To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) his Department and (b) its agency has spent on Christmas (i) cards, (ii) parties and (iii) decorations in the last 12-months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department has entered into any contracts with Siemens or its subsidiaries since February 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) year end and (b) in year bonuses were paid to officials in his Department in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08; how many in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have travelled by taxi in the course of their official duties in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people have lost functionality of video recorders as a result of the digital switchover in (a) East Devon, (b) Devon and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of problem gamblers requiring specialist treatment; and what recent assessment he has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department has entered into any contracts with Kellogg, Brown and Root or its subsidiaries since January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many representations his Department has received alleging breaches of the prohibition on chain-gifting under section 43 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many sports and leisure facilities there are in each (a) district and (b) unitary local authority area in the Eastern region.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military Land Rovers are deployed in Northern Ireland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites within his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what advice his Department gives British troops in theatre on their requirements under the Geneva Convention.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have applied for a place at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in each month of the last five years; and how many of those applications...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department has taken to contribute to measures to deter piracy in the Gulf of Aden in the last five years; what contribution his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many pirates have been apprehended by UK forces off the Somalia coast; whether prosecutions have been brought against any of them; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many licences to move badger setts English Nature has issued in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has for the implementation of the recommendation of the recent report commissioned by the Forestry Commission...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the level of use of the practice of using antibiotics as a surrogate for growth promoters...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what discussions he has had with the European Commission on potential or actual applications by EU member states for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 11 June 2009, Official Report, column 961W, on rats, if he will assess the implications for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 11 June 2009, Official Report, column 961W, on rats, when officials of his Department last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what projects have been funded by regional development agencies under the (a) Axis 1 and (b) Axis 3 of the Rural...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 16 June 2009, Official Report, column 156W, on rodents, whether his Department has reviewed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if his Department will take steps to ensure water companies are responsible for water supply pipes to homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many water meters were installed by water supply companies in households in West Derbyshire constituency in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how many occasions he has had discussions with the representatives of devolved administrations in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what mechanisms are in place to ensure that staff who drive (a) a vehicle for which (i) his Department and (ii) one of its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what EU legislative provisions on police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters adopted on the basis of the Treaty...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has received any recent representations on proposals for an oath of loyalty to the European Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much his Department has paid in vehicle clamping charges incurred on (a) privately-owned and (b) publicly-owned land in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the answer of 2 November 2009, Official Report, column 662W, on Iran, on how many occasions the UK has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of Nigeria on child welfare in that country, with particular reference to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the treatment of (a) converts to and (b) adherents of Christianity in (i) the Middle...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had recent discussions with the Russian government on (a) the rule of law, (b) property rights, (c) human...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it a condition of Serbia's accession to the European Union that that country shall not be able to exercise a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the decision by the European Council not to renew the remaining restrictive measures against...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of blue light emergency cases in the London Borough of Bexley were taken to (a) Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, (b) Queen Elizabeth...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the standard of treatment of acoustic neuromas; what steps his Department is taking to raise the level...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the (a) number and (b) percentage of mammogram scans which are reviewed by (i) one and (ii) two clinicians; and if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the level of availability of (a) dialysis and (b) cancer services for residents of the London Borough of Bexley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of young (a) males under 24 years old and (b) other people participating in Chlamydia screening.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date he last travelled by (a) bus and (b) taxi in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received from the Royal College of Surgeons on the European Working Time Directive.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account he took of representations from the Royal College of Surgeons on the European Working Time Directive before the implementation of that...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to receive the report of the National Specialised Commissioning Group on children's cardiac surgery services in England; what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward proposals to introduce statutory regulation of herbal medicine and herbal medicine practitioners.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent studies his Department has carried out on the effect of wi-fi on the health of (a) people who are electro-sensitive and (b) others.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future of maternity services for residents in the London Borough of Bexley; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the incidence of mental illness amongst children in each of the last 12 years; and what recent assessment he has made of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the oral answer of 13 October 2009, Official Report, column 135W, on Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, and pursuant to the oral...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what progress has been made towards meeting his Department's 2011 deadline for the screening of non-elective patients for MRSA; (2) how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department issues to NHS hospital trusts on budget deficits and safeguarding services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts had a (a) budget surplus, (b) budget deficit and (c) balanced budget in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses at each grade are employed in female prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent discussions he has had with the National Union of Students on nursing degrees; and if he will make a statement; (2) what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to his Department's press release of 31 July 2009, on the rules on organ transplants to NHS patients and non-UK EU residents, what his most...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assistance his Department provides to schools in respect of education on sickle cell anaemia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on raising the level of public awareness of sickle cell disorders in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent on services for those with sickle cell anaemia in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of sickle cell anaemia have been diagnosed in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) which London boroughs have implemented rules prohibiting ear and body piercing for those under the age of 18 years without parental consent; (2)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the performance of South London Healthcare NHS Trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children aged (a) between five and seven, (b) between seven and 11, (c) between 11 and 14 years old have been seen by a medical professional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future of stroke services for residents in the London Borough of Bexley; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future of elective surgery for residents in the London Borough of Bexley; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many European arrest warrants have been issued for arresting and bringing to the UK a suspect from each other EU country in each of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is on allowing asylum seekers to work if they have been waiting longer than six months for a full resolution of an asylum claim.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultation was undertaken in Wales as part of his Department's consultation on violence against women.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons the processing of Criminal Records Bureau checks was tendered to the private sector; when the contract with Capita for...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many farms are licensed to grow opium; how many hectares each licence covers; and how many companies are licensed to harvest the crop.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) acquisitive and (b) sex work-related crime committed which was motivated by the need to...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell of 5 November 2009, Official Report, column 1138W, on immigrations...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for the use of covert human intelligence sources by (a) police forces in England and Wales, (b) the Security Service,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many covert human intelligence sources have been recruited by (a) police forces in England and Wales, (b) the security services, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for Criminal Record Bureau checks that were in progress on 30 September of each year since 2006 had been made (a) less...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much and what proportion of Government funding available for humanitarian assistance to Gaza in the last three years has been...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's activities in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department has provided to those displaced by recent violence in South Waziristan.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent steps his Department has taken to advance the Government's strategy for (a) halting and (b) reversing the spread of HIV...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's activities in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether any contracts between Capita Group plc and his Department have been cancelled before completion since 1997; and whether Capita...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development on how many occasions Capita Group plc tendered for contracts let by his Department in each of the last five years; how many such...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what criteria his Department uses in determining the award of contracts; and how much his Department has spent on the advertisement of...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has allocated for (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department spent on pot plants in (a) 2008 and (b) 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the cost to his Department was of provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the 2008-09...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have travelled by taxi in the course of their official duties in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what steps his Department is taking to include children with disabilities in the programme established to achieve the Millennium...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much his Department has paid in vehicle clamping charges incurred on (a) privately-owned and (b) publicly-owned land in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he (1) plans to introduce measures to block mobile phone signals in prisons and detention centres in Northern Ireland; (2) has...

To ask the Minister for the Olympics whether the Government Olympic Executive has entered into any contracts with Kellogg, Brown and Root or its subsidiaries since January 2009.

To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many tenders have been submitted for Olympic contracts from firms based in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland, (d) England and (e) other...

To ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

To ask the Prime Minister (1) how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Office have travelled by taxi in the course of their official duties in each year since 1997; and at what...

To ask the Prime Minister (1) on what dates (a) he, (b) his predecessor and (c) officials of the Prime Minister's Office met executives of BP plc in each year since 2002; (2) on what dates...

To ask the Prime Minister which special advisers have visited Chequers since 2006; and on what dates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many security passes his Department has issued to contractors providing consultancy services in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many and what proportion of cars sold in the UK had carbon dioxide emissions levels of 100 grammes per kilometre or less in (a) each of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many allegations of victimisation for whistleblowing have been made to his Department by its staff since 6 June 2006.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on how many occasions he visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the cost to his Department was of the provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in the 2008-09...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which (a) individuals other than ministerial colleagues and officials of his Department and (b) organisations he met in an official...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport 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...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what proportion of jobs advertised by his Department in the last 12 months were online only applications; and what provision his Department...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much his Department spent on electric car charging points in the last five years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the answer of 9 November 2009, Official Report, column 49W, if he will publish the submission to the Under-Secretary of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of miles heavy goods vehicles over 12 tonnes registered in (a) the UK and (b) overseas travelled...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many accidents involving (a) UK-registered and (b) non-UK registered heavy goods vehicles were recorded on UK roads in each of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what plans he has to implement a temporary speed limit reduction on (a) the M1 motorway between junctions 30 and 31 and (b) on the M18...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department holds on the passenger data taken into account in determining the frequency of direct rail services to and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department has compiled on the difference measured in decibels between the typical noise created by a concrete motorway...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate the Highways Agency has made of the cost per mile of resurfacing concrete motorways with low noise tarmac surfaces.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the average age of rolling stock used on the Norwich to London railway line was during (a) 2007, (b) 2008 and (c) to date in 2009.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on how many occasions trains between Norwich and London Liverpool Street were more than (a) 15 minutes, (b) 30 minutes and (c) one hour...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects to lay before the House a Harbour Revision Order relating to the Port of Milford Haven.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps his Department is taking to ensure the structural integrity of railway bridges in England.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the (a) fastest, (b) average and (c) slowest journey times between (i) London and Edinburgh, (ii)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the outcomes are of his Department's monitoring of the effects on train services of First Capital Connect train drivers choosing to...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department holds on the complaints received by each railway operator about its services in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when an assessment was last made of the monetary value of the assets of Trust Ports.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he next plans to assess the monetary value of assets of Trust Ports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide a breakdown by category of the annually managed expenditure of his Department's budget for 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department travelled by taxi in the course of their official duties in each year since 1997; and at...

To ask the Leader of the House how much Sir Thomas Legg's work on hon. Members' expenses is expected to cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households in each tenure group were in receipt of (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit in May (i) 2001, (ii) 2005 and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many households in the (a) owner occupation, (b) social rented and (c) private rented accommodation sector in the City of Newcastle upon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many vacancies for (a) all jobs, (b) jobs of less than 16 hours a week and (c) jobs of 16 to 30 hours a week there were in each region...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of those classified as economically inactive were (a) students and (b) on long-tern sickness leave in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to amend the Building Regulations to (a) encourage a reduction in energy consumption through the application...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on how many occasions Capita Group plc tendered for contracts let by his Department and its predecessors in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of land in Rochdale constituency is common land.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make an assessment of the potential effects on community cohesion of trends in the level of geographical mobility.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will amend the affordability criteria issued by the Homes and Communities Agency in its consideration of applications for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will consider the merits of introducing a floor mechanism in his proposed reform of council housing finance to provide...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 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)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many external consultants work for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the Fire Service College has made to Four Communications in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contingency funding are available to fire and rescue services for the provision of (a) rescue and flood response services,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent discussions he has had following the firefighter fatalities at Atherstone on Stour in November 2007 with (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average age was of those killed in domestic fires in each Fire and Rescue Authority area in each year since 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many deaths there were of people aged (a) one to four, (b) five to 10, (c) 11 to 16, (d) 17 to 24, (e) 25 to 29, (f)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what recent assessment has been made of the vulnerability of older people to domestic fires; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps the Government are taking to ensure that the green belt is not adversely affected by housing development.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households were classified as homeless in each region in each of the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 11 November 2009, Official Report, columns...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to bring forward requirements for the retrofitting of the existing UK housing stock with heating system water...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much grant his Department has allocated to (a) the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether his Department has entered into any contracts with Kellogg, Brown and Root or its subsidiaries since January 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the shortfall in local authority funding following recovery operations after the floods of summer...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the London local government finance settlement for the London Borough of Bexley (a) was in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate has been made of the likely amount to be billed to businesses in each region in national non-domestic rates in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was billed to businesses in each region for national non-domestic rates in 2008-09; and what estimate he has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many applications to (a) build on and (b) develop common land (i) in England and Wales and (ii) in Rochdale constituency...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what alternative land was offered to common land owners in cases where permission to develop or build on common land was granted...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he proposes to implement his proposals for (a) the licensing of letting agents and (b) the national register of landlords.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many complaints his Department has received on the standard of social housing in (a) Lewes constituency, (b) Sussex and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what payments the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation has made to Connect Public Affairs in the last 12 months; for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what percentage of non-flood plain land in the Tamworth borough council area is green space.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much and what proportion of land area in Tamworth borough was green space in 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people (a) started and (b) completed a domestic violence perpetrator programme in each probation area in each year since such programmes were...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convictions for (a) drink-driving and (b) each other motoring offence resulted in a custodial sentence in (i) Lewes constituency, (ii) Sussex...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have absconded from HMP Hollesley Bay in each of the last five years; and how long each absconder had served in the prison before absconding.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many legal aid lawyers working in (a) family, (b) housing, (c) employment and (d) immigration law were available in each procurement area in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications there have been for (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid from residents of Newcastle upon Tyne in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of electronically monitored offenders on (a) community sentences, (b) bail and (c) release from prison licence (i)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many first time entrants into the criminal justice system there were in each local authority area in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisoners convicted of murder are held in open prisons; (2) how many prisoners serving life sentences are held in open prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what criteria are used to determine whether a prisoner is eligible to be held at open prison; and whether a conviction for premeditated murder is an...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether convicted murderers serving life sentences are considered to be at a high risk of absconding from open prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners have escaped from custody (a) during transfer between prisons and (b) in other circumstances in each month of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the estimated capital cost is of building each of the 1,500 place prisons his Department has proposed as an alternative to Titan prisons.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne and (b) each region and country of the UK were on (i) residence orders and (ii) guardianship orders (A) in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether veterans are identified as such on reception into custody; and what assistance his Department provides for such veterans.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assistance veterans handed down a custodial sentence are given by the Prison Service while serving their sentence.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent on fees and payments in the valuation exercise for (a) Bradford and Bingley shares and (b) Northern Rock shares when they were acquired...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many women have received childcare vouchers in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many child trust funds have been opened for children resident in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales since their introduction.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors his Department's website received in 2008-09.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was of maintaining his Department's website in the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites within his...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criminal offences have been (a) abolished and (b) created by primary legislation sponsored by his Department since 1 May 2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) laptop computers, (b) mobile telephones, (c) items of office furniture and (d) works of art have been (i) lost by and (ii) stolen from his...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have travelled by taxi in the course of their official duties in each year since 1997;...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what training sessions were attended by (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department at public expense in each of the last three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he last travelled by (a) bus and (b) taxi in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what mechanisms are in place to ensure that staff who drive (a) a vehicle for which (i) his Department and (ii) one of its executive agencies is...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce legislative proposals to limit the remuneration of hedge fund directors.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate has been made of the amount of tax allowable losses of banks and financial services companies which will be carried forward from the 2008-09...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest estimate is of the UK market share of the top five companies in (a) retail banking, (b) corporate banking, (c) mortgages, (d) insurance...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has paid in vehicle clamping charges incurred on (a) privately-owned and (b) publicly-owned land in each of the last 10 years; and...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much he has repaid Northern Rock following an overcharge from the Treasury to Northern Rock; and how that overcharge came to be made.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the independent valuer to report on what compensation is payable as a result of the transfer of shares in Northern Rock plc to his Department.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what funding has been provided to the Scottish Executive as Barnett consequentials in relation to the promotion and use of renewable energy sources in each...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he agreed to the introduction of a spending base in respect of Barnett formula funding for Wales; and if he will place in the Library a copy of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax credit assistance the Government has provided to Sony Ericsson in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the revenue which will be raised by the changes to tax reliefs announced in the written ministerial statement of 21 October...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many aeroplanes in the UK are exempt from air passenger duty; and how many of them are privately-owned.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of the workforce who are non-UK nationals in each region.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of the workforce engaged in unskilled labour who are non-UK nationals.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many complaints have been received by (a) the Insolvency Service and (b) the Accountant in Bankruptcy in respect...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assistance the Government has provided to the manufacturing sector in (a) the UK and (b) the West...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many cars emitting less than (a) 120g/km and (b) 100g/km of carbon dioxide have been purchased under the Vehicle...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding the Government has provided for research and development in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what grant assistance the Government has provided to Sony Ericsson in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer of 14 October 2009, Official Report, columns 990-91W, on climate change: research, how much his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the University of East Anglia Climate Research Unit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department has taken to implement EU Directive 2004/8/EC on the promotion of cogeneration; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 456W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change who the members of his Department's Delivery and Strategy High Level Board are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his most recent estimate is of the average cost of generating 1 MW of electricity by each different generating technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made an assessment of the likely effects on the electric heating and heat pump industry of the use of the Standard...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has made an estimate of the energy efficiency savings that would accrue from the application of heating system water...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many and what proportion of pensioner households in (a) England and (b) the UK were in fuel poverty (i) in each year since 1997...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been allocated to the Low Carbon Buildings Programme in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will arrange for (a) an exhibition and (b) public discussions to be held in Colchester constituency on proposals for a new...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what criteria were used for choosing locations for the exhibition and public discussion on proposals for a new nuclear power station at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of UK electricity that will come from renewable sources in 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the evacuation plan for Sellafield following the recent floods in Cumbria; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what research his Department has (a) undertaken and (b) evaluated on the effectiveness of the operation of sections (i) 1 and (ii) 2...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many small businesses there were in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales in each of the last 12 years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths attributed to the use of anti-psychotic drugs there have been since 1997.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths attributed to complications arising from sickle cell anaemia there have been in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost to her Department was of the provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers in (i) the Prime Minister's...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her Department's communications/support officer within the professional head of intelligence analysis team is affiliated to the Government...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate the UK Statistics Authority has made of the number of working days lost due to industrial action in the (a) public and (b) private...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate she has made of the projected population of Mid-Bedfordshire constituency in each of the next five years.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much has been paid by her Department to EADS for the development of technology to store and monitor internet communications data (a) in total and...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what percentage of children were living in workless households in each local education authority area in Tyne and Wear in each year from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of registered childminders were (a) male and (b) female in each local authority area in the South...

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) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency and (ii) the East of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many full-time equivalent teaching assistants there were in (a) maintained nurseries, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the energy (a) rating and (b) band of each building occupied by his Department and its agencies was in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many full-time equivalent press officers (a) are employed by and (b) work for his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) page hits and (b) visitors his Department's website received in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on what date he last travelled by train in the course of his official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of the statistical datasets collected by his Department it publishes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the estimated cost to his Department of the implementation of the EU Agency Workers Directive is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what guidance he has issued to (a) early years providers, (b) primary schools and (c) secondary schools on meeting the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will make an assessment of the potential effects on the incidence of family breakdown of trends in the level of geographical...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects constituency-level data on GCSE and equivalent results for the 2008-09 academic year to be published.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to his press release of 16 November 2009, Put children and young people at the heart of the care system, what the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils obtained level two or above in key stage 1 (a) English and (b) mathematics tests in 2005 but did not obtain...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of Ofsted in each year from 2005-06 to 2012-13; how much of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the average number of field trips made by students in (a) primary and (b) secondary education in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how much capital funding for nursery provision has been allocated to (a) Poole borough council, (b) Bournemouth borough...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent representations he has received on proposed primary school closures in Mid-Bedfordshire constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when his Department plans to announce allocation of funding to primary schools in the London boroughs of (a) Richmond and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools in each local education authority have a percentage of surplus places of at least 25; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) which local authorities applied for targeted capital funds for surplus place removal following his Department's letter to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what response he has received from North East Lincolnshire local authority in respect of his proposal to bring forward from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many schools in (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) the London borough of Enfield have been rebuilt or refurbished...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many computers with broadband access there are in each school in Norwich North constituency; and what the average...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties there are in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire constituency, (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which maintained special schools he has visited since his appointment; and on what date each visit took place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his latest estimate is of the proportion of young people with eating disorders for whom bullying has contributed to their illness.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the activities of the Pakistani Taliban and their recruitment in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the provisions of the Aviation Security Act 1982; if so, how; and when.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of Treasury official attends the monthly meetings of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 5 October (WA 435), what steps they are taking to ensure that lessons learnt from previous changes...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism has spent on advertising in each year since its inception; and for what purposes.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there have been any internal or external reports produced this year into the effectiveness of the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of their counter-terrorism strategy in each year since its inception; and how much is forecast to be spent on it in future years. To ask...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that more people who are responsible for inflicting domestic abuse are dealt with by the criminal justice system.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or intend to make, to the Government of Cuba about the use of provisions in Cuban criminal law that permit the indefinite...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt about recent attacks on that country's Coptic minority and, in particular, the arson attacks of 21...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many combustion power stations in the United Kingdom will be fitted with carbon capture technology by 2020.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the presentation made to the French National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee by the French Europe Minister on 10 November,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the United Kingdom market share of the top five companies in (a) retail banking, (b) corporate banking, (c) mortgages, (d) insurance and re-insurance, (e)...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose that other NHS trusts follow the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust in sourcing food from local farmers and growers.

To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent English NHS hospitals buy (a) local produce, and (b) organic foods.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why there is within the Government Equalities Office a Minister for Women and Equalities; and whether they propose to introduce a Minister for Men and Equalities.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether monitoring takes place of unsterilised botulinum toxins offered for sale from overseas on the internet. To ask Her Majesty's Government what monitoring...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 3 November (WA 46), how patients can prove that they requested that artificial hydration or nutrition was not...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any connection between animal and human strains of MRSA; and whether they will consider the experience of the Netherlands in that...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the rule which excludes from the mobility allowance myasthenia gravis sufferers diagnosed after the age of 65 years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have provided to (a) the Institute for Learning, (b) the United Kingdom Commission for Employment and Skills, (c) Foundation Degree Forward,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 7 July (WA 137), what is the current immigration status of the people who were convicted under the Sexual...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what response they will make to the recent findings of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Libraries, Literacy and Information Management about the leadership of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will deploy a fully functional money advice service across the United Kingdom, including a face-to-face option for individuals who request it.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the figures for the narrow and broad money supplies, and the percentage change in them, for each of the last six months for which figures are available.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the possibility that (a) foreign intelligence agencies or (b) foreign law enforcement agencies might gain unauthorised access to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average cost of the police taking and testing a DNA sample. To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the capital expenditure plans for the next five...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many DNA tests (a) were taken last year, (b) have been taken this year, and (c) are anticipated to be taken next year, by the police.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the capabilities and intent of (a) foreign intelligence agencies, and (b) foreign law enforcement agencies to gain unauthorised...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the land in each National Park and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is under the ownership, tenancy or other system of management of the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to reduce the number of posts in the Political Directorate of the Northern Ireland Office.

To ask Her Majesty's Government who sets the Northern Ireland Office's Departmental Strategies Objective; after what consultations; and how they are monitored.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House copies of all claim forms in respect of taxis used by the Northern Ireland Office.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 12 November (WA 225-6) concerning funding from Atlantic Philanthropies, who carried out the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House all correspondence they had with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in the second two weeks of...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland has proceeded with the cases of those who allegedly broke windows in the houses of Romanians and the City...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what instructions they have issued to the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland about the use of passports.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord McKenzie of Luton on 2 November 2009 (WA 23), what will be the proportion of men and women pensioners entitled to a full...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make regular reports on the progress of prosecutions in Kenya of pirates transferred there from United Kingdom jurisdiction for trial.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 6 November (WA 101), whether they accept that port estate owners have limited ability to positively...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 6 November (WA 101), why they have offered no advice on the reputational liability caused by erratic...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 6 November (WA 101), whether they will delay or amend the carbon reduction commitment energy...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are assisting Brazil's plans to conserve the Amazon rainforest; and whether they will encourage international support for re-using degraded former...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people each regional development agency employs; and how many people work on (a) education, (b) employment, and (c) skills issues.

To ask Her Majesty's Government by how much the working tax credit for couples with children would have to increase to remove any couple penalty in tax credits; what would be the cost of that...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support proposals for European Union legislation penalising imports of illegally produced tropical timber.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that all purchases of imported timber by public sector bodies are derived from sustainable sources.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they make forecasts of the level of unemployment.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to ensure that future assessments of research in universities are based on the work of schools, departments and faculties as a whole,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they owe the government of the United States as a result of arrangements made for the First World War.