The unanswered questions about RedRag and "smeargate"

The Mail are moving the smeargate story nearer and nearer to Gordon Brown and they have some questions that they think need answering, some are similar to ones that I have posed over the last few days, but here's the Mail's list of questions. I suggest that David Cameron asks a couple of them at the next PMQs (1, 2, 3 & 7 look most promising lines), assuming Gordon Brown doesn't find another excuse not to attend:

"1. Who was party to email exchanges suggesting smear stories against Tory MPs?

2. Who was aware of the proposal to set up the Red Rag website? Specifically, was the Prime Minister aware of the proposed website or the concept behind it?

3. Were any members of the media copied into email exchanges using the Government email system, proposing the setting up of the Red Rag website, or suggesting smears of the Conservative Party?

4. Was the use of the Government email system for exchanges about the Red Rag website or smear stories against the Conservative Party in breach of the Ministerial Code, the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers or any other relevant guidelines?

5. In the case of Mr McBride, can you confirm that his actions were in breach of the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers?

6. Can you confirm that Mr McBride is no longer paid by the taxpayer, and that he will not receive any severance pay?

7. In the case of Mr Tom Watson, who is both Minister for the Civil Service and Minister for Digital Engagement, did he have any knowledge of or involvement in the Red Rag website? Are you satisfied that he has complied fully with the Ministerial Code, given that he was referred to in one of the emails published? What action have you taken to assure yourself that this is the case?

8. What action are you taking to find out if the emails sent by Damian McBride are part of a broader pattern of activity by other Special Advisers, and if there are similar initiatives involving either officials in Downing Street or Ministers or Special Advisers elsewhere in the Government?"

I look forward to some prompt answers coming out of the Number 10/12 bunker but somehow I doubt that any answers will be either prompt or complete.