Questions in Parliament

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on the Israeli prison practise of sunduq punishment; and if he will make a statement.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on steps to tackle malnutrition in Africa.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of whether the conditions experienced by Israeli-held prisoners are in accord with (a) Articles 76 and 32 and (b) other provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention concerning the protection of civilians in times of war; and if he will make a statement.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on the number of Palestinian prisoners that have been tried before Israeli military courts in the last 10 years.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Prime Minister if he will raise the issue of malnutrition among children in Africa at the forthcoming G8 summit.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps his Department has taken to encourage the Israeli government either to bring charges against or release Palestinian prisoners held in administrative detention.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teaching jobs were (a) lost in sixth form colleges between January 2010 and January 2011 and (b) have been lost since May 2010.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department spent on legal fees in each of the last three years.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department has spent to date on legal fees relating to proceedings involving Abu Qatada.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average class size was in the 16 to 19 education sector in the (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 academic year.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are liable for the 50 pence income tax rate in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) the Portsmouth tax district.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the mean pay of (a) school teachers and (b) sixth form college teachers in each age group in (A) Portsmouth, (B) Hampshire and (C) England and Wales taking account of employment length and job-related responsibilities.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that funding reductions do not disproportionately affect specialist 16 to 19 education providers that are not schools.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how much the British embassy in Germany spent on hospitality for incoming (a) UK delegations and (b) foreign delegations in each of the last three years; (2) how much the British Embassy in France spent on hospitality for incoming (a) UK delegations and (b) foreign delegations in each of the last three years; (3) how...

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the cost to the NHS of amputations due to diabetes (a) in Portsmouth, (b) in Hampshire and (c) nationally in each year since 2008. [R]

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the proportion of amputations due to diabetes that could have been prevented; and if he will make a statement. [R]

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have had amputations due to diabetes (a) in Portsmouth, (b) in Hampshire and (c) nationally in each year since 2008; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of amputations. [R]

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment she has made of the merits of Government incentives to encourage innovation in the field of carbon abatement technology.

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what progress has been made on resolving whether anchor-handling vessels fall within the scope of the tug paragraph in the EU state guidelines and therefore whether they must be flagged in an EU country to qualify for tonnage tax; and what recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on this matter; (2) what recent progress she has...

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will assess the effectiveness of the strategic and commercial management test in determining eligibility for the tonnage tax.