To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2010, Official Report, column 925W, on health services: disadvantage, what the total population was of (a) spearhead and (b) non-spearhead area primary care trusts in each year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2010, Official Report, column 925W, on health services: disadvantage, what the total population was of (a) spearhead and (b) non-spearhead area primary care trusts in each year.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to limit the population growth of the United Kingdom.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to limit the population growth of the United Kingdom.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) margin and (b) degree of error was in the population estimates in the 2001 Census for (A) Slough and (B) each inner London borough.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) margin and (b) degree of error was in the population estimates in the 2001 Census for (A) Slough and (B) each inner London borough.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what methodology the Office for National Statistics uses to calculate its mid-year population estimates.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what methodology the Office for National Statistics uses to calculate its mid-year population estimates.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the population density was of each region of England in (a) 1980, (b) 1990, (c) 2000 and (d) 2010; and what the expected population density in each region is in (i) 2020, (ii) 2030 and (iii) 2050.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the population density was of each region of England in (a) 1980, (b) 1990, (c) 2000 and (d) 2010; and what the expected population density in each region is in (i) 2020, (ii) 2030 and (iii) 2050.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the population density was of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 1960, (ii) 1970, (iii) 1980, (iv) 1990, (v) 2000 and (vi) 2010; and what estimate she has made of the population density in each...

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the population density was of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in (i) 1960, (ii) 1970, (iii) 1980, (iv) 1990, (v) 2000 and (vi) 2010; and what estimate she has made of the population density in each...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the number of residents of the Falkland Islands, excluding military personnel, who are (a) permanent residents, (b) UK citizens from the Island of St. Helena, (c) other UK citizens and (d) not UK citizens.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate the number of residents of the Falkland Islands, excluding military personnel, who are (a) permanent residents, (b) UK citizens from the Island of St. Helena, (c) other UK citizens and (d) not UK citizens.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their negotiators at climate change conferences utilise the work of the Optimum Population Trust, particularly its statement Population and Climate Change of August 2009.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their negotiators at climate change conferences utilise the work of the Optimum Population Trust, particularly its statement Population and Climate Change of August 2009.

I speak as chair of the all-party group on the Punjabi community in Britain. Hon. Members will know that the group was established 15 or 16 years ago by my right hon. Friend the Member for Warley (Mr. Spellar) and others. At that point it focused on human rights. In...

I speak as chair of the all-party group on the Punjabi community in Britain. Hon. Members will know that the group was established 15 or 16 years ago by my right hon. Friend the Member for Warley (Mr. Spellar) and others. At that point it focused on human rights. In...

Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a problem with categories in that the census mentions ethnic groups when it means racial groups? Following the Mandla decision of the early 1980s, Sikhs are not only a religious group in the United Kingdom but are legally recognised by the courts...

Does my hon. Friend agree that there is a problem with categories in that the census mentions ethnic groups when it means racial groups? Following the Mandla decision of the early 1980s, Sikhs are not only a religious group in the United Kingdom but are legally recognised by the courts...

I thank my hon. Friend for correcting me. I meant to thank the Guru Nanak school in Hayes for its contribution not only to the Punjabi community, but to the whole of the United Kingdom. In a previous ministerial life, I was involved in the 2011 census as the Minister...

I thank my hon. Friend for correcting me. I meant to thank the Guru Nanak school in Hayes for its contribution not only to the Punjabi community, but to the whole of the United Kingdom. In a previous ministerial life, I was involved in the 2011 census as the Minister...

That school is in Hayes. However, there is a school in Southall in my constituency that I am sure will prove as efficient as the one in Hayes.

That school is in Hayes. However, there is a school in Southall in my constituency that I am sure will prove as efficient as the one in Hayes.

It is an honour to have you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms Walley, and it is also an honour to take part in what, thanks to the dedication of the all-party group on the Punjabi community in Britain, and its chair, my hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and...

It is an honour to have you in the Chair this afternoon, Ms Walley, and it is also an honour to take part in what, thanks to the dedication of the all-party group on the Punjabi community in Britain, and its chair, my hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and...

That is a heartfelt issue throughout the community, and my hon. Friend has accurately reflected what we hear from families at our surgeries time and again. Student visas have been controversial recently, and we are all aware that there have been scams at both ends of the system, with some...

That is a heartfelt issue throughout the community, and my hon. Friend has accurately reflected what we hear from families at our surgeries time and again. Student visas have been controversial recently, and we are all aware that there have been scams at both ends of the system, with some...

I give my hon. Friend an undertaking that I will try to do that. Sometimes it is not as easy as one would imagine to effect such meetings, particularly when time is tight. This seems to be a journey through my ministerial life: after being Minister responsible for equality, I...

I give my hon. Friend an undertaking that I will try to do that. Sometimes it is not as easy as one would imagine to effect such meetings, particularly when time is tight. This seems to be a journey through my ministerial life: after being Minister responsible for equality, I...

I wonder if I could prevail on the Minister to facilitate a meeting between concerned Members of Parliament and the ONS to explore the issue further before it comes to the House for a final decision.

I wonder if I could prevail on the Minister to facilitate a meeting between concerned Members of Parliament and the ONS to explore the issue further before it comes to the House for a final decision.

It is important when talking about visas to realise that many people come from the Punjab to this country, but visa filing services have no officials from the visa section. Will the Minister take on board the community's request for an embassy official to be based in Jalandhar to facilitate...

It is important when talking about visas to realise that many people come from the Punjab to this country, but visa filing services have no officials from the visa section. Will the Minister take on board the community's request for an embassy official to be based in Jalandhar to facilitate...