Llun, 15 Gorffennaf 2013
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the remit is of the Wales Office Business Advisory Group; and what has been its output to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the effects on small and medium-sized enterprises in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent meetings he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Government's response to the recommendations of the Commission on Devolution in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions and meetings he has had with his ministerial colleagues from other departments regarding the publication of the Draft Wales Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to ensure that Welsh interests are taken into consideration in the implementation of the Government's policies on employment and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what steps he is taking to promote the Big Society in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport about road and rail infrastructure renewal in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much (a) she and (b) officials in her Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of all food procured for her Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department used the facilities at Northcote House, Sunningdale Park, Berkshire in (i) 2010-11,...
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Commission spent on contracts with (a) Deloitte, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what improvements in human rights he will be prioritising when President Thein Sein of Burma visits the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for what reasons human rights lead at the embassy in Burma has been downgraded to the third political officer position.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Burma urging it to repeal all repressive laws in that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the government of Burma about recent reports of Burmese Government security forces raping...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of whether the demands made at the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union on 26 April 2012,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in what ways the planned additional £4 million investment in his Department's operations in China will increase the UK's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed the potential effects of the 2017 and 2020 elections in Hong Kong with his Chinese counterpart.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to set a date for the visit of the UN...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many of those convicted of offences in relation to the disturbances in the summer of 2011 have not yet completed custodial sentences.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment he has made of the potential effect the limiting legal aid funding for judicial reviews will have on those citizens who wish to challenge...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers employed at HMP Lincoln have been (a) made redundant and (b) given notice of redundancy between December 2012 and June 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) women and (b) men were received into prison (i) for breaching a court order, (ii) for breaching bail and (iii) under sentence in (A) 2011...
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group on probation in the Essex Probation Trust area reoffended in each of the last 12 months for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on contracts with (a) Deloitte, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) KPMG and (d) Ernst and Young in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent estimate he has made of the number of fuel stations which sell red diesel for use in agricultural vehicles.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps his Department is taking to ensure that farmers are aware of the penalties for using vehicles powered by red...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on flood protection measures in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the City...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department spent on the construction of flood defences in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what meetings and discussions he and his officials have attended in the last 12 months on the potential repeal of the Hunting...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 27 June 2013, Official Report, columns 331-32W, on the Hunting Act 2004, what proportion of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the goals set out in his Department's document entitled Biodiversity 2020: A Strategy for England's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed duty to have regard to growth on the ability of Natural...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (b) the Secretary of State...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if he will publish details of expenditure under the A respected Department programme identified in his Department's...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many recycling plants have failed health and safety requirements in each year since 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the conclusion of his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the outcome of the Triennial Review of the Environment Agency and Natural England in respect of targets for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of red squirrels in England in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) how much his Department has spent on raising public awareness of the need to protect the red squirrel population since...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues on the case of Shaker Aamer.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to tackle cyber-crime.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to reduce domestic violence.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to ensure that landlords who have taken reasonable steps to verify a tenant's immigration status will not be...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she plans to take to increase the use of CCTV where there is demand from communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what change there has been since June 2012 in the number of foreign criminals deported.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to her...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of legal highs.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will take steps to revise the annual immigration statistics to ensure that they are provided with the latest census estimates of past...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for which classes of young people who are (a) UK citizens and (b) EU nationals resident temporarily in the UK those looking after them are...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she plans to answer (a) questions 163403, 163404 and 163513, tabled by the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North on 2 July 2013, for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Abellio from the Government and (b) from Abellio to the Government in respect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Arriva from the Government and (b) from Arriva to the Government in respect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Arriva from the Government and (b) from Arriva to the Government in respect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to National Express from the Government and (b) from National Express to the Government...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when the pacer units will be phased out of service on the Caldervale railway line through Halifax.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government and local authorities work together to ensure the Cycle to Work scheme helps to implement...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to promote the Cycle to Work scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) whether his Department's transport strategy due by December 2013 will set out how cycling will be increased to 10 per cent of travel in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Stagecoach from the Government and (b) from Stagecoach to the Government in respect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to FirstGroup from the Government and (b) from FirstGroup to the Government in respect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to FirstGroup from the Government and (b) from FirstGroup to the Government in respect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to TransPennine Express from the Government and (b) from TransPennine Express to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Govia from the Government and (b) from Govia to the Government in respect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Govia from the Government and (b) from Govia to the Government in respect of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments to (a) Abellio and (b) Serco from the Government and from (i) Abellio and (ii) Serco to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what payments First Great Western has made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments First Great Western has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what passenger representation there has been in his Department's negotiations to award extensions to existing rail franchises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what steps he is taking to assess the feasibility of completing the North West relief ring road around Shrewsbury; (2) if he will visit...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Stagecoach from the Government and (b) from Stagecoach to the Government in respect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the level of annual payments (a) to Southeastern from the Government and (b) from Southeastern to the Government in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what payments Virgin Trains has made to the Exchequer in each financial year since April 2004; and what payments Virgin Trains has received from public...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many answers to Parliamentary Questions involving tables of statistics fewer than four pages in length were (a) printed in full and (b) provided...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidance his Department follows in determining whether, when answers to Parliamentary Questions which include statistics, those statistics are (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will provide a list of all catering outlets available in his Department's buildings.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many empty homes were redesignated as second homes in the last financial year. [R]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether he has taken steps to ensure that retained fire stations are able to mobilise fire engines despite shortages of staff.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will make an assessment of the effects on levels of rent arrears reported by registered social landlords in (a) Wales, (b)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of local authority budgets of (a) food testing and (b) flood management;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department has provided to local authorities for the purpose of enforcing occupational safety and health in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much general revenue funding has been allocated to City of York council for services other than education in 2009-10 and in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which companies supply (a) mobile telephones and (b) mobile data services to his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many applications his Department has (a) received and (b) approved from local authorities to collect an additional business...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many businesses in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey have taken advantage of the doubling of small business rate relief...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to encourage wider collection of recyclable plastics from households.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to encourage the development of plastics recycling infrastructure in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much his Department spent on newspapers, periodicals and trade publications in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what ideas from his Tree of Ideas scheme were (a) implemented and (b) not implemented.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 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 Communities and Local Government how many fires caused by Chinese lanterns have been recorded in (a) Warrington and (b) Cheshire in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what equipment his Department intends to donate to the Government of Afghanistan when British troops withdraw from that country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much his Department expects to pay in to the deployed military activity pool in each year to 2015-16; (2) how much his Department has paid in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the annual pay settlement for the armed forces was between 1997 and 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii) contact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that the three services have sufficient trained capability managers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the statement of 3 July 2013, Official Report, column 923, on Reserve forces, what the effect of such changes will be in Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he last met BAE Systems to discuss skills levels in the UK shipbuilding sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the contribution to the wider economy of shipbuilding for the Royal Navy in each of the (a) last five years and (b) next...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress he has made on plans to build two new offshore patrol vessels; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) British citizens and (b) former British citizens have been killed in airstrikes initiated by US armed forces in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much her Department spent on contracts with (a) Deloitte, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) KPMG and (d) Ernst and Young in each year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to maintain access to the arts in rural communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 801W, on broadband, whether the UK is on track to meet the EU 2020...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the target coverage is for broadband for each (a) local authority, (b) nation of the UK and (c) contractor employed by BD:UK
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2013, Official Report , column 114W, on broadband, what assistance her Department provides to urban...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Broadband Delivery UK requires in annual funding for it to carry out its responsibilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding her Department is providing through Broadband Delivery UK to help meet her Department's objectives for change in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what budget her Department set for the rollout of broadband in rural areas; what target dates were set for the rollout; how much the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking (a) to ensure that there is sufficient competition in the process of tendering contracts for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent estimate she has made of the number of people in Sunderland who live in areas with low-speed broadband.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) she and (b) officials in her Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been spent by her Department (a) in total and (b) on staff costs on promoting equality and diversity in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the value of the motorsport industry and community rallies to tourism in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what steps her Department is taking to encourage appropriate models for remote eBook lending in response to the recommendations of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether her Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) her...
To ask the Attorney-General how many Crown Prosecution Service decisions not to dispose of a case out of court were judicially reviewed in 2012 and in each of the five preceding years.
To ask the Attorney-General how many Crown Prosecution Service decisions not to prosecute were judicially reviewed in 2012 and in each of the five preceding years.
To ask the Attorney-General pursuant to the answer of 27 June 2013, Official Report, column 349W, on alternatives to prosecution, how many of the cautions issued for child abuse offences were for...
To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with representatives of judges and magistrates on the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service.
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of all food procured for the Law Officers' Departments was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education when he plans to sign the funding agreement for the University of Chester and Chester Cathedral's free school.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what assessment his Department has made of the First Steps pilot scheme and its effectiveness in improving outcomes for families with multiple...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what measure of basic need his Department uses to calculate the number of free schools intending to open in areas of basic need; (2) how many of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish the capital costs of the free schools where building costs have been finalised and contracts signed and (a) which opened in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department's and its agencies' planned spending from departmental expenditure limit is in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 under the headings (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his Department's programme costs will be in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 under the headings (i) basic need schools capital grant, (ii) Building...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools offer hours from 8 am to 6 pm; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many instances of pupils being taught in temporary accommodation in (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) sixth form colleges were recorded in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many new schools have been built in each (a) local education authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency in England since May 2010; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what estimate he has made of the repair and maintenance backlog cost for schools in (a) England and (b) each local education authority; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what steps he is taking to increase uptake of sports in school hours; (2) what plans he has to increase participation in sports by children...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what proportion of school children aged 12 to 16 years take part in at least one planned sporting activity during school hours each week; (2)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of teachers have retired at or before 60 years of age in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent on education in (a) Feltham, (b) Ashfield, (c) Cookham Wood, (d) Downview, (e) Eastwood Park, (f) Hindley, (g) New Hall, (h) Parc,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how frequently he meets with (a) the UK Youth Parliament and (b) young people and students to consult on his Department's policy objectives and plans.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding her Department has allocated in Burma to promote religious tolerance and multi-faith initiatives.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps she is taking to ensure that funding by her Department for education in Burma which is being channelled through monastic...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding her Department allocated to the Conflict Pool in each year from 2010-11 to date; how much she estimates will be...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment criteria her Department uses to assign projects to the Conflict Pool programme; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the humanitarian effects of the occupation of the West Bank of Palestine.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much air passenger duty has been raised from passengers travelling by air from the UK to (a) Brazil, (b) Russia, (c) India, (d) China, (e)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the number of passengers at UK airports who were subject to air passenger duty and were from households with below average incomes...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the European Commission's Green Paper, Towards an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments and proposals to...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the agreement at the G8, how many action plans from the Overseas Territories have been completed; and when they will be published.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the annual pay settlement for the civil service has been since 2010.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his Department's policy is on the issue of Government bonds with expiry dates in excess of 30 years.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many properties with home insurance have (a) only buildings insurance, (b) only contents insurance and (c) have both buildings and contents...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount has been raised through the Pension Infrastructure Platform (PIP) since its launch; and how much capital has been invested in infrastructure...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the administrative costs to lenders for the implementation and running of the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department used the facilities at Northcote House, Sunningdale Park, Berkshire in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the change in median household real income before housing costs in Ashfield constituency since May 2010.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many Public Private Partnership infrastructure projects have been assisted through the temporary lending programme announced in July 2012; and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which 30 public private partnership infrastructure projects are to be funded by the UK Guarantees temporary lending programme.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what proportion of HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centre customers were (a) from an ethnic minority, (b) female and (c) disabled in the latest period...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make it his policy to zero rate hospices for the purposes of VAT; and if he will make a statement; (2) what representations he has...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claims from people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK for (i) child tax credits and (ii) working tax...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department spent on contracts with (a) Deloitte, (b) PricewaterhouseCoopers, (c) KPMG and (d) Ernst and Young in each year since 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1106W, on antibiotics, when the five-year antimicrobial strategy and action plan...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce clinical trials aimed at younger breast cancer patients.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before Select Committees and (ii) contact...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions his Department has had with ambulance trusts on the site mapping and registration of automated external defibrillators (AED) in England...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) on how many occasions companies have failed to meet a Responsibility Deal pledge by a stated deadline; (2) what steps he takes when a company fails...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many companies and organisations have signed up to the 34 pledges of his Department's Responsibility Deal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which (a) private companies and (b) charity providers were granted Any Qualified Provider Status in England in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many known hepatitis C victims have received financial assistance via charities set up by the Government since 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many known hepatitis C victims have been given financial assistance throughout the UK; and what the average amount of such support is; (2) how...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 18 June 2013, Official Report, column 659-60W, on hospitals: administration, to whom assurances following changes to the size...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that the performance of individual consultants in every specialism is measured consistently and published; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice his Department gives to hospitals in England on what types of food should be available to the general public on their premises.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many serious unexpected incidents (SUIs) occurred at the Dova Acute Mental Health Unit in Barrow-in-Furness in the last three years; on what dates...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the effect of flooding upon a person's mental health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to ensure that there are sufficient trained midwives to cope with the UK's increasing birth rate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that midwives are retained by the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that newly qualified midwives are able to find suitable positions in maternity units.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will take steps to ensure that people affected by muscle-wasting conditions will be able to continue to access neuromuscular co-ordinator support in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what representations (a) his predecessors and (b) his Department received expressing concerns about Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will review the criteria for giving a Clinical Excellence Award (CEA); and if he will introduce more routine reviews of CEAs already made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what assessment his Department has made since the report Extent and causes of international variations in drug usage in 2010 by Sir Mike Richards of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department used the facilities at Northcote House, Sunningdale Park, Berkshire in (i) 2010-11, (ii)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people at what cost to the public purse have been fitted with gastric bands since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has taken steps to implement recommendation 6 of the Murrison Report, A Better Deal for Military Amputees, calling for the National Institute...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of recommendation 3 of the Murrison Report, A Better Deal for Military Amputees, published 2011; and if he will adopt this...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the top five most expensive NHS patients have cost since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children under the age of 18 were admitted to hospital in each health care trust as a result of self-harm in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the consultation to decide on the capped care cost of social care for working age disabled people will be published.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many answers by his Department to parliamentary questions involving tables of statistics fewer than four pages in length were (a) printed in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what plans he has to bring forward amendments to the Energy Bill for the purpose of improving market access for independent generators...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much has been spent by his Department (a) in total and (b) on staff costs on promoting equality and diversity in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department used the facilities at Northcote House, Sunningdale Park, Berkshire in (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the total installed capacity of power stations in Great Britain was in each year since 1989 for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many power stations of each fuel type (a) were commissioned and (b) began generating in each year since 1989 for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many senior civil servants left his Department and public bodies under voluntary exit and received a severance payment in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many signatories to the Prompt Payment Code are members of the FTSE 350 index; and how many private firms have signed the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many small and medium-sized enterprises in the South of England participated in the Growth Accelerator Scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the compatibility of proposed changes to section 32 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2012, Official Report, column 728W, on cosmetics: EU law, if he will make it his policy to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills who has been appointed as a Scotland Leadership Fellow by the Economic and Social Research Council; what funding has been made...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses have received support through the Export Refinancing Facility.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many local enterprise partnerships have a female (a) chair and (b) chief executive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what criteria were used to determine the allocation of the European regional development fund and the European social fund monies...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what educational advice and support is available to mature students who wish to pursue (a) Level 2 courses, (b) Level 3 courses...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on enforcement of the national minimum wage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which have secured funding under the Start-Up Loans scheme to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department used the facilities at Northcote House, Sunningdale Park, Berkshire in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills for how many years the provision of a six day universal service after any privatisation of Royal Mail will continue; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of (a) the performance of the Regional Growth Fund against its objectives and (b) the effect...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how much the chief executive of Royal Mail was paid in 2012-13; and what percentage change in his salary there was between (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to his statement of 10 July 2013, Official Report, columns 361-76, on Royal Mail, (1) what information Royal Mail has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to his statement of 10 July 2013, Official Report, columns 361-76, on Royal Mail, what the evidential basis is for his...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to his statement of 10 July 2013, Official Report, columns 361-76, on Royal Mail, what alternatives to privatisation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the (a) access to finance for UK tech companies and (b) relative competitiveness of the UK as a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funding was allocated to York College by the Skills Funding Agency and the Young People's Learning Agency in (a) cash and...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average weekly gross earnings of full-time employed (a) men and (b) women in Vale of Clwyd constituency was in each year since 2006-07 (i) in...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Charities Act 2006 for the purpose of derogating provisions currently used to limit the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how much (a) he and (b) officials in his Department spent on external assistance to prepare for (i) appearances before select committees and (ii)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many applicants shortlisted for the role of Director of Public Prosecutions were (a) women and (b) from a minority ethnic background.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Northern Ireland on 9 July 2013, Official Report, column 311, on the Northern Ireland...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of women were working in the (a) public sector and (b) private sector in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c) producers...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much his Department has spent on contracts with Grant Thornton in each year since 2008.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 11 February 2013, Official Report, column 210W, on population, when he expects to publish the data requested.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) when he last published statistics on the number of (a) women, (b) ethnic minorities and (c) disabled people on public boards; (2) how many (a)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what steps he is taking to ensure that there will be at least one Black, Asian and minority ethnic permanent secretary by 2015.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will publish an evaluation of the Business Connectors pilots; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) how many infants under the age of 3 years old in England receives the care component of disability living allowance; (2) how many...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of people who will be moved from (a) higher and (b) middle rates of disability living allowance to the lower rate of personal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of all food procured for his Department was sourced from (a) British producers, (b) small and medium-sized enterprises and (c)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the recommendations of the Löftstedt Report into Reclaiming health and safety for all: An independent review of health...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many workplace inspections are planned by the Health and Safety Executive for Scotland; and how many such inspections will be carried out...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many workplace inspections were carried out by the Health and Safety Executive for Scotland in each year since 2010; and how many such...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent assessment he has undertaken of levels of job satisfaction among staff of Jobcentre Plus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will take steps to ensure that miners being made redundant as a result of UK Coal going into administration receive 100 per cent of their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what proportion of (a) jobseeker's allowance recipients currently eligible for the new enterprise allowance (NEA), (b) people referred to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time taken for a benefit applicant to receive written notification of the outcome of an application was in each of the last...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average time taken by his Department and its agencies to consider an application for benefit was (a) in 2008 and (b) in the most...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of covering (a) 75 per cent and (b) 80 percent of eligible childcare costs for all...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of decreasing the universal taper rate to (a) 60 per cent and (b) 55 per cent.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of people who are financially disadvantaged in (a) the UK and (b) Wales as a result of the introduction...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the scalability for national roll-out of the initial IT system being used to support the delivery of universal...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people aged over 50 and in receipt of employment and support allowance were referred to the Work programme in its first two years; and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether have made any assessment of the paper Sustainability and innovation in staple crop production in the US Midwest by Jack A Heinemann et al, published...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many of the 50 European Union-funded projects on the safety of genetically modified products have involved long-term feeding studies designed to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all plants genetically modified with Bacillus thuringiensis meet the World Health Organisation and United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest assessment of the use of Azulene; and what other herbicides they recommend to control bracken.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 2 December 2010 (WA 480–1), whether they will publish an updated table showing the average price of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government by which date United Kingdom banks must reach the 3 per cent capital to assets leverage requirement set by the Prudential Regulatory Authority.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 21 May (WA 42) on the use of Article 53(1) of the Lisbon Treaty as the legal basis for the Capital...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 3 July (WA 212–3), why the expected numbers and savings “are only available for Great...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to provide technical assistance and training to the Burmese military on specific measures to professionalise and reform its...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking action to encourage the Burmese military to introduce and adopt measures which prevent the recruitment of underage soldiers,...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking action to ensure that the United Nations Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict requires the government of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what resources are available for graduate entrepreneurs for start-up businesses.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their timetable for signing and ratifying the Council of Europe Lanzarote Convention against Sexual Exploitation of Children.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to prevent young children from watching highly sexualised music video content online.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking action to encourage those authorities that are charging former Council Tax Benefit recipients more than 8.5 per cent Council Tax in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research evidence has been published since 2008 into the effectiveness of the domestic violence, stalking and honour-based crime risk assessment.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the reasons for the conclusion by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority’s review panel in their report Scientific review of the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to publish the independent review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority that was submitted...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which European Union transport legislation enacted during the last ten years has not been transposed into United Kingdom legislation by the due date.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the forthcoming proposed legislation on forced marriage, whether they will publish the list of women's organisations they have consulted and...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what specifications are in place for the specialised commissioning of implanted cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronisation therapy until...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 24 June (WA 93), what arrangements will be in place for patients to access cancer drugs previously considered...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 24 June (WA 93), what involvement they envisage for clinicians in value-based pricing assessments of cancer...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government who composed the Press Release by the Department of Health and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority “Innovative genetic treatment to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Monitor is challenging Torbay Health Trust for anti-competitive behaviour in seeking to integrate its services with those in the community; and, if...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the head of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology in The Daily Telegraph on 1 July that, in...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many units of council and former council housing have been sold in each local housing authority since the introduction of the Right to Buy scheme; what...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of United Kingdom housing stock was owner-occupied for each of the past ten years; what is their estimate of that figure for each of the next...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to restore a minimum level of diplomatic relations with Iran; and whether there are any preconditions for such a step on either side.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to sign and implement the agreement with Iraq for the transfer of convicted persons.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the definition of citizenship currently being proposed by the Constituent Assembly in Nepal; and whether any children born to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many accident and emergency units it has been decided will close since June 2010; and what are their names. To ask Her Majesty’s Government how...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS patients have waited longer than 4 hours for treatment in accident and emergency units in each quarter since January 2010.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the estimate by Clare Gerada, Chair of the Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners, that the staff costs of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they have about the impact of health tourism on the NHS budget.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many NHS patients were waiting for an elective procedure or operation at the end of (1) June 2010, (2) June 2011, (3) June 2012, and (4) June 2013. To...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Ambassador Jo Adamson, United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, will be attending meetings of the United Nations...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to United Nations Resolution 2016 (2013); and whether funding will be available to take it forward through the Preventing Sexual...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations the Department of Communities and Local Government received from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in response to its consultation on...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many police officers have been prosecuted in the past five years in cases involving criminal conduct against black and minority ethnic individuals. To...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they propose to improve the protection provided to whistle-blowers within the police service.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research they have undertaken into the recent dredging of the Yauntlet Channel in the Thames Estuary to assess whether there could be any impact on the...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research they have undertaken relating to the opening of the London Gateway port to assess any possible imminent or future impact on the river...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research they have undertaken relating to the use of Ultra Large Container Ships in the River Thames to assess any possible impact those vessels could...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what research they have undertaken into the likely increase in the number and size of vessel movements on the River Thames and River Medway as a result of...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to accommodate disabled prisoners currently in HMP Maidstone where they have access to ground floor cells and other adjusted facilities...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Welsh Government may negotiate a rolling stock procurement contract with Arriva Trains Wales.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether HS2 has established a station choice panel; and, if so, who are the members.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether United Nations observers would be ready to monitor a ceasefire in Syria as soon as it came into effect.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what work is being done to ensure that the United Kingdom overseas territories and Crown dependencies are committed to adopting any new standards of tax...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 1 July (WA 194), whether they will now answer the question as to whether they have received any requests...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff working in (1) young offender institutions, (2) secure training centres, and (3) secure children's homes, have been (a) suspended following a...
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