To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will abolish the Best Value regime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he will abolish the Best Value regime.

Christmas recess motion speech on the public sector, police, incitement of racial hatred, parliamentary standards and parliamentary scrutiny.

Christmas recess motion speech on the public sector, police, incitement of racial hatred, parliamentary standards and parliamentary scrutiny.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the running of HMP Blakenhurst since it was taken back into public sector control.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the running of HMP Blakenhurst since it was taken back into public sector control.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he has collated on the proportion of total expenditure on health which is met by (a) private funding and (b) public funding in (i) each EU country, (ii) the USA, (iii) Australia and (iv) New Zealand in 1998. - Including...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he has collated on the proportion of total expenditure on health which is met by (a) private funding and (b) public funding in (i) each EU country, (ii) the USA, (iii) Australia and (iv) New Zealand in 1998. - Including...

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contract price was agreed by the Prison Service when the public sector took over HMP Blakenhurst at Redditch; and what additional sums have since been agreed. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what contract price was agreed by the Prison Service when the public sector took over HMP Blakenhurst at Redditch; and what additional sums have since been agreed. - Includes figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for future contracts for new prisons to be agreed on the basis of private sector design and building and public sector management; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for future contracts for new prisons to be agreed on the basis of private sector design and building and public sector management; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of social housing built in 2000-01 was funded entirely by the public sector. - Inc figure.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what proportion of social housing built in 2000-01 was funded entirely by the public sector. - Inc figure.

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/117.

The Private Finance Initiative (PFI). House of Commons Library Research Paper 01/117.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportions of the provision of residential and nursing home bed spaces are (a) public sector and (b) private sector in (i) England and (ii) Staffordshire. - Includes tables.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportions of the provision of residential and nursing home bed spaces are (a) public sector and (b) private sector in (i) England and (ii) Staffordshire. - Includes tables.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 20th November, Official Report, column 270W, on capital assets, what guidelines the (a) National Audit Office and (b) Treasury issue on how to classify who bears the risks and rewards associated with an asset. - Includes ref to...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 20th November, Official Report, column 270W, on capital assets, what guidelines the (a) National Audit Office and (b) Treasury issue on how to classify who bears the risks and rewards associated with an asset. - Includes ref to...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the real growth rate of net investment, as used to produce the estimates of future public borrowing set out in Table B2, page 165, of the Pre-Budget Report, November 2001. - (Holding answer 6 December 2001).

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the real growth rate of net investment, as used to produce the estimates of future public borrowing set out in Table B2, page 165, of the Pre-Budget Report, November 2001. - (Holding answer 6 December 2001).

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the paper on public services productivity mentioned in paragraph 1.13 of `Productivity in the UK: The evidence and the government's approach'; and if he will make a statement.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the paper on public services productivity mentioned in paragraph 1.13 of `Productivity in the UK: The evidence and the government's approach'; and if he will make a statement.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the level of public sector investment as a share of gross domestic product in each year from 1978-79 to 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. - The level of public sector net investment, as a proportion...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the level of public sector investment as a share of gross domestic product in each year from 1978-79 to 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. - The level of public sector net investment, as a proportion...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Treasury (a) provided new information to the Office of National Statistics on the structure of Renewco; and (b) subsequently requested confirmation of the classification of Renewco. - Inc text of letter from Len Cook of ONS.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date the Treasury (a) provided new information to the Office of National Statistics on the structure of Renewco; and (b) subsequently requested confirmation of the classification of Renewco. - Inc text of letter from Len Cook of ONS.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of public sector net investment was as a share of GDP in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000, (c) 2000-01 and (d) 2001-02; what estimates were made by his Department in the Budgets of (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999 and (iv)...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the level of public sector net investment was as a share of GDP in (a) 1998-99, (b) 1999-2000, (c) 2000-01 and (d) 2001-02; what estimates were made by his Department in the Budgets of (i) 1997, (ii) 1998, (iii) 1999 and (iv)...

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to achieve his target of £1bn of public-private venture capital funding; and what proportion of this target he expects to be (a) public and (b) private.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to achieve his target of £1bn of public-private venture capital funding; and what proportion of this target he expects to be (a) public and (b) private.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 20th November 2001, 375 c270W, on capital assets, what his estimate is of the contribution to public sector net investment made by PPPs in each financial year from 1997-98 to 2003-04.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 20th November 2001, 375 c270W, on capital assets, what his estimate is of the contribution to public sector net investment made by PPPs in each financial year from 1997-98 to 2003-04.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what opinion research he has undertaken for ascertaining progress in meeting the Public Service Agreement target on responsiveness of public services to the views of users.

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what opinion research he has undertaken for ascertaining progress in meeting the Public Service Agreement target on responsiveness of public services to the views of users.