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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 2 September 2013

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Monday 2 September 2013

(the ‘Questions Book’™)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Monday 2 September 2013

This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.

For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.

For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.

Monday 2 September  
Questions to the Attorney General
1  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 512W, on Crown Prosecution Service, what recent discussions he has had on the work of the Crown Prosecution Service.
      (167054)
2  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, how many questions answered by the Law Officers' Departments included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166695)
3  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it the Law Officers' Departments' policy to ensure that all answers provided by the Law Officers' Departments containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166719)
4  
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Tenth Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Session 2013-14, HC 360 on Serious Fraud Office: redundancy and severance arrangements, what assessment he has made of the unauthorised redundancy and severance payments made by the former director of the Serious Fraud Office in relation to misconduct in public office.
      (167085)
5  
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Tenth Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Session 2013-14, HC 360 on Serious Fraud Office: redundancy and severance arrangements, whether the police will be asked to investigate the unauthorised redundancy and severance payments made by the former director of the Serious Fraud Office.
      (167086)
6  
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Tenth Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Session 2013-14, HC 360 on Serious Fraud Office: redundancy and severance arrangements, what steps he is taking to recover the unauthorised redundancy and severance payments made by the former director of the Serious Fraud Office.
      (167087)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
7  
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of households with one or more adults in employment used (a) home collected credit, (b) payday loans and (c) all forms of high cost credit in 2012.
      (166758)
8  
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of households used credit for everyday living expenses in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2011-12.
      (166759)
9  
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average amount owed by households in relation to (a) student loans, (b) personal loans, (c) credit cards, (d) overdrafts and (e) high cost credit in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012 was.
      (166760)
10  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will review creditor behaviour regulation regarding non-performing unsecured credit debtors.
      (167035)
11  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on plans by creditors to introduce modifications to Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) that may make it difficult for an IVA to be provided to a debtor by a licensed insolvency practitioner; and whether he has any plans to bring forward further regulation in light of these plans.
      (167036)
12  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to encourage all creditors to agree to the Debt Management Plan Protocol.
      (167037)
13  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will implement the enforcement restriction order, as provided for under Part 6A of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.
      (167038)
14  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of how many informal debt management plans might be replaced by Simple IVAs.
      (167039)
15  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on returns to creditors across all debt resolution procedures which may occur if the simple IVA were to be introduced.
      (167040)
16  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he plans to introduce the simple IVA, as originally proposed by the Insolvency Service in November 2008.
      (167041)
17  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to introduce further reform of personal insolvency procedures.
      (167046)
18 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what criteria were used to select the banks included in the syndicate responsible for the floatation of Royal Mail.
      (166495)
19 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the First Report of the Committees on Arms Exports Control, Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control, Annex 13: Extant arms export licences to Countries of concern, Ev w170, Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to the Chair of the Committees, dated 10 May 2013, and Ev w264, Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to the Chair of the Committees dated 20 May 2013 on the Standard Individual Export Licence (Permanent) for equipment employing cryptography and software for equipment employing cryptography of the value £7,765,450,000 to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, how many companies the licence was granted to; for what reasons the value of the licence is higher than others for similar goods; and if he will provide further details on what the licence was granted for.
      (166871)
20  
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the national minimum wage applies to non-EEA seafarers employed on a commercial passenger vessel working on routes between ports in the UK and Ireland.
      (166923)
21 N
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of gross domestic product the UK spends on scientific research.
      (167019)
22 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized businesses in Haltemprice and Howden constituency were offered Enterprise Finance Guarantee loans in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date.
      (167023)
23 N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, column 524W, on students, how many full-time undergraduate English-domiciled students at UK higher education institutions lived (a) at home and (b) away from home whilst completing their studies in (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2006-07.
      (166620)
24  
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with the government of Israel about Israel's high-tech sector.
      (166842)
25  
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of UK exports to Israel was in 2012.
      (166879)
26  
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value of bilateral trade between the UK and Israel was in 2012.
      (166880)
27  
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to collect information on the number of payday loans taken out in each (a) local authority area, (b) region and (c) nation within the UK.
      (166632)
28 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to improve public awareness about how to access funding for new business ideas.
      (166993)
29 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what regard his Department has for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Countries of Concern List as part of its work promoting exports and trade.
      (167011)
30 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how composers and performers will be rewarded if fair compensation is recovered at the point of sale under proposals for a private copying exception.
      (167026)
31 N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the £539.6 million announced by his Department on 27 June 2013 for the North East Local Enterprise Partnership for 2014 to 2020 will be allocated to (a) Northumberland, (b) Tyne and Wear and (c) County Durham; and if he will estimate how much funding each of these areas would have received if the EU formula for the allocation of funding had been implemented.
      (166882)
32  
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, who has been contracted to provide the apprenticeships funded by the Skills Funding Agency in (a) Newark, (b) Bassetlaw, (c) Sherwood, (d) Gedling, (e) Ashfield and (f) Nottingham city.
      (166901)
33 N
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what government funding has been provided for research and development in the manufacturing sector in (a) each of the last three years and (b) 2013-14.
      (166501)
34  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166694)
35  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166718)
36  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many answers by his Department to the last 100 Parliamentary Questions asked involving tables of statistics fewer than four pages in length were (a) printed in full and (b) provided via a link to a website.
      (166852)
37  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the restaurant industry that do not allow waiters to keep tips, but instead use this additional income to pay other business costs.
      (166672)
38  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of restaurants that do not allow waiters to keep tips, but instead use this additional income to pay other business costs.
      (166673)
39  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses have been convicted of hiring unpaid interns in (a) 2013 to date, (b) 2012, (c) 2011 and (d) 2010.
      (166677)
40  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have taken out a payday loan in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Renfrewshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK.
      (166678)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
41  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the teenage pregnancy rate was in each year since 2010; and what he expects it be in 2014-15.
      (166946)
42  
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments and agencies have offices based in (a) Bristol, (b) Swindon and (c) Bournemouth; and how many people are employed in each such office.
      (167053)
43 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will request that the Office for National Statistics revises its long-term international migration estimates.
      (166350)
44 N
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish a national data strategy, as recommended by the Shakespeare Review, published in May 2013.
      (166590)
45 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average weekly gross earnings of full-time employed (a) men and (b) women in (i) Barnsley Central constituency, (ii) South Yorkshire and (iii) England were in each year since 2006-07 in (A) cash terms and (B) constant prices.
      (166604)
46  
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many business start-ups there have been in Woking constituency in each of the last three years.
      (166777)
47 N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of public sector workers in Wales who work part-time; and what proportion of such workers are women.
      (166507)
48 N
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people migrated from the UK to (a) other EU states, (b) other Commonwealth countries and (c) the rest of the world in the last five years.
      (166556)
49  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166696)
50  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166720)
51  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, columns 556-8W, on average earnings: Clywd, what the average weekly gross earnings of a full-time employed (a) man and (b) woman in Wales was in cash terms in each year since 1997.
      (166869)
52  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, columns 556-8W, on average earnings: Clwyd, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the doubling of female full-time gross weekly earnings between 1997 and 2012.
      (166870)
53  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, columns 556-8W, on average earnings: Clwyd, what the average weekly gross earnings of a full-time employed (a) man and (b) woman was in each local authority area in north Wales in cash terms in each year since 1997.
      (166972)
54  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average gross weekly earnings of full-time employed (a) men and (b) women in the UK in each year since 1997 were in cash terms.
      (167089)
55  
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what reports he has received from the Charity Commission on the advice it has given to charities whose funds were frozen when the Charity Giving website and accounts were closed.
      (166781)
56  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 414W, on Big Society Network, if he will publish the letter of complaint about the Big Society Network; and if he will make a statement.
      (167056)
57 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the audit of procurement contracts held by G4S and Serco will (a) start and (b) finish.
      (166753)
58 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the audit of procurement contracts held by G4S and Serco will cost.
      (166754)
59  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the COBRA Committee has convened since January 2013.
      (166783)
60  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of National Security Council meetings have focused on (a) terrorism and (b) organised crime since May 2010.
      (166785)
61 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the potential for hostile governments and non-state actors to employ drones in an offensive manner against the UK or its Overseas Territories is considered as part of the National Security Risk Assessment.
     R (166499)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
62  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Prime Minister's policy is towards the development of the social dimension of Economic and Monetary Union; and if he will make a statement.
      (166955)
63  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the current activities of the high level expert group on the structure of the EU banking sector; and if he will make a statement.
      (166974)
64  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what ex-post levies will be raised on the financial sector in support of the EU single resolution mechanism; and if he will make a statement.
      (166975)
65  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the European Commission's proposals to establish a joint Eurozone Society Security Fund with payments linked to adherence to policy targets; and if he will make a statement.
      (166976)
66  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on participating in projected solidarity mechanisms under future Eurozone arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
      (166990)
67  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to opt into EU contracts for competitiveness and growth.
      (166991)
68  
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much betting shops have paid in (a) VAT and (b) corporation tax in each year since 2003.
      (166666)
69 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what current projects in all Government departments have no financial limit imposed on them by his Department.
      (166744)
70 N
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the public purse of reducing VAT to five per cent on all hospitality, rooms, food and alcohol.
      (167052)
71 N
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will set out how his Department calculates the levels of settlements offered to each Equitable Life claimant.
      (166648)
72 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason agricultural reservoirs were not included within the Annual Investment Allowance scheme.
      (166912)
73  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to reply to the letter dated 30 May 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms P. Atkinson, transferred from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
      (166969)
74 N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of gender pay parity in those banks in which the Government has a stake; and if he will undertake equal pay audits in those banks.
      (166603)
75  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families receiving the current childcare vouchers scheme which will not be eligible for the new tax free childcare scheme in 2015 due to their children being over the age of five.
      (166995)
76  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funds have been set aside by HM Revenue and Customs to begin preliminary work on the operation of the new tax free childcare scheme.
      (166996)
77  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much is being budgeted for the design of the IT system for the tax free childcare scheme.
      (166997)
78  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projections his Department has made of the cost of the overheads associated with the new tax free childcare scheme.
      (166998)
79  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166715)
80  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166740)
81  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many minimum wage compliance officers there are in HM Revenue and Customs.
      (166674)
82  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many instances of non-compliance with minimum wage were identified in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
      (166675)
83  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to increase the number of minimum wage compliance officers.
      (166676)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
84 N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what legal responsibility he has if a local authority declares itself unable to meet its statutory obligations.
      (166418)
85 N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers he has to act if a local authority declares that it is unable to fulfil its statutory functions.
      (166419)
86  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of third party certification under the revision of Part P of the Building Regulations on the ability of non-registered electricians to perform work.
      (166765)
87  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will consider restricting the use of the third-party certification option under the revision of Part P of the Building Regulations to those carrying out work not-for-trade for the purposes of preventing electricians from being encouraged to leave Part P competent persons schemes.
      (166769)
88 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2013, Official Report, columns 335-6W, on floods: finance, how much funding will have been paid out to each local authority between 1 January and 31 July 2013 under the Bellwin scheme as a result of flooding.
      (166821)
89  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2013, Official Report, column 59W, on fires: warehouses, at which warehouse each such fire took place.
      (167044)
90  
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government will announce the findings of its further work to understand the implications of decentralisation of planning fees.
      (167065)
91  
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made on its commitment to consider whether the scope of fee chargeable applications should be widened to potentially include allowing local authorities to charge for services on a cost recovery basis which do not currently require a fee as set out in the Proposals for changes to planning application fees in England - Summary of responses.
      (167076)
92  
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made in respect of its work with the Local Government Association to further understand the implications of the decentralisation of planning fees across all authorities as set out in his Department's document on Proposals for changes to planning application fees in England - Summary of responses.
      (167077)
93 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the effects on levels of rent arrears reported by registered social landlords in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley and (c) each region of England in (i) April 2012, (ii) May 2012, (iii) June 2012, (iv) April 2013, (v) May 2013 and (vi) June 2013 of the changes made in housing benefit rules which took effect on 1 April 2013.
      (166605)
94 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) Barnsley, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) England are in council tax arrears.
      (167015)
95 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many apprentices are currently employed by his Department; and how many such apprentices are aged (a) under 19, (b) 19 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 59 and (e) 60 years and over.
      (167021)
96  
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority properties have been purchased through the Government's right-to-buy scheme in Woking constituency in each of the last five years.
      (166780)
97 N
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many times the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for his Department has had meetings with Derek Webb of the Fairer Gambling Trust.
      (166647)
98 N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people of each income group have used Help to Buy to date.
     R (166508)
99  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what time limits are set for decisions made by the Planning Inspectorate.
      (166796)
100  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many decisions relating to potential Traveller and showpeople sites have been determined by the Planning Inspectorate in 2013 to date.
      (166856)
101  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166697)
102  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166722)
103  
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2013, Official Report, column 989W, on local government: ICT, what progress he has made on measures to allow town and parish councils to (a) make online payments and (b) send agendas electronically.
      (167055)
104  
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the outcome was of his visit to Sevenoaks Town Council on 22 June 2013 was; what assessment he has made of the calls from the National Association of Local Councils for further reform of business rates to assist town and parish councils in supporting local economic growth; and if he will make a statement.
      (167081)
105 N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost of renting a three-bedroom family property in each (a) region of the UK and (b) London borough in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
      (166917)
106 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich on tackling far right extremism and groups such as the English Defence League.
      (167009)
107 N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress the Islamophobia Working Group has made; and if he will make a statement.
      (166810)
108 N
Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues on the valuation of rural exception site land in the Green Belt.
      (166593)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
109  
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many betting shops are located in each parliamentary constituency.
      (166665)
110 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will consider reviewing company law with respect to football clubs in order to achieve greater oversight of the financial arrangements of football clubs and avoid clubs being affected by unmanageable debt.
      (166586)
111 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of the Football League to discuss whether the owners of Coventry City FC have fulfilled the criteria required by the Football League's regulations in order to play at another club's stadium.
      (166587)
112 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of the Football League to discuss its recent decision to allow Coventry City FC to play at Northampton Town's Sixfields Stadium.
      (166588)
113 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of the Football League to discuss potential changes to the Football League's regulations in order to avoid financial difficulties forcing football clubs to play away from their home town.
      (166589)
114  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish a table showing the salaries of the chief executive of each organisation that receives more than 50 per cent of its revenue from her Department.
      (166845)
115  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of (a) the money raised for the good causes and (b) the annual percentage difference from society lotteries in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
      (167034)
116  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the costs of recruiting society lottery players on the amount that the society lotteries give to charities.
      (167042)
117 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of reductions in funding for local authorities on the provision of library services in England.
      (166919)
118  
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department provides to support women amateur boxers.
      (166762)
119 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the value was of sales of National Lottery scratch cards in Northern Ireland in each year between 2009 and 2012; and what the value was of National Lottery ticket sales in Northern Ireland in each such year.
      (166826)
120  
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with disability groups about young people's experiences regarding watching live music.
      (166630)
121  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many questions answered by her Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166698)
122  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all answers provided by her Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166723)
123  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) under-16 year olds, (b) 16 to 25 year olds, (c) 25 to 40 year olds, (d) 40 to 60 year olds and (e) over 60 year olds who take part in recreational sport in (i) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (ii) Renfrewshire and (iii) Scotland.
      (166679)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
124  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the armed forces are being required to undertake any measures to reduce carbon emissions.
      (166927)
125 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters have applied for asylum in the UK under the current intimidation policy.
      (166358)
126 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who have worked with the Army in the last 10 years would be eligible for asylum in the UK should his Department's policy change to include those who have worked for the Army for 30 months prior to December 2012.
      (166359)
127 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who have worked with the Army since December 2012 will qualify for asylum in the UK.
      (166360)
128 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria are used in the current intimidation policy for Afghan interpreters working with the Army to enable them to relocate within Afghanistan.
      (166361)
129 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan interpreters who worked with the Army between November 2001 and December 2012 will not qualify for asylum in the UK.
      (166427)
130 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 420W, on reserve forces: Cardiff, whether the HMS Cambria facility will remain at its current location bordering Sully and Barry.
      (166357)
131 N
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to demolish the chapel of rest of the former RAF Lyneham.
      (166607)
132 N
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will happen to the fittings and accoutrements of the chapel of rest at former RAF Lyneham.
      (166608)
133  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent consideration he has given to the building of two new offshore patrol vessels.
      (166800)
134 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of armed forces veterans who have committed suicide in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
      (166553)
135 N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of UK service personnel based in Gibraltar who have accounts with Barclays Bank.
      (166885)
136  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2013, Official Report, column 266W, on armed forces: sexual offences, what sanctions against a perpetrator are available to a commanding officer following the conclusion of an investigation of an offence under sections 3, 66, 67 and 71 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003; and if he will make a statement.
      (167030)
137  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2013, Official Report, column 266W, on armed forces: sexual offences, what guidance is given to a commanding officer on the conduct of investigations of an offence under sections 3, 66, 67 and 71 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003; and if he will make a statement.
      (167057)
138  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget is allocated for the (a) Royal Naval Reserve HMS Cambria and (b) proposed additional reserve unit in Cardiff; and if he will make a statement.
      (167058)
139  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many sites are being considered for the proposed additional reserve unit in Cardiff; whether the site will be (a) rented and (b) purchased; and what budget has been allocated for a site to be (i) rented and (ii) purchased.
      (167074)
140 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single parents in each branch of the armed forces have been promoted in each of the last three years.
      (166886)
141 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces are single parents.
      (166887)
142 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cap he will set on the level of reservist award in non-specialist roles.
      (166888)
143 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each Minister in his Department has met the Chairman of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme since May 2010; and what issues were discussed at each such meeting.
      (166913)
144 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in informing hon. and right hon. Members of both Houses of the work of Armed Forces.
      (166914)
145  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the main gate decision will be taken for the Crowsnest project; and what recent estimate he has made of its total cost.
      (166770)
146  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flights the UK has made under the NATO Strategic Airlift Interim Solution since January 2012; what the (a) total cost and (b) cost per flight has been; and which aircraft were used.
      (166771)
147  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from 51 Squadron will be deployed to Afghanistan to support US operations using the Rivet Joint aircraft.
      (166801)
148  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which NATO member states have sent maritime patrol aircraft to (a) RAF Lossiemouth and (b) RAF Leuchars since December 2012; which aircraft were sent; and what the purpose was of their visit.
      (166802)
149  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requests the UK has made to other NATO member states to provide maritime patrol aircraft to patrol UK waters in order to detect submarines since March 2010.
      (166803)
150  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the (a) number of payments and (b) cost to the public purse of key industrial capability notices issued to BAE systems under the terms of the 2009 Terms of Business Agreement.
      (166804)
151  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions BAE systems has written to his Department to notify it of a (a) key industrial capability trigger event and (b) key industrial capability notice under the terms of the 2009 Terms of Business Agreement since June 2012.
      (166805)
152  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flights over the UK have been conducted under the Open Skies treaty, by nation conducting each flight, since 2002.
      (166929)
153  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Navy continues to offer a frigate or destroyer to NATO Immediate Reaction Force activation.
      (167047)
154  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166699)
155  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166724)
156 N
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 505W, on shipbuilding, whether information regarding the future size and skills mix of the workforce would be information required by the proposed Single Source Regulations Office as part of the annual reporting process by companies.
     R (166510)
157 N
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the invitation to negotiate for his proposed Government Owned Contractor Operated model.
     R (166822)
158 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) rank and (b) job title is of the posts held by UK officers on exchange with the US at Combined Air Operations Centre.
     R (166497)
159 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what evaluation his Department has made of the level of sound emitted by unmanned aerial vehicles and the effect such sounds have on communities living in areas where they are used.
     R (166498)
160 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2013, Official Report, column 327W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, if he will place a copy of the Reaper Agreement in the Library.
     R (166500)
161 N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Project Crossbow operates from UK bases in the US.
     R (166555)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
162  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which representatives of the Government attended the most recent Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.
      (166973)
163 N
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of (a) the total monetary cost and (b) how many full-time equivalent staff worked on the preparation of the Trident Alternatives Review.
      (166602)
164 N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will publish a detailed account of the total costs of the Trident Alternatives Review.
      (166557)
165  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many questions answered by his Office included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166700)
166  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Office containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166725)
167 N
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, which people, service personnel and organisations were consulted during the Trident Alternatives Review.
      (166592)
168 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the cost of the preparation of the Trident Alternatives Review was.
      (166599)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
169  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his latest estimate is of the (a) number and (b) proportion of (i) 16, (ii) 17 and (iii) 18 year olds who are not in education or training; and if he will make a statement.
      (166944)
170  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total spend by his Department was on anti-truancy programmes in each year since 2010; and what assessment of value for money has been made of such spending.
      (166947)
171  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average time taken was to carry out an assessment for a statement of special educational needs in each year since 2010, broken down by local education authority; and if he will make a statement.
      (166948)
172  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health services for children; and if he will make a statement.
      (166949)
173  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been (a) in care and (b) taken into care in each year since 2010; if he will place in the Library a breakdown of the reasons why children went into care; and if he will make a statement.
      (166950)
174  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what change there has been in the number of teaching assistants in England since 2010; what assessment he has made of the effects of that change on levels of pupil attainment; and if he will make a statement.
      (166951)
175  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants are employed in each (a) Government region and (b) local education authority.
      (166952)
176  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of headteachers in England are within (a) one year, (b) two, (c) three, (d) five and (e) 10 years of standard pension age; and if he will make a statement.
      (166956)
177  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the annual cost of reducing class sizes at Key Stage 1 in English schools to (a) 20 or fewer and (b) 25 or fewer.
      (166957)
178  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total capital spending on (a) primary and (b) secondary schools was in each year since 2010 in real terms; what the planned real-term figures are for each year to 2015; and if he will make a statement.
      (166958)
179  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies have been co-sponsored by local authorities to date; and if he will make a statement.
      (166959)
180  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area have no on-site facilities for producing hot school lunches; what information his Department collects on the (i) quality, (ii) availability and (iii) take-up of school lunches; whether all English schools meet the food-based and nutrient standards for lunch and non-lunch food; and if he will make a statement.
      (166960)
181  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people are training to become (a) primary and (b) secondary school teachers by subject area; and how many were in such training in each of the last five years.
      (166961)
182  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what increased resources are provided to schools due to higher staff costs in some parts of the country; what the basis is of that allocation policy; and if he will make a statement.
      (166962)
183  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of GCSE entries from (a) independent schools and (b) state schools scored an A* or A grade in each year since 2010.
      (166963)
184  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted school inspections took place in each year since 2010.
      (166964)
185  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools were classed as requiring significant improvement in each reporting period since 2010.
      (166965)
186  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in English schools took school meals in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
      (166966)
187  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the budget per pupil for each school in England before and after the introduction of the pupil premium.
      (166971)
188  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools funding is distributed without reference to pupil numbers; and if he will make a statement.
      (166977)
189  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of appeals against permanent exclusion were decided in favour of parents in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
      (166978)
190  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of schools with post-16 provision; and if he will make a statement.
      (166979)
191  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers, (b) pupils, (c) teaching assistants and (d) support staff there were in English (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 2010, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement.
      (166980)
192  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the structural changes necessary in the schools system to drive up standards; and if he will make a statement.
      (166981)
193  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to attract more of the best graduates into teaching; and if he will make a statement.
      (166982)
194  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his estimate is of the real terms changes (a) in total and (b) per pupil in his Department's budgets for (i) all spending, (ii) spending on schools and (iii) spending on schools capital projects in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
      (166983)
195  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what freedoms are available to academies that are not automatically available to local authority schools; and if he will make a statement.
      (166984)
196  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost has been of each new academy built since 2010; and what the estimated costs are of each academy so far approved but not completed.
      (166985)
197  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) GCSE results and (b) truancy rates were for each academy in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
      (166986)
198  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils were (a) temporarily and (b) permanently excluded from English (i) infant schools, (ii) primary schools, (iii) secondary schools and (iv) colleges in each year since 2010, by age; and if he will make a statement.
      (166987)
199  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department gives to its officials on making references to the policies of the previous Government in the drafting of press releases, statements, explanatory memoranda and other departmental publications.
      (166989)
200  
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the new funding system for higher needs students on (a) a local authority's ability to commission independent specialist colleges to provide courses, (b) the teaching time a student can expect and (c) the quality of the course.
      (166839)
201 N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what importance he proposes to give to (a) the principles of financial education and (b) financial mathematics in his revision of the National Curriculum.
      (166509)
202 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many breakfast clubs there are in schools by (a) region and (b) local authority.
      (166823)
203 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools and local authorities have (a) sought and (b) been granted permission to change the use of playing fields by putting school buildings on them since February 2012.
      (167024)
204 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools and local authorities have (a) sought and (b) been granted permission to change the use of playing fields by putting classrooms on them since February 2012.
      (167025)
205 N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he will provide for continuing professional development to ensure teachers are equipped to teach the curriculum following the National Curriculum Reform; when such budgetary support will be determined; and if he will make a statement.
      (166654)
206 N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to raise awareness amongst teachers of the changes made to the teaching of the curriculum following the National Curriculum Reform; and if he will make a statement.
      (166656)
207  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, further to his letter to the hon. Member for Monmouth, what progress his Department has made on locating the school attended by Adil Rashid.
      (166926)
208  
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he had with the (a) Roman Catholic Church and (b) Church of England when deciding on a 50 per cent cap on admissions for Free Schools.
      (166900)
209  
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will use any unused funds from the phonics matched funding scheme to give additional support for extra curriculum resources for schools for the new National Curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
      (166638)
210  
Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools have participated in the matched funding for phonics programme to date; and if he will make a statement.
      (166639)
211 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department is providing to local safeguarding children's boards to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation among Year 6 and Year 7 students.
      (166816)
212 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the provision of resources for voluntary organisations that are effectively supporting official agencies in tackling child sexual exploitation.
      (166817)
213 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals to give school governing bodies the power to remove poorly performing governors.
      (166820)
214  
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children in (a) Surrey and (b) England secured places at (i) their first choice and (ii) one of their top three choices of secondary school in the most recent application period.
      (166775)
215  
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much schools in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) England received in funding from the pupil premium in 2011-12; and how much such schools received in 2012-13.
      (166779)
216 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage children to read more books in the summer holidays.
      (167062)
217 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress he has made on plans to move to a fairer schools funding formula before 2015.
      (167064)
218  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent per pupil for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area in the West Midlands for each year since 2010.
      (166921)
219 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants were employed in maintained schools in (i) Brigg and Goole constituency and (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five academic years.
      (166649)
220  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to consult on the eligibility of free school meals for children whose parents will be in receipt of universal credit ahead of the introduction of universal credit.
      (166994)
221  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the availability of places for the 130,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds eligible for the free 15 hours childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds scheme.
      (167000)
222  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has any plans to regulate nannies and other home childcarers working outside the childcare regulatory system.
      (167001)
223  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided for Family Information Services in each of the last four years; and what such funding it plans to provide in 2014-15.
      (167002)
224  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the role of grandparents and other extended family members in providing informal childcare.
      (167003)
225  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received the action plan from Chethams School of Music expected in May 2013; and whether he is confident that the necessary safeguarding and child protection measures are in place to protect pupils at the school.
      (167088)
226  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to announce what subjects will be included in the technical baccalaureate.
      (166854)
227  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the role of teaching assistants.
      (166855)
228  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166701)
229  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166726)
230  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy that all new schools or major extensions should have defibrillators provided; and if he will establish a programme to provide defibrillators in all existing schools.
      (166766)
231  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria or formula his Department used to determine the funding allocations for additional money for physical education and sport in primary schools.
      (166849)
232 N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects that the Minister of State for Schools will reply to the letter to him of 3 July 2013 from the hon. Member for Harrow West; and if he will make a statement.
      (166920)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
233 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills regarding BT Openreach's work to deliver measures under the Energy Company Obligation.
      (166363)
234 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of fees being charged by BT Openreach for eyebolt installations on the cost of delivering the Energy Company Obligation.
      (166364)
235 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what differences there are in the obligations placed on installers by the codes of practice for the Green Deal and the Energy Company Obligation.
      (166992)
236  
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on what evidential basis he made the decision to set the duration of the proposed Contracts for Differences for renewable energy at 15 years; and if he will publish the analysis produced in support of this decision.
      (166895)
237  
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's publication entitled Final Project Report: An investigation of the effect of EPC ratings on house prices, what the evidential basis is for his Department's conclusion that the cost of energy is having an affect on house prices.
      (166640)
238 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will commission an investigation into the UK's oil price setting process.
      (166748)
239 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received calling for a review of the oil price setting process.
      (166749)
240 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) US and (b) EU regulation of oil prices.
      (166750)
241  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost of offshore windfarm construction to meet the UK's renewable targets for 2020.
      (166846)
242  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimates his Department were given in 2008 of the expected average global temperature in 2013.
      (166928)
243  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of whether an increase of 0.8 degrees celsius in average global temperatures is statistically significant.
      (166941)
244  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the UK of complying with the Climate Change Act 2008.
      (166945)
245  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimates his Department has been given by the Met Office of the expected average global temperature in 2018.
      (167028)
246  
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many homes in Woking constituency have received insulation under his Department's energy efficiency programmes in each of the last three years.
      (166778)
247  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166702)
248  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166727)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
249  
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities (a) have a contingency plan in place in the event of a rabies outbreak and (b) are currently reviewing such a plan.
      (166840)
250 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental evaluations of High Speed 2 have been conducted by his Department; and if he will publish all reports that have been prepared for Ministers on that matter.
      (166745)
251  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on linking the use of funding from international finance institutions to agricultural and food producers to improve animal welfare standards.
      (166692)
252  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what opportunities his Department provides for stakeholders to comment on proposals for new environmental land management schemes.
      (166788)
253  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation his Department has undertaken with stakeholders in respect of new environmental land management schemes.
      (166789)
254  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration he has given to providing funding for landowners for walking and access infrastructure under new environmental land management schemes.
      (166790)
255  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will estimate the income generated by walking and recreation in coastal communities.
      (166791)
256  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will estimate the income generated by the England Coast Path for coastal communities.
      (166792)
257  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the future implementation of the England Coast Path project.
      (166793)
258  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will estimate the income generated by walking and recreation by county.
      (166794)
259  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 31 May 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms L. Molona.
      (166968)
260  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward proposals to examine the effectiveness of pet shop licensing legislation.
      (166865)
261  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of the issue of people running large puppy breeding operations form their own home without a suitable licence.
      (166866)
262  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration he has given to prohibiting the sale of puppies in pet shops.
      (166867)
263  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the suitability of pet shops as a place to provide for the welfare needs of young puppies before they are sold.
      (166868)
264  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2013, Official Report, columns 78-9WS, on Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce, what (a) powers, (b) budgets and (c) staffing the Chief Plant Health Officer will be given; whether these will be on an equivalent basis to those given to the Chief Animal Health Officer; and if he will make a statement.
      (166850)
265  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2013, Official Report, columns 78-9WS, on Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce, what steps he has put in place to (a) avoid the introduction into the UK of the emerald ash borer and (b) reduce the threat to tree health and bio-security from the global trade in soil; what assessment he has made of whether the emerald ash borer would reproduce effectively in and kill the ash trees showing resistance to Chalara; and if he will make a statement.
      (166851)
266  
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the level of consultancy fees commissioned by Ofwat was in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
      (166626)
267  
Patrick Mercer (Newark): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on the dangers posed by Chinese lanterns.
      (166848)
268  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166703)
269  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166728)
270  
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure appropriate labelling of meat that has come from animals who have not been stunned due to ritual slaughtering.
      (166799)
271 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to (a) restrict the sale of chlorpyrifos and (b) record to whom sales are made; and if he will make a statement.
      (166594)
272 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what damage was caused to the River Kennet by the recent chlorpyrifos poisoning; and what assessment he has made of the amount of the chemical involved in this incident.
      (166595)
273 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations he has received on (a) the banning of chlorpyrifos and (b) the licensing of chlorpyrifos for professional use only; and if he will make a statement.
      (166596)
274 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures (a) are in place and (b) have previously been in place to assist with the safe disposal of (a) chlorpyrifos and (b) similar pesticides.
      (166597)
275 N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action his Department is taking to assess the dangers posed by chlorpyrifos to the UK's water courses; and if he will make a statement.
      (166598)
276  
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research his Department has (a) carried out and (b) funded into non-chemical methods of pest control for oil seed rape; and if he will make any useful findings of such research available to farmers ahead of the two year suspension of some uses of neonicotinoid insecticides.
      (166782)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
277  
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many representations he has received calling for a boycott of Israeli goods and services in the last year.
      (167059)
278  
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many representations he has received on Iran's nuclear programme in the last year.
      (167060)
279  
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many representations he has received in opposition to Israeli settlement activity.
      (167075)
280  
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether holders of UK travel documents who are not UK citizens require a visa to visit the Republic of Ireland.
      (166875)
281 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the European Union-wide regulation requiring any agreement or contract signed by an EU country with Israel to include a clause stating that the settlements are not part of the State of Israel and therefore are not part of the agreement; what steps he will take to implement this regulation in any bilateral agreements with Israel; and if he will make a statement.
      (166496)
282  
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the government of Bahrain's implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry's recommendations.
      (167048)
283  
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what projects the UK is providing technical assistance to the government of Bahrain to assist that country's implementation of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry's recommendations.
      (167049)
284  
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the government of Bahrain's (a) recent human rights reforms and (b) establishment of the National Institution for Human Rights in that country.
      (167050)
285  
Conor Burns (Bournemouth West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recent efforts made towards national conciliation and power-sharing by the government of Bahrain.
      (167051)
286  
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of funding allocated under the EU's Nepal Peace Trust Fund.
      (166874)
287  
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist with addressing the problem of impunity in Nepal.
      (166876)
288  
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the government of Nepal about the problem of impunity and the need to ensure that those responsible for serious human rights violations in that country are held to account.
      (166877)
289  
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to (a) support human rights defenders, (b) support those working to end impunity and (c) implement the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders in Nepal.
      (166902)
290  
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what field visits officials of his Department have undertaken in Nepal in the last two years with the aim of supporting human rights defenders and civil society.
      (166905)
291  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the written statement of 8 July 2013, Official Report, columns 3-4WS, if he will ensure that the feasibility study is concluded by the summer of 2014 so that the Government can make decisions and take forward resettlement before the next election.
      (166668)
292  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the scope of the Chagossian feasibility study is restricted to resettlement on the Outer Islands.
      (166669)
293  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that the Chagossian feasibility study is conducted by independent and objective consultants with the necessary scientific, economic and social science background.
      (166670)
294  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to seek funding from non-UK government sources so that the cost of Chagossian resettlement is not a heavy ongoing contingent liability for the UK taxpayer.
      (166671)
295  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the role of G4S in the Israeli prison system.
      (166685)
296  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions officials based at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur met Malaysian police between 1995 and 1997; and whether the police investigation into the killings at Batang Kali in December 1948 were discussed on any such occasions.
      (166891)
297  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will respond to the postcards submitted through the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur by Malaysians on 18 June 2013 calling on the Government to take responsibility for the killings at Batang Kali in December 1948.
      (166892)
298  
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what purpose officials based at the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur monitored the 1993-96 Malaysian police investigation into the killings at Batang Kali, Malaya in December 1948.
      (166893)
299  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the income tax arrangements are for UK members of the European Parliament.
      (166844)
300  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether British civil servants seconded to the EU or to EU bodies pay tax at the same level as other British citizens.
      (166896)
301  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with members of the free Syrian Army about the welfare of Christians living in rebel-held areas of Syria.
      (166930)
302  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received about the welfare of Christians living in rebel-held areas of Syria.
      (166942)
303  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken in response to the recent attacks on the Hazara people in Pakistan.
      (166931)
304  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Pakistan government regarding the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
      (166934)
305  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received concerning the murder of four Hazara traders on the Masjid Road in Quetta, Pakistan on 15 July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
      (166935)
306  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the recent suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Hazara Town, Quetta, Pakistan on 30 June 2013; and if he will make a statement.
      (166936)
307  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when representatives of the Government last met leaders of the Hazara community in Quetta, Pakistan.
      (166937)
308  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the UN Rapporteur on Human Rights regarding the recent attacks on the Hazara community in Quetta, Pakistan.
      (166938)
309  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of Hazara people murdered in Quetta, Pakistan in the last two years.
      (166939)
310  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when representatives of the Government last met representatives from the Pakistan government to discuss the recent attacks on Hazara people in Quetta.
      (166940)
311  
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Palestinian Authority about fulfilling its Road Map commitment to end incitement against Israel.
      (166641)
312 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the next UK-China human rights dialogue will take place; what its agenda will be; and if he will raise concerns about the human rights of the Tibetan people at this dialogue.
     R (166650)
313 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterparts on the whereabouts and wellbeing of the 10 Tibetans who were shot and injured whilst taking part in a peaceful community picnic to celebrate the birthday of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
     R (166651)
314 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on that country upholding its constitutional commitments to allow freedom of assembly and religious belief; and if he will request an investigation into the actions of the security forces who opened fire on unarmed Tibetans celebrating the birthday of their spiritual leader.
     R (166652)
315 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the actions of Chinese security forces who opened fire on unarmed Tibetans in Tawu, Sichuan province.
     R (166653)
316  
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of whether the education provider activities of the British Council constitute unfair competition to British private-sector education providers abroad.
      (166953)
317  
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will examine where it can work with British private-sector education providers to reduce the cost to the public purse of providing services through the British Council.
      (166954)
318 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment is of the situation in the Maldives.
      (167063)
319 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made regarding the attendance of foreign delegations from (a) countries of concern and (b) other countries identified by his Department in its annual human rights report at the Defence and Security International Exhibition in London.
      (167012)
320 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the Answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield of 12 June 2013, Official Report, column 355W, on Occupied Territories, whether UK companies operating in Israel and the Occupied Territories will be consulted during the development of a UK strategy on business and human rights.
      (166827)
321 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the Answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield of 12 June 2013, Official Report, column 355W, on Occupied Territories, when his Department will publish the UK strategy on business and human rights.
      (166828)
322 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's trade policy with respect to the EU's directive that member states should not sign deals with Israel unless a settlement exclusion clause is included.
      (166825)
323  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) name and (b) address is of each building owned by his Department; and what the estimated monetary value is of each such building.
      (166773)
324  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166704)
325  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166729)
326 N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the effectiveness of the UK Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues; and if he will make a statement.
      (166751)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
327 N
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the 14 hospitals investigated as part of Sir Bruce Keogh's recent report were regulated by Monitor; and what steps the regulator took to address the problems identified in the Keogh Report at each such hospital during the last five years.
      (166752)
328  
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve prisoners' awareness of hepatitis C and the testing and treatments available to prisoners.
      (166903)
329  
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of hepatitis C in prisons in England.
      (166904)
330 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to draw upon patient experience when comparing unit with unit in the new congenital cardiac review.
      (166353)
331 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that, following the new congenital cardiac review, configuration of children's heart surgery units will not be determined by the location of existing specialist services.
      (166354)
332 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that all children's cardiac surgery units are as vigorously assessed as the Leeds Children's Cardiac Surgery Unit has recently been.
      (166355)
333 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the future of cardiothoracic transplant and respiratory extra corporeal membrane oxygenation will be contingent on the final proposals for congenital heart surgery and that configuration will not be determined by the location of existing specialist services.
      (166356)
334 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Scottish congenital cardiac surgery unit will be included in the new review of congenital cardiac care.
      (166907)
335 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the new review of congenital cardiac care will commence.
      (166908)
336 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the new review of congenital cardiac care will consider quality of care through the entire process of child heart surgery.
      (166909)
337 N
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what role (a) patients, (b) the public and (c) other stakeholders will have in the new review of congenital cardiac care.
      (166910)
338  
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who could benefit from microprocessor knees and do not currently have them.
      (167082)
339  
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that all patients who could benefit from prosthetic technology have access to it, regardless of the area in which they live.
      (167083)
340  
Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding he makes available for the Clinical Reference Group (CRG) on Disability Equipment; and in what circumstances he would consider allocating further funding to CRGs which make a particular case for specific use for that funding.
      (167084)
341 N
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on local assisted conception policies which restrict access to IVF treatment on the grounds that one partner has children from a previous relationship.
      (166661)
342 N
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will endorse the recommendations contained within the 2013 NICE guideline on fertility which recommends that three full cycles of IVF be provided to eligible couples.
      (166662)
343 N
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 1 March 2013 to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West, Official Report, column 726W, on IVF, when Infertility Network UK's eligibility criteria commissioning tool was published; and what steps his Department has taken since then to reduce variations in access criteria across the country.
      (166663)
344 N
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will issue guidance on whether a clinical commissioning group can be deemed to have failed in its duty to discharge its functions if it refuses to commission fertility services; and what his policy is on intervention by NHS England in such cases.
      (166664)
345 N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to begin an information campaign to explain the details of the care cap to the public.
      (166420)
346 N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who will have their personal care costs capped at £72,000 who will pay an additional amount for care for low and moderate needs and non-eligible substantial care.
      (166503)
347 N
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average amount that will be paid by individuals under plans to cap personal care costs at £72,000 to meet (a) moderate or low needs and (b) substantial needs which are not deemed eligible under the scheme.
      (166504)
348  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding mental health services have received in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust and (d) Durham in each of the last four years.
      (166761)
349  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve choice in the provision of services for mental health service users.
      (166763)
350  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the commissioning of mental health services.
      (166764)
351  
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which local authorities did not report any food standards sampling in 2011-12 via the Local Authority Enforcement Monitoring System, excluding those that took no samples at all; how many samples each local authority took; how many were submitted to the local authority's appointed public analyst; how many of those submitted to the public analyst were taken as part of a Food Standards Agency-funded project; and how many were paid for by the local authority.
      (166862)
352  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the number of school age pupils who have been prescribed drugs for (a) depression, (b) behaviour control and (c) mental health problems in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
      (166988)
353 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs who have been elected to the boards of clinical commissioning groups hold directorships or have shares held in private healthcare companies.
      (166815)
354 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the revision of the Quality and Outcomes Framework.
      (166551)
355 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published in March 2013, what progress NHS England has made on working with the Resuscitation Council, the British Heart Foundation and other stakeholders to consider ways of increasing the number of people trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators.
      (166623)
356 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published in March 2013, what progress NHS England has made on working with the Resuscitation Council, the British Heart Foundation and other stakeholders to promote first responder programmes by ambulance services.
      (166624)
357 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Strategy, published in March 2013, what progress NHS England has made on working with the Resuscitation Council, the British Heart Foundation and other stakeholders (a) to promote automated external defibrillator (AED) site mapping and registration and (b) the use of the existing national database of AEDs.
      (166625)
358 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve awareness amongst the public and healthcare professionals of the symptoms of stroke.
      (166646)
359 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to support healthier lifestyles and reduce cardiovascular and stroke risk.
      (166657)
360 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to involve stroke patients in their care planning.
      (166658)
361 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that stroke patients are treated in acute stroke centres that provide 24 hour care.
      (166659)
362 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made on diagnosing and treating transient ischaemic attacks.
      (166824)
363  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the costs to UK hospitals of complying with climate change legislation; and if he will make a statement.
      (166943)
364  
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Welsh Government's decision to introduce presumed consent will result in administrative changes to the way the organ donation system operates in England.
      (166831)
365  
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of presumed consent organ donation in Wales on (a) English prisoners in Welsh prisons, (b) individuals who normally reside in England who die in intensive care in Wales and (c) individuals who normally reside in Wales who die in intensive care in England.
      (166832)
366  
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on organ donation in England of the introduction of presumed consent for organ donation in Wales.
      (166833)
367  
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Welsh Assembly decision to introduce presumed consent will result in any additional costs to the UK Government.
      (166837)
368  
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Welsh Assembly decision to introduce presumed consent will require any changes to legislation by the UK Government.
      (166838)
369 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what special measures are being applied to Buckinghamshire Health Trust following the Keogh Review into hospital mortality rates.
      (166552)
370 N
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS England will start to fund procedures through the Commissioning Through Evaluation criteria.
      (166548)
371 N
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much NHS England has committed to fund technologies to be considered as part of Commissioning Through Evaluation.
      (166549)
372  
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in what proportion of cases during labour a 1:1 ratio of midwives to expectant mothers was achieved in each NHS maternity unit in the most recent year for which figures are available.
      (167070)
373  
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women transferred from each NHS maternity unit to another facility during labour in the most recent year for which figures are available.
      (167071)
374  
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births took place in each obstetric-led NHS maternity unit in the most recent year for which figures are available.
      (167072)
375  
Charles Hendry (Wealden): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many serious incidents occurred in each NHS maternity unit in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what definition his Department uses of a serious incident.
      (167073)
376 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has held with his Scottish counterpart on the use of a Section 104 to assist with the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes.
      (166425)
377 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether, as part of its consideration of a contract-based model for the administration of the Nursery Milk Scheme, his Department has assessed the likelihood that a company that wins the contract would be able to put in place an immediate supply chain.
      (166915)
378 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time to be seen by a doctor in accident and emergency for (a) walk-in patients and (b) those arriving by ambulance are (i) for each hospital in South Yorkshire and (ii) nationally.
      (167014)
379 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many apprentices are currently employed by his Department; and how many such apprentices are aged (a) under 19, (b) 19 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 59 and (e) 60 years and over.
      (167020)
380  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will collect data centrally on the diagnosis of fetal valproate syndrome.
      (166858)
381  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will collect data centrally on the diagnosis of fetal valproate syndrome where there is also a diagnosis of (a) spina bifida, (b) neural tube defects, (c) cardiac and heart malformations, (d) kidney malformations and (e) cleft lip or palate.
      (166859)
382  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will collect data centrally on the diagnosis of children with fetal anti-convulsant syndrome between 1989 and 2012.
      (166860)
383  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how he plans to collect data centrally on the diagnosis of fetal valproate syndrome and sodium valproate in pregnancy.
      (166861)
384  
Jonathan Lord (Woking): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS spending per head of population in Surrey was in each of the last five years.
      (166776)
385  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the three-month vacancy rate was for nurses in each specialist group in each year since 2010.
      (167029)
386 N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of staff currently working in the NHS in England who had been engaged by NHS bodies (a) through personal service companies and (b) as permanent members of staff before having their contract of employment terminated and then being re-employed; and if he will make a statement.
      (166881)
387  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place for patients to appeal against decisions made about their treatment by NHS England.
      (166627)
388  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons brain cancer patients and patients who have benign, vascular and functional neuro disease who were treated at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery up to 31 March 2013 are required to transfer their treatment to another hospital by NHS England.
      (166830)
389  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason NHS England stopped funding patients for gamma knife treatment at the National Hospital for Neurology and neurosurgery at University College London Hospital but will fund such treatment at private hospitals in London.
      (166898)
390  
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2013, Official Report, column 360W, on health visitors: Bury, when NHS England last sought assurance from its area team that the core national service requirement was being met in Bury.
      (166631)
391  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the health implications of smoking a shisha pipe compared to a cigarette.
      (167004)
392  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps she is taking to ensure the measures put in place by the Health Act 2006 and Smoke-Free Regulations are being effectively enforced in shisha bars.
      (167005)
393  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to measure the (a) presence of and (b) risk to health from second hand smoke to underage children in shisha bars.
      (167006)
394  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to license the selling of tobacco products within shisha bars.
      (167007)
395  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166706)
396  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166731)
397  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether charging for tests in Public Health England microbiology laboratories is on a per test basis.
      (166628)
398  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria are used to decide on the procurement of universal sample containers for urine sample collection and transport.
      (166636)
399  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Statement of 26 March 2013, Official Report, column 1473, what minimum period of time work nurse trainees will be required to complete as support workers to healthcare assistants.
      (167078)
400 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of British pensioners who permanently live abroad but returned to the UK to access health treatment via the NHS in the latest period for which figures are available.
      (166606)
401 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will undertake a review of (a) who is and (b) who is not entitled to NHS care.
      (166619)
402 N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS Trusts had an end-of-year deficit between their income and expenditure in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13 by (i) region and (ii) multiples of £500,000; and if he will make a statement.
      (166916)
403  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) NHS trusts and (b) NHS foundation trusts there are; how many NHS trusts are expected to satisfy the requirements for conversion to foundation status by 2014; and if he will make a statement.
      (166660)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
404  
Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the annual costs from homicide and wounding since 2005; and how this figure for 2013 is broken down.
      (167080)
405  
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances an individual who holds a permanently unspent criminal conviction is allowed to become a British citizen.
      (166878)
406 N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports of suspicious marriages taking place she received under Section 24 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date.
      (167016)
407  
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK work permit legislation applies to non-EEA seafarers offered work on a vessel registered under a flag of convenience working on routes between ports in the UK and Ireland.
      (166922)
408  
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was paid out by UK Border Agency in adverse legal fees in immigration cases related to incorrect or contested National Referral Mechanism decisions in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
      (166925)
409 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 766, on resourcing for South Wales police, when the last occasion was that funding for policing in Cardiff was reviewed.
      (166351)
410 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 766, on resourcing for South Wales police, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the level of funding for policing in (a) Cardiff, (b) Belfast, (c) Edinburgh and (d) London.
      (166352)
411 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she last met the (a) Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales and (b) Chief Constable of South Wales to discuss funding for policing in Cardiff.
      (166398)
412 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of additional pressures placed on policing in Cardiff as a result of (a) the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and (b) other major sporting events in the last year.
      (166492)
413 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) mutual legal assistance treaty requests and (b) mutal legal assistance treaty requests for communications data were made to the US in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
      (166911)
414 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were made by residents in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in respect of people (a) under the age of 16 years and (b) over the age of 16 years in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
      (166872)
415 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will bring forward proposals to bring into line the rules restricting people convicted of an imprisonable offence standing for election to the post of police and crime commissioner with the rules for other public offices.
      (166818)
416  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister of State for Immigration dated 18 June 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Paul Mendy.
      (166967)
417  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister of State for Immigration dated 10 June 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Adeel Farrukh.
      (166970)
418  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many residence permits have been granted to persons conclusively recognised as victims of trafficking by the National Referral Mechanism in (a) the UK and (b) Northern Ireland in each year since its implementation; and how many of those permits were issued due to the victim's personal circumstances.
      (166857)
419  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to Question 161181 tabled on 18 June 2013 for Answer on 20 June 2013; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer.
      (166642)
420  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers the UK Border Agency has dedicated to organised crime.
      (166853)
421 N
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people granted asylum in the UK in each of the last five years were from (a) Iraq and (b) Afghanistan.
      (166502)
422  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many questions answered by her Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166707)
423  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all answers provided by her Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166732)
424  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with employers on the minimum wage and illegal immigration.
      (166682)
425  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal immigrants in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Renfrewshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each of the last five years.
      (166683)
426  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects that a reply will be sent to the letters dated 24 April 2013 and 4 June 2013 from the hon. Member for Harrow West to the UK Border Agency regarding Mr Hiren Patel of Harrow.
      (166774)
427  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2013, Official Report, columns 688-90W, on crime, if she will publish the equivalent data for 2012-13.
      (167031)
428 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding was given to local community groups to promote the Prevent Strategy in each year since 2011.
      (166755)
429 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local community projects received direct Government funding to implement the Prevent Strategy in each year since 2011.
      (166756)
430 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times she has met David Anderson QC to discuss terrorism since 1 January 2013.
      (166757)
431  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings she and her officials attended with colleagues in the Department for Communities and Local Government to review the Prevent Strategy in each year since 1 January 2011.
      (166784)
432  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stop and search actions have led to arrests under the Terrorism Act 2000 in each month since January 2010.
      (166795)
433 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports the Domestic Extremism Unit at the Metropolitan Police have passed to her Department in the last 24 months; and when her Department received each such report.
      (167010)
434 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent work her Department has commissioned on armed forces servicemen becoming involved in far right groups while they are still serving or once they have left the military.
      (167017)
435 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is a Government working group on armed forces servicemen or former servicemen involved in far right groups.
      (167018)
436  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government regarding introducing minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Wales.
      (166689)
437 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on public safety of (a) banning the private storage of firearms in domestic dwellings, (b) undertaking annual mental health checks on firearms certificate holders and (c) creating a publicly-available register of individuals with access to firearms; and if she will make a statement.
      (166422)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
438  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many House of Commons staff were on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
      (166643)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
439  
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports her Department has received on the work being undertaken by the Hadassah Hospital in support of the Palestinian healthcare system; and if her Department will provide support to extend such medical programmes for the purpose of encouraging peaceful coexistence.
      (167061)
440  
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) objectives, (b) project partners, (c) intended beneficiaries and (d) allocated funding from his Department is of the Security and Judicial Reform Project in Nepal; and how his Department plans to measure the impact of that project.
      (166894)
441  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has allocated funding in its aid budget for supporting victims of terrorism in Quetta, Pakistan.
      (166932)
442  
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has attached conditions to UK bilateral aid to Pakistan that would protect the human rights of (a) the Hazaras and (b) other persecuted groups in Quetta.
      (166933)
443  
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what level of aid her Department provides to the Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan regions in China; and what the main areas of focus are of such programmes.
     R (166629)
444  
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to engage parliamentarians in developing policy on the Post-2015 Development Framework; and if she will ask the Prime Minister to meet parliamentarians to discuss their role in that process.
      (166841)
445 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the likely effects of the outcomes agreed at the G8 Summit in June 2013 on developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
      (166591)
446  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many questions answered by her Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166708)
447  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all answers provided by her Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166733)
448  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2013, Official Report, column 280W, on Syria, if she will make representations to the United Nations to specifically assess the needs of (a) disabled and (b) young refugees from Syria.
      (166680)
449  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of Syrian refugees coming into refugee camps in (a) Lebanon, (b) Jordan, (c) Iraq and (d) Turkey on the resources and needs of long-term refugees already present in these countries.
      (166681)
450  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage Commonwealth member states that criminalise consensual, private same-sex sexual conduct to repeal such legislation; and if she will make a statement.
      (166693)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
451 N
Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department plans to provide for capital expenditure on new prison places in (a) the current spending review period and (b) the next spending review period.
      (166621)
452 N
Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what level of unpaid fines are owed to the courts in (a) Nottingham and (b) Nottinghamshire.
      (166560)
453 N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence following a life sentence have committed (a) homicide and (b) other offences in each of the last two years.
      (166423)
454 N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offences were committed by offenders serving a prison sentence in an open prison in the latest period for which figures are available; what the offence was in each case; and in which open prison each such offender was serving.
      (166424)
455  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted murders (a) are currently on a day release and (b) have been on a day release in each of the last three years.
      (167032)
456  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2013, Official Report, column 731W, on prisons: swimming pools, what consideration he has given to the removal of the swimming pools in HM Prison Holloway and HM Prison Stanford Hill.
      (167043)
457  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2013, Official Report, column 731W, on prisons: swimming pools, how much on average local groups are charged for the use of the swimming pools.
      (167045)
458  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether firms involved in over-charging for electronic tagging services will still be excluded from bidding for further departmental contracts.
      (166633)
459  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will undertake an urgent review of the prison management competition for the Doncaster cluster of prisons.
      (166634)
460  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons were for the delay in announcing the new contract for managing the Doncaster cluster of prisons; and what affect the over-charging by firms for existing departmental contracts has had on this process.
      (166635)
461  
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, columns 471-2W, on prisoners, how many female offenders were given immediate custodial sentences for failing to surrender to bail in (a) 2011 and (b) 2012.
      (166787)
462  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166709)
463  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166734)
464  
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect of raising the small claims limit on the (a) number of cases going through the small claims court and (b) number of litigants in person.
      (166637)
465  
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his response to the consultation on reducing the number and cost of whiplash claims.
      (166644)
466  
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on equality of arms in the legal system (a) following the implementation of the Jackson reforms and the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and (b) of the proposed increase to the small claims limit.
      (166843)
Questions to the Leader of the House
467  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Leader of the House, how many questions answered by his Office included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166710)
468  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Office containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166735)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
469  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many questions answered by her Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166711)
470  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all answers provided by her Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166736)
Questions to the Prime Minister
471 N
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2013, Official Report, column 847W, on Michael Dugher, on how many occasions Mr Lynton Crosby has been registered on the access control records as a visitor to Downing Street since November 2012.
      (166655)
472 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 444W, on Burma, what the outcomes were and what actions were agreed as a result of his discussions with President Thein Sein on (a) progress on political and economic reform, including the need for responsible trade and investment, (b) the UK's concerns about Kachin and Rakhine states, (c) human rights and (d) the release of remaining political prisoners.
      (166561)
473  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Prime Minister, how many questions answered by No. 10 Downing Street included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166712)
474  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by No. 10 Downing Street containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166737)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
475  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166713)
476  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166738)
Questions to the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
477  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if he will publish a breakdown of the costs associated with the two-day gathering at the Selsdon Park Hotel to discuss remuneration proposals for hon. Members.
      (166767)
478  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, on what dates (a) board members and (b) staff of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority attended the Selsdon Park Hotel to discuss remuneration proposals for hon. Members; whether other locations were considered for the meeting; and who attended.
      (166768)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
479  
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the RAC Foundation's report entitled Young Driver Safety Solutions to an Age-old Problem published in July 2013 and its conclusions on (a) a minimum learning period that contains requirements to drive in all conditions and (b) placing limitations on newly-qualified drivers.
      (166829)
480  
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Highways Agency will take action to facilitate access by mobility scooters, wheelchairs and pushchairs to the pavements at the junctions of St Leonard's Hospital with the A31 trunk road.
      (166667)
481  
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had with their counterparts in Transport Scotland regarding his Department's policies on (a) procurement, (b) service levels, (c) passenger fares and (d) concessionary fare schemes in the ferries sector; and whether such meetings take place on a regular basis.
      (166924)
482  
James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current timetable is for the Essex Thameside franchise; and whether the tender process will include a commitment that all rolling stock will be of equal or better quality than at present.
      (166873)
483  
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of staff at the Highways Agency and the Vehicle and Operators Services Agency are first aid-trained.
      (166863)
484 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much has been paid from the public purse to WS Atkins from contracts related to High Speed 2 since May 2010; and how much remains to be paid under uncompleted contracts.
      (166743)
485 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence Ministers of his Department have had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the subject of High Speed 2; and if he will publish such correspondence.
      (166746)
486 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many jobs have been created (a) directly and (b) indirectly by High Speed 2 to date; and how many such jobs will be created in (i) phase 1 and (ii) phase 2 of the project.
      (166747)
487 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) apprentices and (b) graduate trainees are working on High Speed 2 (HS2) in (i) his Department and (ii) HS2 Ltd.
      (166811)
488 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the role of signalling in achieving efficiencies in the rail sector.
      (166812)
489 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the recent steps taken by Network Rail to reduce delays caused by signal failures.
      (166813)
490 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) feasibility study and (b) any value management studies for HS2 Ltd's option 8 design for Euston Station.
      (166814)
491 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate of future levels of bicycle use his Department used when predicting the future spending on roads in its recently published Roads Strategy.
      (166558)
492 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the new motorists' champion will provide a strong voice for non-motorised road users.
      (166559)
493 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on concessionary bus travel for (a) pensioners and (b) disabled people in (i) Barnsley Central constituency, (ii) Barnsley, (iii) South Yorkshire and (iv) England in each year since 2004-05.
      (166819)
494 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what change there was in the number of miles cycled in 2012 compared with 2011 in (a) Barnsley, (b) Barnsley Central constituency, (c) South Yorkshire, (d) England and (e) the UK; and what assessment he has made of whether any such changes resulted from changes in the number of (i) people taking up cycling and (ii) trips by existing cyclists.
      (167008)
495  
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the formula is to determine the funding for the British Transport Police on the East Coast Main Line; and if he will place a copy of the formula in the Library.
      (166797)
496  
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the funding agreed between the British Transport Police (BTP) and the companies operating the East Coast Main Line was for BTP staff on the franchise in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010 -11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-04.
      (166798)
497 N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the life expectancy is of the original Severn Bridge.
      (166362)
498  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets he has designated for search and rescue under section 2.5 of Annex 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation; and where each is located.
      (166772)
499  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166714)
500  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166739)
501  
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the minutes of the most recent Bus Partnership Forum.
      (166834)
502  
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with bus operating companies on audio-visual next stop and final destination announcement systems.
      (166835)
503  
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which bus operating companies he has met representatives of (a) between May 2010 and July 2012 and (b) since July 2012.
      (166836)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
504  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166716)
505  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166741)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
506  
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many creditors of her Department owed more than £10,000 which remained unpaid after (a) 30 days, (b) 45 days, (c) 60 days, (d) 75 days and (e) more than 90 days in each of the last three years.
      (166897)
507  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many questions answered by the Government Equalities Office included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166705)
508  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to ensure that all answers provided by the Government Equalities Office containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166730)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
509 N
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers the Health and Safety Executive has to object to an approved planning consent should an issue of concern in their remit develop after approval is granted.
      (166421)
510 N
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he last discussed the safety of the Forties oil pipeline with the Health and Safety Executive.
      (166426)
511 N
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons the mobility criteria for personal independence payment has been changed to 50 metres instead of 20 metres.
      (167022)
512  
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people in work that are adversely affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
      (167079)
513  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households whose only income is out-of-work benefits with a higher household income than households with one person or more in employment.
      (167033)
514 N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish his response to the European Commission's letter requesting clarification of the UK Government's position on the cumulative conditions that apply for waiving the past presence test in cross-border situations.
      (166585)
515 N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Article 24(2) of Directive 2004/38/EC, for what reasons EU nationals residing in the UK as jobseekers are allowed to access income-based jobseeker's allowance, housing benefit and council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement.
      (166906)
516 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the influence in decision-making of the advocate in personal independence payment benefit assessments for people with cognitive impairments who lack insight into their condition.
      (166918)
517 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) each of the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible has allocated to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council in each of the last five years.
      (167013)
518  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Unum Ltd or any subsidiary companies of Unum Ltd had a role in designing the work capability assessment; what relationship there has been between his Department and Unum over the last 10 years; what payments have been made by his Department to any Unum companies in that time period; and for what reason this question originally tabled by the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion on this matter on 23 April 2013 did not receive an answer.
      (166645)
519 N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those eligible for pension credit in (a) Newport East constituency and (b) Wales claim this benefit.
      (166428)
520  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobseeker Allowance claimants were temporarily barred from claiming on a monthly basis in the last year for which figures are available by (a) local authority area and (b) constituency; and what the average length of bar was.
      (166899)
521  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will carry out an impact assessment of the introduction of housing costs contributions under universal credit.
      (166999)
522  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many questions answered by his Department included fewer than four pages of statistics in the Official Report for the last month.
      (166717)
523  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to ensure that all answers provided by his Department containing tables of statistical data which would not require more than four pages in the Official Report are published in full rather than by reference to a hyperlink.
      (166742)
524  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the move to personal independence payment in Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency.
      (166684)
525  
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the potential total savings to the public purse of setting a benefits cap at (a) £26,000, (b) £20,000, (c) £19,000, (d) £18,000 and (e) £17,000.
      (166847)
526 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people experiencing a mental health condition undertook the work capability assessment in each year between 2008 and 2012.
      (166505)
527 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2013, Official Report, columns 58-9W, on occupational health, who the members of the advisory group on the new health and work assessment and advisory service are.
      (166506)
528 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ATOS Healthcare full-time equivalent health professionals work on the Work Capability Assessment contract.
      (166550)
529 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times he and Ministers in his Department have met ATOS Healthcare senior management to discuss the contract for delivering the work capability assessment since May 2010.
      (166554)
530 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2013, Official Report, column 660W, on universal credit, whether he expects any further jobcentres to take new claims for universal credit before April 2014.
      (166806)
531 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he next plans to visit a foodbank.
      (166807)
532 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of recording on a regular basis the number of foodbank vouchers issued by jobcentres; and if he will make a statement.
      (166808)
533 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to discuss with representatives of groups operating foodbanks the reasons for recent trends in the level of foodbank demand; and if he will make a statement.
      (166809)
534 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the support provided by Jobcentre Plus to jobseekers aged over 50 with prior senior managerial experience.
      (166883)
535 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged over 50 who have been referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 were identified as being from an ethnic minority background; and how many have secured a sustained job outcome to date.
      (166884)
536 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department provides to Jobcentre Plus staff on assisting jobseekers aged over 50 into employment.
      (166889)
537 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged over 50 who have been referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 (a) received a sanction while on the Work Programme, (b) disputed the sanction and (c) had a sanction overturned.
      (166890)
538  
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the universal credit IT systems will take into account the planned uprating of the national minimum wage from 1 October 2013; and if he will make a statement.
      (167027)
539  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he expects universal credit to be implemented in Wales (a) as a pilot scheme and (b) in full.
      (166686)
540  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date he expects personal independence payments to be implemented in Wales.
      (166687)
541  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provisions will be made for those wanting to claim universal credit through the medium of Welsh.
      (166688)
542  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what future sums he has earmarked for relief of hardship arising from the under-occupancy penalty.
      (166690)
543  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance he has issued to local authorities in respect of the priority to be given to competing applicants for help from hardship funds allocated to relieve the effects of the under-occupancy penalty.
      (166691)
544 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been paid to Work Programme contractors working in Cumbria since the commencement of that programme.
      (166600)
545 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes to (a) provide independent inspection of Work Programme contractors and (b) collect feedback from Work Programme clients.
      (166601)
546  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the effect of the measures in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 on the economy of (a) St Helens South and Whiston constituency and (b) the North West.
      (167066)
547  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in St Helens South and Whiston constituency have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty; and how many such people are disabled.
      (167067)
548  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the average change in benefit for those in St Helens and Whiston constituency affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
      (167068)
549  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for a (a) budgeting loan and (b) crisis loan in (i) St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council area and (ii) Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council area were (A) made and (B) approved in each month since April 2013.
      (167069)

Prepared 4th September 2013