To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department and its predecessors since 1997.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his policy is on the use by colleges of (a) ring-fenced and (b) general funding provided by his Department to respond to local and regional priorities; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will take steps to simplify the arrangements for funding of colleges; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to business in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK of the adverse weather conditions of December 2009 and January 2010.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment has been made of the likely effects on (a) charities and (b) other not-for-profit organisations in (i) Lancashire and (ii) England of the proposed changes to music licensing legislation.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the likely effect on village halls of the proposed changes to the music licensing regime.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the number of apprenticeships which will be taken up by people (a) under and (b) over 24 years old in (i) Chorley constituency and (ii) Lancashire in the next five years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department collates on the (a) number of businesses in and (b) annual revenue of the independent hand car wash sector.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support for manufacturing industry.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the proportion of households in (a) Lancashire and (b) the North West which will have broadband internet access after the Universal Service Commitment has been fulfilled in 2012.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many part-time students have registered for a higher education course at Runshaw College in each of the last five years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how many full-time officials in his Department have responsibility for policy on the retail petrol industry; and if he will make a statement;(2) what monitoring his Department undertakes of the geographical…

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the salary is of the (a) chief executive and (b) chair of each regional development agency.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what his most recent assessment is of the effects on the construction industry of the recession; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department intends to take to support the construction industry in the next two years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent assessment he has made of the merits of increasing the salary threshold at which people are required to make payments towards their student loans.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many loans had been granted under the small business loan guarantee scheme to businesses in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West on the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2009, Official Report, column 657W, on the North West Development Agency: public appointments, when the Secretary of State received for approval the nomination of Robert Hough as the…

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what proportion of students from Lancashire County Council local education authority area who applied for (a) student loans and (b) grants for the (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10 academic year received them in time for the…

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many cars had been purchased under the car scrappage scheme in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps his Department is taking to increase access to broadband services in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate has been made of the number of jobs which will be (a) maintained and (b) created as a consequence of Tranche 3 Typhoon project.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent representations she has received on changes to the civil service compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many people are employed in the manufacturing sector in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire;(2) how many people are employed in the agricultural sector in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people resident in (a) Chorley constituency and (b) Lancashire county council area have been diagnosed with breast cancer in each year since 1997.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much on average was paid in resettlement grants to chief executives of Government bodies on their relocation under contract in the last 12 month period for which figures are available.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate she has made of the projected population of each Lancashire constituency in each of the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what information his Department holds on the number of childcare providers in (a) Chorley constituency and (b) Lancashire who take part in the childcare voucher scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what mechanisms are in place to ensure home-schooled children have (a) information about and (b) access to examination centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of school children in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the North West were identified as gifted and talented in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what the teacher to pupil ratio is at each (a) primary and (b) secondary school in Lancashire;(2) what the teaching assistant to pupil ratio is at each (a) primary and (b) secondary school in (i) Chorley constituency and…

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department and its predecessors since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what criteria Ofsted uses in appointing school inspectors; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the remit is of the independent adjudicator in respect of the Ofsted complaints system.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many complaints about Ofsted were referred to the Ombudsman in each of the last three years;(2) how many complaints about Ofsted which were referred to the Ombudsman in each of the last three years were subject to a full…

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent representations he has received on proposed primary school closures in West Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) whether he has plans to extend the operation of the Sure Start programme in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire;(2) how much his Department has spent on the Sure Start programme in Chorley since the introduction of that programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his most recent assessment is of the outcomes of the Sure Start programme; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent representations he has received on proposed primary school closures in West Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how much his Department has spent on the in Chorley constituency since the introduction of the programme;(2) what his most recent assessment is of the effectiveness of the Sure Start programme; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to extend the Sure Start programme in (a) Chorley constituency and (b) Lancashire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on refurbishment of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Chorley and (ii) Lancashire in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much funding his Department has allocated to special needs provision in (a) Lancashire and (b) each county in the north-west in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) teachers and (b) teaching assistants were working for Lancashire Education Authority (i) in 1997 and (ii) on the most recent date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times the Assistant Regional Minister for the North West has (a) been invited to and (b) attended meetings with the Government Office for the North West in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department and its predecessors since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what representations he has received on the recent decision by Lancashire county council to refuse planning permission for a proposed facility for further gas storage capability in that area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on the average level of (a) salary, (b) car mileage allowances and (c) other allowances received by (i) chief executives, (ii) assistant chief executives and (iii) deputy executives of (A)…

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on the level of (a) salary, (b) car mileage allowance and (c) other allowances of the (i) chief executive, (ii) assistant chief executives and (iii) deputy chief executives of each county…

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many claims for compensation against Chorley Borough Council for failure to comply with disability equality schemes have been upheld in the last two years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what powers local authorities have in respect of the placing of dog refuse bins and litter bins on unadopted land.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding Chorley borough council received from the rate support grant in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the projected population of each Lancashire constituency in the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the provision of social housing in Chorley; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received from (a) Lancashire County Council and (b) Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service on the FiReControl Project.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many times the Regional Director for the Government office for the north-west has visited Chorley since her appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many overseas visits the Regional Director for the Government office for the north-west has made since her appointment; and what the purpose was of each of the visits.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Regional Director of the Government office for the north-west has claimed in travel and accommodation expenses in each year since her appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what average time was taken by Chorley borough council to pay invoices to their private business suppliers in each of the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many meetings the Regional Director of the Government office for the north-west has had with the (a) Chief Executive and (b) other officers of Chorley Borough Council in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if he will publish all correspondence between the Government office for the north-west and Chorley Borough Council on section 106 monies for Chorley in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in the recruitment of employees by his Department and its predecessor in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether he has had recent discussions with representatives of the All England Lawn Tennis Club on the provision of transport for tennis players, officials and VIPs for the 2010 All England Tennis Championships by a company that is not…

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent discussions he has had with the Royal British Legion on support services for former service personnel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent progress has been made on the army uniform contract; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many medals have been received by members of the Gibraltar regiment in respect of service in (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan since 2001.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many people have joined the (a) army, (b) navy and (c) RAF from (i) the North West, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) Chorley in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) nurses, (b) paramedics, (c) mechanics and (d) other skilled personnel have been trained through the Territorial Army in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans there are for the deployment of the Gibraltar regiment to Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Royal Air Force planes and (b) military planes from each country other than the UK have landed in Gibraltar in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence from which countries (a) beef, (b) pork, (c) chicken, (d) lamb and (e) bacon has been procured for consumption by military personnel in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how much expenditure is expected to be saved through training of each Territorial Army (a) squadron and (b) battalion;(2) what estimate has been made of the likely effect of reductions in Territorial Army (TA) training on numbers of TA personnel;(3)…

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) Royal Navy ships and (b) foreign military ships have docked in Gibraltar in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when the fleet of aircraft carriers was last refurbished; and what the life expectancy of the fleet is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Royal Navy ships have docked at Spanish ports in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army members there are in (a) Lancashire, (b) the North West and (c) the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate has been made of the number of (a) direct and (b) indirect jobs in the supply chain which would be created as a result of the construction of the two proposed new aircraft carriers; what information his Department holds on the number of such…

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will review Lancashire County Council's recent decision to refuse planning permission for additional gas storage capacity in that area.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what data his Department and its predecessor holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding was allocated by his Department for agricultural research and development in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department and its predecessor since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what duties there are on the owner of a rental petrol forecourt site to decontaminate the site once its use as a petrol station has ceased; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with the Country Landowners Association and the National Farmers Union on (a) the Campaign for the Farmed Environment sponsored by these bodies and (b) progress towards the targets set by that…

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on enforcing minimum standards of animal welfare for animals moved between different countries in Europe.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cattle were slaughtered because of bovine tuberculosis precautions in (a) Lancashire and (b) the north west in each of the last six months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the change in the number of dairy farmers in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire between (i) 2008 and 2009 and (ii) 2009-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps have been taken to ensure the security of farmers' personal data held by the Rural Payments Agency since the data losses in July 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many attacks there were by dogs on sheep in (a) Lancashire and (b) the north west in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the name is of the (a) Governor and (b) Assistant Governor of each overseas territory.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government have made to the European Court of Justice in respect of the application by the Government of Gibraltar to reverse the designation by Spain of Gibraltarian territorial waters as a site of…

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effects of the recent suspension of human rights legislation in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations the Government has received from representatives of Overseas Territories on the laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph on their behalf.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of Gibraltar on (a) the application of the European Convention on Human Rights to Gibraltar and (b) applications for citizenship by Moroccans resident and working in Gibraltar.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the government of Morocco on the number of applications for citizenship it has received from (a) citizens and (b) residents of Morocco in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he plans to lay a wreath on behalf of the British Overseas Territories on the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day; and if he will take steps to ensure that all representatives of British Overseas Territories are able to do so.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations the Government has made to the UN regarding the involvement of the government of Afghanistan in local state elections in that country.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether a recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) primary care trusts in the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has for the future funding of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services;(2) how much funding his Department made available to primary care trusts for drug and alcohol rehabilitation services in the latest period for which figures are…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has made a recent assessment of the level of consistency across the country in criteria used by service providers to determine admittance to drug and alcohol treatment programmes.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of information in hospitals for blind, partially sighted and print-disabled people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the effects of pricing of alcoholic drinks on levels of alcohol abuse; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his most recent estimate is of the number of midwives (a) employed and (b) required in (i) Chorley, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2010, Official Report, columns 64-5W, on prescription drugs, what legal advice his Department sought in preparing the elements of the partial impact assessment relating to professional liability and automatic generic…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will issue guidance on liability in cases where a drug automatically generically substituted by a pharmacist adversely affects a patient and that patient's GP has not informed the pharmacist that such adverse effects are likely;(2) what…

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to answer Questions tabled by hon. Members on the operation of (a) NHS foundation trusts and (b) Monitor; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much (a) the executive chairman and (b) each of the five paid directors of Monitor were paid in the latest period figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans there are to improve NHS dental provision in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire in 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were treated at Lancashire teaching hospitals for injuries relating to snow and icy roads in the last quarter.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on requiring (a) NHS foundation trusts and (b) Monitor to provide information in response to parliamentary questions on the operation of NHS foundation trusts; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of GP surgeries in (a) Chorley and (b) each Lancashire district are open (i) in the evenings and (i) at weekends.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many paid directors are on the board of Monitor.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the running costs of Monitor headquarters were in the latest year for which information is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much the chief executive of Monitor received in (a) salary and (b) expenses in the latest year for which information is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) males and (b) females were diagnosed with AIDS in (i) Chorley, (ii) Lancashire and (ii) the North West in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people required hospital treatment as a result of ice-skating accidents in (a) Lancashire and (b) each county in the North West in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the salary is of the (a) chief executive and (b) chair of each (i) hospital and (ii) primary care trust in the North West.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures his Department has put in place to assess patient satisfaction with hospital meals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate he has made of the number of people being treated for depression in Lancashire primary care trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate has been made of the percentage of (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 18 to 25, (ii) 26 to 49, (iii) 50 to 69 and (iv) over 70 years old who undertake recommended levels of physical activity; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the effects of regular exercise on the health of people aged (a) 18 to 25, (b) 26 to 49, (c) 50 to 69 and (d) 70 years old and more.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps have been put in place to ensure effective treatment based on individual medical history is provided under proposals for automatic generic substitution of medicines; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many attacks on ambulance staff there have been in each constituency in Lancashire in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what protection from swine influenza is available for babies under the age of six months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the proportion of NHS ambulances which were manufactured in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what timetable he has set for his Department's consultation on generic substitution; and what the scope of that consultation will be;(2) what recent discussions he has had with pharmaceutical companies on generic substitution.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) doctors and (b) nurses were registered as working in each primary care trust serving Lancashire and their predecessors in (i) 1997 and (ii) on the most recent date for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many student nurses are working in Lancashire Primary Care Trust; and what the average number of student nurses working in a primary care trust was in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of provision of healthcare services for those with Down's Syndrome; and what recent research his Department has evaluated on the incidence of Down's Syndrome.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases were recorded of (a) women and (b) men being admitted to hospital following non-consenting consumption of Rohypnol in England in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued to primary care trusts on the testing of admitted patients suspected of being given Rohypnol or associated drugs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information his Department holds on which major retailers accept the UK CitizenCard as proof of age.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) median and (b) mean salary of a police constable in each police force was in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each year since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the management of the Forensic Science Service in London on the future of the London site after the expiry of its lease in 2013.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether relocation packages will be available for skilled Forensic Science Service staff who are to be made redundant at sites listed for closure; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his latest estimate is of the number of redundancies at each Forensic Science Service for which closure is planned.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with Greater Manchester Police Force on its decision to hold back all volume crime work from processing by the Forensic Science Service until the next financial year; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he had with the Chief Constable of Lancashire Police on the closure of Chorley Forensic Science Service laboratory.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his most recent assessment is of the future of the Forensic Science Service laboratory at Chorley.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the criminal record checking systems completed by the Criminal Records Bureau were last reviewed in respect of (a) their efficiency and (b) their cost to (i) his Department and (ii) the applicant.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the incidence of violent crime in Lancashire over the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment has been made of the merits of systems to enable anonymous reporting of domestic abuse.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people reported incidents of domestic abuse in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many attacks on police there have been in each (a) division of Lancashire police force area and (b) constituency in Lancashire in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions have taken place between the Chief Executive of the Forensic Science Service (FSS) and his Department on the future of the FSS since July 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases each Forensic Science Service centre dealt with in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much the Forensic Science Service spent on (a) travel and (b) expenses for its Chief Executive in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether there is an annual limit on the number of UK passports which can be issued by Gibraltar's Government;(2) how many UK passports have been issued by the Gibraltar Government in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of any likely cost savings arising from the proposed closure of Forensic Science Service sites.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how long on average it took to complete a Criminal Records Bureau check undertaken (a) by Lancashire constabulary and (b) nationwide in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the running costs of each forensic science centre were in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions have taken place between officials of his Department, the Forensic Science Service (FSS) and the private sector on private sector involvement in the FSS in (a) the North West and (b) England and Wales since July 2009.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions have been held between his Department, the Forensic Science Service (FSS) and chief constables on the proposed closure of FSS centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria have been taken into account when assessing the costs and benefits of closing forensic science centres.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to ensure that the proceeds of crime recovered by police forces are allocated to fund support services for victims of crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the monetary value of work carried out at each UK Forensic Science Service centre in each of the last five years; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the centres in carrying out their work.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which police forces use the Forensic Science Service centre in Chorley.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much aid his Department provided to each overseas country in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the time taken between the commitment and delivery of funds was in respect of each pledge made by his Department in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what data his Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what criteria apply to the selection of jury members; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department and its predecessor since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much was spent on administering criminal injury compensation in the last 12 month period for which information is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much criminal injury compensation was paid by (a) the Government and (b) convicted criminals in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the percentage change in the operational costs of HM Prison Garth was in each of the last five years; and how many (a) prisoners and (b) prison officers there were at HM Prison Garth in each such year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what his most recent assessment is of progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the recent report on HM Prison Garth;(2) when he expects the National Offender Management Service to publish its response to the report on HM Prison Garth.

To ask the Solicitor-General how many prosecutions there were for offences related to domestic abuse in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when an announcement will be made on whether the planned electrification of the Blackpool to Manchester rail line will take place; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what original estimate was made of the number of (a) direct and (b) indirect jobs which would be created as a result of train carriage orders which have been recently cancelled.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much his Department has spent on national concessionary bus travel for pensioners since the scheme's introduction in (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether cars operated by the Government Car and Despatch Agency have been subject to recall in the last six months.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department and its predecessors since 1997.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport how much salt has been available to (a) each Lancashire district council and (b) Lancashire county council in anticipation of its requirement for road-gritting in each of the last three years.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what formula is used to allocate national concessionary bus fare grants to local authorities.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what factors the Government considered when opting out of the provisions of European Directive 92/97/EEC on type approved exhausts; and what assessment was made of the effect on (a) the economy and (b) the environment of securing such an…

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate his Department has made of the average quantity of carbon dioxide released by an exhaust which is (a) compliant with and (b) not compliant with the criteria set out in European Directive 92/97/EEC.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what the Government's role is in establishing the future (a) operation and (b) ownership of Gatwick Airport; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the outcome was of the moderation process in respect of relocation of HM Revenue and Customs customer operations staff from Lingmell House, Chorley; and if he will make a statement;(2) what role (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs…

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what procedures are in place to communicate agreed redundancy and relocation arrangements to staff at HM Revenue and Customs offices which are scheduled to close.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will direct the Chief Executive of the Valuation Office Agency to meet representatives of the petrol retail industry to discuss the 2010 rating revaluation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of his Department since 1997.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will meet representatives of the petrol retail industry to discuss the 2010 rating revaluation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of childcare providers who have declined to accept payment through the childcare voucher scheme.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations his Department has made to Sir John Chadwick in respect of the (a) methods by which the Equitable Life compensation scheme is to be administered and (b) criteria by which compensation is to be awarded.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what mechanism the Valuation Office Agency assesses the value of petrol filling stations.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the number of pensioners in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire who will be contacted with regards to an overpayment of tax on bank or building society interest.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average time taken to resolve disputed tax credit cases involving custody of children was in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire in each of the last three years.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what factors the Valuation Office Agency takes into account when making rating assessments for petrol filling stations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department will set targets for the time taken by organisations to transfer child care voucher payments to childcare providers.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what information his Department holds on the average time taken to transfer payments from child care vouchers to child care providers in the latest period for which figures are available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will set out, with statistical information as closely related to Chorley constituency as possible, the effect on that constituency of the policies of her Department and its predecessor since 1997.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many times the Health and Safety Executive has had a recommendation for hazardous substance consent declined by a local authority in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what data her Department holds on the level of diversity in its recruitment of employees in each of the last three years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for winter fuel payments from residents of (a) Chorley, (b) Lancashire and (c) England were subject to inaccurate data handling by the Pension Service resulting in an extension of prioritising time in the winter of 2007-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measures are in place to ensure that inaccuracies in data held by the Pension Service do not result in the late issue of winter fuel payments.