Written answers

Mercher, 27 Ionawr 2010

  • House of Commons Commission

    • Bars

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what the rules are governing (a) the use by and (b) the admission of guests of (i) hon. Members, (ii) hon....

    • Department of Resources

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how much was spent on running costs for the Department of Resources and its predecessors in each year from...

      Members: Allowances

      To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission what remunerated positions Sir Thomas Legg declared prior to his appointment to review payments from the...

  • Justice

    • Back Office: Central Government

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the reasons for the cost of the finance function of his Department's core headquarters referred to in the publication...

    • Convictions: Knives

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of an offence of carrying a knife in each of the last five years.

      Driving Offences

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average fine given to a person convicted of driving without insurance was in each justice administrative area in each year since 1997.

      Family Courts: Mass Media

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when an assessment will be made of the effectiveness of the changes introduced in April 2009 to arrangements for the media to attend family court hearings.

      Legal Advice and Assistance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 7 January 2010, Official Report, column 546W, on legal advice and assistance, whether seasonal fluctuations in workload of new...

      National Offender Management Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the merits of proposals to set up separate operational arms in the National Offender Management Service.

      National Offender Management Service: Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to increase the number of staff at the National Offender Management Service HQ who have a background in probation.

      National Offender Management Service: Recruitment

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether probation staff (a) are permitted to apply for and (b) may be appointed to vacancies in the National Offender Management Service.

      Prison Accommodation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many hospital beds in each prison are being used to ease overcrowding elsewhere in the prison; (2) how many prisons used hospital beds to ease...

      Prisoner Escapes

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many escape list prisoners there are in each category of prison accommodation.

      Prisoners Release

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many prisoners were released before their agreed release date in the latest year for which figures are available; (2) how many offences were...

      Prisoners Release: Reoffenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offences were committed by prisoners released for Christmas 2009.

      Prisoners: Foreigners

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) male and (b) female foreign national prisoners there are, broken down by (i) offence category and (ii) length of sentence.

      Prisoners: Gender Identity Disorder

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 11 January 2010, Official Report, columns 789-90W, on gender identity disorder: prisoners, from whom the draft guidance on the...

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment his Department has made of the merits of (a) maintenance and (b) abstinence-based drug treatment programmes for prisoners.

      Prisons: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners were participating in (a) maintenance and (b) abstinence-based drug treatment programmes on the latest date for which figures are...

      Prisons: Mother and Baby Units

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many women prisoners have given birth since April 2009; (2) how many women became pregnant while serving a prison sentence in the last year...

      Probation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he plans to take to increase the level of contact time between probation staff and offenders.

  • Environment Food and Rural Affairs

    • Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to respond to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report entitled "Cold Comfort: the Administration of the 2005...

    • Agriculture: Subsidies

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how cross-compliance regulations in respect of single payments and the Integrated Administration and Control System scheme...

      Chemicals: Animal Experiments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward proposals to require the chemical industry to minimise the number of animals used in testing covered...

      Departmental Assets

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what departmental assets are planned to be sold in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11; what the (i) description and (ii) book...

      Departmental Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether (a) his Department and (b) its agencies plan to sign up to the 10:10 campaign to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in...

      Departmental Information and Communications Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what pay band his Department's Chief Information Officer (CIO) is employed; whether the CIO is employed on a fixed-term or...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which websites his Department's staff are blocked from accessing on departmental networked computers.

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) year-end and (b) in-year bonuses were paid to officials in his Department in each of the last three years; and...

      Departmental Training

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

      Fly Tipping: Kent

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of incidents of fly-tipping in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Kent in each of the...

      Garages and Petrol Stations: Contamination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what duties there are on the owner of a rental petrol forecourt site to decontaminate the site once its use as a petrol...

      Rural Payments Agency: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the monetary value of bonuses awarded to officials of the Rural Payments Agency in each of the...

      Wind Power: Planning Permission

      To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the Environment Agency receives payment from money submitted as payment with wind farm planning applications to cover...

  • Transport

    • Aviation: Security

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what security checks will apply in respect of passengers who refuse to be scanned by an airport full body scanner.

    • Aviation: Security

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether full body scanners will be used to scan children at airports.

      Aviation: Security

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what assessment he has made of the implications for human rights of the use of full body scanners at airports; and if he will make a statement.

      Aviation: Security

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport for how long images obtained by airport full body scanners will be stored.

      Car Sharing: Road Traffic

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what modelling the Government has done on (a) changes in car sharing rates and (b) the effect such changes have on road congestion; and if...

      Employment Tribunals Service

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many industrial tribunals relating to his Department there have been in each of the last five years; and what the cost to his Department...

      First Capital Connect: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport on what date the Secretary of State was first notified of the recent industrial action by drivers on the First Capital Connect Thameslink route.

      First Capital Connect: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether the recent industrial action by drivers on the First Capital Connect Thameslink route constitutes a force majeure event under the...

      First Capital Connect: Industrial Disputes

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the management of First Capital Connect to discuss industrial action by drivers on...

      Heathrow Airport

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what modelling the Government has done on the economic and environmental effects of a third runway at Heathrow; and if he will place a copy...

      Immobilisation of Vehicles

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many (a) cars, (b) vans, (c) lorries and (d) motorcycles of each make were (i) clamped and (ii) crushed in each of the last three...

      Immobilisation of Vehicles: South East

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many cars have been impounded in (a) Southend West constituency, (b) Essex, (c) the Metropolitan Police area of London and (d)...

      London and South Eastern Railway: Snow and Ice

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what discussions his Department has had with Southeastern Railway on recent disruptions to its service caused by snow and ice.

      Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the estimated average cost is of processing a vehicle excise duty application (a) at a post office, (b) by post and (c) online.

      Railways: Hunting

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps his Department has taken following the incident on 31 December 2009 in which six foxhounds belonging to the Duke of Beaufort's...

      Railways: Kent

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what information his Department holds on the number of scheduled trains operated by each franchised train operating company serving Kent...

      Railways: North West

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent discussions he has had on the establishment of a high speed rail link between the North West and London.

      Railways: Standards

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many and what percentage of scheduled trains operated by each franchised train operating company in England (a) were cancelled and (b)...

      Roads: Royal Mail

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how many requests the Highways Agency has received from Royal Mail to clear the roads in (a) Ashford and (b) Kent in the last two years.

      Rolling Stock: Construction

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport when he expects to announce the location of the facility to assemble the super express Agility train; what locations are under...

      Southend Airport

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport (1) what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the expansion of Southend airport on the local community in respect of (a)...

  • Scotland

    • Departmental Official Engagements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland at what speaking events (a) he and (b) his Under-Secretary of State has been represented by (i) a special adviser and (ii) another elected official...

    • Departmental Publications

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the (a) total, (b) production and (c) staff cost was of the preparation and publication of his Department's White Paper on Scotland's future in...

      Fuel: Taxation

      To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what (a) written correspondence, (b) electronic correspondence, (c) meetings and (d) other communications he had with the Chancellor of the...

  • Solicitor-General

    • Arrest Warrants

      To ask the Solicitor-General if she will lift the European Arrest Warrant which has led to the detention of Wansanatha Bulugah Aitya in Frankfurt.

    • Royal Family: Wills

      To ask the Solicitor-General in which official capacity the then Attorney-General acted in discussions with (a) Buckingham Palace, (b) the then Senior President of the Family Division and (c)...

  • Olympics

    • Departmental Sick Leave

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many working days were lost due to (a) illness and (b) stress of employees within her Office in each of the last three years.

    • Olympic Games 2012: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics how many businesses based in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) locations outside the UK have (i) registered with the...

      Olympic Games 2012: Contracts

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics what the cost has been of maintaining the London 2012 Business Network in each year since its establishment.

      Olympic Games 2012: Illegal Immigrants

      To ask the Minister for the Olympics (1) how many arrests have been made of illegal immigrants working on the Olympic site since construction began; (2) what checks the Government makes to...

  • Culture Media and Sport

    • Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) BlackBerrys were provided to (i) Ministers and (ii) special advisers in his Department since...

    • Departmental Written Questions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what average time his Department took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the...

      Radio: Scotland

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment has been made of the effects on rural communities in Scotland of ending FM/AM broadcasting in 2015.

      Theatre: Young People

      To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many tickets have been taken up under the A Night Less Ordinary scheme.

  • Defence

    • Armed Forces: Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many and what percentage of overseas (a) single living accommodation and (b) service family accommodation units are in each grade in each country.

    • Departmental Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much his Department has spent on bottled drinking water in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

      Nato

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has made to the right hon. Member for Ashfield on NATO's (a) nuclear policy and (b) New Strategic Concept Group; and if he will...

      Trident Submarines

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what his most recent assessment is of the likely effects on life extension of Vanguard-class submarines, should continuous at-sea deterrence cease.

      Warships: Portsmouth

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether his review of the use of naval bases will include issues other than the relocation of Type 23 Frigates to Portsmouth; when the outcomes of the...

      Warships: Shipbuilding

      To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the (a) Astute and (b) Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability programmes; and if he will...

  • Leader of the House

    • Departmental Internet

      To ask the Leader of the House what the cost was of maintaining her Office's website for the 2008-09 financial year; and what the forecast cost is of maintaining websites within her...

  • International Development

    • Algeria: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department allocated to Algeria in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 and (e) 2009.

    • Departmental Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible sell information on a commercial basis to (a) companies...

      Departmental Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many layers of management reporting from the most senior to the most junior there are in his Department; how many officials are...

      Developing Countries: Educational Visits

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding for school children to visit developing countries his Department allocated to pupils who attended National Challenge...

      Haiti: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid the Government have provided to Haiti in each year since 1997; for what purposes; and with which non-governmental...

      Haiti: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much emergency aid has been provided to Haiti by the EU since the recent earthquake; and what discussions he has had at EU level on...

      Morocco: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department allocated to Morocco in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008 and (e) 2009.

      Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent representations he has received on the policy of results-based aid; and if he will make a statement.

      Sudan: Elections

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding his Department has made available to the government of (a) Sudan and (b) Southern Sudan to assist preparations for the...

      West Africa: Overseas Aid

      To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will increase aid to Morocco, Tunisia and Libya to help these states tackle illegal immigration from Western Africa to Europe.

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

    • Caribbean: EU External Trade

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent progress has been made on individual Caribbean countries signing Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU; and...

    • Departmental Carbon Emissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies have plans to sign up to the 10:10 campaign to reduce carbon dioxide...

      Departmental Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether (a) agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible sell information on a...

      Departmental Mobile Phones

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) BlackBerrys were provided to (i) Ministers and (ii) special advisers in his Department...

      Diplomatic Service

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with reference to the evidence of the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on 9 December 2009, HC...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he plans to reply to the letter of 9 December 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. S...

      Snow and Ice

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the costs to his Department arising from the severe weather conditions in the period 4 January to...

      Western Sahara

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what remedy exists under international law to remove settlements in the occupied Western Sahara which are deemed to be illegal.

      Western Sahara: Human Rights

      To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Western Sahara; and what steps he is taking to assist in...

  • Home Department

    • Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 284W, on antisocial behaviour, what the names are of the expert...

    • Antisocial Behaviour

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer of 27 October 2009, Official Report, column 283W, on antisocial behaviour orders, how many antisocial behaviour...

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether an automated authority to carry capability will be specified in his Department's contract with Trusted Borders for services relating...

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent progress has been made on the implementation of the e-Borders programme; whether the programme met its project milestones in the...

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the level of compliance by airlines with the data requirements of the e-Borders programme; and when he...

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when his Department expects to meet its target of capturing 100 million passenger movements through passenger name record checks; and how...

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent progress has been made on the inclusion of the category of other passenger information in the e-Borders programme.

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate he has made of the cost of implementing the authority to carry element of the e-Borders programme.

      Borders: Personal Records

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has plans to increase the number of security checks on (a) outbound and (b) transit passenger movements carried out by the UK...

      British Nationality

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what regulations govern the re-admission to the UK of a UK national who has taken US citizenship but whose citizenship has been revoked upon...

      Community Safety Accreditation Schemes

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in each area have been approved by the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme since it was introduced.

      Counter-terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many journalists have been arrested under counter-terrorism legislation for taking photographs since 2000; and whether any such...

      Crime

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Twickenham of 16 October 2009, Official Report, column 1175W, on crime, what the...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which websites his Department's staff are blocked from accessing from networked computers in his Department.

      Departmental Internet

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

      Departmental Pay

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

      Deportation

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many deportations of residents of the London borough of Bexley without leave to remain there have been in each of the last three years.

      Drugs: Cannabis

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) simple cautions for cannabis possession and (b) cannabis warnings have been issued by each police force in each year since 2004.

      Human Trafficking

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for how many referrals of potential victims of trafficking to the National Referral Mechanism (a) a positive conclusive grounds decision has...

      Immigration Controls

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions immigration judges have overturned a decision on an application made under each tier of the points-based immigration...

      Islam4UK: Wootton Bassett

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received in respect of proposals by Islam4UK to march in Wootton Bassett.

      Islam4UK: Wootton Bassett

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will refuse permission to Islam4UK to hold a demonstration in the town of Wootton Bassett if that group requests permission.

      Passports: Fees and Charges

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the visa section of the British embassy in Berne received in overseas passport fees in respect of passports issued in Switzerland in...

      Passports: Forgery

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many forged passports have been seized each year since 1997.

      Police

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent estimate is of the proportion of police (a) time and (b) budget spent on tackling (i) acquisitive, (ii) sex...

      Police Patrolling

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what his policy is on single patrols; and if he will make a statement; (2) whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of...

      Police: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers in each police authority area are deployed (a) to Iraq, (b) to Afghanistan and (c) elsewhere outside the UK; and...

      Shellfish: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many animals were used in the safety testing of shellfish in 2008; which shellfish were being tested; and for which poisons the animals...

      Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in the Metropolitan Police Authority area detained on suspicion of terrorist or related offences were released because there...

      Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the date of arrest was of each individual who has been held in pre-charge detention without charge under counter-terrorism legislation...

      Terrorism

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people have been detained without charge on suspicion of terrorist or related offences for over (a) 14 days and (b) 28 days...

      Terrorism: Prosecutions

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many potential prosecutions of terrorist suspects have been unable to proceed because of the expiry of the 28-day limit on detaining...

      Vetting

      To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance his Department issues to police forces on the types of information to be disclosed in soft data disclosures under enhanced...

  • Communities and Local Government

    • Affordable Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether the Trusts Services Authority issues guidance to local authorities on obtaining information on the sexual orientation of...

    • Local Government: Empty Property

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty properties local authorities have taken into ownership in the last three years.

      Repossession Orders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes in (a) Chesterfield constituency, (b) Derbyshire and (c) England have been repossessed in each year since 1979.

      Social Rented Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will take steps to encourage home-based working in (a) local authority and (b) housing association social housing tenancies.

      Social Rented Housing: Unemployed

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what proportion of social housing (a) tenants and (b) households of working age are not in employment, education or training.

      Sustainable Development

      To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he will publish the new guidance on sustainability and spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement.

  • Treasury

    • Banks: Finance

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason his Department's due diligence information on (a) banks in which the Government has a shareholding or which the Government owns and (b)...

    • Banks: Iceland

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what meetings (a) he and (b) his officials have had with the Icelandic Government regarding the repayment of debt to the Government for the compensation...

      Banks: Pay

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) his Department and (b) UK Financial Investments advised (i) RBS and (ii) Lloyds Banking Group on the categories of employees to be (A)...

      Departmental Correspondence

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of his reply to the letter of 1 November 2009 sent to Lord Myners by Tim Bush.

      Departmental Food

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the quantity of food waste generated by his Department in each year for which figures are available.

      Financial Services: EU Action

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely effects of proposed EU regulations on derivatives on businesses in the corporate sector which depend on very...

      Government Departments: ICT

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what guidance his Department has issued to other Government departments on budget control for Government ICT projects.

      National Insurance Contributions: Local Government

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much and what proportion of the revenue from national insurance contributions for employers is attributable to local government employers.

      Revenue and Customs

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the objectives are of the HM Revenue and Customs Policy Development Programme.

      Streatham

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Streatham constituency, the effects on that constituency of changes to his...

      Taxation: Self-Assessment

      To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the sum to accrue to the Exchequer from penalty charges and interest surcharges on unpaid tax from self-assessment tax returns...

  • Women and Equality

    • Departmental Pay

      To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many (a) year-end and (b) in-year bonuses were paid to officials in the Government Equalities Office in each of the last three years; and how much...

  • Work and Pensions

    • Attendance Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will publish the modelling her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned in relation to its consideration of the merits of...

    • Cold Weather Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in each local authority area have received benefits through the Cold Weather Payment Scheme since 1 November 2009.

      Cold Weather Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been spent on the Cold Weather Payment scheme since 1 November 2009.

      Cold Weather Payments

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who are eligible to receive cold weather payments in 2009-10.

      Departmental Information Officers

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much press officers in her Department and its agencies claimed in reimbursable expenses in 2008-09.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been paid in bonuses to civil servants in her Department in each year since 2003.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much has been allocated for (a) year-end and (b) in-year bonuses for (i) her Department's and (ii) its agencies' staff in 2009-10.

      Departmental Trade Unions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what office facilities her Department provides for the exclusive use of each trade union recognised by it; and what the notional value of such...

      Disability Living Allowance: West Yorkshire

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the West Yorkshire area were claiming disability living allowance in each of the last five years.

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether benefits are paid to a claimant appealing against a decision not to be moved from the work category to the support employment allowance...

      Employment and Support Allowance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of employment and support allowance claimants scored enough points to be considered unable to work in 2009.

      Employment and Support Allowance: Mentally Ill

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of applicants for employment and support allowance with mental health problems were classified as (a) unfit to work and (b)...

      Future Jobs Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of jobs created under the Future Jobs Fund scheme have been taken up by 18 to 24 year-olds; and if she will make a...

      Future Jobs Fund

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many Future Jobs Fund jobs have been taken up by those leaving jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement.

      Hotels

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many hotel room nights were booked by officials in (a) her Department and (b) its agencies in each year since 2007; and how much (i) her...

      Jobcentre Plus: Telephone Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 848-9W, on Jobcentre Plus: telephone services, what progress has been...

      Maternity and Paternity Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether she has made an estimate of her Department's expenditure on statutory (a) maternity and (b) paternity pay for people from each income...

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when she expects to reply to the letter dated 23 November 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. P....

      Members: Correspondence

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) when she expects to reply to the letter dated 30 November 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. S....

      Offenders

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employees of her Department and its agencies have been convicted of a criminal offence of each type in each year since 1997.

      Olympic Games: Canada

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials from her Department are planning to attend the winter Olympics in Vancouver in February 2010; and...

      Pathways to Work: Autism

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what mechanisms are in place to ensure Pathways to Work providers support people with autism.

      Pensioners: Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners were in a household in receipt of (a) pension credit and (b) winter fuel allowance in Ashford constituency in 2008-09.

      Social Security Benefits

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) England, (b) Essex and (c) Braintree constituency are in receipt of incapacity benefit; and how many of these have...

      Social Security Benefits: Eligibility

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make it her policy to remove the benefits eligibility criterion that requires terminal illness to only be taken into account if it...

      Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations

      To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate has been made of the net effect on expenditure from the public purse of the reclassification of benefits claimants as a result of...

  • Children, Schools and Families

    • Children: Day Care

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare places have been created in Houghton and Washington East constituency since 2000.

    • Extracurricular Activities: Birmingham

      To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) out-of-school and (b) holiday play schemes were created in Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath constituency in...

  • Energy and Climate Change

    • Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change for what reasons the Carbon Reduction Commitment User Guide on his Department's website has not been updated to reflect changes made...

    • Departmental Drinking Water

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department has spent on bottled drinking water since its establishment; and if he will make a statement.

      Departmental Housing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) empty and (b) occupied residential properties his Department owns; and what recent estimate he has made of the (i)...

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what guidance his Department provides to its employees on involvement in online social media in an official capacity.

      Departmental Internet

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2010, Official Report, columns 1045-8W, on departmental internet, how many (a) unique visitors...

      Insulation: Houseboats

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assistance his Department provides to owners of residential craft in respect of insulation and heating efficiency where the craft...

      Radioactive Waste: Waste Management

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether the National Policy Statement on nuclear energy will include provisions on policy on disposal sites for nuclear waste.

      Tidal Power

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential for the generation of electricity from tidal power off the south coast of England.

      Uranium: Exports

      To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much reprocessed uranium in (a) oxide and (b) uranium hexafluoride (UF6) has been exported to each destination since January...

  • Health

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many alcohol-related (a) deaths and (b) hospital admissions there have been in each year since 1997.

    • Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under the age of 18 were admitted to hospital with an (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis related to alcohol in each strategic...

      Asthma: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made by each primary care trust in the provision of inhalers which do not contain chlorofluorocarbons.

      Asthma: Drugs

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has made to encourage general practitioners to implement the 2008 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance...

      Asthma: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken to ensure that all asthma patients have personal asthma action plans.

      Asthma: Health Services

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what preparations his Department has made for managing the symptoms of asthma patients who contract (a) swine influenza and (b) seasonal influenza...

      Blood: Donors

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have received blood components from 80 or more donors in each of the last five years.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent representations he has received on making myalgic encephalomyelitis a notifiable illness for the purposes of blood donation.

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department plans to (a) commission and (b) evaluate research on the possible health effects of receiving blood donated by a person with...

      Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department plans to test patients for xenotropic murine leukaemia virus-related illnesses.

      CJD

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many potential vCJD treatments are being tested in the UK; and what stage each trial has reached.

      CJD

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of vCJD have been diagnosed in each of the last 10 years (a) in total and (b) in each genotype.

      CJD

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have contracted vCJD from contaminated blood via blood transfusion in each of the last five years; how many such people contracted vCJD...

      Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence: Finance

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the reason for the cost of the finance function for (a) the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence and (b) the NHS...

      Departmental Disclosure of Information

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether (a) agencies and (b) non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible sell information on a commercial basis to (i)...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total monetary value of Senior Civil Service (SCS) non-consolidated performance pay awards was in his Department in each of the last five years;...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid in non-consolidated performance pay awards to officials in his Department in (a) each year between 1997 and 2004 and (b) 2008-09.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been paid in bonuses to civil servants in his Department in each year since 2006.

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) year-end and (b) in-year bonuses were paid to officials in his Department in each of the last three years; and how much was paid in such...

      Eyesight: Testing

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pensioners in Salford constituency have received a free eye test in each of the last five years.

      Health Services: Houghton-le-Spring

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department has allocated for (a) the treatment of heart disease and (b) cancer care in Houghton and Washington East constituency in...

      Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he had with the Isle of Man government before he made his decision to terminate the reciprocal health agreement with the Isle of Man;...

      Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date the reciprocal agreement for medical cover with (a) the Channel Islands and (b) the Isle of Man was terminated; and if he will make a statement.

      Health Services: Salford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average time was for which a resident of Salford waited for (a) cancer treatment to start, (b) a heart by-pass operation, (c) a hip...

      Health Services: Salford

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) dentists there were in Salford in (i) 1997 and (ii) the latest date for which information is available; and...

      Hospital Wards

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many single rooms there are in each hospital which has opened since 2001; and how many there were in each hospital which they replaced.

      Hospitals: Admissions

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number of people aged (a) between 0 and 15, (b) between 16 and 24, (c) between 25 and 39, (d) between 40 and 59 and...

      Mental Health Services: Prisons

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to review the management of mentally ill offenders within the prison system.

      Mental Illness

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made on the proportion of people who have a mental health disorder; and on what evidence his estimate is based.

      National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse has employed in each year since its inception.

      NHS: Ict

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the NHS spent on information technology in the last three financial years; how much of this money was spent on (a) software development and...

      NHS: Manpower

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 273W, on NHS: manpower, how many full-time equivalent (a) managers and (b) senior...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average starting salary of an NHS doctor was in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average starting salary of an NHS nurse was in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year...

      NHS: Pay

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average starting salary of an NHS dentist was in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) England in each year...

      Prosthetics

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prosthetic shoes have been rebuilt by the NHS for patients following leg operations in 2009-10; how many companies manufacture such shoes under...

      Slough

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to the Slough constituency, the effects on Slough of his Department's...

      Surgery: Technology

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of the use of robotic radiosurgery systems in the national health service.

      Swine Flu: Vaccination

      To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in each primary care trust (a) are eligible for and (b) have been administered swine influenza vaccine to date.

  • Cabinet Office

    • Green ICT Delivery Group

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the contribution of her Department's Green ICT delivery group...

    • NHS Charities

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussions she has had with the Charity Commission and the Secretary of State for Health on proposed changes to the accounting treatment of NHS...

      10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the original provisional budget was for the works in No. 10 Downing Street under planning application reference 09/00619/LBC.

      Business: Kent

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many small businesses started up in (a) Ashford constituency and (b) Kent in each of the last 12 years.

      Charities: Schools

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the policy of the Charity Commission is on undertaking investigations of whether schools with charitable status are promoting the public benefit;...

      Civil Servants: Location

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her Department has issued recent guidance to non-departmental bodies and executive agencies on the outsourcing of civil service jobs abroad.

      Civil Servants: Recruitment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) job title, (b) salary range and (c) sponsoring public body was of each job vacancy posted on the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway that...

      Deaths: Infectious Diseases

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office in how many cases (a) staphylococcus aureus, (b) meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and (c) Clostridium difficile has been mentioned on death...

      Departmental Consultants

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much consultants employed by her Department and its agencies have been paid (a) in total and (b) in reimbursable expenses in each of the last 10 years.

      Government Departments: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many of the 1,499 Government websites identified for closure in the Varney review have (a) been closed and (b) not been closed.

      Government Departments: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which websites were identified for closure by the Department Website Review; which of these have been closed; and what Department or other body sponsors...

      Government: Internet

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many websites are being operated by (a) Government departments, (b) executive agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies.

      Life Expectancy

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average life expectancy was for (a) males and (b) females in each (i) local authority area, (ii) parliamentary constituency, (iii) middle...

      Married People

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many married couples there are in the UK; and how many such couples there are where both persons are under the age of 65, have not remarried, are...

      Married People: Statistics

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what changes have been made to the mechanisms by which information on marital status has been collected by the Office for National Statistics since 1997.

      Public Sector: Public Appointments

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) whether she plans to encourage Select Committees to hold pre-appointment hearings in respect of public sector appointments; (2) whether she has...

      Public Sector: Termination of Employment

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her Department has issued guidance to Government departments on the termination of employment of public sector workers on grounds of inefficiency.

      Skin Cancer

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many cases of melanoma in (a) adults and (b) children have been reported in each primary care trust area since 1997.

      Social Mobility Commission

      To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria will be used to appoint members of the Social Mobility Commission announced in Cm 7755, Unleashing Aspiration; what the Commission's...

  • Business, Innovation and Skills

    • Apprentices: Torbay

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of apprenticeships which will be taken up by people over 24 years old in...

    • Banks: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the monetary value of Government-guaranteed loans issued by UK banks (a) in total and...

      Banks: Finance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the monetary value of loans which remained outstanding in the Bank of England special...

      Business Link: Stroud

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses in Stroud constituency have received a health check from Business Link.

      Business: Ashford, Kent

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses in Ashford constituency have received a health check from Business Link.

      Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses in Eastbourne have received assistance under the...

      Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized businesses during the recession; and if he will...

      Business: Government Assistance

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department holds on the level of personal guarantees required by lenders in respect of the...

      Cadbury Schweppes: Kraft Foods

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received on the proposed takeover of Cadbury by Kraft; and what discussions the...

      Conditions of Employment

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills with reference to the answer of 10 September 2007, Official Report, column 2011W, on conditions of employment, what...

      Departmental Fines

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what powers (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies has to impose...

      Departmental Pay

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much funding his Department has allocated for (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses in 2009-10.

      Land Agreements Exclusion and Revocation Order 2004

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to lay before Parliament the instrument to repeal the Land Agreements Exclusion and Revocation Order 2004.

      Manufacturing Industries: Export Credit Guarantees

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of export credit guarantees in supporting the manufacturing...

      National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship has cost in each year since its establishment; and if he...

      New Businesses: Females

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what new initiatives his Department has taken to help unemployed young women to set up small businesses in the last 12...

      One North East

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the estimated monetary value was of One North East's share in the assets of the North East Property Partnership...

      One North East

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many units were in the portfolio which One North East transferred to the North East Property partnership on 1...

      Small Businesses: Bexley

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many small businesses in the London Borough of Bexley have applied for financial assistance under the (a)...

      Streatham

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Streatham constituency, the effects...

      Unemployment: Young People

      To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people aged between 18 and 24 years and not in employment, education, or training in each (a) region and...

  • House of Lords

    • Afghanistan

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times Ministers have visited Afghanistan in the past 12 months to see (a) the work of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and (b) development projects; how much...

    • Agriculture: Dairy Farms

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the levels of (a) imports, and (b) exports, for United Kingdom dairy industry products for each year from 2003 to 2009.

      Agriculture: Dairy Farms

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (a) dairy farmers, and (b) dairy cows, there were in each year from 2000 to 2009.

      Agriculture: Dairy Farms

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they hold statistics on the market value of female dairy animals sold in English livestock markets.

      Agriculture: Wildlife

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to ensure that farmers preserve and enhance wildlife on their land.

      Armed Forces: Health

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the 16,000 service personnel deemed unfit for battle are overweight.

      Armed Forces: Senior Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what active service each of the 47 senior officers of the ranks of Vice-Admiral, Lieutenant-General, Air Marshal and above have been involved in.

      Armed Forces: Senior Staff

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many senior officers of the ranks of Vice-Admiral, Lieutenant-General, Air Marshal and above there were in (a) 1945, (b) 1960, (c) 1970, (d) 1980 and (e) 1990.

      Aviation: Air Traffic Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have regarding air traffic control.

      Aviation: Air Traffic Control

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the 20-year European Union plan to improve air traffic controls is still in place; and, if so, what stage it is at.

      Aviation: Security

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what responsibility they have for the security of flights coming to the United Kingdom from JFK airport in New York; what assessment they have made of security...

      Banking: European Central Bank

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom will be required to make a contribution to the cost of building a proposed new headquarters for the European Central Bank in Frankfurt.

      Banking: Iceland

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Myners on 13 January (WA 154), what were the criteria used to decide that all Icesave retail depositors with the United...

      Banks: Taxes

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider introducing taxes similar to a capital levy on banks in receipt of public money, similar to the proposals of the Government of the...

      Benefits: Attendance Allowance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in the last year for which figures are available, how much in total was paid to recipients of attendance allowance who first received the allowance in that year.

      Bovine Tuberculosis

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce a compensation scheme for bovine tuberculosis which varies payments according to the value of cattle.

      Carers: Tax

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering introducing tax breaks for long-term carers with definite commitments.

      Crime: Suspicious Activity Reports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord West of Spithead on 16 December 2009 (WA 16), what steps are taken to ensure that persons subject to suspicious activity...

      Crime: Suspicious Activity Reports

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will continue to allow local authorities direct access to the Elmer database of the Serious Organised Crime Agency; and what guidance has been given...

      Crown Dependencies

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the form and financial equivalent of the current annual voluntary contribution each of the Crown Dependencies makes to the costs of their defence and...

      Democratic Republic of Congo

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the numbers displaced by the conflict in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what assessment they have made of the...

      Disabled People: Leonard Cheshire Report

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to Leonard Cheshire Disability's report Disability and the downturn; and what action they will take on its findings.

      Education: NEETs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action has been taken to reduce the number of persons not in education, employment or training (NEETs); and what steps they have taken to re-engage those...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Thornton on 14 January (WA 170-1) regarding multiple inquiries from the media about the use of eggs under research...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the reply by the Minister of State for the Department of Health, Gillian Merron, on 12 January (Official Report, Commons, col. 552), why there is to be...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the reply by the Minister of State for the Department of Health, Gillian Merron, on 12 January (HC Deb, col. 552), what was the cost to public funds of...

      Embryology

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a copy of each document in file CPO 2/10-David Alton Bill to reduce time limit on abortion to 18 weeks, held by...

      Eritrea

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how the €122 million allocated by the European Development Fund for Eritrea for 2009-2013 will be spent.

      Finance: Lending

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take action against companies seeking to induce consumers to incur excessive interest charges on short-term loans agreed over the internet.

      Food: Trans Fats

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce measures to eradicate artificial trans-fatty acids from the British diet, as recommended by the Faculty of Public Health and the Royal...

      Gary McKinnon

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in the light of the decision of Mr Justice Mitting on 13 January 2010 to allow an application for judicial review of the Home Secretary's decision on the...

      Genetics and Insurance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the recommendations of the UK Forum for Genetics and Insurance report on the genetics and insurance moratorium; and whether there will be...

      Government Departments: Bonuses

      To ask Her Majesty's Government for each of the last three years for which figures are available, how many people were eligible for performance bonuses and special bonuses in the Department for...

      Government: Office Equipment

      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 (HC Deb, col....

      Greece

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom would be required, although not a member of the eurozone, to make a financial contribution to any financial rescue of Greece and any...

      Health: Expenditure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what the National Health Service and Department of Health combined expenditure was on (a) pharmaceuticals, and (b) influenza and other vaccines, in cash and real...

      Health: Expenditure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was spent on public health and health promotion combined in (a) 1996-97, and (b) 2008-09, in cash and real terms.

      Health: Expenditure

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what the expenditure was on adult social care in cash and real terms in each year from 1996-97 to 2008-09 inclusive; what the percentage increase was in real terms...

      Health: Kidney Disease

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to publicise the availability of home-based kidney dialysis from the National Health Service and to encourage informed choice for...

      Immigration: Asylum Support Office

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to establish the new European Asylum Support Office approved by the European Council last autumn.

      Immigration: FRONTEX

      To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the new Frontex plans for regular use of chartered joint return air flights for extraditions to be functioning.

      Immigration: Tinsley House

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have modified the education provision for children at Tinsley House immigration removal centre since HM Chief Inspector of Prisons noted it was...

      India: Orissa

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development is supporting projects in the Kandhamal districts of Orissa State; and, if not, where their nearest project...

      Insolvency: Football Clubs

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which professional and semi-professional football clubs have been issued with petitions for insolvency by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in each of the past 10...

      Kenya

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following reports by the World Bank, all Department for International Development resources pledged to assist primary education in Kenya have been fully...

      NHS: Race and Equality

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Equality and Human Rights Commission or its predecessor bodies in recent years initiated investigations into alleged or actual discriminatory...

      Northern Ireland Office: Equal Pay

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether staff in the Northern Ireland Office will be eligible for compensation under the proposed equal pay settlement in the Northern Ireland Civil Service; if...

      Northern Ireland: Justice

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon on 14 December 2009 (WA 184), when they instructed the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland...

      Official Secrets Acts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advisory committees covered by the Official Secrets Acts there are in the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs; who are the members of each such...

      Official Secrets Acts

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advisory committees covered by the Official Secrets Acts there are in the Northern Ireland Office; who are the members of each such committee; and why they...

      Palestine

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what reports they have received from the World Bank concerning the development of economic enclaves in the occupied West Bank of Palestine.

      Prisoners: Rights

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any law whereby prisoners may be obliged to wear identity cards or an arm-band; if not, why the practice is carried out in HM Prison Wakefield;...

      Railways: Corby

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to the use being made of the new railway station at Corby; and how the level of use differs from that which was forecast before...

      Railways: France

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of the Government of France's new tax on rail passenger vehicles operating in France but not registered in...

      Railways: Rolling Stock

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in providing 1,300 additional carriages for the railway system by March 2014, as stated in the high-level output statement; and whether...

      Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering amending the renewable transport fuel obligation to lessen the effect of deforestation on sensitive rainforests.

      Royal Mail: Bicycles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Royal Mail has considered investing in freight bicycles to enable cycling postal workers to carry more weight; if so, what conclusions were reached; and...

      Royal Mail: Bicycles

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment Royal Mail has made of the effects on health, road safety and the environment that would arise from its plan to switch deliveries from bicycles to vans.

      Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the 35 per cent reduction in the grant to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for 2010-11.

      Schools: Teachers

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is being taken to recruit more science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers in primary schools.

      Swine Flu

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost to date of immunisation against the spread of swine flu; what estimate they have of recovery of funding from the sale or return of unused...

      Swine and Avian Flu

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the Chief Medical Officer's forecast of the number of deaths from swine flu; and how many deaths to date are attributable solely to swine flu. To ask Her...

      Unicef

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how the new UNICEF Strategy will benefit children living or working on the street.

      Unicef

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to recommendations by non-governmental organisations and the International Development Committee that specific street children indicators...

      Working Time Directive

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the European Commission is considering ending the opt-out from the working time directive; and what their estimate is of the cost to the United Kingdom's...

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