Mercher, 25 Tachwedd 2009
To ask the Solicitor-General how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants from the Law Officers Departments will be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in an...
To ask the Solicitor-General if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the co-ordination of arrangements for the prosecution of cases of fraud.
To ask the Solicitor-General what recent progress has been made on national implementation of integrated prosecution teams.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the reasons were for the closing off of one lane on the southbound carriageway of the M18 motorway on 24 October 2009, north and south...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the purpose is of fixed cameras on the M5 motorway.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much Network Rail has spent on consultants in each year since the company was placed in the public sector.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he plans to seek advice from the European Commission on his Department's decision on whether to approve proposals on the relaxation...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what level of Government subsidy has been available to each train operator in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what proposals his Department has issued on making metric measurements mandatory on road signs warning of or imposing height...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport, how many speed cameras there were in Norwich, North constituency on the latest date for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Defence the provision of healthcare and housing for members of the armed forces based in Scotland who...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the recommendations of the final report of the Commission on Scottish Devolution; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the application of the provisions of the Digital Economy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on assistance for small businesses in Scotland from banks in which UK Financial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which (a) individuals other than Ministerial colleagues and officials of his Department and (b) organisations he met in an official capacity in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of providing official cars for the use of (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary regarding immigration into Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much money from the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (a) was allocated to each local authority in 2008-09 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the research project commissioned by his Department on the effects of electronic training aids on the welfare...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many genetically modified food trials the Government has licensed (a) in each region and (b) for each species in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment has been made of the compatibility of the horse-riding activities which form part of the Appleby Horse Fair...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what mechanisms are in place to ensure that police are trained to enforce EC regulations 338/97 and 865/2006 on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many local authorities provide evidence to his Department on the enforcement of the Pet Animals Act 1951 Model Standards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps he has taken to enable private sewers to be transferred to water and sewerage undertakers; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many local authorities applied to his Department for funding to support local wildlife facilities in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effect of revisions to the schedule of restricted species of dangerous wild animals...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce legislative proposals to limit the remuneration of directors of banks with deposit-taking licences to 10 times the average wage paid to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what estimate he has made of the proportion...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the revenue which would be raised by treating all capital gains accruing to companies as income and taxing them at the appropriate...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assets of his Department are planned to be sold in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14; what the (a) description and (b) book value of each such asset...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what mechanism the activities of HM Treasury and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to tackle the recession are co-ordinated.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what efficiency savings projects (a) his Department and (b) its agencies put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each such...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been made to his Department by its staff since 6 June 2006.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g) vegetables and (h) fruit...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of legal (i) representation and (ii) advice sought by his Department and its agencies in each year since May 1997.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which (a) individuals other than ministerial colleagues and officials of his Department and (b) organisations he met in an official capacity in the week...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by his Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by executive agencies and non-departmental public...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred under each such contract in each of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of staff of his Department, its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies work flexibly or part-time; and what his...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his assessment is of the proposals in the Financial Services Authority's Retail Distribution Review, with particular reference to their effects on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent steps his Department has taken to implement the findings of the Thoresen Review of generic financial advice which the Government have accepted.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what cost-benefit analyses his Department carried out to assess the value for money of the issuance of a sterling sukuk; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many properties are recorded with each individual (a) dwellinghouse code and (b) value significant code in the local authority area of South...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the tax revenues likely to be raised as a consequence of the treatment for income tax purposes of all capital gains accruing to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent assessment is of the effects of quantitative easing on levels of high street credit; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation is planned for the implementation of the Clear Line of Sight Project.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with each of his Cabinet colleagues on plans for the next comprehensive spending review; when he expects to announce the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the tax revenue which would be raised by limiting tax relief on pension contributions to the basic rate of income tax only for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the tax revenues likely to be raised as a consequence of the ending of tax relief on professional subscriptions paid by accountants and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will assess the effect of tax competition in the European Union on revenues to the UK Exchequer; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has received recent representations on the foreclosure by Ulster Bank on (a) building contractors and (b) small businesses.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what proportion of the £9.325 billion public sector funding package for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been spent since 2005-06.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what efficiency savings projects her Office put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each such project was initiated; how much...
To ask the Minister for the Olympics what funding her Office has allocated to third sector organisations to develop their sporting facilities as part of the plans for the legacy from the London...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to his contribution of 15 October 2009, Official Report, column 466, how many Mastiff 2 and Ridgeback armoured vehicles military forces...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops are involved in the training of Afghan security forces in Helmand province.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to increase the amount of training forces personnel receive in counter-insurgency measures relevant to combat operations in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the answer of 10 November 2009, Official Report, column 223W, on armed forces: accommodation, what the maximum sum payable under (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the protection offered to servicemen's testicles by body armour in current use; (2) whether his Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what medical service and readjustment programmes were provided to wounded soldiers returning from Afghanistan in each year since 2001; what his planned...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many servicemen have lost one or both testicles as a result of injuries received on operations in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure his Department and its agencies have incurred on external legal advice and representation in each year since 1997; and for what purposes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding his Department has allocated for (a) year-end and (b) in-year bonuses for staff in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the role is of the European Defence Agency; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has responded to the European Defence Agency's Capability Development Plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what funding from the public purse has been provided to the European Defence Agency in each year since 2005; what assessment he has made of its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the effects of the creation of a European air transport fleet on (a) jobs, (b) income and (c) military operational...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role the UK will play in relation to the European initiative on naval interoperability; and what the principle objectives are of this initiative.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants from his Department will be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many domestic flights within Great Britain officials of his Department took in an official capacity in 2008-09; and at what cost to the public purse.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what efficiency savings projects his Department put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each such project was initiated; how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g) vegetables and (h) fruit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors his Department's website received in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which (a) individuals other than Ministerial colleagues and officials of his Department and (b) organisations he met in an official capacity in the week...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by his Department in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil servants in scientific posts there are in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what estimate he has made of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g) vegetables and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his most recent estimate is of the cost under each budget heading of implementing his Department's proposals for devolution of policing and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were in receipt of bereavement benefit in 2008-09; what the total amount paid was; and in what percentage of cases the benefit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were in receipt of housing benefit in Norwich North constituency on the latest date for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will estimate the tax cost of doubling the winter fuel allowance for people who have retired.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Canadian citizens have sought the protection or assistance of British embassies and high commissions in the last 12...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what estimate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to oppose a free trade agreement between the EU and Colombia unless human rights in Colombia are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what expenditure his Department and its agencies have incurred on external legal advice and representation in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by his Department in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what bonus schemes for its staff his Department operates; and what the purpose is of those schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his Department's officials have (a) been reprimanded, (b) had their contract of employment terminated and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what weight of paper his Department recycled in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for the UK of the report on promoting parliamentary diplomacy produced by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of Gibraltar on (a) the application of the European Convention on Human...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to which functions the Government Hospitality Fund provided services in 2008-09; and which Department hosted each such event.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much was spent by Government Hospitality in 2008-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received of higher than usual (a) birth and (b) other health defects in the population of Fallujah,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of conditions in Camp Ashraf, Iraq, with particular reference to (a) access for (i) doctors and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's assessment is of the status in international law of the residents of Camp Ashraf, Iraq; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy at the UN General Assembly on the Goldstone report on the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict is; what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reason the United Kingdom abstained from the vote in the UN General Assembly on a resolution endorsing the findings of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his most recent assessment is of (a) the effectiveness of the National Independent Electoral Commission and (b) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on levels of human trafficking in Somalia; and what discussions he has had with his Somali...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 2 November 2009, Official Report, column 666W, on Somalia: piracy, if he will place in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what aims and objectives he has set for UK foreign policy in respect of the United Arab Emirates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been made to his Department by its staff since 6 June 2006.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent assessment the UK Statistics Authority has made of the accuracy of the population projections at the 20-year range which it and its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects the Committee on the Medical Aspects of Radiation to publish its review of the incidence of childhood cancers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what the average cost has been of a unit of electricity supplied to domestic dwellings in each year since 1997; (2) how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what the average cost has been of a unit of gas supplied to domestic dwellings in each year since 1997; (2) what estimate he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what contracts his Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure his Department has incurred against each such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many of his Department's officials have (a) been reprimanded, (b) had their contract of employment terminated and (c) been...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport by what mechanism the performance of the Gambling Commission against its objectives is assessed; and how often the Commission's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much officials of the Gambling Commission claimed for reimbursement of travel expenses in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations he has received from the gambling industry on the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many local authorities have applied to his Department for funding for local leisure facilities in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the legacy from the London 2012 Olympics on participation in sport in the West Midlands (a) in general...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what efficiency savings projects (a) his Department and (b) its agency put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to publish the Charteris review on Wirral libraries; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which 10 tourist attractions in England (a) had the most visitors and (b) raised the most revenue in each of the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been made to his Department by its staff since 6 June 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many sites on the register of surplus public sector land are classed as suitable for new homes to be built on; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many affordable homes were built in rural areas in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department and its predecessors have taken to develop community life in each of the last 12 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) mobile telephones, (b) personal digital assistants and (c) laptop computers were purchased by the (i) Tenant...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of jobs advertised by his Department in the last 12 months were online only applications; and what provision his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of home information packs produced in each month since August 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homeless people there were in (a) Lewes constituency, (b) Sussex and (c) the South East in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the reasons were for the requirement for an advance from the National Loans Fund to the Homes and Communities Agency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many property interests with negative value the Homes and Communities Agency holds; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what salary has been set for each Homes and Communities Agency regional director for 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Homes and Communities Agency and its predecessor received in interest payments in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the written ministerial statement of 30 June 2008, Official Report, columns 43-44WS, on how many occasions in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much surplus public sector land there was in each (a) region and (b) local authority area in each of the last eight quarters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of each piece of legal representation and advice obtained by (i) his Department and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) current, (b) retired and (c) deferred members of the local government pension scheme in each scheme...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many people resident in each local authority area have (a) applied for and (b) received help under the Mortgage Rescue...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many first time buyers defaulted on their mortgage in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent progress has been made on the National Coalfields Programme; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the overcrowding pathfinders in tackling overcrowding and severe overcrowding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much Tamworth Borough Council spent on sheltered housing in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make it his policy to require (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords to ensure that all of their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many acres of green space excluding flood plains there are in the Borough of Tamworth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to address the variation in levels of repeat abortions across England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much it cost his Department to (a) collect, (b) process, (c) collate and (d) store statistics on abortion in the most recent 12-months for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will rank by mortality rate those accident and emergency departments with annual admissions below 69,000 in the latest year for which information is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much his Department has spent on advertising for the recruitment of bone marrow donors in each of the last 12 years; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the merits of using DNA swabs to identify matches for bone marrow donors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what proportion of all breast cancer cases were diagnosed through the (a) non-urgent referral route, (b) screening and (c) urgent referral...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the percentage of bed occupancy was for patients with breast cancer was in (a) England, (b) each cancer network and (c) each primary care trust...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were offered breast prostheses following surgery for breast cancer expressed in each cancer network in the latest period for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants from his Department will be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how his Department plans to respond to the British Dental Association's proposal for changes to the dental access contract to be introduced on a trial basis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what efficiency savings projects (a) his Department and (b) its agencies put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been made to his Department by its staff since 6 June 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what expenditure his Department and its agencies have incurred on external legal advice and representation in each year since 1997; and for what purposes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by executive agencies and non-departmental public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what weight of paper his Department recycled in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of his Department's officials have (a) been reprimanded, (b) had their contract of employment terminated and (c) been prosecuted for theft of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been allocated by the National Treatment Agency for substance misuse to each local authority in the last three years; and how much is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of providing every person with a free annual (a) eye test and (b) dental check in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people are entitled to a free annual (a) eye test and (b) dental check; how many people received such tests in 2008-09; and what the cost was.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time was for patients to receive the 15 key diagnostic tests in each year since the collection of these data began in 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to collect data on the proportion by value of all medicinal products which are herbal medicinal products; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for mental health services in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) the South East.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the effects of the risk-sharing scheme for the provision of multiple sclerosis disease-modifying drugs on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many packs of the drug Natalizumab, brand name Tysabri, have been issued in each strategic health authority area in each of the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library the minutes of the most recent meeting of the National Child Health Immunisation Board.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance he has issued to NHS trusts on holding board meetings in public; (2) what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) foundation trusts...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the Answer of 26 October 2009, Official Report, column 108W, on NHS: finance, how much will be repaid against each loan in (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average speed is of N3 network connections.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to encourage an increase in the number of people in the thoracic surgical workforce in the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many and what percentage of NHS prescription items attracted a charge in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many full-time equivalent members of staff in (a) his Department and (b) its associated public bodies are working on projects...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many successful prosecutions there were for selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 years from (a) on-licence and (b) off-licence...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many nationals of (a) Afghanistan, (b) Belarus, (c) Burma, (d) the People's Republic of China, (e) Colombia, (f) Cuba, (g)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many allegations his Department has received of ill-treatment of asylum seekers returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the governance structures for the e-borders programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether children sent to Australia under the Child Migrant Programme are entitled to (a) UK citizenship and (b) unrestricted access to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of (a) violent and (b) non-violent crimes committed in (i) urban and (ii) rural areas in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) energy rating and (b) energy band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many security passes his Department has issued in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many student visas were issued to students of each nationality in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has made an estimate of the number of Gurkha ex-servicemen who retired prior to 1 July 1997 likely to settle in Nepal if they were...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to bring forward proposals for restrictions on the level of fines imposed by private vehicle immobilisation companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure compatibility between the work of those intelligence services for which the Secretary of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department provided to local authorities in 2009-10; how much it expects to provide in 2010-11 by (a) programme, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department has provided to the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse in 2009-10; and what funding it expects to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to undertake a review of the accreditation arrangements for institutions wishing to bring international students to the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent consideration he has given to the use of private policing services by local authorities and residents.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of (a) police officers and (b) civilian police force staff earn more than £50,000 per annum.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his latest estimate is of the average (a) target and (b) actual police response time to violent crime in (i) urban and (ii) rural...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces have public order units or branches; and how many staff are working in each such unit or branch.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in Sussex in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the number of safer schools partnerships; and how many such partnerships are structured on the basis of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which institutions (a) have had an application to join the sponsor register refused and (b) have been removed from the register of licensed...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria students who are travelling to the UK to study for a period of less than 26 weeks must meet to be permitted to enter the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many student visa applications have been (a) granted and (b) refused in Pakistan since the introduction of the Tier 4 immigration...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been (a) stopped, (b) detained and (c) arrested under Schedule 7 (Port and Border Controls) to the Terrorism Act 2000...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to paragraph 27 of the letter of 19 October 2009 from the Chief Executive of the UK Border Agency to the Home Affairs...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the letter of 19 October 2009 from the Chief Executive of the UK Border Agency to the Home Affairs Select Committee, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many raids UK Border Agency officials conducted in each region in 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of illegal raves which have taken place in the Milton Keynes local authority area in each of the last...
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent discussions she has had with the Equalities and Human Rights Commission concerning transparency in respect of (a) opening the Commission's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many households in North East Milton Keynes constituency a child under the age of 18 years fulfils the role of a carer for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average class size of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Lewes constituency, (ii) Sussex and (iii) England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been spent by his Department on (a) cut flowers and (b) pot plants since February 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which qualifications have been accredited for the 2009-10 academic year; if he will estimate for each qualification the proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the proportion of students in year nine who were not taught history in that year in (a) 2005, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which sport has the highest rate of participation for females in schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he has taken in response to the Ofsted joint area review of Haringey council's children's services held in July 2009;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much was paid in salary and wage costs for teachers and teaching staff in maintained schools in the last 12 months; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what level of support, and in which sectors, his Department intends to provide to Burundi in the next five years; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what estimate he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many domestic flights within Great Britain officials from his Department took in an official capacity in 2008-09; and at what cost...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assets of his Department are planned to be sold in each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14; what the (a) description and (b) book...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what efficiency savings projects his Department put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each such project...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g)...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) cost and (b) purpose of legal representation and advice sought by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies was in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by his Department in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by executive agencies and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many staff in his Department received bonus payments in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; what proportion of the total work force they...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance-related payment was in cash terms for a senior civil servant in his...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the likely effects on the economies of his Department's partner countries of their achievement of...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to meet the target of ensuring that girls have equal access to secondary education in all his...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of integration between the HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of mine clearing contracts let by his Department have been granted to (a) The Halo Trust and (b) the Mines Advisory...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which countries in receipt of development aid from his Department have experienced a reduction in the (a) number and (b) monetary...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the likely effectiveness of his Department's proposed activities in Zimbabwe; and if he will make...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether (a) the Secretary of State, (b) he and other Ministers in his Department and (c) officials of his...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many company liquidations there were in each (a) constituency and (b) region in (i) the fourth quarter of 2008...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what family-friendly working policies his Department and its predecessors have implemented in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) speechwriters, (b) press officers and (c) secretaries are assigned to work for each other Minister in...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of providing official cars for the use of (a) Ministers and...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of staff in his Department received bonus payments in 2008-09; what the total amount of...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department has spent on (a) cut flowers and (b) pot plants since its creation.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what weight of paper his Department has recycled since June 2009.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether any BSI Kitemarked flood resilient products are available to the consumer.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what tests are undertaken to ensure that flood resilient products are fit for purpose; and what redress to the...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many students applied for loans through Student Finance England for the academic year 2009-10; how many students...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer to the hon. and learned Member for Harborough of 11 November 2009, Official Report, columns 262-63W, on Ashwell Prison,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what efficiency savings projects (a) his Department and (b) its agencies put in place under the Operational Efficiency Programme; on what date each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what expenditure his Department and its agencies have incurred on external legal advice and representation in each year since his Department was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has any plans to make the use of body orifice security scanner chairs mandatory for (a) visitors and (b) staff members entering a prison in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many incidents of alcohol being (a) brought into and (b) brewed in prison there have been in each prison in England and Wales in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many female prisoners were held (a) under 30, (b) under 50, (c) under 100 and (d) over 100 miles from their home in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what progress has been made towards developing a bilingual version of the Libra IT system; and if he will make a statement; (2) how much (a) has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the effect on the operation of HMP Liverpool of the prison officers strike at that prison on 17 and 18 November 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his most recent estimate is of the average cost of legal aid in respect of an asylum case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the total construction cost was of the three most recently completed (a) low, (b) medium and (c) high security mental health units in England and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the relative likelihood of a prisoner identified as having mental health problems on entry to prison reoffending on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many adult prisoners who were sentenced to custody in an adult prison in each year since 1997 had already served sentences for previous convictions...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether his Department produces prison performance tables with more precise rankings, data and detail than the Prison Quarterly Ratings published on his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he plans to amend Prison Service Order 0900.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the number of prisoners who are suffering from substance misuse problems who have been released from prison in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent estimate he has made of the number of prisoners who are suffering from serious mental health problems who have been released from prison in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoner transfer applications his Department has received in respect of Libyan prisoners in the UK since 17 November 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what provisions have been made within the design specifications for new-build prisons to encourage the more effective management of visitors,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which prisons have closed visits; and whether there are plans to trial closed visits in prisons which operate open visits.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many serious further offences were committed by offenders under level 1 multi-agency public protection arrangements in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 4 November 2009, Official Report, columns 1025-6W, on secure accommodation: young offender institutions, for what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons some youth offending teams represent more than one local authority.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children aged between (a) 10 and 14 and (b) 15 and 17 years were in custody on (i) the latest date for which figures are available and (ii)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers the European Union has to prevent the origin of horsemeat for human consumption being labelled as from the country where it is sold, rather than the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use spare television spectrum to improve access to broadband facilities in rural areas.
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 12 November (WA 234-5) concerning the St Andrews Agreement, what is the outstanding business...
To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 28 October (WA 168-70), whether they will require those researching the extent of any problems of using electric...
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