Mawrth, 19 Mawrth 2013
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many of the 79 apprentices employed by his Department are aged under 19.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when the Defence and Security Industry Day in Tripoli is; which (a) Royal Navy vessels and (b) UK companies are involved; and if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether full repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is required by Directive 2011/77/EU, with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will review the one- in-one-out status of the repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 with...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the additional public funding that will be required by museums in order to meet new licensing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria he will consider in deciding the terms of the transitional period for businesses and institutions following the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many payday loan companies have been closed down by the Office of Fair Trading in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the supply of UK graduates with ASEAN language skills over the next decade.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the pay rates of graduates at (a) graduation, (b) age 31, (c) age 41, (d) age 51 and (e) age 61.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of 18 to 24 year olds from Crawley constituency attended a higher education institution in (a) 2009, (b) 2010,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) officials and (d) special political advisers of his Department have had with Indigo...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills by how much and what percentage the minimum wage was increased in each year since its introduction.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to his Department; how much is paid each year under...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the number of visa-holding foreign undergraduate and graduate students...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2013, Official Report, column 446W, on commuters, what the (a) means and (b) usage of transport was for commuting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps his Department is taking to prevent cyclists riding illegally on the pavement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases were decided outside of the 90-working day target period by the Medical Group in the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport by what date he expects all railway stations on the Great Western route to have step-free access to platforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) officials and (d) special political advisers have had with Indigo Public Affairs Ltd; and if he will publish...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much was paid to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what allowances and subsidies in addition to salary were available to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with Network Rail on their capacity to clear litter and rubbish from land in their ownership bordering railway lines.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many officials were recruited to (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were killed in road traffic accidents on (a) motorways, (b) A roads and (c) B roads in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what additional funding has been provided to his Department to mitigate any environmental effects of the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road; (2) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what reasons he has not launched a new public consultation on the proposed Bexhill-Hastings Link Road.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will conduct an assessment of the effect which the lack of an internationally recognised STCW Certificate of Competency for officers on workboats...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make a statement on the age of the data used in the Sheffield Model underpinning the Government's consultation for a minimum unit...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police officers have been hospitalised following violent assaults in the line of duty in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to end the detention of children seeking asylum in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what amount of class (a) A, (b) B and (c) C drugs were confiscated at UK sea ports between 2010 and 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what reports she has received on the death of Jackie Nanyonjo who was recently deported to Uganda; and if she will make a statement;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average cost to a local constabulary was of providing security during a constituency visit from the Prime Minister in the last year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the average waiting time was for Business Visitor Visa applications in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; (2) what the average...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visas were issued in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of (a) fundraising and (b) recruitment by Herzbollah in the (i) UK and (ii) EU.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether she plans to proscribe Hezbollah.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when detainees with an address in Northern Ireland are granted bail or temporary release from an immigration removal centre in England...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what assessment her Department has made of the potential effects of the introduction of a points system for immigration similar to that...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2013, Official Report, column 148W, on the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), from what date...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to reply to the letter to her dated 7 February 2013, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Atta...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if she will take steps to ensure the continuation of the existing travel agreement between the Association of Train Operating Companies...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many officials were recruited to (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of criminal allegations investigated by Sussex Police resulted in (a) a file being sent to the Crown Prosecution Service and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) her Department and (ii) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department's customer service telephone lines are restricted to those beginning 0870.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of overtime incurred by staff at the UK Border Agency in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010 and (d) 2011.
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, (1) whether police officers and security officers working outside the north end...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland about the Crime and Courts Bill and its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment she has made of the potential consequences for tackling organised crime of the decision to disapply provisions of the Crime and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions she has had with cinema owners and proprietors about increasing the use of digital projection equipment so as to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether she plans to make arrangements for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dr Livingstone.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what Heritage Lottery Fund provision is available for restoring and improving urban parks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps the Government is taking to ensure adequate online protection is provided on mobile devices for children who access the internet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege days; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many days (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies has lost to staff sickness in each of the last five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many officials in (a) her Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i) resignation,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what modelling his Department has carried out on the effects of loss of Arctic ice on the world's climate; and what the conclusions of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will take steps to ensure that any measures to support the functioning of, and access to, the electricity market implemented...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in what ways he intends that the electricity market reform programme will ensure that market participation from demand-side activities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what consideration he has given to the development of local smart grids in securing a sustainable energy future for the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the number of households in the UK with prepayment (a) gas and (b) electricity meters.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what steps he is taking to inform consumers in (a) Witham constituency, (b) Essex, (c) the East of England and (iv) Great Britain about...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what discussions he has had with Digital UK about lessons learnt from the Digital Switchover in engaging consumers for the forthcoming...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of levels of fuel poverty.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) officials and (d) special political advisers of his Department have had with Indigo Public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent research has been (a) conducted and (b) commissioned by his Department on the recovery of natural gas from seabed frozen...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) when Ofgem will pay out its next round of bonuses to staff; (2) how much in bonuses was paid to Ofgem to staff in band E in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress his Department is making in finding a long-term solution to the storage of nuclear waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will consider producing directions to companies placing wind turbines off the coast of the UK to incorporate base designs that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2013, Official Report, column 467W, on bullying, whether it is his Department's policy not to inform Ministers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to the publication, More Great Childcare, in January 2013, how many apprenticeships he anticipates being created in early years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education with reference to More Great Childcare published in January 2013, what plans he has to encourage more highly qualified staff and graduates to work in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make it his policy to include Classical Civilisation in the Humanities section of the English Baccalaureate; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what assessment he has made of the role of life-saving skills within the current curriculum; (2) what representations his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) which universities currently use AS levels as a means of assessing applicant potential for the purposes of admission decisions; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the number of teachers who will be qualified to teach the new ICT curriculum when it is introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what procedures are in place within his Department to deal with breaches of the code of conduct by special advisers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many members of staff have (a) resigned, (b) been made redundant and (c) been dismissed from his private ministerial office since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent representations he has received on equalising the level of schools funding for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many written parliamentary questions were answered by (a) him and (b) each Minister in his Department in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to ensure that wage-earners below the income tax threshold will benefit from any future increases in the personal allowance; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of alcohol consumption was measured by alcohol duty clearances per adult in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2010-11. [R]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the excise duty revenue to be foregone by the Exchequer over the course of the next Parliament as a result of the introduction...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will provide all the figures, assumptions and calculations used to arrive at HM Treasury's estimates of public and private infrastructure investment...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures are used by his Department to uncover abuse of child care tax credits when parents cease to use their child care hours or provider stated on...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from the Mayor of London on the funding of Crossrail 2.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what conversations he has had with his ministerial counterparts on the debt guarantee for the Drax coal to biomass conversion project; (2) what...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on the Welsh economy of policies announced in the 2012 Budget.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the percentage contribution the financial services sector made to the economy in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate what the (a) total and (b) average annual savings of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 has been.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of after-tax incomes were saved by each decile of the workforce in each year for which figures are available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid to officials in (a) his Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies in bonuses and other payments in addition to salary in each...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials were recruited to (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people obtained higher tax relief on their pension contributions in the tax year 2011-12; and what the cost was of that tax relief to the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department and (ii) the agencies for...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii) retirement,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the current security situation in Bangladesh and the likelihood of an end to the recent violence...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2013, Official Report, column 904W, on Chagos Islands, whether his commitment of 20 December...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what consular assistance his Department affords citizens of British Overseas Territories at UK embassies and high commissions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will hold discussions with the government of Burma on ensuring that that country's new media laws allow freedom of speech...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to help encourage free and democratic elections across Central Asia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans the Government has to hold discussions with the President of the Republic of Cyprus on the continuing division of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the decision of the European Parliament to propose new dates in May 2014 for elections to that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions the Government has had with the US administration about the referendum result in the Falkland Islands.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of recent reports that Bulgaria has identified Hezbollah as involved in the Burgas terror attack.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received of weapons transfers to Hezbollah from Syria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on adding Hezbollah to the EU's list of recognised terrorist organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of political and ethnic tensions in Kyrgyzstan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to the British Council; how much is paid each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 6 March 2013, Official Report, column 1019W, on Morocco, whether the definition of normal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what diplomatic steps he has taken in response to the announcement by the Israeli government in 2012 relating to the E1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the proposed Marine Protected Area around the Pitcairn Islands; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials were recruited to (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many nationals of British Overseas Territories have requested consular assistance from the UK Embassy in Syria in the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2013, Official Report, column 371W, on Agricultural Wages Board, for what reason it...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the estimated cost was to (a) his Department and (b) farmers of delays in administering the single payment to farmers in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent steps his Department has taken to promote British beef; and what additional resources his Department intends to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Chinese mitten crab on native wildlife; (2) what steps his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of farmers who have left the agricultural sector in (a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with the Chief Executive Officer of the Marine Management Organisation on the Government's plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made on his Department's inquiry into the growth of food banks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what guidelines his Department has issued with respect to public sector food procurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which police force is the lead agency in the investigation into the adulteration of meat products with horsemeat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what contact (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Leatherhead Food Research regarding testing for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information his Department holds on which EU member states are (a) in favour of and (b) opposed to reducing maximum...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many staff of his Department were employed in overseeing the import and export of live animals in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he will announce a timetable for future tranches of marine conservation zones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what procedures (a) his Department and (b) the Marine Management Organisation have put in place for (i) protection of, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) Sodexo and (b) Brakes on the source of their adulterated meat products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the European Commission's report and recommendations on labelling the origin of all processed meat to be...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to make healthy food more affordable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 26 February 2013, Official Report, column 385W, on animal welfare: slaughterhouses, for what reason...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to encourage other EU member states to support the US's proposal to up-list polar bears...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if he will take steps to protect sugar beet growers' current exemption from European Unit competition rules; (2) what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much subsidy was paid by the EU for the growing or production of tobacco in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress she has made in implementing programmes to increase the prevention and treatment of malaria in less developed countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what progress her Department has made in targeting support on those who most need malaria drugs; and which interventions have been...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development with reference to the business plan for malaria, what progress she has made on removing the barriers that prevent people seeking...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development with reference to the business plan for malaria, what progress she has made in ensuring that health systems and services are of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support her Department has provided for research and development into vaccines and treatment for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support her Department plans to provide for research and development into vaccines and treatment for HIV, tuberculosis and malaria...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what work she is (a) funding or (b) undertaking as part of her Department's faith partnership principles to develop evaluation...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to her Department; how much is paid each year under that...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2013, Official Report, column 280, on telephone services, whether an alternative UK landline number...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the Government's policy is on the addition of disability to the list of cross-cutting issues in the EU Development Co-operation...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to his Department; how much is paid each year under that contract; how...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his policy is on developing mutuals.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will estimate what the (a) total and (b) average annual savings of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 has been.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of young mothers with children under seven years of age worked (a) full-time and (b) part-time in each year for which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on open source software.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the potential capacity for new housing on brownfield sites which are currently unconsented for in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average cost to a local authority was of hosting a constituency visit from the Prime Minister in the last year for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many homes designed to meet level six of the code for sustainable homes have been (a) started and (b) completed since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he plans to carry out a fresh financial impact assessment on the measures in the proposed Local Audit Bill prior to its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many representations from non-metropolitan counties he has received following the publication of the Draft Local Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much local authority grant has been given to the five local authorities in the Merseyside region in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to collect data on the average number of community plans in each constituency as a result of the Localism Act 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to collect data on the average contract length for social housing following the coming into force of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to collect data on the average number of pieces of property which are being bought by communities in each...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he plans to collect data on the average number of pieces of property in each constituency which local councils are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will estimate what the (a) total and (b) average annual savings of the Localism Act 2011 has been.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what costs his Department incurred in providing refreshments for Ministers since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the (a) average cost per member of staff and (b) total cost was of overtime payments in (i) his Department and (ii) each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many local authorities in England have drawn up local development plans that have been judged by the Planning Inspectorate...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) cases before and (b) decisions by the Planning Inspectorate on appeal there have been since 27 March 2012, by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what his policy is on planning and ribbon development along transport arteries; (2) what his policy is on planning and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer of 9 January 2013, Official Report, columns 278-79W, on senior civil servants, how much his Department...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on training and education for civil servants in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on (a) the Government Car Service and (b) other taxi or car services for ministerial travel in...
To ask the Attorney-General whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has sought legal advice from the Law Officers' Departments on (a) police investigations into the...
To ask the Attorney-General what information is held by the Crown Prosecution Service on the number of victims of human trafficking who have been prosecuted for illegal immigration offences since...
To ask the Attorney-General with reference to paragraph 1.56 of Sir Alex Allan's report on the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), published on 4 March 2013, whether the internal investigation into the...
To ask the Attorney-General whether any current members of Serious Fraud Office staff occupy posts that were (a) not publicly advertised and (b) not subject to open competition.
To ask the Attorney-General what the value was of the five largest entries in the Serious Fraud Office's gifts and hospitality register in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13 to...
To ask the Attorney-General what the total value was of (a) gifts and (b) hospitality received by Serious Fraud Office staff in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13 to date.
To ask the Attorney-General when the Serious Fraud Office most recently prosecuted a cartel offence.
To ask the Attorney-General how many compromise agreements have been entered into by departing Serious Fraud Office staff since 2010; and whether any of these agreements contained gagging clauses.
To ask the Attorney-General whether the Serious Fraud Office meets the cost of damages claims awarded against it from its own budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent discussions he has had with the East Midlands Ambulance Service regarding response times.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the East Midlands Ambulance Service Being the Best review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the availability of facilities for force-feeding children and young adults suffering from anorexia in (a) the North...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 720W, on antibiotics, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare have a cancer diagnosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of setting up (a) the Greater Preston, Chorley and South Ribble Clinical Commissioning Group and (b) clinical commissioning groups in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many horses were slaughtered at each abattoir in the UK in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment he has made of the interim findings of the Surveillance of Lead in Children Study, published by the Health Protection Agency and the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions and for what duration the maternity units at (a) Royal Lancaster Infirmary, (b) Furness General Hospital, (c) Royal Preston Hospital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the willingness of insurance companies to offer affordable professional indemnity policies to private midwives.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what guidance he gives clinical commissioning groups on the retention of NHS walk-in centres; (2) what guidance he gives clinical commissioning...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what account his Department takes of evidence of demand and need when considering major reconfiguration of health services; (2) what guidance his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with charities for those who have lost a limb on commissioning a full scale review of children's prosthetic services in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what steps his Department is taking to ensure amputees treated in the NHS have access to the most appropriate, advanced prosthetic technology that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Stevenage of 6 March 2013, Official Report, column 1086W, on school milk, (1) if he will publish all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to develop an end-of-life indicator for the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in receipt of NHS Continuing Healthcare are classified as terminally ill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many prescriptions for valium were dispensed by NHS doctors for patients in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to (a) identify scrap metal waste prior to the withdrawal from Afghanistan and (b) assess whether it is beneficial to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Senior Aircraftman to Sergeant posts from the General Technicians (Mechanical) group have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Senior Aircraftman from the Aerial Erector group have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for redundancy in tranche 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst the military community of voting registration procedures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on (a) prosthetic services and (b) prosthetic devices by his Department in England in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Medical Officers have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for redundancy in tranche 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Human Intelligence Operators have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for redundancy in tranche 3; (2) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Interrogators have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for redundancy in tranche 3.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Scottish service personnel have a lapsed registration as a service voter; (2) how many Scottish service personnel have been able to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what recent improvements his Department has made to the underside of Warrior infantry vehicles to improve the safety of personnel inside during a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Warrant Officer Class 2 posts in the Infantry have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for redundancy in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information his Department gives to HM Treasury for the whole of Government accounts regarding asset value.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the Defence Equipment Plan 2012, which projects in the core equipment programme are uncommitted in the (a) combat air, (b) air support,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the potential strategic advantages of installing the Artisan surveillance system on HMS Iron Duke.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of whether the televising of the excavation of the wreck of HMS Victory 1744 breaches the Deed of Gift of the wreck;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its agencies and non-departmental public bodies qualify for privilege days; and what the total...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times he has visited the Middle East in an official capacity since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many personnel have been detained in each of the last five years at the Military Corrective Training Centre; and what the average length of their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Lance Corporal to Staff Sergeant posts in the Royal Military Police General Duties group have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many sub lieutenant to commander posts in the Grey Sea King Group have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much it will cost his Department to build a heliport facility at HMS Raleigh, following the closure of Plymouth Airport; (2) what assessment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Corporal to Sergeant posts in the Royal Army Medical Corps Combat Medical Technician group have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Lance Corporal to Warrant Officer Class posts in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps Dog Handler have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many Bombardier to Sergeant posts in the Royal Artillery Integrated Unmanned Air System Operator group have been made redundant in tranches 1...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Lance Corporal to Corporal posts in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Armourer Class 1 have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many professionally qualified engineers in the Royal Engineers have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how many are liable for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many corporal to sergeant posts in the Royal Signals Systems Operator Electronic Warfare Group have been made redundant in tranches 1 and 2; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have left that body due to (i) resignation, (ii) retirement,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what trace methods are used by the Child Support Agency on a routine basis to identify a confident address for a non-resident parent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of children living in poverty in Barrow-in-Furness constituency in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the target is for decisions per day on entitlement to employment and support allowance set by his Department for decision makers; and how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many (a) applications were submitted and (b) decisions on entitlement were made in respect of employment and support allowance in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his policy is on future allocations of discretionary housing payments to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what additional funding for discretionary housing payments has been allocated to (a) Barrow-in-Furness council and (b) South Lakeland council...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the statement of 12 March 2013, Official Report, column 9WS, on housing benefit reform, if he will extend the exemption from the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether, in circumstances where a jobseeker misses a Jobcentre appointment owing to attending a job interview, it is a requirement that that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of internet access devices that will be installed in jobcentres in (a) Glasgow North West constituency,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which company holds the largest contract to provide mobile telephony services to his Department; how much is paid each year under that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have received the new enterprise allowance to date; and how many of those recipients have been in receipt of disability living...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff of his Department were dismissed owing to sickness absence in the period from 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2013; and how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) each of its non-departmental public bodies have had (i) fewer than five days, (ii) five to 10...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to ensure that initial decisions on (a) new employment support allowance applications and (b) incapacity...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) 0800, (b) 0808, (c) 0844, (d) 0845 and (e) 0870 telephone numbers for the public are in use by (i) his Department and (ii) the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to address youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate what the (a) total and (b) average annual savings of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 has been.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to establish the full costs of the decision making process for work capability assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on compensation for people with pleural plaques.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress he has made on introducing payment by results for the rehabilitation of offenders.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he is taking to teach prisoners to read and write.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to review the retirement age of magistrates.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether he intends to announce the closure of any further courts in England and Wales; and what the name and location is of any such courts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what estimate he has made of the number of tribunals brought against employers by employees for unpaid wages that were successful and resulted in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much legal aid was paid out in the case of Mohammed Jamilur Rahman which began in May 2010; to which legal firms and barristers those payments were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was paid to (a) Dinah Rose QC, (b) Richard Hermer QC, (c) Stephanie Harrison, (d) Hugh Southey and (e) Amanda Weston in respect of fees for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department has taken to collect information on the number of people sentenced to pay fines who (a) have dependent children, (b) have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of the offenders convicted in the UK were (a) UK nationals, (b) EEA nationals excluding the UK and (c) nationals from countries outside the EEA...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many incidents of prisoner-on-prisoner violence there have been in the (a) secure adult estate and (b) secure youth estate in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much inter-prison visits have cost since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for the future of the probation service; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has for the future of the probation service; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of (a) the Northamptonshire Probation Trust and (b) other probation trusts in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what assessment he has made of the recent performance of HM Courts Service in relation to small claims in (a) Southend-on-Sea and (b) Essex; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many people in (a) Dagenham and (b) Romford constituency have taken cases to the small claims court in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the adequacy of guidelines on sentencing for offences relating to the smuggling and supply of illegal and counterfeit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many successful prosecutions have been brought by Sussex Police against people involved in illegal encampment in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many times he has visited each parliamentary constituency in Wales since taking up his post.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Government spending reductions on women in Wales.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider amending the terms of reference of the Airports Commission to include consideration of air-rail intermodality, surface access, modal...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 11 December 2012 (WA 211), with which international partners they operate unmanned aircraft systems; how...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve access to legal representation for asylum seekers whose (1) applications and (2) appeals have been refused.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they or the Bank of England have taken legal advice on the Bank of England's compliance with the legal requirements set under Section 11 of the Bank of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when was the last time HM Treasury, under Section 12 of the Bank of England Act 1998, wrote to the Bank of England specifying (1) what price stability should be...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK Financial Investments reviewed and approved in principle the sale of branches by Lloyds Banking Group to the Co-operative Bank.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the reasons for the approach adopted by HM Treasury to the approval of bonuses to bankers employed by Lloyds Banking Group and the Royal Bank of...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA) have, as one of their primary or secondary disabling health conditions limiting work ability,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse.
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) how many illicit drug addicts they estimate to be in the United Kingdom, and what proportion of them are receiving treatment; and (2) how many long-term...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how their policy for constructing nuclear power stations is related to United Kingdom and international programmes to reduce nuclear waste stockpiles.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were consulted by European Union authorities on the technical details of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive; if so, how; and what...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether in their response to the European Commission's Discussion Paper on Health Claims on Botanicals Used in Foods, they supported Option 1, to retain the status...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of advisory and educational visits made by local authority food standards inspectors to food businesses in (1) 2009-10,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider requiring improved labelling for all foods so as to indicate country and place of origin.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent research findings suggesting that the National Health Service could save money and lives if patients were checked to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the success of recent Israeli-developed therapies for the treatment of diabetes.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to fulfil their commitment, undertaken by the then Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, on 16 February 2011 (Official Report,...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each local authority for the last three financial years, what were the total amounts of unused discretionary housing payment funding returned to the Government.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 14 February (WA 176-7) on the subject of payment protection insurance, whether they will ensure that the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 26 February (WA 293), what specific examples of advice the Department of Health provided on how priority treatment...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to establish the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they had with the leaders of each of the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive or their representatives during 2012.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will ensure that customers of new village Post Office Local branches can continue to (1) pay cheques to HM Revenue and Customs, (2) make transactions...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of HS2 Ltd's assumption that a 400 kph design speed is necessary for HS2.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of HS2 Ltd's decision not to include Heathrow in the route of HS2.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of benefits resulting from each minute of journey time saved as a result of HS2.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of HS2 Ltd's decision to serve Birmingham airport with interchanges located on the direct through high-speed alignment, whilst...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decision by HS2 Ltd to include in their cost estimates a people mover system between the HS2 interchanges at Birmingham...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2 Ltd will include in their cost estimates a people mover system at an HS2 interchange located on the Great Western Main Line at Iver and Heathrow.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2 Ltd's option analysis considered the potential for, and wider benefits of, an HS2 route via Heathrow, and connected to the Great Western Main Line.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to updating the business case for HS2 before the Bill is introduced in Parliament to take account of the potential impact on...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HS2 Ltd have included in their HS2 Phase Two estimate the cost of a people mover system at the HS2 interchange at Manchester airport; and if so, whether...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the discount rate applied by the Department for Transport when calculating the net present value for the Intercity Express Programme contracts.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Treasury approved any termination payments to senior officers of the Serious Fraud Office in the last two years.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what humanitarian access is permitted by the Government of Sudan to the war-affected areas of Blue Nile and South Kordofan; what is their assessment of the number...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2046 which called on the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to a possible scheme for the evacuation from their present locations of persons needing hospital treatment or other urgent...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the United Nations International Year of Water Co-operation, what steps they intend to take to improve the dissemination and exchange of data on...
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