To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the salary or salary band of the Chief Executive of the Electoral Commission is.

To ask the Prime Minister on how many occasions he has met the Government Chief Scientific Adviser in the course of his official duties in the last 12 months.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her Department has entered into any contracts with Kellogg, Brown and Root or its subsidiaries since January 2009.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) whether any records held by the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee relating to individuals nominated for a peerage have been destroyed; (2)...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much funding has been provided for women's refuges and rape crisis centres in Enfield in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many claims of under (a) £300 and (b) £500 have been made under the Single Payment Scheme in 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average time taken to process a claim made under the Single Payment Scheme was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cheques under the Single Payment Scheme have been issued by the Rural Payments Agency for less than (a) £60,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the digitalised farm maps used by the Rural Payments Agency for the purpose of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) the Welsh Assembly Government and (b) the European Commission on the transitional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many reports of abandoned animals his Department (a) has received in each of the last five years and (b) estimates it...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the merits of banning the use of wild animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his policy is on the relocation of badger setts resulting from the development of land for homes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many queen bees were imported in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of species which became extinct in England in each of the last 10 years; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will estimate the carbon savings resulting from the growing of biofuels on land which had previously been (a) used to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms in (a) West Derbyshire constituency and (b) the East Midlands were under bovine tuberculosis restrictions...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle have been slaughtered having tested positive for bovine TB in each of the last five years; how many of those...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on research on a bovine tuberculosis vaccine in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost to the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science was of operating the CEFAS vessel Endeavour in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many days the CEFAS vessel Endeavour was (a) made available by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what incentives his Department provides for dairy farmers to establish supplier co-operatives.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many non-compliance penalties were imposed by his Department in each of the last five years; what the most common reason...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of providing official cars for the use of (a) Ministers and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department was in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many prosecutions brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate have resulted in (a) convictions and (b) custodial...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the expected expenditure on each (a) capital and (b) resource expenditure flood defence project (i) under way and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps water companies are required to take to ensure that pumping stations for the drainage of low-lying areas are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what consideration his Department has given to introducing a sustainable seafood public procurement policy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of farmers in the English uplands required to maintain adequate land management capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether his Department plans to increase its funding for horticultural research in the next three years; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the provisions of the (i) Badgers Act 1991,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms there are in nitrate vulnerable zones in each region of England; and what the (a) size and (b) location is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) whether his Department has issued any recent guidance on the development of marinas on canals; (2) what recent...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of turkey sales in the UK was of domestically produced birds in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what criteria his Department uses to determine whether trading in animals as pets constitutes a business for the purposes of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what definition his Department uses of too early an age for the purposes of regulating the sale of primates from the (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the answer of 15 July 2009, Official Report, column 388W, on primates, what steps the Government is taking...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what (a) consultation he has undertaken and (b) representations he has received on the proposed transfer of drains and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding his Department has provided for the protection of the Herdwick indigenous sheep flock in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many waste treatment sites treat toxic waste; at what distance from the nearest residential building each such site is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what definition his Department uses of (a) toxic and (b) hazardous waste; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when his Department will provide a clear time line for amending the Environmental Permitting Regulations to reflect the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the water industry of meeting the water quality targets contained in the EU...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what criminal offences have been (a) abolished and (b) created by primary legislation sponsored by his Department since 1 May 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland 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 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what meetings he has had with disability organisations since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what position each official in his Department seconded to the Iraq Committee of Inquiry held between January 2001 and December 2003; and for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many foreign national prisoners were discharged from a sentence of imprisonment in Northern Ireland in (a) 2008 and (b) each month in 2009...

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many sex offenders were housed in dormitory accommodation in HM Prison Magilligan (a) in the nine months up to August 2009 and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has plans to monitor the trial in Colombia of Jorge Noguera Cotes, former head of the internal security...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to assist human rights defenders in Colombia in each quarter of 2009; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many residential properties his Department owns; and how many (a) are occupied and (b) have been empty for more than six...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions the UK Permanent Representative to the EU has had with (a) the Welsh Assembly Government and (b) the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what EC legislative instruments, including provisions on criminal law, which apply to the UK and are in force or are due to come...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what financial penalties the Government has paid to European Union institutions in the first six months of 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent steps he has taken to encourage Fiji to rejoin the Commonwealth.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British citizens have (a) died whilst abroad and (b) had their death reported to the British Embassy in the relevant...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on the (a) conditions under which Daniel Fitzsimmons has been detained since the incident...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his Department's most recent assessment is of the level of threat to national security posed by foreign extremists, violent...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if his Department will ensure that details of all air flights over London are publicly available and open to public inspection so that any...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether his Department has any plans to improve the provision of information relating to noise levels from air traffic in London.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of people who cycle.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent steps his Department has taken to increase cycling safety.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects the panel of members for the Quality Contract Scheme approvals board to be appointed.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many bus monitoring officer posts there were in each traffic commissioner area in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland in each of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many research projects his Department has commissioned in the 2009-10 financial year to assess the likely effects on bus services of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much has been paid in kickstart grants to improve bus services in North East Lincolnshire.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what meetings (a) the Secretary of State, (b) other Ministers and (c) officials in his Department have had with Angad Paul in each of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether his Department holds contracts with each company of the Caparo Group.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps his Department is taking to increase the fuel efficiency of new cars.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many external consultants work for his Department.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g) vegetables...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what criminal offences have been (a) abolished and (b) created by primary legislation sponsored by his Department since 1 May 2008.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent steps he has taken to improve (a) bicycle, (b) lorry and (c) car parking provision; and how much his Department has spent on...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of (a) the number of bridges and (b) the length of highway damaged in the recent floods in Cumbria; what...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the number of individuals who own mobility scooters who have purchased insurance policies for their vehicles.

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

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of (a) aircraft movements and (b) passengers at London City Airport in...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent representations he has received on aircraft noise at London City Airport.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the level of noise nuisance arising from aircraft using London City Airport; and what changes in that...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many (a) jet and (b) propeller aircraft (i) arrivals and (ii) departures there have been at London City Airport in each of the last 10...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether his Department has had discussions with the London Borough of Newham in connection with proposals to increase aircraft movements at...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2009, Official Report, columns 60-1W, when the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency plans to visit...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many incidents of violence and abuse on public transport in (a) Ashford and (b) Kent have been reported in each of the last five...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which railway lines have been (a) built and (b) reopened in the last 20 years; how many jobs were created (i) directly during the first...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport which railway stations have been (a) opened for the first time and (b) reopened in the last 20 years; how many jobs were created (i)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what improvement works on railway stations located within Greater London in (a) wave one and (b) wave two of the Access for All Strategy...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent on each railway station located within Greater London as part of (i) wave one and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) which of the 150 stations which have been identified for improvement under the National Stations Improvement Plan are located within...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) if he will meet representatives of railway enthusiast groups to discuss the revision of official guidelines for railway enthusiasts...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many complaints National Express and its predecessors received in relation to rail services in East Anglia in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the cost (a) per mile and (b) in total of electrifying (i) the Great Western Line and (ii) the Midland Main Line.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which would be created (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result of the electrification...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects to make a decision on the future of the City Service from Ashford International via Maidstone East station.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the estimated cost is of building the Liverpool light rail network; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created (a)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the answer of 27 January 2009, Official Report, column 303W, on Road Traffic: Tyne and Wear and of 4 November 2009,...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport with reference to the answer of 11 November 2009, Official Report, column 370W, on roads: repair and maintenance, if he will publish the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what proposals he has for (a) improvements to the A160 and (b) the resurfacing of the A180.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many of the 1,300 new carriages referred to in the 2007 Rail White Paper (a) have been (i) ordered and (ii) delivered and (b) are in...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 571W, on rolling stock, what percentage of the fuel consumed when...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what biomedical research into myalgic encephalomyelitis and xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related virus is being...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with Ofcom on mandating fees and charges associated with wholesale connections...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many places on nursing degree courses he estimates will need to be provided in each year when nursing becomes a...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector which have...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much subsidy the Government plan to provide to the Post Office after 2011.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many post office branches have closed since the completion of the Network Change Programme.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for how many days the research vessel Prince Madog was (a) hired and (b) used by organisations other than the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what grant was made from the joint infrastructure fund to VT Ocean Sciences as a contribution towards the costs of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent progress has been made in discussions between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union; and what...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what mechanisms are in place for the Shareholder Executive to review the remuneration and benefits package of the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate has been made of the cost of rectifying the problem of acoustic noise from the bow of the Natural...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on how many occasions the Secretary of State has met (a) the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and (b) his...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department has taken to protect telecommunications customers from unsolicited telephone calls from...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what loans of over £1 billion were made by the Bank of England in the 2008-09 financial year.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people who paid overdraft charges between July 2007 and the date of the Supreme Court's ruling on the powers of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of each signed share subscription agreement between his Department and each bank in respect of public funds.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the auditors of the accounts of the Bank of England for 2008-09 were informed of the loan to (a) RBS and (b) HBOS made in October 2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Court of Directors of the Bank of England was informed of the loan made to (a) RBS and (b) HBOS in October 2008.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what requirements there are on the Bank of England in respect of disclosure of information on loans made in each financial year, with particular reference...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Major Projects Review Group plans to publish its conclusions on the Defence Technical College proposals at St. Athan.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many residential properties his Department owns; and how many (a) are occupied and (b) have been empty for more than six months.

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

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) statutory instruments and (b) other regulations his Department has brought forward in the 2005 Parliament to meet obligations arising from EU law.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) adults and (b) households that do not use any financial services.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the monetary value is of the equity stake held by the Government in each financial institution recapitalised from the public purse.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) employee and (b) employer national insurance contributions are payable in respect of intra-company transferees under Tier Two of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what improvement programmes were in operation at HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008 and (d) 2009; how much each has cost; how much...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions he has met the Government Chief Scientific Adviser in the course of his official duties in the last 12 months.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made on his Department's consultation on gross profits tax in respect of adult gaming centres.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the revenue which accrued to the Exchequer in value added tax (VAT) from VAT-registered businesses in each constituency in...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons in receipt of winter fuel allowance pay income tax at the (a) standard and (b) higher rate.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of enabling recipients of the childcare element of working tax credit to continue to receive it for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 640W, on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 640W, on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 640W, on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 640W, on the Audit...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will increase the number of council tax bands.

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) statutory instruments and (b) other regulations his Department has brought forward to meet obligations arising from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what events the Government Office for London has hosted in each of the last five years; and what the cost was of hosting each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2009, Official Report, column 71W, on the Home and Communities Agency, how much the Homes...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many cases relating to the level of fees charged by private sheltered housing companies have been brought before the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much was spent by Lichfield district council in each of the last four financial years; and what revenue the authority...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to implement Part 6 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what percentage of the external finance in each local authority in England was generated from (a) fees and charges, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will commission a report on the role of Liverpool Direct Ltd. in Liverpool city council's ICT strategy; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance his Department publishes on local authority commissioning of goods and services; how many local authorities have...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 26 November 2009, Official Report, columns 312-13W, on non-domestic rates, what the estimated net...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what (a) the total reserve in its Parking Places Revenue Account and (b) the annual income from parking charges was of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent guidelines his Department has issued to planning inspectors in respect of planning appeals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the benefits to residents of sheltered accommodation of the provision of services by wardens who...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how many employment tribunal claims have been brought against (a) local authorities and (b) registered social landlords...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authority regulation of registered social landlords; what estimate he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of (a) setting up and (b) operating for the first year the (i) Tenant...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to which countries children seeking asylum aged (a) 17, (b) 12 to 16, (c) five to 11 and (d) under five years old have been deported in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children from each country of origin aged (a) 17, (b) 12 to 16, (c) five to 11 and (d) under five years old have been refused...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children from each country of origin aged (a) 17, (b) 12 to 16, (c) five to 11 and (d) under five years old have claimed asylum...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many incidents of grievous and actual bodily harm were recorded by police in (a) England and (b) North East Cambridgeshire in each of...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been deported from the UK in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the written ministerial statement of 11 November 2009, Official Report, columns 25-28WS, on DNA and fingerprint retention,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) leave to remain, (b) indefinite leave to remain and (c) student visa (tier four) applications have been refused in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will assess the financial effect on language schools teaching English as a foreign language of proposed reforms to Tier 4 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) work permits with a length of more than 12 months and (b) highly skilled migrant programme permits were issued in 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much his Department's Extremism Unit spent under each budget heading in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department has issued to police forces on the publication of information on the number of fixed penalty notices issued in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ask South Wales Police Force to review its decision on publication of the number of fixed penalty notices issued for speeding in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals who have been convicted in this country in each of the last five years were identified by a Government department...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 12 November 2009, Official Report, column 946W, on identity cards, what proportion of the 1,000 applications...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which organisations were accredited under the Identity Cards Act 2006 to access data on the National Identity Register on 1 October 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the personal information of British citizens applying for identity cards in Greater Manchester from 30 November will be stored on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much has been spent on informing people in Greater Manchester that they may apply for identity cards from 30 November 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children from each country of origin aged (a) 17, (b) 12 to 16, (c) five to 11 and (d) under five years old have been detained...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what effects changes in the labour market test for obtaining a work permit have had on the number of domestic workers (a) applying for and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when he intends to reply to the letter of 9 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. Waqas Ur...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he plans to reply to the letter of 5 October 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Omer Farooq and...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Minister of State expects to provide a substantive reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen of 16 November...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for the future (a) governance and (b) funding of the National Policing Improvement Agency; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much funding his Department allocated to the National Policing Improvement Agency in each of the last five years; what agreements are in...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will bring forward proposals for a protocol for police officers dealing with people with learning difficulties; (2) what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints people with learning difficulties have made against police officers in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received from hon. Members on the conduct of police officers dealing with people with learning difficulties.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the cost of policing party political conferences in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with which civil society organisations his Department has entered into partnerships and agreements to support the delivery of policies...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what partnerships and initiatives designed to tackle the spread of extremism on the internet his Department has entered into with overseas...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research his Department has evaluated on the root causes of extremism; and what steps he has taken to tackle them.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the adequacy of information on extremism available to (a) his Department and (b) the police to enable them...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many stop-and-searches were carried out under (a) section 1 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and (b) section 60 of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he plans to bring forward proposals to increase the maximum period for pre-charge detention for terrorist suspects; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the work permits granted on the basis of intra-company transfer in respect of non-EU IT contractors in the last five years were...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for a work permit on the basis of intra-company transfer were (a) made and (b) granted in respect of non-EU IT...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) minor injuries, (b) serious injuries and (c) fatalities among Afghan civilians have been recorded by his Department in Afghanistan in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2009, Official Report, column 657W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, how many helicopters have been deployed to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on sourcing the requirement for ISAF's Operational Reserve Force; and what progress has been made...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Pakistani military personnel are (a) assigned, (b) attached and (c) embedded with coalition military forces in Regional Command South.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many British military personnel are (a) embedded with Pakistani military units and (b) based in Pakistan to co-ordinate military operations in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what records his Department keeps in respect of civilian contractors killed while working in support of UK operations overseas; how many such contractors...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) name and (b) rank is of the RAF Commander at (i) RAF Croughton, (ii) RAF Menwith Hill, (iii) RAF Fairford, (iv) RAF Molesworth, (v) RAF...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the policy is of each of the armed forces on the confirmation of acting ranks held by members of the armed forces killed in active duty.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints Modern Housing Solutions received about animal infestations in service accommodation in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints were received by Modern Housing Solutions about accommodation for service personnel and their families in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints were received by Modern Housing Solutions on the maintenance of service accommodation in (a) Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what pension is payable to a soldier who retires after 15 years in the British Army on 30 April 1997 as a sergeant in a (a) Gurkha regiment and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints have been received in the last 12 months about the effectiveness of the emergency contact numbers provided for the families of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the objectives are of his Climate and Energy Security Envoy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the environmental policy for bird protection on his Department's land in Cyprus; (2) what account...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of trends in the level of bird trapping through (a) liming and (b) mist netting on his Department's land in Cyprus in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria his Department applies in determining when to issue a D notice regarding troop movements; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Mk7 helmets (a) have been ordered, (b) have been delivered to theatre and (c) are planned to be delivered to theatre; and over what period...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contracts his Department has entered into since January 2009; and what the (a) name of the contracting company, (b) monetary value, (c) purpose...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 Defence 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 Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 415W, on departmental drinking water, what the reasons are for the increase in...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 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 Defence how much his Department paid to Rolls Royce for work on the refuelling capabilities of Devonport dockyard; and how much his Department originally...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what legal costs have been incurred by his Department in the case of the nuclear test veterans (a) since the start of the litigation, (b) since 6...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects HMS Endurance to be (a) repaired and (b) back on operations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many commercial (a) aeroplanes and (b) ships were hired to assist with the withdrawal of British forces from Iraq; and at what cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his policy is on the low flying of military aircraft over populated areas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to develop smart power grids for UK military bases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what units form the British commitment to the NATO Response Force in 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people (a) requested and (b) were granted a discharge from the Royal Navy on grounds of ill health in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure his Department has incurred on engaging private security companies and private military companies for work undertaken in (a) Nigeria...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answers of 7 July 2009, Official Report, columns 662-3W, on the Territorial Army, when he expects to place the information in the Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which country the gas reservoirs for Trident nuclear warheads are filled with tritium; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether there have been any changes to the range of nuclear weapons-related information and material which can be exchanged between the US and the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments Sport England has made to (a) Blue Rubicon, (b) Edelman and (c) FD-LLM and FD-Public Affairs in the last 12 months for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many questions tabled for answer on a named day his Department received in each of the last 12 months; and to how many such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what (a) statutory instruments and (b) other regulations his Department has brought forward in the 2005 Parliament to meet obligations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the answer of 21 July 2009, Official Report, column 1557W, on music: finance (a) how much of the £500,000...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the likely legacy from the London 2012 Olympics for participation in sport in East Sussex (a) in general...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments the British Board of Film Classification has made to Portland PR in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on how many occasions he has met (a) the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and (b) his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been allocated for expenditure per resident on sports and leisure facilities in each (a) district and (b) unitary local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on sport in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) City of York local authority area in each year since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments the Big Lottery Fund has made to Stratagem in the last 12 months; for what purpose; and if he will place in the Library a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the revenue generated by tourism in the British uplands in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Government has allocated for tourism promotion in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 1996-97.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 596W, on the UK School Games, under what budgetary headings the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 596W, on the UK School Games, how much was spent on work with each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 596W, on the UK School Games, under what budgetary heading the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 596W, on the UK School Games, what payments were made to national...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether any officials of his Department who were working on the C-NOMIS database project up until October 2008 have since moved to private organisations...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking against officials in his Department for not following Government procurement procedures in respect of the C-NOMIS database project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate the C-NOMIS database project board had made of the cost of the project in the period up to October 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will initiate an inquiry into the application of Government procurement procedures in respect of the C-NOMIS database project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many employees of his Department and its agencies were convicted of a criminal offence of each type in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding the Government has allocated to specialist domestic violence courts in England and Wales in each year since 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what programmes his Department has for people who have committed an offence of riding mobility scooters in a dangerous way.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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 Secretary of State for Justice 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)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 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 Justice 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...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in (a) Mid Bedfordshire constituency, (b) the East of England and (c) England were disqualified from driving as a result of (i) drink...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many fines for speeding offences have been (a) issued to and (b) paid by residents of Norwich North constituency in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been convicted of offences of drug (a) possession and (b) dealing in (i) Reading East constituency and (ii) Berkshire in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had with the Prison Service on the transfer and subsequent absconsion of Jane Andrews from HMP East Sutton; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress he has made in the implementation of the recommendations of the Corston Report on women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer of 10 March 2009, Official Report, column 241W, on fixed penalties: Richmond Park, what progress has been made on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) whether any prisoners convicted of murder are being held at HMP Hollesley Bay; (2) whether any prisoners serving life sentences are being held at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people convicted of murder and subsequently released on compassionate grounds since 1993 have died (a) within three months of and (b) more...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what interest rate the Legal Services Commission is allowed to charge when taking possession of houses; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice who the members are of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council; and what the relevant qualifications are of each of them.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of arrangements for co-ordination of information and technology systems available to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether training is provided to prison service staff on working with mentally ill female offenders.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of cells in each prison in England and Wales were unoccupied on the most recent dates for which figures are available; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoner places are available at each prison serving the Sussex area when at full capacity; and how many prisoners were serving sentences at...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many visitors to prisons were found to be in possession of illegal drugs in 2007-08; how many such visitors were referred to the police; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many category D prisoners have absconded from prison in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Eastleigh of 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 334W, on prisons: convictions, for what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many instances of alcohol abuse were reported in each prison in England in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Eastleigh of 11 November 2009, Official Report, columns 492-4W, on prisons: drugs, how many...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many body orifice security scanners are (a) installed and (b) in use in each prison.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice in which prisons the searching of (a) visitors and (b) staff is not mandatory; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the recidivism rate is for offenders convicted of (a) drug-related crime and (b) all other crimes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisoners sentenced to a custodial term of three months served (a) three months, (b) six weeks or less and (c) one week or less in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on the provision of educational courses for offenders serving custodial sentences in the latest 12 month period for which figures are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what language courses are offered to offenders serving custodial sentences.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on (a) custodial and (b) community sentences for people under the age of 18 years resident in each Youth Offending Team area in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many children aged 10 to 17 years were given a custodial sentence after pleading guilty to a first time offence in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what projects to deploy carbon capture and storage technology are taking part in the competition for funding for this technology.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many projects to deploy carbon capture and storage technology have expressed an interest to his Department in being part of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what agreements were made at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila on energy and climate change related matters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the monetary value of contracts between the Coal Authority and Cap Gemini (a) was in each of the last five financial years and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells of 12 October 2009, Official Report, columns 459-60W, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells of 12 October 2009, Official Report, columns 459-60W, on...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on what date he expects the first Pay as You Save pilot to commence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households he expects to be included in the Pay as You Save pilots in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) subsequent years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to announce the locations at which the first Pay as You Save pilots announced in Low Carbon Transition Plan will take place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what role his Department plans for local authorities in the Pay as You Save pilots announced in the Low Carbon Transition Plan.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the environment of adopting environmentally-friendly ICT policies across all...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what requirement the Government puts on energy supply companies to include a benefits health check in their fuel poverty reduction...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the effects of fuel poverty on health.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change 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 Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions attributable to the Carbon Trust's local authority carbon...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Bangladesh, (b) Ethiopia, (c) India, (d) Kenya and (e) Nepal on...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding the Government have provided (a) as aid and (b) for reconstruction in Afghanistan in each year since 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support he is giving to the Afghan Reconstruction Trust Fund to improve the energy infrastructure in Afghanistan; and if he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to improve public access to reliable electricity in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made on the refurbishment of the Gereshk hydropower plant in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress has been made in the provision of electricity networks and supply throughout Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what role his Department is playing in the implementation of the Nile Basin Initiative.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development 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...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools in the Building Schools for the Future programme have had an asbestos survey as part of their redevelopment; in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate has been made of the amount of savings in practitioner time as a result of the introduction of ContactPoint.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much is expected to be spent on the ContactPoint directory in each of the five years from June 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils at maintained mainstream schools at the end of Key Stage 4 took examinations in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department's predecessor spent on advertising in 2006-07; how much his Department has so spent in 2009-10; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the (a) cost and (b) purpose was of legal (i) representation and (ii) advice sought by his Department and its agencies in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what criminal offences have been (a) abolished and (b) created by primary legislation sponsored by his Department since 1 May 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much money his Department and its predecessors have spent on supporting the Family and Parent Institute in each year since...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which secondary schools are in each decile of the numbers of students achieving five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 16-year-olds did not achieve five GCSEs at grades A* to C in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of females of school age in custody gained five GCSEs at grade A* to C in each of the last 10 years for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children of school age are registered as receiving home education in each education authority in (a) Wales and (b) England.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the cost to the public purse of standard assessment tests was in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of children who have been excluded or at risk of exclusion from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average length of a fixed-period exclusion for pupils from (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) all schools was in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidelines his Department provides to teachers who suspect abuse or maltreatment of a pupil on action to be taken in such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent estimate is of the average annual cost of educating a secondary school child in a pupil referral unit in (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what record his Department maintains relating to the number of pupils who, following a search, were found to be in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average funding per capita was for (a) urban areas and (b) rural areas under dedicated schools grant in the latest...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding was provided per child under the dedicated schools grant in Herefordshire in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding is provided towards other educational programmes for rural areas other than through the dedicated schools grant.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools were given notices to improve by Ofsted in (a) September, (b) October, (c) November and (d) December 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families who is responsible for the implementation in Gloucestershire of the recommendations made in the report of the Badman review of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what research his Department has undertaken into a link between the uptake of fieldwork in secondary schools and the number...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of teachers and teaching staff in maintained schools earn more than £50,000 per annum.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in each local education authority area in the South East in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of schools funding which is retained by schools for the professional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many girls aged 13 to 17 years became pregnant in each local authority area in 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the (a) net expenditure on youth services, (b) local education authority net expenditure on youth services and (c) per...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many physical assaults against staff of ambulance trusts serving the South East Region were reported in each county in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans to take to ensure that the NHS Indicators for Quality Improvement include greater reference to the treatment of musculoskeletal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 2 November 2009, Official Report, column 672W, on biofuels: air pollution, if he will estimate the levels of (a)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding under the Dignity in Care campaign each local authority has received; which care homes in each local authority area were awarded extra...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to publish his Department's response to its consultation on the statutory regulation of practitioners of acupuncture, herbal medicine,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health 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 Health pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 653W, on departmental scientists, how many (a) scientific advisers and (b) civil...

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what dates (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have met Dr. Foster Ltd in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many eye tests were funded by the public purse in each region in each of the last two years; and what percentage of those who had eye tests...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what clinical and governance standards apply to health facilities used to obtain forensic evidence from children subject to sexual assault in order to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) GPs, (b) dentists, (c) optometrists and (d) pharmacies there were in each region in each of the last two years; and how many this equated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to increase the provision of information to blind or partially-sighted people on their (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has evaluated on the effects of male circumcision on the risk of contracting HIV.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce HIV-related stigma.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many hospital staff in England were physically assaulted while on duty in each of the last three years; (2) how many hospital staff in England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were issued with parking fines following parking in hospital car parks in Milton Keynes in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Monitor in assessing clinical performance at NHS hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doses of seasonal influenza vaccine had been distributed to health centres in the Stockport Primary Care Trust area in the 12 months to 1...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance he has issued to strategic health authorities on the length of time within which they should aim to reply to correspondence from hon....

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received from the East of England strategic health authority on the performance of NHS trusts in its area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when (a) Basildon and Thurrock NHS Foundation Trust and (b) Colchester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust received visits from (i) the East of England...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of new entrants to registered nursing in the NHS were graduates in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the letter sent by the Minister of State for Care Services to the hon. Member for Eddisbury of 4 November 2009, ref MS(CS)500124, if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the letter sent by the Minister of State for Care Services to the hon. Member for Eddisbury of 4 November 2009, ref MS(CS)500124, for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what definition his Department uses of (a) palliative and (b) end-of-life-care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the (a) median, (b) mean and (c) maximum lifespan of those receiving palliative care.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines his Department has issued on patient access to treatment by extended choice network providers; and what recent assessment he has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were refused a referral to an extended choice network provider by such a provider in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health which psychiatric disorders are included in the list of conditions in relation to which providers in the extended choice network may refuse a patient referral.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what criteria providers in the extended choice network are permitted to refuse referrals relating to (a) patients with psychiatric disorders and (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions he has met (a) the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and (b) his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser in the course of his...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) patients and (b) military personnel have been treated for noise-induced hearing loss at Selly Oak Hospital in the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has visited any sickle cell disorder support groups in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the standard of services for those diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) with reference to the answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 702W, on departmental publications, if he will publish each detailed model...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to paragraph 4.5 of the Impact Assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, for what reasons re-ablement will not be made available to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate, on the basis of the assumptions in the impact assessment for the Personal Care at Home Bill, the cost to the Exchequer of the free...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for the future of his Department's FAST campaign to raise stroke awareness.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the adequacy of supplies of the H1N1 vaccine to GP practices in order to meet the initial prioritisation of at-risk groups.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to reach agreement with the British Medical Association on procedures and policy for vaccinating children between the ages of six months...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment she has made of the reasons for changes in the level of youth unemployment in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what progress has been made on the new deal for lone parents.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will bring forward proposals to require absentee fathers of the children of teenage mothers to make maintenance payments when they are...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of the working age population in (a) the UK and (b) Rochford and Southend East constituency was economically inactive on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps she is taking to reduce levels of long-term unemployment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Christmas parties his Department plans to host in 2009; what has been budgeted for each such reception; what estimate she has made of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on how many occasions she visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what contracts her Department has with private hire taxi companies; and what expenditure her Department has incurred against each such contract...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will assess the merits of introducing an automatic call-back request feature for callers to her Department's telephone helplines to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on what date she last travelled by (a) bus and (b) taxi in the course of her official duties.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent steps her Department has taken to assist young people with autism find long-term employment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were in receipt of incapacity benefit in each month since January 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of days were lost through sickness absence of Jobcentre Plus staff in each (a) region and (b) country of the UK in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many additional staff have been recruited by Jobcentre Plus from outside her Department in each region in each of the last 12 months; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Jobcentre Plus staff were employed in (a) Sussex and (b) the South East in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 12 June 2009, Official Report, column 1034W, on Jobcentre Plus: interviews, what data her Department collects...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many national insurance numbers were issued to (a) non-UK EU nationals and (b) non-EU nationals in each of the last 12 quarters for which...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 11 November 2009, Official Report, column 583W, on work experiences: young people, how Jobcentre Plus secures...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 11 November 2009, Official Report, column 583W, on work experience: young people, what steps Jobcentre Plus is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the number of people on the trial programme to have lost benefit entitlement as a result of testing positive for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps her Department is taking to reduce the level of youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of prospects for expanding the use of semiochemicals in United Kingdom agriculture to reduce insect damage.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the remains of the British citizen Mr Alec Collett have been identified in Lebanon; and, if so, what plans they have for their return to his family.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Treasury official attending the monthly meetings of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is entitled to speak at those meetings; and, if so,...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of carbon tax and price per ton of carbon would enable the European Union to raise €50 billion of new money by 2020 were the whole sum to be...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce waiting lists for rehabilitation programmes for the perpetrators of domestic violence. To ask Her Majesty's Government what action...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 12 November (WA 206) concerning the cost of the British Embassy in Dublin, why the running costs...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the items referred to in Regulation 20(2)(d) of the Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations relate only to Regulation 20(2)(a) or whether they include...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether home energy advice packages under the draft Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) (Amendment) Order 2009 will cover the building concerned...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will hold discussions with the Financial Services Authority to ensure that managers in the financial sector receive salary deductions if their...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to recent suggestions that those employed in the financial sector should be paid more than those in other sectors.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are any adverse effects on humans eating animals which have routinely used antibiotics.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the simultaneous import and export of poultry, pig-meat, and milk; and whether they will enquire into that matter.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of France about the animal welfare standards it applies to imported meat and home-produced meat.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will prevent imported foods that have been processed in Britain being labelled as British.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made to ensure consistent labelling of nutritional information about food products, particularly in respect of salt content.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have on the over-prescription of antipsychotics to people with dementia; whether they are treating it as a breach of human rights causing...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of child malnutrition in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 2 November (WA 11-12), why the healthcare payment by the United Kingdom to Germany went from £0 in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any schools or local education authorities are currently receiving targeted support for Prevent funding and, if so, which ones.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals were given a custodial sentence of over 12 months in each of the past five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they propose for introducing new technologies to increase broadband internet access across the rural areas of the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Google has any contractual arrangements of a primary supplier nature or framework nature with any NHS organisations in the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of the Iraq inquiry will decide whether Government documents provided to it will be made available to the public; and, if not, who will make the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought cases in the European Court of Human Rights against Her Majesty's armed forces using legal aid paid...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to ensure compliance with the use of the precautionary principle to offset damage to marine life.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to ensure that the owners of foreign news media groups pay United Kingdom taxes when operating press and broadcasting companies in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people were made redundant by the Ministry of Defence and its agencies in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many counterfeit one pound and fifty pence coins they estimate are in circulation; and what steps they are taking to withdraw them.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) speeding fines, (b) London congestion charge fines, and (c) parking fines were incurred by the Government Car and Despatch Agency in each year since...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much compensation for death and injury has been paid to British troops and civilians over the past five years by the Government of Iraq for activities carried...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any (a) foreign intelligence agencies, and (b) foreign law enforcement agencies have authorised access to the National Identity Register; and whether they...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 12 November (WA 223), what assessment they have made of whether the interim constitution of Nepal...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider prosecuting under international law those accused of torture of British citizens in Pakistan.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the inspection fees listed in Schedule 2 to the Plant Health (Import Inspection Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations (SI 2009/2053) have been raised for...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many functions of the Post Office in Scotland generate income for the Scottish Government and Scottish local authorities; what that income is; and how the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the ethnic and religious composition of those serving prison sentences; and what it was 10 years ago.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how often members of the public can send fictional or educational books to convicted prisoners.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why there has been a delay in confirming the appointment of the Buddhist chaplain nominated for HM Prison Bedford.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time between the nomination of a non-Christian, non-Muslim chaplain to an appointment in HM Prison Service and the start date of the appointment.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to proposals from the retail sector regarding green infrastructure, skills and employment in United Kingdom retailing.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much capital will be needed to fund their proposals to reform Royal Mail.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the Compass Group report on the Hooper report on Royal Mail.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are continuing to seek a new part purchaser of Royal Mail.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the proportion of small businesses in rural areas who now consider broadband internet access to be critical to their continued...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the answer by Lord Brett on 23 November (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 137), what steps they are taking to bring charges of genocide against the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government why only four ports were designated for the landing of mackerel and horse mackerel under article 4(c) of the Sea Fishing (Landing and Weighing of Herring, Mackerel...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will freeze the toll on the Severn Bridge until 2011, as has been done on the Humber Bridge.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what would be the effect on public finances of charging all individuals who indicate they are non-domiciled for tax purposes a flat fee of £25,000 per annum...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to amend taxation arrangements in Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many spare rooms would be removed from taxation if the limit above which tax is paid on the rental income from them was raised from the current £4,250 to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there are overflow pipes that discharge into the River Thames between the Thames Barrier and the source of the Thames in relation to which spills are not...

To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of statistics recently published by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service showing an increase in applications for university places for the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are planning to reduce vehicle tyre noise, following recent European Union legislative proposals.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to dispose of a substantive part of the assets of the British Waterways Board.