials work in the Young People Directorate of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

      Department for Communities and Local Government: Office Repainting

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of repainting the private office of Ms Hazel Blears upon her resignation as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

      Government Initiatives: Advertising

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which initiatives of HM Treasury or its agencies have been advertised in each of the past five years; how much was spent in each case; and which were carried out...

      Health: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent advice has been published by the Chief Medical Officer and the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence on the side-effects of prescribed drugs.

      Health: Drugs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to increase patients' awareness of the potential withdrawal symptoms of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

      Health: Haemophilia

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to hold a debate on the Department of Health's response to the report of the Independent Public Inquiry, headed by Lord Archer of Sandwell, into...

      Health: Hydration

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether patients entering NHS hospitals can request that their hydration is not stopped by doctors, nurses or other healthcare professions; and, if so, how.

      Health: Sedation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether patients entering NHS care may specify in advance that they do not consent to be treated by continuous deep sedation; and, if so, how.

      House of Lords: Fair Trade Goods

      To ask the Chairman of Committees which fair trade goods and produce the House of Lords Refreshment Department purchases; and what plans the department has to expand these.

      Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest forecast of the number of homes which will be built in 2009; and how that compares with previous years.

      Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans there are for relaxing planning regulations and rules to allow more homes to be built on greenfield sites.

      Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what incentives are being provided to private landlords and developers to build more houses to rent; and what other measures they are considering to increase the...

      Housing: Enabling Development

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the rules and guidelines regarding "enabling development". To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a mechanism which requires the owner of a...

      NHS: IT Strategy

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish updated annexes for the National Programme for IT in the NHS: Benefits Statement 2006—07 to show (a) how far the programme has been...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in today's prices, how many men and how many women will be eligible in (a) 2020, (b) 2030, (c) 2040 and (d) 2050 for the state earnings-related pension scheme or...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many men and women would require pension credit by (a) 2020, (b) 2030, (c) 2040 and (d) 2050 if the basic state pension and the state second pension were...

      Pensions

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what would be the net cost of ensuring that everyone with a full basic state pension in (a) 2020, (b) 2030, (c) 2040 and (d) 2050 received sufficient state second...

      Police: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 20 December 2004 (WA 113) and by Lord Rooker on 16 July 2007 (WA 6—7) relating to an...

      Police: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 20 December 2004 (WA 113) and by Lord Rooker on 16 July 2007 (WA 6—7) relating to an...

      Police: Northern Ireland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answers by Baroness Ashton of Upholland on 20 December 2004 (WA 113) and by Lord Rooker on 16 July 2007 (WA 6—7) relating to an...

      Post Office: Armed Forces

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on morale within Her Majesty's Armed Forces of withdrawing the British Forces Post Office from units in mainland Europe.

      Rights of Way: Maps

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect the rights of way stakeholder working group on the updating of the definitive map and the 2026 cut-off date to report as intended before the...

      Taxation: Inheritance Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the costs of increasing the inheritance tax threshold to £1 million for each of the next five years. To ask Her...

      Tote: Sale

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make it a requirement of the sale of the Tote that the new owners consider the employment of those who work at the Tote's headquarters in Wigan;...

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