To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how much Sir Thomas Legg's analysis of hon. Members' expenses claims has cost to date; and how much of that...

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what the timetable is for migrating computer users in the House to Vista; and how many hon. Members have had...

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many types of personal digital assistants (PDAs) PICT supports; and what procedures hon. Members must...

To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how many (a) inquiries and (b) complaints PICT has received in each year since it was established.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met broadcasters in Scotland to discuss the future of regional news in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many freedom of information requests his Department has received in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the entry into administration of Globespan Airways Ltd. in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent assessment he has made of the prospects for the banking sector in Scotland.

To ask the Leader of the House how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in her Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will commission research into the (a) environmental and (b) economic merits of anaerobic digestion as a means of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the relationship between badger populations and the incidence of tuberculosis in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects a diagnostic test to differentiate between infected and vaccinated animals to become available for use in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government is taking to improve the resilience to flooding of drainage and sewer systems in (a) the West...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs who has responsibility for managing the water level of Lake Windermere; and how this management is undertaken.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to implement the recommendations of chapter 14 of the Independent Review of Charging for Household Water...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects of the additional security arrangements introduced in December 2009 on queuing times and delays...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether the Government plan to introduce the additional security checks recently introduced for flights to the US to other flights departing...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what estimate he has made of the cost to the aviation industry of additional security checks on passengers transferring at UK airports...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the average time required to carry out the new security checks on airline passengers and others.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what proportion of airline passengers transferring at UK airports to other destinations will be subject to additional security screening.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimates have been made of the likely costs to (a) airports and (b) airline operators of training for staff on new security measures.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether behavioural profiling is used in security measures undertaken at UK airports.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many full body scanners he expects to be introduced into UK airports in the next (a) six months, (b) year, (c) two years and (d)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the effects of the introduction of full body scanners at airports on (a) the length of queues at security...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what criteria will be used to decide which passengers are subject to full body scanning at airports.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects to publish the report of the Government's review of airport security measures.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of passive millimetre wave technology in the detection of powder and liquid explosives.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the cost (a) to the public purse and (b) to the aviation industry of introducing full body scanners to all...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether the full body scanners he plans to introduce to airports will use passive millimetre wave technology or X-ray technology.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of full body scanning security equipment for airports that does not use passive millimetre...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether there will be a minimum age for people to be subject to full body scanning security at airports.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the oral statement of 5 January 2010, Official Report, columns 28-32, on aviation and border security, whether funds from his...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the Oral Statement of 5 January 2010, Official Report, columns 28-32, on aviation and border security, whether his Department...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the Oral Statement of 5 January 2010, Official Report, columns 28-32, on aviation and border security, whether he has made an...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects full body scanning equipment to be operational in all designated UK airports.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport pursuant to the Oral Statement of 5 January 2010, Official Report, columns 28-32, on aviation and border security, whether he expects...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what his estimate is of the average time it takes to search an individual using a (a) body scanner and (b) pat down physical search.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many people in Halifax are estimated to be eligible for the national concessionary bus fares scheme.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will take steps to ensure the restoration of the X1 Baker Bus service to Stafford station.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what recent guidance his Department has issued to regional transport committees on the criteria to be used in their allocation of...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by his Department in each of the last...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what (a) bonuses and (b) incentives have been paid to (i) consultants and (ii) contractors engaged by executive agencies and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will place in the Library a copy of the results of his Department's most recent staff survey; which organisation carried out the...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what progress has been made on the review of road safety between junctions 15 and 19 of the M6 motorway.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of grit and salt to treat roads and pavements during very cold weather...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on what date the Salt Cell became operational.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much has been spent on additional rolling stock for the Calder Valley line between Halifax and Leeds since 2005.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many people (1) were issued with a penalty notice for disorder under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 by the British Transport...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the number of internally displaced people in Colombia; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK projects to reduce impunity in Colombia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has held with his US counterpart on the negotiation of a free trade agreement between the US and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 6 January 2010, Official Report, column 410W, on Colombia: overseas trade, for what reasons he will...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials from each other Government department are serving at UK posts overseas.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the (a) average and (b) highest non-consolidated performance related payment for senior civil servants in his Department...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2009, Official Report, column 161W, on departmental pay, how much was paid out in total...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 25 November 2009, Official Report, column 161W, on departmental pay, how much his Department has paid...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Director-General of UNESCO on the naming of the UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what definition of the border of Morocco is used for the purposes of the EU-Morocco Association Agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in North Korea; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what work is undertaken by the Association of Chief Police Officers' regional intelligence units.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate his Department has made of the number of refused asylum seekers remaining (a) illegally and (b) pending appeal in (i) the UK,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what (a) financial, (b) legal and (c) housing support his Department provides to refused asylum seekers allowed to remain in the UK...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of asylum seekers were (a) granted asylum and (b) allowed to remain temporarily in the UK for humanitarian reasons in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) burglaries and (b) robberies in respect of (i) businesses and (ii) individuals were reported in each year since 1997; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many children have been held in a police cell in each police force area in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of incidents of recorded crime resulted in a conviction in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the level of recorded crime was in Lancashire Constabulary area in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which Minister in his Department is responsible for policy to implement proposals in the autism strategy on improving the accessibility of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his Department's policy is on the accumulation and use of air miles by his Department's personnel flying at public expense.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Newark of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 476W, on the DNA and fingerprint database,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many profiles were removed from the National DNA Database in each month of 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many safe accommodation beds his Department funds for trafficked persons who were not trafficked for sexual exploitation.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of potential child victims of trafficking referred to the national referral mechanism have been age-disputed.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police community support officers there were in the Humberside police force in each relevant year...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many illegal immigrants the UK Border Agency (UKBA) has discovered to be working for contractors supplying UKBA uniforms.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many caseworkers the Independent Safeguarding Authority employs at each grade to make barring decisions under the Safeguarding Vulnerable...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many (a) documents and (b) other items of information held in electronic format at each security classification have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many convictions for offences under the Licensing Act 2003 there have been in each police force area in each year since the...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent estimate is of the security costs in respect of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what training is given to police officers on the assessment of the physical and mental condition of individuals subject to a control order.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what less lethal weapons are permitted to be used by police.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will issue guidance to police forces on handling complaints relating to alleged infringements of the provisions of the Regulation of...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the reasons are for the delay by the UK Border Agency in determining the case of a constituent of the hon. Member for Thurrock,...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will request the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre to publish a report on its activities as part of the national referral...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will request the United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre to publish a report on its activities to date.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent estimate he has made of the cost to Modern Housing Solutions of upgrading all properties it manages under contract to his Department to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average period of time taken was to make repairs to forces accommodation after a call out in the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether families are allowed to view armed services' accommodation before occupying it.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many calls have been made to his Department's special forces housing helpline in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to sell in whole or in part the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on (a) print, (b) online, (c) television and (d) radio advertising in each of the last five years; how much has...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent by his Department and its agencies on conferences they organised which were subsequently cancelled in each of the last three years;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission research into possible links between the use of memory sticks on the information technology platforms used by his Department and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what technical problems were encountered (a) in preparation for and (b) during the recent maiden test flight of the Airbus 400M in Spain.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many F35 Joint Strike Fighters he plans to purchase; and what his most recent estimate is of the cost of each such fighter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to reply to the email from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire dated 1 December 2009 on the Taliban.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he plans to take in response to evidence on software problems linked to the 1994 Chinook crash.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his latest estimate is of the average operating cost per flight hour of a Sea King helicopter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the circumstances surrounding the Chinook accident in Scotland on 2 June 1994 have been the subject of a completed simulation using test pilots;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether further attempts will be made to simulate possible full authority digital engine-related causes of the 1994 Chinook accident; and if he will make...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department has taken to assist UK-registered vessels following the most recent hijacking in waters around the coast of Somalia.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's most recent estimate is of the rate of non-compliance with the requirement to produce an energy...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of public buildings required to have a display energy certificate...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what his Department's most recent estimate is of the number of people who have paid fees to train as home inspectors; how...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average length of tenure was in (a) an owner-occupied dwelling, (b) a private rented dwelling and (c) a social...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 20 March 2008, Official Report, column 1303W, on official residences: repairs and maintenance, what the cost was of the...

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what the timetable is for the creation of the Equality and Human Rights Commission's lifestyle database; and what data sources will be used to create it.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent assessment she has made of the UK's level of compliance with EU anti-discrimination legislation.

To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what groups have been invited to submit evidence for consideration by the National Equality Panel in its investigation into inequality.

To ask the Solicitor-General whether the Serious Fraud Office has received representations on its policy document Approach of the Serious Fraud Office to dealing with overseas corruption.

To ask the Solicitor-General what the (a) area and (b) estimated value is of (i) vacant and (ii) occupied office space (A) owned and (B) rented by her Department.

To ask the Solicitor-General (1) how many (a) documents and (b) other items of information held in electronic format by the Law Officers Departments of each security classification have been...

To ask the Solicitor-General what meetings the Attorney-General had during her visit to Israel in January 2010 at which the subject of the operation of the law of universal jurisdiction in the UK...

To ask the Solicitor-General if she will place in the Library a copy of the speech by the Attorney General to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in January 2010 on the operation of the law of...

To ask the Solicitor-General what (a) groups and (b) individuals the Attorney General met on her visit to Israel on 5 January 2010.

To ask the Solicitor-General whether the Attorney General's recent visit to Israel was arranged before 12 December 2009.

To ask the Solicitor-General how many employees of the Law Officers' Departments have been convicted of a criminal offence of each type in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to reduce defamation proceedings costs introduced on 1 October 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assets of his Department are planned to be sold in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; what the (i) description and (ii) book value is of each such...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12 months; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will list the redesigns of websites operated by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies since 27 June 2007; and what the (i) cost to the public...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice where potential victims of trafficking are accommodated whilst their case is assessed by the competent authority under the national referral mechanism.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many safe accommodation beds for victims of human trafficking his Department plans to fund over the next three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people sentenced to a life term have been convicted of a homicide offence following their release in the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether NAPO and Unison will be consulted on planned reductions to staffing levels in the National Offender Management Service headquarters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answers of 24 November 2009, Official Report, column 85W and 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 590W, on prisoners' release,...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what criteria are used to determine which organisations take part in (a) Partnership Programme arrangements, (b) Strategic...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the (a) purposes and (b) terms are of each current (i) Strategic Grant Agreement and (ii) Strategic Framework Partnership...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he has taken to improve the mechanisms for (a) accountability and (b) performance measurement of expenditure from grants...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many non-governmental organisations in receipt of grants from his Department are not required to provide audit information...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether any funding provided by his Department to non-governmental organisations may be spent by them on communications and public...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of non-governmental organisations in receipt of grants from his Department (a) audit themselves and (b) are...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he is taking to ensure greater accountability of expenditure by third party organisations of Partnership Programme...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to his contribution of 14 December 2009, Official Report, column 645, on Afghanistan and the EU Council, how much Ministry of...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding his Department has provided under the Partnership Programme Arrangement to the Trades Union Congress in 2009-10; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development for what reasons his Department enters into Partnership Programme arrangements with the Trades Union Congress; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department has made representations to the Ugandan government on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill before the Ugandan Parliament.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to improve the human rights situation in Uganda.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which (a) human and (b) civil rights organisations have received funding from his Department in supporting their work in Uganda in...

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid his Department has provided to Uganda in each of the last five years; and what aid he expects his Department to provide to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure on (a) television, (b) radio, (c) print and (d) online advertising in (i) 2009-10 and (ii)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in his Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people (a) applied for and (b) received the Help with Health Costs grant in 2008-09; what the average amount received was; what the eligibility...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2009, Official Report, column 479W, on heart diseases: health services, what the timetable is for specialised...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research projects were commissioned by his Department from the Personal Social Services Research Unit for the purposes of informing the Green Paper...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the estimated amount is of (a) road salt and (b) grit supplies held by hospitals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he expects to announce the appointment of a national clinical director for liver disease; (2) what recent progress has been made on developing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inspections were carried out by Det Norske Veritas on behalf of the NHS Litigation Authority in each of the last three years; and how much the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each NHS trust paid the NHS Litigation Authority in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps have been taken to inform the public of dental practices which are taking on new NHS patients.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 9 December 2009, Official Report, columns 480-90W, how many full-time equivalent (a) managers and (b) senior managers there...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each primary care trust is expected to spend consulting on the NHS Constitution; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many nurses were employed in the NHS in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average salary was for a nurse in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people were recorded as having (a) an admission and (b) a discharge episode with a diagnosis of (i) malnutrition, (ii) nutritional...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recent assessment has been made of the level of availability of bariatric surgery on the NHS (a) in each strategic health authority area, (b)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps are being taken to encourage people to take up preventive health services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the 2007 National Stroke Strategy in improving patient outcomes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assets of her Department are planned to be sold in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; what the (i) description and (ii) book value is of each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many planned visits by Ministers in her Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the last 12...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 her Department received in 2008; and how many of these received a substantive...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many days sickness absence were taken by staff in her Department and its agencies in each of the last 12 months; and what the cost to her...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many miles (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department and its predecessors have travelled by taxi in the course of their official...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total cost to her Department was of the directgov advertising campaign, Go DirectGov.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much her Department spent on the production of the directgov advertisement Go DirectGov; and how much it expects to spend on purchasing...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of people have found work through (a) the day one offer, (b) the six month offer, (c) support for unemployed...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of the lone parents who were moved from income support on to jobseeker's allowance as a result of changes to...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many mothers under the age of 18 years old are in receipt of housing benefit.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many compensation payments Jobcentre Plus have made through their Special Payment Scheme in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) the Highlands...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for how long a single person claiming jobseeker's allowance could work at the national minimum wage adult rate before that person's earnings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time taken to process a claim for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support was in Leeds in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of participants in the New Deal for Young People have left the benefits system without securing a job or receiving education or...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will ensure that applications for health care costs grants sent mistakenly to Jobcentre Plus offices are forwarded immediately to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding her Department has made available for providers on independent advice services on benefits in each year since 2004; and what...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the number of people addicted to illegal drugs who are in receipt of benefits from her Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people living in (a) Herefordshire and (b) the UK receiving services from Jobcentre Plus were aged (i) under 21, (ii) 22 to 25,...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people under 25 years old were not in employment, education or training in (a) 1997, (b) 2007 and (c) during 2008-09 in (i) Norwich...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how much was spent by each (a) senior manager and (b) board member of Arts Council England in providing hospitality in each of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to whom the administration of Arts Council England is accountable for the operational exercise of the Council's functions; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost to the public purse has been of each restructuring of Arts Council England in each year since 1994; and if he will make a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will review the (a) appropriateness of the conditions for and (b) effectiveness of the operation of the car allowance scheme for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 374W, on Arts Council England: reorganisation, what the breakdown...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the Gambling Act 2005 on the gambling industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps have been taken to reduce the size and cost of the Gambling Commission since the introduction of the Gambling Act 2005.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had on the effectiveness of the Gambling Commission.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Gambling Commission on the effectiveness and costs of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what simplification measures have been introduced by the Gambling Commission since the Hampton Review; (2) what steps have been...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with the Gambling Commission on (a) quantifying the level and (b) assessing trends in illegal...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been (a) allocated and (b) spent in relation to the Cultural Olympiad in each parliamentary constituency.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department and its agencies have allocated to regional design panels since their inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on what date he plans to make a statutory instrument introducing car parking charges in Royal Parks where charging is not currently in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 14 December 2009, Official Report, column 672W, on Royal Parks: parking, what plans there are to introduce...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many free swimming sessions have been provided per eligible resident by each local authority participating in the scheme in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will bring forward proposals to (a) provide new funds and (b) direct existing funds into projects to increase tourism associated...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make it his policy to ring-fence funding allocated to regional development agencies for the promotion of the tourism industry.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in the Home Office on the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the monetary value was of fines imposed under the provisions of the Video Recordings Act 1984 in each year since that Act came into...

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what role the UK plays in the UN World Tourism Organisation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many planned visits by Ministers in his Department within the UK were cancelled within 72 hours of the visit taking place in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much electricity was supplied by District network to (a) North Ayrshire and (b) the Isle of Arran in the last 12 month period for...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether an employment tribunal relating to his Department has been held since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what information his Department holds on the percentage contribution of (a) carbon dioxide, (b) water vapour and (c) methane to the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much and what proportion of the UK's gas consumption was imported from each country as (a) liquid natural gas and (b) a gas in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps his Department is taking to expand the capacity for nuclear power generation in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people attended the public discussion meeting on the proposed nuclear power station at (a) Hartlepool, (b) Heysham, (c)...

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the level of (a) carbon dioxide emissions and (b) carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt hour for the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health on the effect of approved mileage allowance payment rates on the number of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of phasing out cheques by the end of 2018 on (a) levels of recorded income of small...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue has been generated by duty on (a) alcohol and (b) tobacco in each of the last 10 years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much accrued to the Exchequer in excise duty on spirit-based ready-to-drink alcoholic drinks in each of the last five years; (2) how much accrued...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent research his Department has undertaken on the geographical distribution of self-catering properties relative to the nearest hotel,...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the effects on city-centre executive serviced apartments operated by multinational hotel companies of the...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2009, Official Report, column 1383W, on taxation: holiday accommodation, if he will place in the Library a copy of...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2009, Official Report, column 1382W, on taxation: holiday accommodation, what representations his Department received...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many properties in receipt of furnished holiday lettings tax relief were awarded farm diversification grants in the last 12 months; (2) for how...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will review the rules on the election of a property as a primary residence on individuals for the purpose of determining future tax liability to...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the largest sum of tax credits paid retrospectively to an individual or couple was (a) in 2009, (b) in 2008 and (c) since tax credits were...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many contacts were made on average by (a) all claimants and (b) citizens of A8 and A2 countries to the Tax Credits Office in applying for tax...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department takes to prevent conflicts of interest arising in the activities of accountants appointed by...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what representations he has received on the funding of trainee educational psychologists in the last 12 months; and if...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when his Department first provided notification of its decision to include e-filing options for limited liability...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of 16 to 19 year olds in Leeds West constituency were (a) in education, training or employment and...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of people aged 16 to 24 years have not been in education, employment or training for (a)...

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of 16 to 19 year olds resident in Milton Keynes were (a) in education, training or employment and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding for academies in North East Lincolnshire has been provided by (a) Government and (b) sponsors since the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) children's and (b) Sure Start centres have closed in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many Sure Start centres there are in Nottingham North constituency; and how many children they assist.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding has been allocated for (a) editorial resources for and (b) enhancing and developing the Sure Start website in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department has allocated for (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses for its staff in 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students in post-16 education in Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency have been in receipt of education maintenance...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will assess the merits of making Stoke-on-Trent city council the West Midlands' pilot authority for universal free school meals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding he plans to allocate to university technical colleges for 14 to 19 year olds, as referred to in paragraph 27 of...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many secondary schools in England provided tuition in (1) Arabic in each year since 2007; (2) Mandarin in each of the last...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much capital expenditure his Department has incurred in the Leeds city area in the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what role school governors would have in determining the personal, social, health and economic education curriculum at Key Stages...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many maintained nurseries have closed in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how much funding has been allocated for the purposes of extending the free early learning entitlement to two year olds from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many two year olds are receiving the free entitlement to early education; and what plans he has to increase the number of two...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for North East Milton Keynes of 30 November 2009, Official Report, column 827, on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families on what dates his Department received drafts of the Social Work Task Force's final report before it was finalised.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what documentation was made available to Graham Badman on Gloucestershire county council's proposals on Vale of Berkeley College...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department has agreed to the request of Gloucestershire county council to extend the period of consultation on its...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what discussions took place between his Department and Gloucestershire county council on the format of the council's consultation...

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when his Department was first informed of Gloucestershire county council's proposals with regard to Vale of Berkeley college.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total value of financial assistance, grants and launch aid they provided for the development of the Airbus A380.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the terms of the original proposed agreement between the United Kingdom and Iceland for the reimbursement of Icesave losses. To ask Her Majesty's...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of respondents selected Irish as their ethnic group in the 2001 census; why Irish is the only white ethnic group specifically named on the proposed...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Crawley on 16 December 2009 (WA 231), why the term "mixed British" was not considered for use in the "mixed/multiple...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to encourage the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to extradite Bosco Ntaganda, for whom there is an International...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the purchase by United Kingdom companies of metals derived from allegedly inhumanely mined minerals in the Congo; and what steps...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what encouragement they are giving to the government of Congo to ensure that the FARDC, the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has sufficient capacity to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with heads of states and governments in the Great Lakes region about creating and maintaining a permanent and effectively...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they opposed the 6 per cent increase in the European Union budget for 2010 when the amended draft budget was discussed in the Council of the European Union.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Barbara Follett, on 9 December 2009 (Official...

To ask the Chairman of Committees how many peers who attended the House of Lords between April 2008 and March 2009 claimed no expenses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the Government of India about anti-conversion laws that affect the ability to leave Hinduism for another religion.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead on 16 December 2009 (WA 246), whether their position on alleged injustices against residents at Camp...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their intentions in relation to the promotion of religious tolerance in Pakistan this year.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated cost of uprating the basic state pension on the basis of the higher of average earnings or retail prices index from (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c)...

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Adonis on 15 December 2009 (WA 215), what are the estimated peak volume and peak number of lorries per day required to remove...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the targets for timekeeping performance for East Coast main line services for this year; and what levels of timekeeping were achieved by Great North...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what bonus agreements are in place for senior staff of East Coast; and what targets they have to achieve to receive bonuses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their proposals for a new high speed railway line or lines between London and the West Midlands or the north of England and Scotland will be pursued by a...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are in place for the real time updating of the National Rail website to reflect weather and service conditions.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the rail journey times between London and Newcastle are longer for late evening services than earlier in the day, in particular for the Durham to Newcastle stretch.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many road accidents are attributed each year to distractions caused by advertising beside major roads.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what encouragement they and the Commonwealth are giving the Government of Rwanda to further political dialogue with the Rwandan Hutus living in eastern Congo.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, regarding the report they commissioned on behalf of the General Lighthouse Authorities from Raven Trading reviewing the impact of light dues increases, whether...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they approved the use of Strategic Transport Solutions International as a contributor to the report they commissioned on behalf of the General Lighthouse...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of double taxation treaties with (a) Kyrgystan, and (b) Tajikistan; and, if they are not in place, what steps they are taking to implement such...