To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) role and (b) purpose of the Air Cadets organisation is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) role and (b) purpose of the Air Cadets organisation is.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to sign a contract with the Aspire consortium in connection with Project Allenby/Connaught; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to sign a contract with the Aspire consortium in connection with Project Allenby/Connaught; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel in each service have opted to move to the new pension arrangements; and what proportion of serving personnel that represents in each case. - Details will not be available until April 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel in each service have opted to move to the new pension arrangements; and what proportion of serving personnel that represents in each case. - Details will not be available until April 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the principal areas covered by departmental files contaminated by asbestos.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the principal areas covered by departmental files contaminated by asbestos.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect asbestos contamination of his Department's files will have on access to those files under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effect asbestos contamination of his Department's files will have on access to those files under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of those files contaminated with asbestos he estimates to be accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - Inc no figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of those files contaminated with asbestos he estimates to be accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - Inc no figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to decontaminate those of his Department's files which have become contaminated by asbestos; and what he estimates the cost of such decontamination to be. - Inc no figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to decontaminate those of his Department's files which have become contaminated by asbestos; and what he estimates the cost of such decontamination to be. - Inc no figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department discovered that certain of its files had become contaminated by asbestos; and what action was taken in response to enable those files to be used.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department discovered that certain of its files had become contaminated by asbestos; and what action was taken in response to enable those files to be used.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the principal areas covered by departmental files contaminated by asbestos. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the principal areas covered by departmental files contaminated by asbestos. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to decontaminate those of his Department's files which have become contaminated by asbestos; and what he estimates the cost of such decontamination to be. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to decontaminate those of his Department's files which have become contaminated by asbestos; and what he estimates the cost of such decontamination to be. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department discovered that certain of its files had become contaminated by asbestos; and what action was taken in response to enable those files to be used. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department discovered that certain of its files had become contaminated by asbestos; and what action was taken in response to enable those files to be used. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effects asbestos contamination of his Department's files will have on access to those files under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what effects asbestos contamination of his Department's files will have on access to those files under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many files contaminated with asbestos he estimates to be accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many files contaminated with asbestos he estimates to be accessible to the public under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. - It has not proved possible to respond before Prorogation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a residual interest in the former Royal Air Force station at Bentwaters, Suffolk.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has a residual interest in the former Royal Air Force station at Bentwaters, Suffolk.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel are employed at Chequers; and in what capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF personnel are employed at Chequers; and in what capacity.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the leased C-17 aircraft; and who bears the cost, under the contract, should an aircraft be lost as a result of pilot error or in combat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the leased C-17 aircraft; and who bears the cost, under the contract, should an aircraft be lost as a result of pilot error or in combat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the requirement for the Future Joint Combat Aircraft is dependent on the procurement of 50-60,000 tonne aircraft carriers; and what effect changes to the displacement of the future carriers would have on the requirement for the number of Joint Combat Aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the requirement for the Future Joint Combat Aircraft is dependent on the procurement of 50-60,000 tonne aircraft carriers; and what effect changes to the displacement of the future carriers would have on the requirement for the number of Joint Combat Aircraft.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the fields of the (a) Estates and Lands database and (b) his Department's service personnel databases. - Inc fact that info only available at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the fields of the (a) Estates and Lands database and (b) his Department's service personnel databases. - Inc fact that info only available at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits have applied to join the Army in the past year; and how many of those have been (a) judged suitable, (b) accepted for training and (c) deferred. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits have applied to join the Army in the past year; and how many of those have been (a) judged suitable, (b) accepted for training and (c) deferred. - Inc table.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of those who served on the Arctic convoys during the Second World War received the Russian 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War medal.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of those who served on the Arctic convoys during the Second World War received the Russian 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War medal.