Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 4 June 2013

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 4 June 2013
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 4 June 2013

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 4 June of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department.

For other Written Questions for answer on Tuesday 4 June of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Tuesday 4 June see Part 2 of this paper.

Questions to the Attorney General

1	Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the Government's approach to tackling abusive or libellous communications sent through social media.
	(157813)

2 N	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to ensure that disability hate crimes are more effectively prosecuted.
	(157224)

3	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Attorney General, how many private prosecutions have been taken over by the Crown Prosecution Service since 2011; and how many of those were (a) successfully prosecuted, (b) lost and (c) not proceeded with.
	(157867)

4	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the Crown Prosecution Service has been of (a) wasted costs orders and (b) other costs orders in favour of defendants made by (i) Crown Courts and (ii) magistrates' courts in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(157868)

5	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Attorney General, how many private prosecutions were brought in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(157869)

6	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Attorney General, how many private prosecutions were brought in England and Wales by the RSPCA in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such prosecutions (a) led to guilty pleas or convictions after trial, (b) resulted in an absolute discharge and (c) resulted in a conditional discharge.
	(157870)

7	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Law Officers' Departments are taking to ensure the services they offer are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157923)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

8	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with (i) individuals and (ii) organisations on the subject of the blacklisting of construction workers.
	(157892)

9	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that the blacklisting of construction workers does not take place.
	(157893)

10	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects on employers of statutory recognition of British Sign Language.
	(157724)

11	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UK steel industry.
	(157997)

12	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total cost has been of advice received from (a) investment bankers, (b) management consultants, (c) external lawyers and (d) other professional advisers in respect of the preparation of new ownership structures for Royal Mail since the Postal Services Act 2011 came into force.
	(157691)

Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will review the recommendation in the report by the British Chamber of Commerce, Exporting is good for Britain but market barriers stifle opportunities, that the European Union's Single Market Act and Services Directive be implemented in full in order to dismantle barriers to cross-border EU trade.

(158009)

14	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has held discussions with the British Retail Consortium on the recent legislation in Italy banning plastic carrier bags and on its implications for UK waste policy.
	(157838)

15	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has held discussions with the British Plastics Federation on the recent legislation in Italy banning plastic carrier bags and on its implications for UK waste policy.
	(157839)

16	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason the UK has made an objection to the European Commission on the compatibility of Italy's proposed ban on plastic bags with the single market provisions in the EU Directive on Packaging and packaging waste 94/62/EC.
	(158007)

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157730)

18	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he will report on the consultation on Climate Change Levy exemptions for metallurgical and mineralogical process.
	(157780)

19	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that UK Trade and Investment's new education advisory group will take a comprehensive view of UK education exports that goes wider than solely increasing the number of international students in UK-based universities.
	(157902)

20	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how UK Trade and Investment's new education advisory group is being recruited.
	(157903)

21	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the remit will be of UK Trade and Investment's new education advisory group.
	(157904)

22	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the timetable is for the recruitment of the new UK Trade and Investment education advisory group.
	(157905)

23	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the new education advisory group of UK Trade and Investment plans to interact with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to ensure that embassies understand the value of UK education exports in emerging markets.
	(157906)

24	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the education advisory group of UK Trade and Investment works with education-focused private sector and charitable organisations to promote UK education exports abroad.
	(157907)

25	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157922)

26	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new companies were entered on the Companies Register in Birmingham in the first three months of (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
	(157852)

27	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding provided by the Medical Research Council was spent on research into brain cancer in 2011-12.
	(157705)

28	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average waiting time was for applications for a consumer credit licence in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
	(157717)

29	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications for consumer credit licences in (a) Scotland and (b) other parts of the UK are currently awaiting a decision.
	(157864)

30	Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage insurance companies to sign up to the prompt payment code.
	(157718)

31	Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects on small businesses of late payment by insurance companies.
	(157719)

32	Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will launch a specific campaign to encourage insurance companies to pay small businesses promptly.
	(157720)

33
N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2013, Official Report, column 995W, on exports: Government assistance, when he expects an application for approval under EU state aid rules to be submitted in relation to the (a) Export Refinancing Scheme and (b) Direct Lending Scheme administered by UK export finance; and what deadlines he has set for this.

(157097)

34 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1034W, on business: advisory services, by what date he expects the call for expressions of interest for the Growth Vouchers Scheme to (a) open and (b) close; and what timetable he has set for this process.
	(157098)

35 N	Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answers of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1040W and 1 March 2013, Official Report, column 743W, on new businesses, how many pilot spaces for start-ups are currently open to businesses.
	(157099)

36
N

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps (a) he and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible are taking to enforce the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of the declaration of overseas subsidiaries; what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms for the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 on the declaration of overseas subsidiaries; and what steps he is taking to increase transparency in the declaration of overseas subsidiaries and the accessibility of this information.

(157100)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

37	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what provisions he has made to ensure that the communication needs of citizens with hearing, visual or multi-sensory impairments are included in civil contingencies planning.
	(157725)

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157731)

39	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) local authorities and (b) other public sector bodies have been contacted as a result of concerns raised via the public procurement Mystery Shopper Scheme.
	(157748)

40	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many businesses in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) East Ayrshire have contacted the public procurement Mystery Shopper Scheme.
	(157749)

41	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157924)

42	John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 14 May 2013, Official Report, column 132W and 133W on public sector: procurement, when he last met the European Commission to discuss the proposed change to Article 19 of the European directive on the procurement of contracts for public works, public supply and public service.
	(158017)

43	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which council ward has the highest rate of unemployment in each of the principal seaside towns in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland.
	(157704)

Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

44	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to take into consideration the level of local council tax precept in any cuts to individual police forces in his Department's upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
	(158013)

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) the Bank of England have had with the Scottish Government on the (i) governance arrangements of macroprudential and microprudential regulation of the financial system in an independent Scotland and (ii) future composition of the Monetary Policy Committee and Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England.

(157726)

46	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the yields to the Exchequer from corporation tax from Scotland (a) including and (b) excluding revenues from oil and gas sources in each of the last four financial years.
	(157872)

47	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effects on the yields to the Exchequer from corporation tax from Scotland (a) including and (b) excluding revenues from oil and gas sources in the current and previous financial years of the applicable rate of tax being set at (i) 19, (ii) 18 and (iii) 17 per cent.
	(157873)

48	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of counterfeit £1 coins currently in circulation.
	(157875)

49	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his G8 counterparts on securing an agreement on tax transparency with a public registry of beneficial ownership and automatic exchange of tax information.
	(158020)

50	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vessels operating from ports in Scotland were elected into the tonnage tax scheme in each year since 2001-02; and what the total tax relief was in each year for such vessels.
	(157858)

51	Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what cash sums (a) were given in block grants to the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) in each of the last five years and (b) have been allocated to the NIE in the next three years.
	(157815)

52	Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what cash sums (a) were given in block grants to the Welsh Government in each of the last five years and (b) have been allocated to that Government for the next three years.
	(157816)

53	Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what cash sums (a) were given in block grants to the Scottish Government in each of the last five years and (b) have been allocated to that Government for the next three years.
	(157817)

54	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to place a requirement on retail banks to implement a duty of care to customers when offering financial products for sale.
	(157804)

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157744)

56	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on potential extensions of the Rural Fuel Duty Rebate Scheme.
	(157747)

57	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to monitor the effects of the reduction in beer duty on the number of pints of beer sold in the UK.
	(157750)

58	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the number of pints of beer sold in the UK in (a) April 2012 and (b) April 2013.
	(157751)

59	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of additional pints of beer which will be sold in the UK as a result of the reduction in beer duty in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
	(157752)

60	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what quantity of beer was seized by HM Revenue and Customs due to excise duty not having been paid in each of the last five years.
	(157767)

61	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were prosecuted for alcohol fraud in the UK in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(157768)

62	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were prosecuted for illegal sales, where the duty and VAT had not been paid, of (a) alcohol and (b) tobacco for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(157769)

63	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations there have been into sales of (a) illicit alcohol and (b) illicit tobacco, where the duty and VAT had not been paid, in retail outlets in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(157771)

64	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the findings of the consultation on legislative measures to tackle alcohol duty fraud; and if he will make a statement.
	(157772)

65	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the submissions to the consultation on legislative measures to tackle alcohol duty fraud; and if he will make a statement.
	(157773)

66	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when recent representations he has received on alcohol duty fraud.
	(157774)

67	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will (a) consult and (b) report on options for redesigning the VAT Retail Export Scheme.
	(157778)

68	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the results of consultation on VAT: treatment of refunds made by manufacturers.
	(157779)

69	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will (a) consult and (b) report on the extension of s363A Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010.
	(157782)

70	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will (a) consult and (b) report on loan relationships and on derivative contracts legislation.
	(157783)

71	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to (a) consult and (b) report on proposals to align the treatment of assets eligible for mineral extraction allowances with that for assets eligible for plant and machinery allowance where profits are not taxed in the UK.
	(157784)

72	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the outcome of the review by the Office of Tax Simplification into ways of simplifying partnerships.
	(157785)

73	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to consult on proposals to amend first year allowances for businesses purchasing the lowest emissions vehicles.
	(157786)

74	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to (a) commence consultation and (b) report on plans for the abolition of the Percentage Threshold Scheme and recycling of funding into the creation of the Health and Work Advisory Service for those at danger of long-term sickness absence.
	(157787)

75	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will report on the consultation undertaken to make it easier to claim Gift Aid; and if he will make a statement.
	(157788)

76	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will report on the consultation on simplifying of inheritance tax charges to which trusts are subjected at 10 yearly intervals and when property is transferred out of the trust.
	(157789)

77	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on consultation regarding options to transfer savings held in child trust funds into Junior ISAs; and if he will make a statement.
	(157790)

78	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will report on the consultation on the detail of an individual protection regime for individuals with pension rights above £1.25 million when the standard lifetime allowance is reduced from £1.5 million to £1.25 million.
	(157791)

79	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation he will undertake regarding his proposal to increase the exempt threshold for the small loans exemption limit from £5,000 to £10,000.
	(157792)

80	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will report on consultation on the recommendation of the Office of Tax Simplification's review of non-tax advantaged share schemes.
	(157793)

81	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will consult on the introduction of a new tax relief to encourage investment in social enterprises.
	(157794)

82	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on consultation regarding simplifying the administrative process for the self-employed by using self assessment to collect Class 2 national insurance contributions alongside income tax and Class 4 national insurance contributions.
	(157795)

83	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to consult on legislation to require the National Audit Office to report annually to the Scottish Parliament on HM Revenue and Custom's administration of the Scottish rate of income tax.
	(157796)

84	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made towards the Government's policy of giving social landlords certainty until 2025 as outlined in Budget 2013.
	(157797)

85	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157940)

86	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the increase in net lending to small and medium-sized enterprises by institutions participating in the Funding for Lending scheme.
	(157863)

87	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has undertaken into the market costs of borrowing for the Scottish Government under the new powers in the Scotland Act 2012.
	(158008)

88	Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government has made on selling its share in Urenco.
	(157818)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

89	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority-owned properties have been purchased through the Government's Right-to-Buy scheme in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency in each of the last three years.
	(157681)

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157732)

91	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on consulting on next steps for zero carbon homes.
	(157798)

92	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157925)

93	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in his Department are employed on zero-hours contracts.
	(158033)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries intends to reply to the letters from the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed of 31 August, 8 October and 28 November 2012 and 15 April 2013 on the procurement process and gaps in mobile telephone coverage at a sub-county level.

(157833)

95	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will urge FIFA to have discussions with the Qatari government on increasing labour rights and standards for migrant workers in Qatar following its decision to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in that country.
	(158022)

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) her Department and (b) the agencies for which she is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157733)

97	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157926)

98	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries has visited Leicester since his appointment; and when he next plans to visit Leicester.
	(157992)

99	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she last visited Leicester in an official capacity; how many times and on what dates she has visited Leicester since her appointment; and what plans she has to visit Leicester.
	(158034)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

100	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Afghan government on the future use of UK operated unmanned aerial vehicles in that country.
	(157727)

101	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the UN Mission in Afghanistan's 2012 report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, whether his Department is participating in the review of criteria required to establish positive identification and determination of status undertaken by international forces in Afghanistan.
	(157729)

102	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the 10 most frequently undertaken journeys on domestic public transport by military personnel were in 2012.
	(157987)

103	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on domestic public transport for military personnel, by mode of travel, in each of the last three years.
	(157988)

104	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will backdate the increase in pay to members of the armed forces to the start of the financial year.
	(157895)

105	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he had with the Prime Minister about the latter's decision not to reappoint Professor Alasdair Smith as Chair of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body.
	(157990)

106	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission research into the level of suicides and attempted suicides among armed forces veterans.
	(157998)

107	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suicides and open verdicts occurred among UK regular armed forces personnel in 2012.
	(157999)

108	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces veterans have committed suicide in the last 10 years.
	(158000)

109	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of British forces fatalities in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Iraq since 2002 enlisted in the armed forces as junior entry recruits.
	(158025)

110

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation he has conducted with (a) non-governmental organisations and (b) other stakeholders to inform the preparation of the UK's submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.

(158036)

111	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what detention facilities exist under United Kingdom control at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan; how many non-UK national detainees are held at that facility; and what the longest period any single individual has been detained without charge is at that facility.
	(157814)

112

Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the additional cost, beyond existing salaries and accommodation of military families has been to his Department's budget of the deployment of UK troops and medical auxiliaries in Afghanistan since 2001; and what his best estimate is of the number of non-combatants killed as a result of UK forces deployed in Afghanistan since the invasion.

(158038)

113	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prevent further leaks of coolant from HMS Tireless; and if he will take steps to ensure that replacement submarines are constructed in such a way as to ensure that such leaks cannot occur.
	(157693)

114

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157734)

115	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of recruits enlisting as minors joined each Army regiment or corps in each of the last 10 years.
	(157758)

116	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what GCSE or Scottish Standard results newly enlisted soldiers had gained in (a) English and (b) mathematics in (i) the infantry and (ii) the Army as a whole in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	(157759)

117	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of infantry soldiers had gained GCSE grades A* to C or Scottish standard grades 1 to 3 in (a) English or English language and (b) mathematics in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(157760)

118	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has commissioned or evaluated on the prevalance of (a) post-traumatic stress disorder and (b) other mental health problems among armed forces personnel according to age at enlistment.
	(157761)

119	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new recruits to the Army are expected to undertake phase one training at AFC Harrogate in 2013-14.
	(157762)

120	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints were made by armed forces personnel of (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) sexual assault in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many such complainants were minors at the time the incident was reported.
	(157763)

121	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are taken to ensure that training exercises for minors in the armed forces are suitable for their age and relative physical and psychological maturity.
	(157764)

122

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers including trainees were (a) treated for and (b) discharged as a result of overuse and stress injuries including Achilles tendinitis, anterior knee pain, mechanical back pain, anterior tibial pain, stress fracture tibia, stress fracture foot, stress fracture pubis and stress fracture neck of femur in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many of those soldiers were (i) under the age of 18 at the time of the injury and (ii) female.

(157765)

123	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome of the inquiry into the alleged sexual assault and beasting of four minors at AFC Harrogate in May 2012 was; what steps have been taken; and if he will make a statement.
	(158015)

124	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157927)

125	Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many spare parts his Department has exclusively available for (a) Nimrod MR2, (b) Nimrod MR4 and (c) each other type of aircraft; and if he will make a statement.
	(157874)

126	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of disciplinary processes in (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy, (c) the Royal Air Force and (d) the Royal Marines which took place in 2012 cited alcohol as a contributing factor.
	(158031)

127	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35B Lightning 11 aircraft his Department ordered in the first batch for delivery.
	(157885)

128	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a second batch of F-35B Lightning II aircraft are included in the Single Integrated Capability Priority list.
	(157886)

129	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total projected fleet size is for the F-35B Lightning II aircraft; when those aircraft are expected to enter service; and what the estimated unit cost is for the whole fleet.
	(157887)

130	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects F-35B Lightning II aircraft to take part in the carrier sea trials in 2017.
	(157888)

131	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, columns 1269-70W, on insolvency, for what reasons Proweld Engineering Services Limited was not included in that list.
	(157920)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

132	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that infrastructure projects for his Department are not delivered by firms involved in the blacklisting of construction workers.
	(157890)

133

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the recommendations within the 2013 School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document on the (a) recruitment and retention of quality and experienced staff within schools, (b) time that governing bodies in schools will have to allocate to determining staff salaries and (c) morale of the teaching profession.

(157862)

134	Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people were overpaid their pension by Teachers' Pensions in each year since 1997-98; how much was overpaid in each such year; and how much was recovered.
	(157696)

135	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much capital expenditure there has been in the education sector in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency in each year since 2010.
	(157688)

136	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in (a) England and (b) Birmingham, Hall Green constituency secured places at (i) their first choice and (ii) one of their top three choices of secondary school in the most recent application period.
	(157689)

137	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school students in (a) England and (b) Birmingham, Hall Green constituency are eligible for free school meals.
	(157690)

138	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in (a) England and (b) Harlow constituency secured places at (i) their first choice and (ii) one of their top three choices of secondary school in each year since 1997.
	(157710)

139	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in (a) England and (b) Harlow constituency did not secure a place at any of their choices of secondary school in the most recent application period.
	(157711)

140

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157735)

141 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to launch a consultation on changes to the school day and school calendar.
	(155225)

142 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent research he has commissioned on the effect of changes to the school day and school term on educational outcomes.
	(155226)

143 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has initiated with the teaching unions to discuss changes to the schools calendar.
	(155227)

144	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what input he has had during the recruiting process of the new education advisory group to UK Trade and Investment.
	(157909)

145	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to assist UK Trade and Investment to promote UK education exports abroad in (a) emerging and (b) other overseas markets.
	(157910)

146	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157928)

147	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of school places in Corby constituency over the next 20 years.
	(158050)

148 N	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what statutory functions local authorities in England have in respect of academy schools.
	(157033)

149 N	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what statutory duties academy schools have in respect of local authorities in England.
	(157034)

150	Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress schools have made on making savings in back office and procurement services; and what estimate he has made of the total predicted saving by 2014-15.
	(157679)

151

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 17 April 2013, Official Report, column 478W, on email, when the guidance on the use of private email accounts that complies with the recommendation of the Information Commissioner was issued to (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department; if he will place a copy of that guidance in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

(157876)

152	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints his Department received from people or organisations applying to open free schools about (a) personal attacks, (b) threats and (c) intimidation related to their applications in each of the last two years; and what steps his Department took in response to each of those complaints.
	(157878)

153	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training (a) he and (b) special advisers in his Department have received on the Freedom of Information Act 2000 since May 2010.
	(157879)

154	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to special advisers in his Department on use of Twitter to announce or discuss official government business.
	(157880)

155	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) departmental and (b) non-departmental email accounts he has used for official government business in the last 12 months.
	(157881)

156	Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions he has been asked to conduct a search of the Mrs Blurt email account for items that discuss official government business for requests to his Department under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
	(157882)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

157	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, under what terms the Green Investment Bank has awarded money to the Green Deal Finance Company.
	(157860)

158	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the change in the risk of (a) plutonium and (b) other nuclear explosive material being obtained by unauthorised groups if the current UK plutonium stockpile were to be converted into MOX fuel and exported.
	(157851)

159	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the use of the biomass gasifier technology using pyrolysis, combustion and reduction to enable the combustion of biomass from areas contaminated by radioactive fallout to be used safely.
	(158016)

160

Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with community energy co-operatives and other community energy groups on developing such local initiatives; what assessment he has made of the success of such groups in Germany; and if he has given consideration to the ways in which British communities could twin with German towns and cities where community energy schemes have demonstrated success.

(158042)

161

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157736)

162	Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what account was taken of the potential costs to consumers of the proposed measures to bridge the funding gap for Scottish islands' wind power in his Department's report, Scottish Islands Renewables Project, published on 14 May 2013.
	[R] (157678)

163	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to publish proposals to ensure that local communities benefit from shale gas projects.
	(157781)

164	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157929)

165	John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 415W, on energy: subsidies, whether there is a central database of all public subsidies given to energy companies.
	(158010)

166	John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 415W, on energy: subsidies, if he will consider recording public subsidies given to energy companies in the format requested.
	(158011)

167	John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 415W, on energy: subsidies, in what format his Department records public subsidies given to energy companies.
	(158012)

168	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will visit Corby and meet representatives of Electric Corby.
	(158047)

169	Simon Wright (Norwich South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Government plans to review the threshold at which energy suppliers are required to participate in social and environmental programmes.
	(157865)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

170	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Northumbrian Water about improving water quality on (a) Saltburn beach and (b) other beaches in the north east of England.
	(157996)

171	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff were employed by the Environment Agency in the North East in each year since 2008.
	(157708)

172

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the principles of good practice, set out in the Government Chief Scientific Adviser's Guidelines on the use of scientific and engineering advice in policy making, were applied within his Department and by his Department's Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies when preparing and submitting evidence in support of the proposed marine conservation zones.

(158039)

173

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department received the first draft of the published report on the in-depth review of evidence supporting the recommended marine conservation zones; and for what reason the final report was not released earlier during the marine consultation zone consultation process which concluded on 31 March 2013.

(158040)

174

Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department will take to ensure that his Department's Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies adhere to good practice in data management and work to agreed data standards, including the application of metadata and version control to MEDIN standards, when working on proposals for marine conservation zones.

(158041)

175

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157737)

176	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many TB breakdowns there were in England in each of the last three years; how many multiple reactor breakdowns there were in each year; how many TB herd breakdowns there were in each county; and how many multiple reactor breakdowns there were in each county.
	(157667)

177	Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many horses have been certified for export from the UK since 1 January 2012; and how many such horses were exported for slaughter.
	(158004)

178	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157930)

179	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the current status is of his discussions with the European Commission on cattle vaccine trials in England; and if he will make a statement.
	(157835)

180	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Written Statement of 27 February 2013, Official Report, column 28WS, on bovine TB, what criteria will be used to test his Department's assumptions about the effectiveness, humaneness and safety of shooting badgers in the proposed cull pilots.
	(158029)

181	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on discussions with the European Commission on cattle vaccine trials in England; and if he will make a statement.
	(158030)

182	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what system his Department has put in place to monitor the number of illegal raves taking place on farms; and what advice his Department gives to farmers and local police forces on the prevention of illegal raves.
	(158052)

183	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to keep and publish records of the breeds of cattle involved in attacks on people.
	(157668)

184	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to keep and publish records of the breeds of cattle which are involved in accidents.
	(157669)

185	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has made to supermarkets on encouraging them not to stock meat from breeds of cattle known to be more dangerous to walkers.
	(157670)

186	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons his Department has not published a list of dangerous cattle breeds.
	(157672)

187	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice he publishes to assist farmers in choosing cattle breeds with regard to the safety of members of the public.
	(157673)

188	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to keep and publish records of the breeds of cattle involved in fatal and non-fatal accidents.
	(157674)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

189	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
	(157994)

190	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Qatari government about improving labour standards and rights for migrant workers in Qatar.
	(158021)

191	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of allegations that British-made bombs have been used by the Burmese Army in Kachin State.
	(158028)

192	Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity have been committed against Rohingya people in Burma.
	(158037)

193	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of Israel on payments made to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the last 12 months.
	(157897)

194	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Mexico on participation in the planned humanitarian effects of war conference; and if he will make a statement.
	(157675)

195	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Commonwealth Secretariat on human rights in Sri Lanka ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
	(157676)

196	Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Sri Lanka concerning human rights and Tamil detainees.
	(157677)

197	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how he plans to ensure that any arms and military equipment licensed to be sold to groups opposing the Syrian government will not be diverted to terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda or Islamist extremists also opposing the Syrian government in the Syrian civil conflict.
	(158018)

198

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157738)

199	Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that maintaining and increasing the strength of UK education exports is a top priority in British embassies worldwide.
	(157908)

200	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157931)

201	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 17 December 2012, Official Report, column 573W, on Israel, if he will direct the British Ambassador to make urgent representations to the Israeli government regarding the Prawer Plan.
	(157900)

202	Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 17 December 2012, Official Report, column 573W, on Israel, what recent representations he has made to the Israeli government to make clear the UK Government's concerns about forced evictions.
	(157901)

203	Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment UK Trade and Investment has made of whether the Phulbari open cast coal mine project in Bangladesh is environmentally, technically, socially and financially viable.
	(157844)

204	Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what amount was spent by his Department on (a) business, (b) first and (c) economy class airline tickets in each of the last three years.
	(158003)

205

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he plans to meet President Santos of Colombia during his visit to the UK in June 2013; and if he will propose to President Santos that he should invite the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, Baroness Amos, to Colombia to discuss with the Colombian government the current humanitarian situation in that country.

(157989)

206	Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with the (a) Moroccan Ambassador and (b) UN Secretary-General reports that the Moroccan authorities in Dakhla, Western Sahara, have banned UN personnel from the harbour.
	(157692)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

207	Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which body is responsible for ensuring that GPs and GPs with a special interest accreditation who diagnose, manage and excise low-risk basal cell carcinomas in the community are overseen and measured by a process of cancer peer review.
	(157911)

208	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the newly launched 111 service in easing strains on accident and emergency departments in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands, (c) Dudley Metropolitan Borough and (d) Dudley North constituency.
	(157840)

209	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of patients who are directed to accident and emergency departments by the newly launched 111 service in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands, (c) Dudley Metropolitan Borough and (d) Dudley North constituency.
	(157841)

210	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the newly launched 111 service does not increase the number of unnecessary referrals to accident and emergency departments.
	(157842)

211	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the amount of funding his Department has given to research on (a) mental and (b) physical health in each of the last five years.
	(157854)

212	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research into mental health his Department is currently undertaking or funding.
	(157855)

213	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that infrastructure projects for his Department are not delivered by firms involved in the blacklisting of construction workers.
	(157889)

214	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of any change in the provision of emergency ambulance services by the (a) private and (b) third sector since May 2010.
	(157896)

215	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of walk-in centres that have closed in each English region since May 2010.
	(157993)

216	Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the nurse to patient ratio in (a) the UK, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) the US and (f) Australia.
	(157812)

217	Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the minimum practice income guarantee is for each GP practice.
	(157722)

218	Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role the NHS Contribution to Public Health Senior Oversight Group plays with respect to Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommendations.
	(157799)

219	Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role the NHS Contribution to Public Health Executive Group plays in relation to Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation recommendations.
	(157800)

220	Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisation is responsible for taking forward recommendations from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.
	(157801)

221	Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what roles his Department, NHS England and Public Health England play with regard to the delivery and implementation of vaccination and immunisation policy.
	(157826)

222	Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the meningococcal B vaccinations programme is on the agenda for the meeting of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation scheduled for 12 June 2013.
	(157827)

223	Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for recruiting a new committee chair for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation; and what steps he is taking to ensure that the recruitment process will not delay a decision on introducing the meningococcal B vaccine into the childhood immunisation schedule.
	(157828)

224

Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the draft minutes of the meeting of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on 6 February 2013, on what date the annual review of a potential revision to the Section 7a agreement between his Department and NHS England will take place; and what steps he will take to ensure that potential introduction of the meningococcal B vaccine into the childhood immunisation schedule would not be delayed by the annual review of the Section 7a agreement.

(158005)

225	Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to paragraph 7 of the draft minutes of the meeting of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on 6 February 2013, on what date the JCVI will make public the report from the working group on uncertainty in vaccine evaluation.
	(158006)

226	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency have waited more than four hours before being treated at an accident and emergency facility in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(157683)

227	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions GP out-of-hours services in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency had fewer than the contracted number of GPs available in each month of (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 to date.
	(157684)

228

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157739)

229	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157933)

230	Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Food Standards Agency will prosecute supermarkets and other food retailers following the recent mislabelling and misselling of meat products.
	(157856)

231	Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of GPs have worked out of hours in each year since 1992.
	(157850)

232	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's recommended ratio of mothers to midwives is; and what information his Department holds on which health authorities have not employed sufficient midwives to meet that recommended level.
	(157845)

233	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many home births there were in each local health authority area in England in each of the last five years; and in each case what proportion this formed of the total number of births for that authority area.
	(157846)

234	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were unemployed in each of the last 10 years.
	(157847)

235	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the percentage change was in the number of live births between 2001 and 2010.
	(157848)

236	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student midwives there have been in each year for which data is available since 1983.
	(157849)

237	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints he has received in each of the last three years from UK citizens whose European Health Insurance cards have not been accepted by clinics in the EU.
	(157837)

238	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to reduce the current delays in completing reviews for NHS Continuing Healthcare.
	(157899)

Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

239	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of formula damping on the amount of national funding allocated to West Midlands Police in each of the last three years.
	(158014)

240	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for the procurement of the management of the national fingerprint database; and when it will take place.
	(157808)

241	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has for citizens to be able to complete passport applications at post offices in the future in the same way that they can at present for driving licences and biometric residence permits.
	(157809)

242	Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people claimed Section 4 support in (a) Gloucester constituency, (b) the South West and (c) England in each of the last five years.
	(157700)

243	Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of Section 4 support in each of the last five years.
	(157701)

244	Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to allowing failed asylum seekers who are unable to return to their home country to take up work on a self-employed basis.
	(157702)

245	Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to allowing asylum seekers to take on work on a self-employed basis while they are waiting for a decision on their case.
	(157703)

246	Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were issued (a) nationally and (b) in Essex in each of the last five years; and what the rate of breaching of anti-social behaviour orders was (i) nationally and (ii) in Essex in each such year.
	(157712)

247

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) her Department and (b) the agencies for which she is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157740)

248	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many retailers have had their licences (a) suspended and (b) removed as a result of illegal sales, where the duty and VAT had not been paid, of (i) alcohol and (ii) tobacco in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(157770)

249
N

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to provide support for victims identified under (a) Operation Pallial, (b) Operation Yewtree, (c) Operation Fernbridge and (d) the investigations into Stuart Hall; how much funding her Department has provided for supporting victims identified in each investigation; and with which agencies she has been in contact with regard to support for victims.

(155228)

250	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157934)

251 N	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Identity and Passport Office has received any complaints regarding the certification of copy birth, marriage, civil partnership or death certificates by Post Office Ltd through their Document Certification service in the last three years.
	(156869)

252	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will assess whether the risk-based inspection programme utilised by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit is fit-for-purpose; and if she will make a statement.
	(157834)

253	Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has held with (a) Twitter, (b) Facebook and (c) other social media providers on measures to remove hate speech from their platforms; and what steps (i) her Department and (ii) social media providers have taken as a consequence of those discussions.
	(157836)

254	Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle the fraudulent sales of online tickets to concerts and sporting events.
	(157766)

255	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to include road traffic accident locations in the publication of crime maps.
	(157714)

256	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent changes there have been to the charging policy in respect of training of police constable recruits in police training colleges.
	(157898)

257	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will collect data on police recruitment levels in deprived areas.
	(157912)

258	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on whether police forces should routinely breathalyse people departing from illegal raves on farms.
	(158043)

259	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many drug-related arrests have been made in Corby constituency in each of the last five years.
	(158048)

260	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce cross-border crime consisting of the theft of agricultural vehicles and equipment.
	(158051)

261	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government (a) has made and (b) is planning to make representations to the European Commission on the funding of the Europol cybercrime centre.
	(157820)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

262

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that her Department operates, including but not limited to (a) a share of call revenue, (b) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (c) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157741)

263	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157935)

264	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government plans to ensure that (a) nomadic communities, (b) children with disabilities and (c) other marginalised groups are recognised in the post-2015 millennium development goals.
	(157753)

265	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding from the UK Aid Budget she plans to allocate to an integrated approach to confronting diarrhoeal disease incorporating oral rehydration therapy, zinc treatment, rotavirus vaccines and improvements to sanitation and hygiene.
	(157754)

266	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to promote an intersectoral approach to issues of water, sanitation and hygiene, infectious diseases and nutrition in the post-2015 millennium development goals framework.
	(157755)

267	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will press for the disaggregation of data by disability, age and gender in the framework that will replace the millennium development goals.
	(157706)

268	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2013, Official Report, column 281W, on international assistance, what the Government's vision is of a data revolution for the next development framework.
	(157831)

269	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2013, Official Report, column 281W, on international assistance, by which variables the Government wishes to see data disaggregated in the framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals.
	(157832)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

270	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Information Commissioner's Office is proactively informing individuals who are on the blacklist of construction workers compiled by the Consulting Association.
	(158002)

271	Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the percentage rate of change in the value of fees paid by the Legal Services Commission to counsel and higher court advocates was pursuant to the Graduated Fee Scheme for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
	(157991)

272	Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Bar Standards Board on its Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates.
	[R] (158032)

273	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many firms received criminal legal aid payments in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency in each of the last three years.
	(157682)

274	Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions his Department has, following an order of the Crown Court, paid money out of public funds to (a) the RSPCA and (b) defendants prosecuted by the RSPCA in the last five years; and what amount was paid on each such occasion.
	(157871)

275

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157742)

276	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157936)

277	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what procedures are in place to ensure that training in autism is available to all staff in the criminal justice system.
	(157883)

278 N	Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the EU's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights on the enforcement of human rights in the UK.
	(157225)

279	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward proposals for the treatment of bereaved and injured people as a result of road accidents as victims of crime until the contrary is proven.
	(157716)

280	Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what feasibility studies his Department has commissioned on Titan prisons.
	(157819)

281	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates and at which times he has met Mr Michael Turner QC in his capacity as Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association since 1 January 2012.
	(158035)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

282	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157937)

Questions to the Prime Minister

283	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss with his international counterparts at next month's G8 summit in Belfast what further steps (a) G8 countries and (b) other countries can take to reduce malnutrition in the developing world.
	(158019)

284	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Prime Minister, what matters in respect of corporate tax payment he discussed with Mr Eric Schmidt on 20 May 2013.
	(157805)

285	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Prime Minister, if the Government will record and publish the number of referrals to food banks made by government agencies bi-annually in (a) Greater London and (b) the UK.
	(157746)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

286	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157938)

Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

287	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission intends to take to increase turn-out for the 2014 European elections.
	(158001)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

288	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that infrastructure projects for his Department are not delivered by firms involved in the blacklisting of construction workers.
	(157891)

289	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that contractors on the Crossrail project are not involved in blacklisting construction workers involved in trade union or health and safety activities.
	(157894)

290	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has been made of the annual budget required by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to enforce the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) on (a) UK flagged vessels and (b) non-UK flagged vessels working out of UK ports after the MLC comes into force in August 2013.
	(157859)

291	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff were employed by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency in the North East in each year since 2008.
	(157709)

292	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the first time transactional success rate for photocard driving licences applied for in person at post offices is compared with those done by applicant-provided photograph by post or on-line.
	(157806)

293	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the quality requirements of the photographs used for photocard driving licences are; and what proportion of postal and online driving licence applications were rejected due to poor quality or inappropriate photographs provided by the applicant in each of the last three years.
	(157810)

294	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the Government's timetable is for the phasing out of the paper portion of the UK driving licence.
	(157811)

295	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consideration his fares and ticketing review will give to the future of regulated rail fares.
	(157843)

296	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans formally to respond to the findings of the National Audit Office report, High Speed 2: a review of early programme preparation, published on 16 May 2013.
	(157984)

297

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157743)

298	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions companies have been suspended from accessing the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database.
	(157802)

299	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the protection of privacy in the rules governing access to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency database.
	(157803)

300	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157939)

301	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's plans are for the future funding of measures to encourage cycling.
	(157829)

302	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department takes to incorporate the needs of cyclists at the early stage of new development schemes; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to require that the needs of cyclists be taken account of in such schemes.
	(157830)

303	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has allocated in each year since 2010 to ensure that roads are designed and built to include more cycle-friendly areas; and how much such funding is planned for each year up to 2015 for which figures are available.
	(157853)

304	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on signage when there are changes to speed limits.
	(157921)

305	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of uninsured cars seized in each of the last five years in (a) Corby constituency, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) the UK.
	(158044)

306	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 538W, on roads: lighting, if his Department will conduct an assessment of the effects of turning off street lights on the fear of crime, on emergency services and on social activities.
	(158045)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

307	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157941)

Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

308	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157932)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

309

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect of errors in payment of claims for (a) employment and support allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) housing benefit and (d) income support on weekly average household disposable income in each region and constituent part of the UK in the financial years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.

(157913)

310

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the average delays in payment of new or revised claims for (a) employment and support allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) housing benefit and (d) income support in each region and constituent part of the UK in the financial years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.

(157914)

311

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect of delays in payment of new or revised claims for (a) employment and support allowance, (b) jobseeker's allowance, (c) housing benefit and (d) income support on weekly average household disposable income in each region and constituent part of the UK in the financial years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.

(157915)

312	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people experiencing problems with disposable income who have used food banks run by the charitable, voluntary and private sectors in each region and constituent part of the UK in the current and three previous financial years.
	(157916)

313	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the amounts paid out in discretionary housing payments by each local authority in England, Wales and Scotland to local residents in March, April and May (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
	(157917)

314	Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the proportion of the annual allocation in respect of discretionary housing payments for the current financial year which each local authority in England, Wales and Scotland spent on such payments to local residents in April and May (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
	(157918)

315

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the impact of benefit sanctions in respect of (a) the reduction of benefits and (b) the withdrawal of benefits affecting claimants for (i) employment and support allowance, (ii) jobseeker's allowance, (iii) housing benefit and (iv) income support on weekly average household disposable income in each region and constituent part of the UK in the financial years (A) 2009-10, (B) 2010-11, (C) 2011-12 and (D) 2012-13.

(157919)

316	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has been issued to local authorities by his Department about the implementation of the Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013.
	(158023)

317	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of service personnel affected by the Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2003 No. 665).
	(158024)

318	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to introduce a carer's supplement to the basic state pension.
	(157695)

319	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of applications for disability living allowance for people aged under 18 were rejected in each of the last (a) six months and (b) five years for which figures are available.
	(157698)

320	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of applications for disability living allowance were rejected in each of the last (a) six months and (b) five years for which figures are available.
	(157699)

321	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff were employed by the Health and Safety Executive in the North East in each year since 2008.
	(157707)

322	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to allow jobseekers and other welfare claimants to be able to register and sign on at post offices; and if he will make a statement.
	(157807)

323	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households were in receipt of winter fuel allowance in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(157680)

324

Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseeker's allowance in (a) Birmingham, Hall Green constituency and (b) the West Midlands (i) received a sanction and (ii) received a sanction and disputed it in each of the last five years; and how many such claimants had a sanction overturned as a result of it being reconsidered or appealed in each such year.

(157685)

325	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency who are eligible to receive pension credit but do not claim it.
	(157686)

326	Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of households in (a) Birmingham, Hall Green constituency and (b) Birmingham City region that will be affected by the benefit cap.
	(157687)

327

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department receives any financial or non-financial benefit from its telephone providers for telephone lines that (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible operate, including but not limited to (i) a share of call revenue, (ii) a reduction in the Department's telephone bill or tariff and (iii) telephony services for free or at a reduced price.

(157745)

328	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claimants were referred by jobcentres to food banks in (a) greater London and (b) the UK from (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13.
	(157877)

329	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to publish on a regular basis the (a) number and (b) type of households not receiving benefits for which they have been assessed as eligible because of (i) administrative delays, (ii) errors and (iii) application of sanctions.
	(158026)

330	Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefits claimants have requested referral to food banks through Jobcentre Plus more than three times in (a) Greater London and (b) the UK in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 to date.
	(158027)

331	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who will receive universal credit but do not currently have a bank account.
	(157775)

332	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobseekers in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency have received a sanction in the last 12 months.
	(157776)

333	Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of jobseekers' allowance in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency have been sanctioned in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
	(157777)

334	Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the services it offers are accessible to British Sign Language users.
	(157942)

335	Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how child maintenance arrears will be collected by the statutory collection service.
	(157861)

336	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend eligibility for the mobility component of the disability living allowance to disabled and life-limited children under the age of three.
	(157756)

337	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will include specialist car seats in the list of essential equipment for disabled children under the age of 12.
	(157757)

338	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work his Department does with employer organisations to raise awareness of the benefits of employing people with conditions such as autism.
	(157884)

339	Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on the Work Programme have (a) received one-to-one support and (b) attended group sessions to date.
	(157694)

340	Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to send a substantive response to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Chesterfield of 24 October 2012 on behalf of a constituent, C J Howells.
	(157721)

341	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many bills paid by his Department to private sector contractors took over three months to settle in the last year for which figures are available.
	(157713)

342	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Corby constituency, (b) Northamptonshire, (c) East Midlands and (d) East Anglia have submitted an appeal against a work capability assessment carried out by Atos Origin in each year since the inception of that assessment.
	(158046)

343	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to shorten the time taken to process appeals against decisions of the employment and support allowance and disability living allowance departments.
	(158049)

344	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will ask the Health and Safety Executive to investigate which cattle breeds are most likely to injure people.
	(157666)

345	Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive plans to take to protect farmers and walkers from certain continental breeds of cattle.
	(157671)

Questions to the Attorney General

346 N	Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Attorney General, what steps he plans to take to improve arrangements for children giving evidence in child sex abuse cases.
	[Question Unstarred] (157223)

347 N	Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of community resolution orders to reduce offending.
	[Question Unstarred] (157230)

348 N	Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Director of Public Prosecutions is taking to raise awareness amongst prosecutors of how to recognise cases of forced labour and human trafficking; and what assessment he has made of whether current legislation is adequate to enable such cases to be effectively prosecuted.
	[Question Unstarred] (157231)

Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

349	Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprentices are employed in 10 Downing Street.
	[Transferred] (157995)

350	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consider counting in crime statistics road traffic accident victims, including victims of law breaking drivers.
	[Transferred] (157715)

Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

351 N	Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on the implementation of the Heseltine Review.
	[Question Unstarred] (157203)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

352	Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the effects of unmanned aerial strikes in Pakistan and Afghanistan on (a) the livelihoods of the affected communities and (b) the ability of the affected communities to access education.
	[Transferred] (157728)

Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

353	Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will use the UK's 2013 G8 presidency to promote global action to develop transparency in land acquisitions.
	[Transferred] (157697)

Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

354	Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that those convicted of criminal damage on or against public transport are (a) liable for the cost of repairs and (b) responsible for aiding the repairs as part of any sentence; and if he will make a statement.
	[Transferred] (157723)

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