Mawrth, 2 Gorffennaf 2013
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many staff were retained on zero-hour contracts by (a) his Department and (b) the executive agencies and non-departmental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his Department's policy is on mitigating the effects of e-commerce on UK high street retailers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the rate of prosecution for failure to comply with a notice issued under section 35 of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many requests for planning permission for out-of-town retail developments within 10 miles of Portas pilot towns his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of current levels of property indebtedness in the high street retail sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for how long the Future High Streets Forum is expected to run.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how his Department intends to promote the work and recommendations of the Future High Streets Forum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government when he expects the Future High Streets Forum's practical toolkit to be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the cost of the Future High Streets Forum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what criteria were used to decide the membership of the Future High Streets Forum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the membership of the task and finish groups of the Future High Streets Forum will be.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 6 June 2013, Official Report, columns 113-5WS, on onshore wind (local...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the UK fishing industry has received from (a) the Government and (b) the Common Fisheries Policy in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spends on contracts with MITIE; and how much was spent on contracts with MITIE in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the expected long-term sea level rise in Poole Bay; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure the UK's future water supplies are protected.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to maximise the number of patients offered alcohol-related treatment or referral to a support service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will work with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations to issue a UK-wide campaign on the signs and symptoms of cancer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what information his Department holds on plans to introduce a value-based pricing system for medicines currently funded by the Cancer Drugs Fund;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many babies were born in each consultant-led and midwife-led maternity unit in England in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health of which pension scheme Sir David Nicholson is a member in respect of his employment by the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of social class on the likely incidence of death due to (a) cancer, (b) heart disease and (c) other causes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of pregnant women between the ages of 18 to 54 taking anti-epileptic drugs received information and counselling about contraception and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish the advice on training given to prescribing physicians under the quality and outcomes framework on the effect of anti-epileptic...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that documents and pamphlets which are available from GP surgeries and health centres are clear and easy to read.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many companies are signed up to the calorie reduction pledge in the Responsibility Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what budget has been allocated for the delivery of the public health responsibility deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on achieving the calorie reduction pledge in the responsibility deal; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff are employed for the delivery of the public health responsibility deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS hospitals (a) are considering mergers and (b) have merged since the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce extraterritorial jurisdiction to the Human Tissue Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on external lawyers' fees in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the role of medical detection dogs; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether Barbara Hakin's appointment as interim chief operating officer and deputy chief executive of NHS England in March 2013 (a) required and (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the roles of interim chief operating officer and deputy chief executive of NHS England were subject to the required processes in respect of (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department issues to the NHS on avoiding conflicts of interest in making managerial appointments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had with (a) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, (b) the British Medical Association and (c) NHS trusts on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether his Department has (a) carried out and (b) commissioned studies on a link between school sports participation and lowered obesity levels and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps have been taken to deliver the NHS mandate objective of making rapid progress in the measuring of, and action upon, the patient experience.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to announce the outcome of his consultation on plain packaging for tobacco products.
To ask the Attorney-General how much the Law Officer’s Departments spend on contracts with MITIE; and how much was spent on contracts with MITIE in each year since 2008.
To ask the Attorney-General (1) how many private prosecutions were brought in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available; (2) how many private...
To ask the Attorney-General how much the Law Officer’s Departments currently spends on contracts with Serco; and how much was spent in each year since 2008.
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many security passes allowing entry to the parliamentary estate are in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount was collected in (a) class A, (b) class B, (c) class C and (d) class D air passenger duty in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are available; and what...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the accounts of common investment funds are publicly available.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the speech by the Deputy Prime Minister on 27 March 2013, when a consultation will begin on incentives to support employee ownership.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on progress on the redress scheme for businesses that were mis-sold interest...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes have been made to the responsibilities of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury since 4 September 2012.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the UK's official development assistance (ODA) budget in 2015-16 is new previously non-ODA attributable spending.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the statement of 27 June 2013 on investing in Britain's future, what total Barnett consequentials will be awarded to Northern Ireland as a...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects his policies will begin to reduce Government debt and see a resumption of average growth in the economy.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of servicing public sector net debt was in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the number of items of unopened post at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC); and what recent assessment he has made of the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made on the closure of Rhyl tax office.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to bring forward proposals to make bearer shares illegal.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Government plan to bring about increased transparency in taxation, particularly in Crown Dependencies, during the UK's G8 presidency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a cumulative impact assessment of the effect on welfare changes since 2010 in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what funding her Department has provided for the development of reduction, refinement and replacement alternatives to the use of animals in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish draft guidance on bullying for the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill by 31 August 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Government of the Irish Republic and (b) the Northern Ireland Executive on the common travel...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were retained on zero-hour contracts by (a) her Department and (b) the Executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people are employed by her Department on zero-hour contracts.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what support her Department has given to universities to help implement the Prevent strategy; and what steps she has taken to monitor...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Serious Organised Crime Agency has (a) compiled a report and (b) given a report to the Leveson inquiry concerning illegal...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the cost to the economy of cybercrime in 2011-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drug offences relating to class A substances have been reported in (a) Harlow and (b) Essex since 2001; and what proportion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she made of the effectiveness of the visa system in helping to increase tourism and business from (a) China, (b) India and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of applications for student visas were dismissed in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information her Department holds on when the European Commission first published a draft regulation on reforming the structure of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people were extradited from the US to the UK in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 to date; and how many such people were US nationals; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of fraud are reported to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau annually.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many confirmed cases of fraud have been reported to Action Fraud in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many scam emails have been reported to Action Fraud in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of fraud reported to Action Fraud have led to successful prosecutions to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Greenwich university had a Prevent strategy agreed with her Department; and whether it had a dedicated police liaison officer to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department has considered proscribing Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the number of victims of trafficking who have been compelled to take part in criminal activities in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many businesses in Northern Ireland have received fines or other penalties for employing illegal labour in each of the last three years...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 20 June 2013, Official Report, column 804W, on conditions of employment: English language, if she will make it her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of co-operation between authorities in the Irish Republic and the UK to counter illegal...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what border checks are conducted those who leave the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what measures the Government are taking to reduce the arrangement of marriages primarily for immigration purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence the Government have collected on the number of marriages arranged primarily for immigration purposes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many refusals of (a) entry to and (b) residence in the UK were made in each of the last five years on the basis of a sham marriage.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people with a spousal visa have not been given leave to remain at the end of their probationary period in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff are employed by her Department in Northern Ireland to counter illegal immigration and enforce immigration law.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral statement and contributions of 24 June 2013, Official Report, columns 25-37, on undercover policing, by what date she...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the hon. Member for Warley can expect to receive a reply from her Department to his letter of 18 February 2013 regarding the case of Mr...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the hon. Member for Warley can expect to receive a reply from her Department to his letter of 13 March 2013 to the UK Border Agency...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2013, Official Report, columns 384-5W, on mis-use of drugs ministerial group, if she will publish the (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spends on contracts with MITIE; and how much was spent on contracts with MITIE in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Retail Crime Strategy Group (a) has met since May 2010, (b) last met and (c) next plans to meet.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had to ensure that the passport system is robustly enforced.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many appointment slots are available each week at Hull passport office; and what the average waiting time for an appointment is (a) at...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what bonuses are being proposed for senior officials in her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of identity theft occurred in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department takes to ensure that Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) comply with their legal responsibilities to publish...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many different police intelligence services are currently in operation in England and Wales; and how many such forces automatically share...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what data are collected on recruitment of police (a) from ethnic minorities and (b) based on (i) gender and (ii) ability to speak the Welsh...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many brothels were identified by the Metropolitan Police in each London borough in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether she plans to introduce legislation in this Session to reform regulation of the private security industry; (2) when she plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made to date on moving the Serious and Organised Crime Agency to the National Crime Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many days on average staff of her Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the statement of 24 June 2013, Official Report, columns 25-37, on undercover policing, when she expects the Ellison review to report.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of men taking steroids.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what her Department's vacancy rate was in 2012-13; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2013-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the average cost to her Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans her Department has to invest in better data collection for information on chronic malnutrition and stunting.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans she has to involve civil society in developing the Nutrition for Growth accountability framework.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions she has had about the accountability framework for Nutrition for Growth; and which institution will be responsible for...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether the accountability framework for Nutrition for Growth will cover the UN system and private sector institutions in addition to...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what plans her Department has to open new bilateral nutrition programmes as part of the UK funding commitment made at the recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development whether her Department plans to prioritise any (a) countries and (b) regions to receive the UK funding committed at the recent...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to ensure that other G8 nations and donors make funding commitments to tackle malnutrition.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to tackle malnutrition in (a) India, (b) Nigeria, (c) Pakistan and (d) Indonesia.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much overseas aid is allocated to India from the UK's international development budget.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much her Department spent on external lawyers' fees in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what recent discussions she has had with her Norwegian counterpart on Palestinian Authority payments to Palestinian prisoners in...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many days on average staff of her Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what her Department's vacancy rate was in 2012-13; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2013-14.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which Ministers will be members of the Government's Local Growth Committee; and what terms of reference that committee will have.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions for what reason people over the age of eligibility to receive a state pension are ineligible to receive a bereavement payment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department has any plans to review the carer's allowance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reintroduce the provisions contained in the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 882, on work capability assessment, if he will publish a table of the main...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps his Department is taking to assist those affected by the social sector size criteria to move to smaller homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will reply to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton's letter of 21 May 2013 from a constituent concerning the loss of disability living...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 26 June 2013, Official Report, columns 303-334, on the spending review,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 26 June 2013, Official Report, columns 303-334, on the spending review,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of (a) jobseekers and (b) people taking early retirement in (i) Glasgow North West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on 26 June 2013, Official Report, columns 303-334, on the spending review,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what representations he has received from the Chancellor of the Exchequer on under-performing programmes in his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what consideration he has given to paying the winter fuel allowance early to allow the early purchase of fuel stocks when prices are lower.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department (a) collects and (b) holds on participation rates in adult education in each Government office region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding his Department has provided for the development of reduction, refinement and replacement alternatives to the use of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to his answer of 11 June 2013, Official Report, column 249W, how many (a) of his Department's officials and (b) Capital...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to his answer of 11 June 2013, Official Report, column 249W, within which directorate the interim business bank team is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether he has made an application for approval under EU state aid rules of the Government's business bank proposal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what steps he plans to take to ensure that implementation of the WEEE Recast Directive 2012/19/EU and changes to the waste...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he will take to prevent producer compliance schemes allowing companies to obtain or abuse a dominant market position...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will consider establishing a new post of Government Chief Engineering Officer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what target he has set for the (a) number and (b) value of investments made under the Green Investment Bank in each of the next...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has (a) made and (b) commissioned of the effectiveness of local enterprise partnerships and their operation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress the Government has made in achieving its aim of making the Post Office a front office for local and national government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what progress has been made on the closure of Rhyl Crown post office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many educational qualifications were awarded to prisoners in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 by (i) type of qualification and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the headcount of (a) his Department and (b) its Executive agencies and public bodies was in each month since May 2010,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the anticipated revenue from tuition fees charged in higher education institutions in England in each year since 2010 will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cyclists have been (a) killed and (b) seriously injured on the UK's roads for each of the last 3 years; and what steps the Government have...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much the application fee for a new driving licence was in each of the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what precautions are in place to avoid cartel collusion by potential bidders for the ECML franchise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what comparative studies his Department has conducted of the qualifying distance for compensation paid to land and property owners under (a) High Speed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much each train operator had to pay in rail access charges in each year between 2004 and 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he plans to increase rail access charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been paid in each year since 1996 by his Department to reimburse or ameliorate net losses of a franchised operator arising from industrial...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the frequency with which railway passengers are required to stand for more than 20 minutes as a result of train overcrowding.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what meetings have been held and with whom to review the road maintenance block grant since 1 January 2010; and what the outcome was of those meetings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will remove the requirement in the National Rail franchise terms for train operating companies to seek his agreement before altering the class...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department's latest guidelines for the placement of speed cameras specifies that speed camera housings must be coloured yellow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to improve transport links in rural areas (a) nationally and (b) in the North West.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which British Overseas Territories have ratified the Aarhus Convention to Access to Information, Public Participation in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether there is a confirmed date for the launch of the National Action Plan on business and human rights.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with which countries the UK operates a joint investigation team to look into human trafficking.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had discussions with the Olympic Association on the implications for holding the Winter Olympics at Sochi of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to prevent the re-trafficking of child victims of trafficking placed in local authority care.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many school children in each age cohort in England are judged to be illiterate; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the proportion of children who attained five or more GCSEs at A* to C grade at schools where (a) more than 50 per cent,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to encourage students to take a modern language subject through to A Level.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many primary school language teachers were recruited in each year since 2010; how many (a) primary teachers and (b) primary teaching assistants...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spent on external lawyers' fees in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of pupils aged 11 met the standard of literacy for that age (a) in May 2010 and (b) on the latest date for which information is available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will reduce the number of staff employed in his private ministerial office.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department spends on contracts with MITIE; and how much was spent on contracts with MITIE in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether his Department plans to make political education compulsory.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many maintained schools have fewer than (a) 40, (b) 50, (c) 60, (d) 70, (e) 80, (f) 90 and (g) 100 pupils; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what information his Department possesses on the proportion of students (a) on free school meals, (b) in families dependent on benefits, (c) considered...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average annual standard spending assessment is for each (a) primary school and (b) secondary school pupil in England; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the total (a) local and (b) national government expenditure on each pupil in state secondary schools was in 2012-13 ; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his estimate is of the average expenditure on (a) secondary school places per pupil in the state sector and (b) secondary school places per day...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department is taking to encourage team sports in lower-performing schools and deprived areas; and what research his Department has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the removal of ring-fenced funding for school sports on the quality and quantity of sport provision and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what regulations are in place regarding compulsory sport and physical education in schools; and what initiatives his Department has in place to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his Department currently spends on contracts with Serco; and how much was spent in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much the Chief Executive of the Standards and Testing Agency is paid.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reason three deputy directors are employed by the Standards and Testing Agency; and what their annual salaries are.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many staff are employed at the Standards and Testing Agency; and what the annual staffing cost is of this body.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information his Department (a) collects and (b) holds on the average age of mothers at the birth of their first child in each Government office region.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what information his Department (a) collects and (b) holds on the average birth weight of babies in each Government office region.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he plans to publish the draft open government partnership national action plan.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what assessment he has made of the effect of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 on the rate of volunteering in (a) Glasgow North West...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many officers in HM Armed Forces have access to a staff car.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were at (i) one star, (ii) two star, (iii) three star and (iv) four star rank;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information his Department holds on how many service personnel in Liverpool are currently entitled to an HM Forces Railcard.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made on the closure of Rhyl Army Recruitment Centre.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 13 June 2013, Official Report, columns 31-49, on NATO, when the performance report on the supply of fuels to NATO forces in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2013, Official Report, column 719W on HMS Tireless, on how many occasions radioactive emissions were vented to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many lease cars his Department has in service; and what the annual cost is of each such car.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many location of work codes on DEFFORM 57 indicate that contracts were located in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of his Department's budget will be spent on science and technology in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost is of building and equipping for sea a (a) minesweeper, (b) destroyer, (c) frigate, (d) nuclear submarine and (e) Trident-equipped...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the amount spent by the alcohol industry on the promotion of alcohol.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with reference to the answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 668W, on apprentices, how many apprentices her Department plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans her Department has to hire industry experts to complete the rollout of broadband; what estimate she has made of the cost of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate she has made of the funding required by Broadband Delivery UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which of the recommendations of the Leveson report have been fully implemented by the Government.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding her Department provides and for which programmes to facilitate sports and physical activities in young offenders...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will reopen negotiations on the cross-party Royal Charter agreed on 18 March 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will support the emerging tourist industry in Inverclyde.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent assessment she has made of the contribution of tourism to the rural economy; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans he has to modernise the criminal justice system.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what progress he has made on rolling out his proposed changes to the privileges and incentive scheme in prisons.
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 his review of the use of cautions; and when he plans to publish the results of that review.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what guidance he has given to law enforcement and prosecuting authorities on not proceeding with a prosecution or imposing a penalty in cases where...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) for how long each person held in a segregation unit in each prison on 1 June 2013 had been held in segregation; (2) how many prisoners were held...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what arrangements are in place for expert witnesses to conduct interviews with prisoners in private at Close Supervision Centre, HM Prison Woodhill; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the average cost to his Department was of processing the payment of an invoice in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2013, Official Report, columns 622-3W, on fuel poverty, what estimate his Department has made of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many Green Deal assessments have been carried out (a) free of charge and (b) at a subsidised cost to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many of the 245 Green Deal plans currently active were taken out following free Green Deal assessments.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households have installed energy efficiency measures recommended by a Green Deal Assessment without taking out a Green Deal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households have claimed Green Deal cashback benefits without signing up for a Green Deal finance package to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many households have installed energy efficiency measures recommended by a Green Deal assessment with assistance under the Energy...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on external lawyers' fees in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spends on contracts with MITIE; and how much was spent on contracts with MITIE in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many days on average staff of his Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what his Department's vacancy rate was in 2012-13; and what vacancy rate has been assumed for 2013-14.
To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church of England has to commemorate the First World War and the role of military chaplains.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government under what circumstances and for what purposes state aids are permitted to airports.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 25 April (WA 439–441), what plans they have to improve the efficiency of the benefits system to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the amount of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) paid to benefit claimants due to fraud in (1) 2010, (2) 2011, (3) 2012, and (4)...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to reduce the number of sexual offences against children committed by those under the age of 18. To ask Her Majesty’s Government...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support children who have been adversely affected by watching pornography.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of total bonuses paid to civil servants and the staff of Government-sponsored organisations in the last available year; and whether...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the comparative carbon footprints resulting from converting Drax power station from coal to biomass, including the estimated...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have co-ordinated a cost-benefit analysis of their policies to introduce wind farms, on- and off-shore, as part of the United Kingdom's national...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Troubled Families scheme in the Department for Communities and Local Government is expected to achieve its target of helping 120,000 troubled...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many medicines will no longer be available through the National Health Service if the current Cancer Drugs Fund arrangements come to an end.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) about the potential impact on patients’ access to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency ascertain whether or not there is evidence of long-term illness or pain as a result of the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the reports received by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of suspected adverse reactions to (1) Cervarix, (2) Gardasil, and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have discussed with the government of Japan that government’s decision to rescind their recommendation for the administration of Gardasil...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the current law on medical negligence on scientific discovery in cancer.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they offer to doctors about the risks of prosecution for medical negligence if they deviate from standard procedure.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Met Office has set a date by which, in the event of no further increase in global temperatures, it would reassess the validity of its general...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of provision of fracture liaison nurses in the National Health Service, and of the distribution of those...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the NHS Superannuation Scheme have, in each of the last five years, had their prospective pensions or actual pension in payment reduced...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Department for Transport has spent with First Class Partnerships in each of the last five financial years, including the cost of secondment of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HS2 will be subject to the same regulatory oversight by the Office of Rail Regulation as Network Rail; and, if not, what differences are proposed.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the new HS2 train services will be franchised; and whether there will be separation of ownership of train services and HS2 infrastructure.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to avoid loss of ancient woodland during the construction of HS2.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much ancient woodland they estimate will be lost through the construction of HS2.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are (1) the terms of reference, and (2) the membership, of the High Speed Rail Programme Board.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to maximise the financial contribution to the United Kingdom from the European Union Connecting Europe Facility for transport...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the reasons for the two-year delay between the announcement of Siemens as the preferred bidder to provide rolling stock for Thameslink and the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are proposals to provide seating and shelters for passengers on the newly refurbished platforms at Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what discussions and meetings they have recently been engaged to consider action to control the destruction of the world's rainforests; with what results;...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many blood relative partnerships they estimate exist; how much they estimate those partnerships save the taxpayer in care costs; and what estimate they...
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