To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will take steps to reduce the time it takes for unemployed people to receive contributions from the benefit system towards mortgage payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will take steps to reduce the time it takes for unemployed people to receive contributions from the benefit system towards mortgage payments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will take steps to encourage headteachers and careers and guidance staff to become more involved in placing suitable young people in modern apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will take steps to encourage headteachers and careers and guidance staff to become more involved in placing suitable young people in modern apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will commission research into the practice of commercial operators paying out cash, subject to a substantial charge, for benefit and housing benefit cheques; and if he will take action on the findings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will commission research into the practice of commercial operators paying out cash, subject to a substantial charge, for benefit and housing benefit cheques; and if he will take action on the findings.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will take steps to enable young people above the age of 16 years to benefit from modern apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will take steps to enable young people above the age of 16 years to benefit from modern apprenticeships.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to create a statutory UK system of registration for electrical contractors.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to create a statutory UK system of registration for electrical contractors.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to promote the consistent use of the construction line system of registration for electrical contracting companies and to avoid duplication with the Health and Safety Executive's Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to promote the consistent use of the construction line system of registration for electrical contracting companies and to avoid duplication with the Health and Safety Executive's Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce legislation to treat sectarian motivated violence and harassment as a specific crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce legislation to treat sectarian motivated violence and harassment as a specific crime.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to increase the number of trained people available to provide representation to appellants at employment tribunals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to increase the number of trained people available to provide representation to appellants at employment tribunals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to dissuade companies which offer credit facilities to customers from encouraging people to build up substantial debts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will take steps to dissuade companies which offer credit facilities to customers from encouraging people to build up substantial debts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what statistical data he collects on the provision of local authorities of day care for the elderly. - Includes refs to "Community Care Statistics 1999-2000-Referrals, Assessments and Packages of care for adults" and "Personal Social Services current expenditure in England: 1998-99", copies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what statistical data he collects on the provision of local authorities of day care for the elderly. - Includes refs to "Community Care Statistics 1999-2000-Referrals, Assessments and Packages of care for adults" and "Personal Social Services current expenditure in England: 1998-99", copies...

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to make the clocking of motor vehicle odometers a criminal offence. - Ref to 357 c106W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to make the clocking of motor vehicle odometers a criminal offence. - Ref to 357 c106W.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce legislation to make the giving of false trade references a criminal offence in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce legislation to make the giving of false trade references a criminal offence in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to make the clocking of motor vehicle odometers a criminal offence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to make the clocking of motor vehicle odometers a criminal offence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce legislation to make the giving of false trade references a criminal offence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what plans he has to introduce legislation to make the giving of false trade references a criminal offence.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will take steps to ensure that the blue in the Saltire is a consistent shade of sky blue.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will take steps to ensure that the blue in the Saltire is a consistent shade of sky blue.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to reduce the obstacles presented to citizens from the Indian sub-continent wishing to visit their immediate family in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to reduce the obstacles presented to citizens from the Indian sub-continent wishing to visit their immediate family in the UK.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to reduce the barriers posed by the benefit rules to people who wish to volunteer for community projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what plans he has to reduce the barriers posed by the benefit rules to people who wish to volunteer for community projects.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he plans to remove non-conviction information from the requirements in the checks on volunteers and staff dealing with young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he plans to remove non-conviction information from the requirements in the checks on volunteers and staff dealing with young people.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the Scottish sewage works at which untreated effluent (a) is used to wash screens in screen houses and (b) has been so used during the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list the Scottish sewage works at which untreated effluent (a) is used to wash screens in screen houses and (b) has been so used during the past five years.