Llun, 16 Ionawr 2012
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) recent assessment he has made of and (b) advice he has received from Defence Chiefs on (i) the UK naval capability and (ii) response time in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many of the soldiers who served in the conflict in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq were covered by PAX life insurance but with fewer than 15 units...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what advice is provided to military personnel on the life insurance options available to them.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which areas of his Department’s recruitment process are (a) currently and (b) scheduled to be outsourced; what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish the criteria on which documents are marked (a) Protect, (b) Restricted, (c) Confidential, (d) Secret and (e) Top Secret; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means originated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of potential exports of Eurofighter to (a) Japan, (b) India and (c) the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with BAE Systems on the decision of the Government of Japan to choose to procure the F35 joint strike fighter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether he plans to review the role military attachés play in promoting UK defence interests abroad.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the UK's total financial contribution to NATO was in each of the last five years; and what comparative assessment he has made of the level of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps (a) her Department and (b) those bodies for which her Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what equality impact assessments her Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many speechwriters her Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with Ministers in other Departments on future aviation links between Scotland and London following the proposed sale of BMI...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was paid to officials in his Department in (a) bonuses, (b) allowances and (c) other payments additional to basic salary in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means originated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last met the (a) Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and (b) Scottish Federation of Housing Associations to discuss the effects in Scotland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in the case that agreement is not reached with the Scottish Government on proposals for a referendum on separation, the issue would be referred...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the letter he has sent to political parties in Northern Ireland inviting them to talks on how to come to terms with the past;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the outcome of the recent meeting of the Joint Ministerial Group on Corporation Tax; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what assessment he has made of implementation of Annex E of the St Andrews Agreement; what the status is of memoranda of understanding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the effect of Government policies on (a) pensioner and (b) child poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on the application of controls on subliminal advertising to (a) cinemas, (b) television programmes and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will instruct English Heritage to take steps to prevent the dispersal of the collection of marbles formed by Henry...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the total expenditure was in each parliamentary constituency by his Department on the arts in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on how many occasions wireless microphones have been used at events hosted by his Department in the last 12 months; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether the BBC received any grants or loans from the EU between 2005 and 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will take steps to encourage the BBC to exercise greater restraint in its spending on hospitality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport to which areas he has extended the roll-out of superfast broadband by Broadband Delivery UK up to 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when his Department and the Scottish Government's joint working group on broadband coverage will next meet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will make it his policy to permit the City of Brighton and Hove to enter the competition to bid for funding from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will assess the adequacy of levels of protection for the Civil War battlefield of Naseby.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how much funding his Department allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many apprentices were employed by his Department between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the number of homes in Northern Ireland that have not switched their televisions to digital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on switching radio from FM to digital; what assessment he has made of the potential effects of this switch...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of unwanted and unsolicited telephone marketing calls; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he plans to take to ensure that the provisions of the Public Libraries and Museum Act 1964 are applied consistently...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport on how many occasions (a) he and (b) his officials have met representatives of (i) mobile operators and (ii) the entertainment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) what recent discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on the auction of the 600MHz band; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on implementing the recommendation of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee that Ofcom includes a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the global environmental impacts of UK livestock...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate has been made of the total amount allocated to each region of the UK through the (a) single farm payment, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken to increase the usage of permissible waste food products in animal feed by UK livestock...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to address any difficulties associated with the implementation of common animal welfare...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with regard to her Department’s development of a licensing regime for the use of wild animals in circuses, whether she...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the consequences of the upholding of the ban on the use of wild animals in circuses by the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the current pension liability of British Waterways is; and whether it will be transferred to the Canal & River Trust.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the backlog of cattle movements following the introduction of the new Animal Health and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect of proposed reform of the common agricultural policy on tenant farmers under the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps (a) her Department and (b) those bodies for which her Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to ensure social value is included when services are commissioned by (a) her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of dredging works which will not have been completed at the proposed time of transfer of British...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to implement section 45 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the autumn statement, from what source funding for the £50 discount to the annual water bill of each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department has taken to ensure that water meters are produced to a satisfactory standard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many complaints Ofwat has received on defective water meters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to make providers responsible for the financial cost of replacing water meters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to increase the number of water companies introducing compulsory meter programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her policy is on a national roll-out of smart water meters.
To ask the Leader of the House what assessment he has made of the possible cost saving of bringing forward sittings of the House by two hours on each day.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the citizenship data tables in Immigration Statistics April-June 2011, table cz.09, on refusals of citizenship by reason,...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how much funding her Department allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in her Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how much...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidelines her Department issues to its non-departmental public bodies on the employment of unpaid interns.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were removed from the UK in each (a) week and (b) month in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women detained for immigration purposes in 2011 (a) had children living in the UK and (b) were separated from their children during...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many pregnant women were detained for immigration purposes in 2011 for (a) up to six weeks, (b) more than six weeks and (c) more...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assistance is available to those who have submitted documentation to the British Embassy in Tehran to enable them to travel to the UK;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the proposed directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single application procedure for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of the regulations her Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of country business plans in tackling human trafficking.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reports she has received of (a) attempts by individuals to obtain protection money from women sex workers and (b) women sex workers...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many complaints there were to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2011, by constabulary.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will consider replacing the Independent Police Complaints Commission with a new independent oversight body.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to question (a) 79849, (b) 79886, (c) 79887, (d) 79888 and (e) 79889 tabled on 7 November for answer on 11 November.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with Scotland Yard on lessons learnt from the investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on the Government's commitment in section 3 of the Coalition Agreement to end the storage of internet and email...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the level of sickness absence was for UK Border Agency staff at each airport in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the granted development consent to a scheme to improve...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will designate work to upgrade the A64 between Scarborough, Malton and York as a major infrastructure project qualifying as one of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions she has had with local businesses along the route of the A64 between Scarborough, Malton and York on the cost and disruption...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the effect of the congestion on the A64 on the local economy; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the likelihood of securing an agreement at global level through the International Civil Aviation Organisation on a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the level of fuel wastage caused by planes circling (a) Luton, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted, (d) Bristol, (e) Heathrow, (f)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) domestic and (b) European regulatory regimes in ensuring consideration is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department has assessed any change in prices for flights between Glasgow and Heathrow since British Airways became the only airline...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people have flown between London airports other than Heathrow and (a) Edinburgh, (b) Glasgow and (c) Aberdeen in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the proposed sale of BMI to International Airlines Group on aviation links between...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she plans to take to increase access to bus services for disabled people (a) nationally and (b) in Coventry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children were (a) killed and (b) injured while riding a bicycle in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many times her Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which her Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which her Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what equality impact assessments her Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much her Department spent on food purchased through its food and catering services in the last 12 month period for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many speechwriters her Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much her Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much redundancy pay was paid to civil servants in her Department in each month between September and November 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many temporary staff were recruited to her Department between September and November 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she plans to take to ensure that the effectiveness of the enforcement activities of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the potential effect of proposals to close Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency regional enforcement offices on levels...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to publish the result of the Government's consultation entitled Transforming DVLA Services.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of providing front office counter services through intermediaries as part of her proposals...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will publish the figures her Department used to calculate the estimated savings to the public purse from centralising Driver and Vehicle...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the likely effect of proposals to close DVLA regional offices on the economy of (a) Scotland and (b) Kilmarnock and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2011, Official Report, column 1004W, on driving under influence: rehabilitation, what evidence her Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether she intends to amend the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1997 following changes to disability living...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she is taking to ensure that Group 2 drivers meet the minimum visual requirements set out in EU directives 2006/126/EC and 2009/113/EC.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many of the regulations her Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means originated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent discussions her Department has had with Airport Coordination Ltd on changing the way take-off and landing slots at Heathrow airport are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department has assessed the environment impact of aeroplanes circling Heathrow while awaiting a landing slot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether her Department has estimated the average time an aircraft will circle Heathrow while awaiting a landing slot.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will request Network Rail to publish all risk assessments in respect of level crossings; and what assessment she made of the level of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment her Department has made of recent trends in the use by Network Rail of remote-controlled level crossings; what safety risk assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions her Department has had with the M6 Toll Company on providing a direct link from the M54 to the toll road and the M6 northbound at no...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when she plans to respond to the letters from the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay of (a) 13 October and (b) 23 November 2011 regarding a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many (a) motorcycles, (b) motor cars and (c) commercial vehicles were submitted for an MOT test in (i) the UK, (ii) England, (iii) Yorkshire and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what information her Department holds on the EU member states where the wearing of motorcycle helmets is compulsory for users of motorbikes and mopeds.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the criteria are which determine whether footbridges over motorways are covered for the purpose of preventing objects being thrown from them onto...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the extension of the Northern line to Battersea is in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 497W, on parking: fees and charges, whether privately operated car parks are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will provide funding for an additional traditional pier in Redcar and Cleveland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which rail companies have been provided with permanent access passes to her Department; and what the pass allocation is in each case. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps her Department plans to take to support regional airports; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the extension of the new crossing across the Lower...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance she gives utility companies on the manner in which they leave the public highway after completing works.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will review the level of liaison between relevant devolved authorities on the environmental effects arising from the recent transfer of oil...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date Swanley railway station was designated as the travel gateway for the 2012 Paralympic road cycling event at Brands Hatch.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether Network Rail had discussions with the Olympic Delivery Authority prior to 1 January 2012 on the need to complete the improvements to Swanley...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the improvements at Swanley railway station (a) were originally scheduled to (i) begin and (ii) be completed, (b) began and (c) are now expected...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, what the total planned public expenditure on the expansion of the Mersey Multimodal Gateway 3MG...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport with reference to the National Infrastructure Plan, (1) what the total planned public expenditure on the Western Gateway Enabling scheme at Port...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps she plans to take to increase access to travel advice and information for disabled people.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on the role of parents in decisions on whether their child is independently tested for special educational needs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the level of reductions in local authority funding for the support of children with special educational needs in 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to prepare young people in schools for apprenticeships in (a) Isle of Wight constituency and (b) England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools have converted to academy status in (a) Tamworth constituency, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of progress in creating academies in (a) England, (b) the south-east and (c) Sittingbourne and Sheppey constituency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on school transport; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to increase participation in school sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many free schools he expects to open in 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of payment-by-results in children's centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to encourage small retailers to adopt the voluntary code of practice for the display of adult magazines; and how many letters...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether (a) he, (b) any Ministers and (c) officials of his Department have met (i) Mr Michael Hintze, (ii) Mr Tony Buckingham, (iii) Mr Michael Davis, (iv)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) people and (b) businesses were declared bankrupt in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the net Exchequer expenditure on (a) Lloyds TSB, (b) Royal Bank of Scotland and (c) other banks and building societies...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to commission an inquiry into the effects on the UK economy of the collapse of the financial services sector in Iceland.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with (a) Lloyds TSB and (b) Royal Bank of Scotland on provision of bonuses in 2012.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment he has made of the profitability of (a) Lloyds TSB and (b) Royal Bank of Scotland in 2011.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what definition HM Revenue and Customs uses of financial services for the purposes of enhanced capital allowances; (2) what definition of (a) energy,...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what duties banks have in respect of requests from members of the public to exchange coins for notes.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment was made of the likely effect of the proposed introduction of new five and 10 pence coins on local authority ticket machines.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average level of household debt was in the last year for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the likely level of such...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff are seconded to his Department from (a) UK and (b) other banks.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to ensure that the EU Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive applies compensation limits to brands a well as financial institutions.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will ensure the hon. Member for Walsall North receives a reply to his letter to the Economic Secretary of 23 November 2011, transferred to HM Revenue...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with the European Commission about the extent of ghost pensions in Greece and its...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he (a) has met and (b) plans to meet Dr Christopher Sier and Mr David Norman to discuss the future of private pensions; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of differential revenue receipts on petrol due to regional and local variations in the price of petrol.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in HM Revenue and Customs' Dynamic Response Team in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with officials in HM Revenue and Customs on the practice of offering...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what arrangements are in place for liaison with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on tax evasion.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of employers who were given penalty charges for failure to meet the deadline for returning P35 forms in each of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring forward proposals to amend section 41(7) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 to ensure the equal treatment of charities and the NHS in relation...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what his policy is on exempting from VAT the charges for home care for people with disabilities; (2) what estimate he has made of the cost to the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans his Department has to ensure that HM Revenue and Customs takes steps to review the data it holds relating to Veolia Environmental Services to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he plans to reply to question 78653, tabled on 1 November 2011 for answer on 3 November 2011, on meetings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the highest number of previous convictions was for failing to surrender to bail for an individual convicted of an offence of failing to surrender to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has received representations on the effect on offending of an acquired brain injury.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many meetings (a) he and (b) officials in his Department had with the Lord Chief Justice on the appointment of a chief coroner in November and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the two main items of non-staff running costs are that have been reduced by the Civil Justice Council as part of its 23% reduction in spending in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence received from media organisations in response to his Department's consultation on the reform...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what timetable he has set for the development of his proposals on reforms to ensure that community sentences effectively punish and rehabilitate offenders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his policy is on the flexibility of the time, date and location of community service offered to offenders sentenced to community service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders sentenced to a community service sentence have been remanded in custody for failing to complete the required community service (a) in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidelines his Department has issued on performance standard targets for community service work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what his policy is on the measures available to probation officers to deal with offenders (a) who do not complete community service and (b) whose...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the virtual court pilot scheme; and what plans he has to implement such a scheme nationwide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people with criminal records applied for Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority funds in the last year; how many such people received awards;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people with criminal records applied for funds from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in the last 12 months; how many awards were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many registered Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority claims were unresolved on the last day of each month since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many convicted people sustaining injuries at the scene of a crime or while fleeing from the scene of a crime have received criminal injury...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many staff the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has employed in each month since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many enforcement officers HM Courts and Tribunals Service has employed in each month since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent steps he has taken to improve his Department's capacity to regulate claims management companies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when he plans to publish the Defamation Bill; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's headquarters in Petty France, London in the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on decorations for its head office since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was paid to officials in his Department and its non-departmental public bodies in (a) bonuses, (b) allowances and (c) other payments additional...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidelines his Department issues to its non-departmental public bodies on the employment of unpaid interns.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people were convicted of drink-driving offences in Kent and Medway in December 2011; and how many of those convictions were passed in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means originated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which EU (a) directives, (b) regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department require transposition into UK law; and what estimate he has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has assessed the conclusions of the report from the Commission on Assisted Dying; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) when he expects to publish his Department's evaluation of the resettlement project in Heron Wing at HM Young Offender Institution Feltham; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps the National Offender Management Service is taking to address the findings of the recent report by HM Chief Inspectorate of Prisons on HM...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 5 April 2011, Official Report, column 795W, on law: repealed, when he expects the Repeals Bill to be laid before the House.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice for what reasons his Department's freedom of information disclosure log has not been updated since August 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's response to each report under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in which information has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the view expressed by the UN Special Representative on business and human rights that provisions in the Legal Aid,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on how many occasions the Information Commissioner has ruled against his Department since its inception.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many judges sitting on cases before the First Tier Tribunal (Tax) (a) currently undertake private work as a legal practitioner on behalf of HM...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he has consulted disabled people on the effect on them of removing welfare benefits from the scope of legal aid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of its proposed communications strategy to inform the public of a new mandatory...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department has spent on (a) salary, (b) benefits, (c) accommodation, (d) transport and (e) expenses for special advisers in 2011-12 to date...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prisoners held in HM Prison Service prisons are Jamaican nationals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the adult prison estate in England and Wales in February and March 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders given probation orders in England had their supervision transferred to Scottish local authorities in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many secure premises used to house restricted patients there are in each local authority area; (2) how many secure premises used to house sex...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the cost to the public purse was of treatment programmes for sex offenders serving custodial sentences in prisons in England and Wales in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many sex offenders completed treatment programmes in prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much funding his Department provided to (a) Action on Addiction, (b) Adoption UK, (c) the Adoption and Fostering Information Line, (d) the Child...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department is taking to prevent the blacklisting of workers for trade union activities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders aged between 18 and 20 from the London Borough of Haringey have been held in (a) young offender institutions, (b) local prisons and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many juvenile offenders from the London borough of Haringey have been held in (a) secure children’s homes, (b) secure training centres and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many juvenile offenders from the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council area have been held in a (a) secure children's home, (b) secure training centre...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many young adult offenders aged between 18 and 20 from the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council area have been held in (a) young offender institutions,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the relationship between geographic density of off-licences and alcohol harm in (a) young people and (b) adults.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he plans to produce a cardiovascular disease-specific NHS Atlas of Variation in order to inform the development of the outcomes framework for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at the Care Quality Commission.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department provided to (a) Action on Addiction, (b) Adoption UK, (c) the Adoption and Fostering Information Line, (d) the Child...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps (a) his Department and (b) those bodies for which his Department is responsible are taking to mark UN Year of the Co-operative 2012; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is responsible...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding his Department allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how much such funding he plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many apprentices were employed by his Department between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many apprenticeships...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many special advisers (a) are in paid employment and (b) work in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of levels of compliance with his Department's directions to and subsequent regulations for strategic health authorities and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when the Government last undertook research into the number of deafblind or multi-sensory impaired children in the UK; (2) how many children in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) whether he plans to introduce an NHS specialised service for patients with (a) atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome and (b) other rare diseases; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if Public Health England will take steps to (a) collect data on or (b) estimate the total annual number of beds available in (i) NHS and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department requires specialised commissioners to take account of clinical guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many of the regulations his Department brought into force through (a) primary legislation, (b) secondary legislation and (c) other means originated...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on holding a nationwide review of the availability and effectiveness of vision screening for children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children aged between four and five had their vision screened at school in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on its proposals for future arrangements for GP contracts in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment his Department has made of clinical trials of eculizumab in the treatment of Atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome; and what steps he plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the maximum duration will be of interim funding policies developed by specialised commissioning groups; and whether he proposes that (a) patients and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients whose nationality was (a) unknown and (b) unrecorded were treated by the NHS in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) EEA and (b) non-EEA visitors were treated by the NHS without charge in 2010-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department offers to GP practices on the registration of foreign nationals who seek emergency treatment while visiting the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in Somerset were identified as (a) totally and (b) partially deaf in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps he is taking to reduce the frequency of incidence of young sudden cardiac death; (2) what steps he is taking to make cardiac screening...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has any plans to require additional inspections of patients services at (a) Hinchingbrooke Hospital and (b) other facilities operated by Circle...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department collects data on the number of acute care patients aged over 75 years who are delayed in being discharged from hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infection.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the Pride Colt 8 mobility scooter is subject to a British Standards check.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will estimate the (a) quantity and (b) monetary value of medicines that are awaiting Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the fee income was of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the level of staffing at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency; and what assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mental health provider quality accounts for 2010-11; (2) if he will amend the guidance for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department plans to take to (a) raise awareness of and (b) combat stigma about mental illness.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the budget provided to the NHS is allocated for researching the (a) causes and treatments of (i) schizophrenia, (ii) depression and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many primary care trusts prescribed nabiximols between April and November 2011; and what quantity was prescribed in each such case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements he has put in place for the implementation phase of the national neuromuscular work plan from April 2012; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the recent audit conducted by Professor Michael Hanna at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, what steps he is taking...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to appoint a national lead for Specialist Neuromuscular Care; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to extend the provisions for reimbursement set out in part VIIIB of the Drug Tariff to dispensing doctors when dispensing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of social care provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made of likely savings from increased use of telemedicine technologies in prisons; (2) what plans his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) optometrists and (b) other medical practitioners inform (i) the police and (ii) the DVLA if they...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) allotment and (b) smallholdings authorities there were in the most recent year for which data are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what data his Department collects from allotment authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of permitted development rights for (a) biomass and (b) anaerobic digestion; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many business improvement districts there are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the proportion of retail sales made by charity shops in the west midlands in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what steps he is taking to increase footfall on high streets with high levels of empty buildings; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the Memorandum of Understanding between Devon and Somerset Fire Brigade...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to ensure that providing first time property buyers with a partial mortgage guarantee does...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has any plans to provide additional support for shared equity schemes for first-time buyers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department has taken to ensure that current protection for the green belt is not lost following the changes to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the proportion of new homes built on land classified as gardens since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 21 November 2011, Official Report, columns 59-60W, on housing, what estimate he has made of the number...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to increase the (a) quality and (b) quantity of student accommodation provided by private sector landlords.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has (a) received representations from and (b) had discussions with Blackpool council on selective licensing for landlords.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps local communities can take to secure revisions in the local development frameworks of local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects to bring forward his proposal to repeal section 150(5) of the Local Government Act 1972 for approval.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what methodology his Department used to determine the level of top-slicing from the 2012-13 Formula Grant to fund the most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) whether lending decisions made under the New Build scheme will be audited to ensure that lenders maintain high standards...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will provide funding for an additional traditional pier in Redcar and Cleveland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will provide funding for an additional traditional pier in Redcar and Cleveland for the purpose of promoting community...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when the Government plan to publish their response to the Draft National Planning Policy Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to ensure that local planning authorities produce local plans for their areas in accordance with the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the proposal by Leiston-cum-Sizewell Town Council that those applying for planning permission for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the contribution of public houses to community life.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average rent as a proportion of average income was for people living in (a) social housing, (b) other affordable...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the annual cost of tenancy fraud in social housing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what provision his Department has made for the payment of salaries paid by Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation after...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many board meetings the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation has held since 1 April 2011; and how many such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the name is of each board member of the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation; on how many occasions each has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what land assets are to be transferred to Thurrock council by the Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many small and medium-sized enterprises have received assistance from Government schemes in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the level of risk of cyber crime faced by small and medium-sized enterprises following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will (a) commission and (b) publish an analysis by region of the data in his Department's finance surveys of small and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect on the construction industry of the provisions relating to payee insolvency contained...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 29 March 2010, Official Report, column 819W, on loans, what progress has been made following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what guidelines his Department issues to its non-departmental public bodies on the employment of unpaid interns.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to (a) increase the period of employment required before an employee can...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate has been made of the total amount of funding made available to each UK region through the (a) European social fund...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of EU funding allocated to be spent in Northern Ireland was (a) passed on as additional funding to the Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) which sections of companies legislation he plans to amend to bring into force his proposals on executive pay; (2) whether...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) manufacturing and (b) service businesses have relocated abroad in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of home students in England initially enrolled (a) on a science degree switched to either an arts or...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many UCAS applications had been submitted by residents in (a) Middlesbrough constituency, (b) Middlesbrough borough, (c) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he plans to initiate a consultation on the behaviour of suppliers involved in insolvency cases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what assessment he has made of the effect on employment in East Lancashire of the decision by the government of Japan to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 14 September 2011, Official Report, column 1213W, on National Union of Rail and Maritime Workers, what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what recent assessment he has made of the challenges for British exporters arising from late payments and non-payment from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on proposals for the introduction of a single EU court to adjudicate on patent disputes; and what steps he is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) pursuant to the answer of 7 December 2010, Official Report, columns 245-6W, on regional development agencies: assets, by...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 20 December 2011, Official Report, column 1201W, on departmental redundancy, what estimate he has made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he plans to take to maintain and increase the level of manufacturing and research skills in the West Midlands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will estimate the number of people who have been found to be ineligible for tuition fee loans having been previously...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many higher education students in each parliamentary constituency were receiving a student loan in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to prevent the blacklisting of workers for trade union activities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department is taking to provide support for imprisoned political activists in Belarus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the government of Belarus on the case of Siarhei Kavalenka.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department visited in an official capacity in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries neither received a ministerial visit or a meeting in London with Ministers or senior officials of his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he (a) has had or (b) plans to have meetings with the leadership of the Freedom and Justice party in Egypt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking at the UN in respect of Mercosur's closure of ports to vessels flying the Falkland Islands flag.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a list of the countries currently subject to country business plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of reports of the persecution of Christians in Iraq and the security of acts of Christian...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli Government on its proposals to further extend parts of the security wall...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the report submitted to the United Nations on 28 December 2011 on the use of solitary confinement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he (a) has had and (b) plans to have meetings with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts on peaceful resolution of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli Government on the number of checkpoints in the Gaza Strip.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the operation of checkpoints in the Gaza Strip; 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 progress of Nagorno-Karabakh peace talks; and what steps he plans to take to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with Stephen Crouch since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his policy is on UK support for the request that the submission from the Dinka Ngok people of Abyei Area be considered at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will impose travel bans and other sanctions on the 74 Syrian military and intelligence officers named in the Human Rights...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps his Department is taking to prepare for the possibility of independence for Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for East Londonderry of 12 December 2011, Official Report, column 480W, on domestic visits, on which dates he visited...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many work and training placements will be created in Ashfield constituency under the proposed youth contract scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times his Department has used the services of debt recovery companies since May 2010; which companies were used; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many apprentices were employed by each public body for which his Department is responsible between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in each of the public bodies for which his Department is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much funding his Department allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how much such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many apprentices were employed by his Department between (a) April 2010 and March 2011 and (b) April and December 2011; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on food purchased through its food and catering services in the last 12 month period for which information is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on recruitment agencies in each month since September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of jobseekers who started on the flexible new deal entered employment up to (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the proposed Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on a single application procedure for a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the June 2010 Budget, whether the estimated saving arising from the introduction of the social sector size criteria from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people moving (a) into and (b) out of the social rented sector as a result of the introduction of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the June 2010 Budget, what methodology his Department used to determine the £490 million saving to the public purse...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost to the public purse was of statutory maternity pay (SMP) paid during the first six weeks of maternity leave; and what proportion...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of tenants over pension credit age who will be affected by the size criteria reduction in benefit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to recent judgements by the European Court of Justice what his policy is on the application of the past presence test to benefit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of children in each age group who will be in households in receipt...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what indicative forecasts he has made of the (a) amounts and (b) budget headings for spending under the universal credit programme in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to update the guidance issued to Atos on assessing claims by people living with HIV.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed disability entitlement test on people living with HIV.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent meetings he has had with HIV groups on planned changes to the work capability assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many recommendations following a work capability assessment made by Atos (a) to place a claimant in (i) the support group and (ii) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on what date he plans to undertake the next stocktake of Work programme providers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether he plans to publish the most recent indicative volumes for claimants entering the Work programme over the next five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what data Work programme providers are required to collect to facilitate subsequent reporting in line with the requirements of the UK...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the (a) sufficiency and (b) scope of the information on claimants passed to Work programme providers by...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people aged between 13 and 24 were diagnosed with cancer in Redditch in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths were registered in each constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the perinatal mortality rate was for children in (a) Poplar and Limehouse constituency, (b) the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and (c) nationally...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how much funding his Department allocated to sponsor apprenticeships in his Department in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and how much such funding...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what equality impact assessments his Department has carried out since May 2010; and for what purpose in each case.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what (a) guidance and (b) training is in place for officials in his Department on the operation of protective marking schemes; and if he will make...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what guidance is issued to Departments on the employment of unpaid interns.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office by what means his Department measures levels of (a) social mobility and (b) social inequality; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for (a) Education, (b) Business, Innovation and Skills, (c) Communities and Local Government and (d)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people in each parliamentary constituency (a) were nominated for and (b) received an honour in (i) the 2011 New Year Honours list and (ii) the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the change in the proportion of working age population employed by the public sector in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much funding his Department provided to (a) Action on Addiction, (b) Adoption UK, (c) the Adoption and Fostering Information Line, (d) the Child...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to ensure a transparent reporting mechanism and effective monitoring and verification procedures...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contribution his Department is making to developing policy on the inclusion of import, export, re-export, transit, transhipment,...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether his Department provides (a) training and (b) detailed briefings on the arms trade treaty to staff working in overseas posts;...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what contribution his Department has made to policy development on including small arms, light weapons and ammunition within the terms...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to ensure negotiations for an arms trade treaty in 2012 include representatives from civil society...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assistance his Department gave to Bhutan in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development in which countries his Department had directly-employed and posted staff in 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many speechwriters his Department employs at each pay grade.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's policy is on record keeping for official meetings.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the terms of reference are for the dedicated private sector team in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what new projects related to (a) property rights, (b) microfinance, (c) small and medium-sized enterprise finance and (d) investment...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his Department's policy is on support for the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether he has any plans to introduce voucher schemes to access education in any of his Department's programmes up to 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development with reference to his Department's Business Plan, in which countries his Department is supporting electoral processes.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what his policy is on the Charter to End Extreme Hunger.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will endorse the Charter to End Extreme Hunger.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make it his policy to endorse the Save the Children Charter to End Extreme Hunger.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development in which countries the (a) Results-Based Aid and (b) cash-on-delivery contracts pilot schemes are running; and when he expects to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the (a) set-up and (b) running costs of the International Citizen Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development with reference to his Department's Business Plan, what progress his Department has made in discussions with other Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress his Department has made in establishing an internet-based evidence bank of quality-assessed evidence papers and...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on European co-ordination of donations to the UN Central Emergency...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what comparative assessment he has made of the UK contribution to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund and that of (a) France, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the UK economy of compliance with a possible future EU target of reducing carbon...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what economic assessments of the impact of proposed UK emissions reductions were prepared for the British delegation to the Copenhagen...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the changes to UK carbon emission targets that would be necessary to comply with an EU reduction target...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much (a) coal and (b) gas was imported in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008, (iii) 2009 and (iv) 2010; and what estimate he has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he has given to including measures to encourage energy efficiency in his Department's technical update to its White...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what proportion of the electricity consumed in the UK was generated outside the UK in each of the last four quarters for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he expects to publish his Department’s statistics for energy consumption at sub-national level during 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he has considered classifying property in Energy Performance Certificate bands F and G as Category 1 hazards under the Housing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what steps the Government is taking to increase the affordability of energy for elderly people during the winter; (2) what steps...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment his Department has made of recent research into advance market commitments in support of reducing emissions from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether consequential work required as a result of a Green Deal assessment will be covered by Green Deal financing; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps will be taken in the event that a Green Deal assessor is reported for providing partial advice; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what reports he has received on progress with the Nabucco project; and what his policy is on the project.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change when he proposes to publish the results of his Department's consultation on the implementation of changes to the Paris and Brussels...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment has been made of the effect of journeys to deliver goods ordered online to domestic premises on emissions of carbon dioxide.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much electricity was generated by renewable energy projects in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) the UK in (i) 2007,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he has taken to monitor progress in implementing the Government's objective of securing 15 per cent. of all energy used from...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the average amount added to a domestic energy bill by renewables obligation payments in (a) 2007, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of legal proceedings arising from the decision to reduce feed-in tariffs for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what guidance his Department issues to ensure that the location of wind farms is in conformity with local plans.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to promote food security and agriculture in Africa in co-operation with (1) the European Union, and (2) the United States; and when this was...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 14 December (WA 263), what are the main legal and financial obstacles to introducing a ban on imports...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to promote links between agricultural research institutions in the United Kingdom and those in other Commonwealth countries.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers they have to recover assets stolen by convicted persons no longer resident in the United Kingdom, such as Michael Brown, in the light of his arrest in...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations of the recent report of the global commission on drugs policy for the decriminalisation of drugs for personal...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the annual cost to the United Kingdom of fraud caused by identity theft.
To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date (1) genetically modified mosquito eggs were exported for open release in the United States; (2) the United States was notified of that export; and (3)...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the ministerial responsibilities of the Minister of State for Trade and Investment; and who is responsible for those matters in the House of Commons.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made by local authorities to meet the shortfall in pitches for Gypsies and Travellers since the enactment of the Housing Act 2004; whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many sites submitted to the Independent Scientific Advisory Committee for approval as marine conservation areas were entirely within the six nautical mile...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likelihood of clinical commissioning groups using private contractors to act on their behalf; and what assistance will be...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Shutt of Greetland on 15 December (WA 288) regarding the request from the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission to permit...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish their response to the final report from the Prison Research Centre at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology, "An exploration of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the concern of Sport England about the impact of the new National Planning Policy Framework on protection afforded to sports facilities;...
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