Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 4 September 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’™)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 4 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.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on assisted suicide of the Court of Appeal's judgment in July 2013 on the case brought by Paul Lamb and the family of the late Tony Nicklinson.
(167771)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) telephone calls, (b) web chats, (c) texts and (d) e-mails from young people aged 13 to 18 years old have been handled by the National Careers Service in each month since April 2012.
(167474)
3
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much the Medical Research Council spent on dementia research in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; and what activities were funded by such spending.
(167623)
4
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of any potential economic harm to creators under a private copying exception for lawfully-owned content.
(167655)
5
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what submissions he has received either orally or in writing from the Scottish Government in relation to the draft Consumer Rights Bill.
(167379)
6
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what submissions he has received either orally or in writing from the Scottish Government in relation to regulation of the payday lending sector over the last 12 months.
(167425)
7
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has made to the Financial Conduct Authority on the regulation of continuous payment authorities operated by high cost credit providers and debt management companies.
(167625)
8
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the Government's policy is on requiring UK-based companies to produce publicly-available financial reports on a country-by-country basis (a) as a UK-only initiative, (b) as a result of EU requirements and (c) as part of a wider international initiative.
(167652)
9
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials of his Department are working on the delivery of the Growth Accelerator programme; and at which office are they based.
(167806)
10
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many winning bidders under (a) round one and (b) round two of the Regional Growth Funds have not yet received a final agreed offer; and what the monetary value of each bid is.
(167807)
11
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date his Department's investigation into zero hours contracts began its work.
(167808)
12
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, at what level of approval the final decision to grant an export licence of sodium fluoride and potassium fluoride to Syria in January 2012 was made.
(167809)
13
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what volumes of (a) sodium fluoride and (b) potassium fluoride were authorised for export to Syria on 17 and 18 January 2012.
(167810)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
14
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What assessment he has made of the National Audit Office report, Charges for customer telephone lines, HC 541, and if he will make a statement.
(900025)
15
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people from strong faith and cultural backgrounds have access to the National Citizen Service.
(167413)
16
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the work of the Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade as part of the National Citizen Service in Bury South constituency.
(167414)
17
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and (c) the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations regarding the procurement options for delivery of the assisted digital scheme in Scotland.
(167385)
18
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he intends to reply to the letter of 1 March 2013 from the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North, addressed to the Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and transferred to the Cabinet Office on 15 May 2013, regarding information provided on the www.gov.uk website.
(167465)
19
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2013, Official Report, column 821W, on Social Incubator Fund, what are the defined plans to reach outside London of the listed recipients of the Social Incubator Fund.
(167702)
20
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2013, Official Report, column 768W, on cybercrime, what requests the Government made to (a) Google, (b) Facebook and (c) Microsoft for data in 2012-13 to inform those research studies.
(167703)
21
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what organisations received Investment and Contract Readiness funding in the last year for which records are available.
(167705)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
22
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to enable self-employed people to pay voluntary class 1 national insurance contributions to ensure that they are eligible for contribution-based jobseeker's allowance if they become unemployed.
(167387)
23
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue from import taxes has been received on goods imported into the UK from Ethiopia in each of the last five years.
(167454)
24
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received following HM Revenue and Customs' decision to withdraw the P38(S) form following the introduction of PAYE Real Time Information; and if he will make a statement.
(167399)
25
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates he has made of costs to his Department of HM Revenue and Customs' decision to withdraw the P38(S) form following the introduction of PAYE Real Time Information; and if he will make a statement.
(167400)
26
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Exchequer has raised through income tax from pensioners in each of the last five years.
(167730)
27
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the rate of VAT payable on advertising services is the same for all advertisements irrespective of the medium or platform used.
(167427)
28
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what oral and written representations he has received from the Scottish Government regarding the proposed fiscal regime for shale gas to date.
(167383)
29
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of trusts and foundations registered in the UK; and what his policy is on establishing registries of beneficial owners of trusts and foundations along the same lines as registries proposed for companies.
(167461)
30
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Prime Minister's policy is on the introduction of EU regulation to collect beneficial ownership information on companies and to make such information public; and what the Prime Minister's policy is on including such requirements in the anti-money laundering directives.
(167463)
31
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has set a target for the increase of real wages in the UK.
(167762)
32
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Statement of 26 June 2013, Official Report, column 314, on spending review, whether he has informed the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions which of his Department's programmes he has identified as under-performing; and if he will make a statement.
(167437)
33
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on tackling under-performance in (a) the Work Programme and (b) the Youth Contract; and if he will make a statement.
(167440)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
34
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes have been built as a result of the New Homes Bonus to date.
(167769)
35
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what date 400,000 additional homes will be built as a result of the New Homes Bonus.
(167770)
36
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many complaints he has received about bin blight in the last six months.
(167442)
37
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues in the Department of Transport about the loss of business rates to local authorities in areas where the proposed High Speed 2 route would have an adverse effect on or lead to the closure of existing businesses.
(167469)
38
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were purchased under the right to buy in (a) South Shields, (b) the North East and (c) the UK in each year since 2009-10.
(167779)
39
Mary Macleod
(Brentford and Isleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many businesses in (a) London, (b) Hounslow borough and (c) Brentford and Isleworth constituency have used the small business rate relief scheme to date.
(167729)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
40
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many gambling operators (a) were investigated and (b) received warnings or punitive action as a result of breaching self-exclusion agreements in each year since 2009.
(167780)
41
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what submissions she has received either orally or in writing from the Scottish Government in relation to regulation of nuisance calls over the last 12 months.
(167424)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
42
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Trident Alternatives Review.
(167781)
43
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Guard Service staff are employed at front line command sites in (a) South Tyneside, (b) the North East and (c) the UK.
(167778)
44
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to target cyber security experts for recruitment as reservists.
(167704)
45
N
Guy Opperman
(Hexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to visit RAF Spadeadam.
(167478)
46
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel took part in Exercise Brilliant Arrow 2013; and what the cost to the public purse was of this exercise.
(167811)
47
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel will take part in Exercise Steadfast Jazz 2013; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of this exercise.
(167812)
48
N
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with (a) local residents and (b) Colchester Borough Council on proposals to erect fences at the Middlewick firing range, Colchester; and if he will make a statement.
(167475)
49
N
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of erecting fences at the Middlewick firing range, Colchester.
(167476)
50
N
Bob Stewart
(Beckenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure the survival of Regimental Headquarters of the Cheshire Regiment, at Chester Castle, following the amalgamation of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment in the Mercian Regiment.
R (166864)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
51
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many serious case reviews relating to the safeguarding of children and young people there have been in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the cost of such reviews in each such year.
(167813)
52
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children of a white ethnic background eligible for free school meals achieved 5 A*-C GCSE grades (a) nationally and (b) in Birmingham in 2013.
(167724)
53
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to appoint a new Schools Commissioner.
(167457)
54
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the Ofsted thematic review of careers provision will be published.
(167472)
55
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he takes to ensure that (a) non-academy schools, (b) academy schools and (c) free schools secure independent and impartial careers service provision.
(167473)
56
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) teachers and (b) special educational needs support staff have been awarded scholarships by the National Scholarship Fund to develop specialist knowledge and skills in (i) Pendle and (ii) Lancashire since May 2010.
(167765)
57
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 18 year olds in Pendle were not in education, employment or training in each of the last five years.
(167772)
58
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what access (a) he and (b) his ministerial private office has to tablet devices; and what the purchase cost was of those devices in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(167470)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
59
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much has been paid in bonuses to employees of Nuclear Management Partners for their work in decommissioning the Sellafield nuclear plant in each of the last three years.
(167389)
60
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many fines have been levied due to unsafe practices in decommissioning the Sellafield nuclear plant in each of the last five years; and to which incidents each such fine relates.
(167390)
61
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the role of Nuclear Management Partners in the decommissioning of the Sellafield nuclear plant.
(167391)
62
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the implications for his plans for the UK's future nuclear programme of recent reports relating to the nuclear plant at Fukushima.
(167464)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
63
Sir Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent research funded by his Department into behavioural and physiological changes to dogs arising from the use of electric shock collars; and if he will make it his policy to ban such collars.
(167734)
64
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 in improving welfare standards for racing greyhounds in the industry.
(167785)
65
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to discuss a review of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain; and if he will make a statement.
(167786)
66
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2012, Official Report, column 313W on carbon emissions: agriculture, what progress has been made by the joint research programme between the Government and devolved administrations on reducing carbon emissions from agriculture in a cost effective way.
(167776)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
67
N
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK Government provided any names for the invitation list for the Globalscots and key contacts dinner attended by the Minister for External Affairs of the Scottish Government in Hong Kong on 27 June 2013.
(167428)
68
N
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK Government provided any names for the invitation list for the business networking reception attended by the Minister for External Affairs from the Scottish Government in Shenzen on 26 June 2013.
(167429)
69
N
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what items of business were discussed by the Minister for External Affairs of the Scottish Government and the British Consul-General in Hong Kong on 27 June 2013.
(167430)
70
N
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what items of business were discussed by the Minister for External Affairs of the Scottish Government and the British Ambassador in Beijing on 25 June 2013.
(167431)
71
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to his response of 21 May 2013, Official Report, columns 679-80W, what progress has been made through the Israeli planning system on the 32 master plans since May 2013, including those deemed to have met the required technical standard in December 2012.
(167653)
72
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to his response of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 862W, whether any assessment of government indirect finance to Israeli settlements through (a) procurement, (b) tax benefits or (c) participation in bilateral programmes was made before 2005; and when any such assessment was made.
(167654)
73
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with the United Nations Human Rights Council on human rights and terrorist hostage taking.
(167775)
74
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the government of Burundi on (a) the recent enactment of a press law in that country and (b) the restriction the provisions of that law impose on the freedom of the media.
(167816)
75
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of China in negotiations towards a new international agreement on climate change.
(167416)
76
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Palestinian children currently held in Israeli prisons.
(167756)
77
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners held in Israeli prisons who are Israeli.
(167757)
78
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of how many Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons have been released since 29 July 2013; how many such prisoners have since been re-arrested; and how many new Palestinian prisoners have entered Israeli prisons since that date.
(167758)
79
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many Palestinian children (a) held in Israeli prisons have been released and (b) have been arrested by Israeli police and security forces since 29 July 2013.
(167783)
80
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the first reports of the Government's Balance of Competences Review will be published.
(167380)
81
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Written Statement of 14 May 2013, Official Report, column 32WS on Balance of Competences Review, for what reason the first six first semester reports of the Balance of Competences Review were not published in early summer.
(167381)
82
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many civil servants currently work full-time on the Government's Balance of Competences Review.
(167382)
83
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Syrian opposition forces have requested any non-lethal chemical or biological defence equipment; and what such equipment has been provided in the last 12 months.
(167459)
84
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of Syrian opposition forces using military equipment and armaments previously belonging to the Syrian Army in the last 12 months.
(167460)
85
N
Bob Stewart
(Beckenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of efforts by the EU to create a lasting political solution in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(167458)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
86
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the proportion of those younger than 65 with mental health problems who receive adequate care.
(167832)
87
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Clinical Commissioning Groups are encouraged to treat atrial fibrillation as a priority.
(167618)
88
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps are being taken in the NHS to prevent atrial fibrillation strokes.
(167619)
89
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to develop the focus within the cardiovascular outcomes strategy on the diganosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation.
(167620)
90
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England on the inclusion of new outcomes indicators for atrial fibrillation in the NHS Outcomes Framework since the publication of the Cardiovascular Disease Outcome Strategy.
(167735)
91
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the most recent data from the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme regarding the number of patients admitted to hospital with a stroke who have a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and are anticoagulated will be published.
(167736)
92
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2013, Official Report, column 673W, on Public Health England, what consideration was given to gender and equality in the shortlisting process for the Public Health England advisory board.
(167378)
93
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action his Department is taking to block fraudulent websites of companies that offer fast-track services for a fee to renew the European Health Card.
(166786)
94
N
Rosie Cooper
(West Lancashire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the contributions by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health of 21 November 2012, Official Report, column 210WH, and column 214WH, on mobile technology (healthcare), when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health plans to meet (a) the hon. Member for West Lancashire and (b) healthcare providers to discuss mobile technology in healthcare.
(167621)
95
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date licences were granted for horse slaughter to the five UK abattoirs which were in possession of such licences in January 2013.
(167455)
96
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Government's aim to reduce children's deaths through public health measures, as outlined in its pledge, Better health outcomes for children and young people, published in February 2013, what assessment he has made of the recommendation from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on meningococcal B immunisation.
(167753)
97
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has released an interim position statement to not recommend a meningococcal B vaccination programme on cost grounds in advance of the publication of the study underlying that decision.
(167755)
98
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which the current method of evaluation of vaccines in the UK fully captures the lifetime benefits of disease prevention such as costs borne by parents unable to work, costs to the education system for special needs education and payouts of medico-legal claims.
(167777)
99
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on dementia research through the National Institute for Health Research in 2012-13; and what activities were funded by such spending.
(167622)
100
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation regarding the future assessment of the Meningitis B vaccine Bexsero and a timetable for a population-based evaluation.
(167386)
101
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support and advice his Department plans to provide to authorities that choose to provide care and support services above the proposed national minimum.
(167438)
102
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of all internal briefings prepared for Ministers on the effects on human health of exposure to lead in the UK in the last three years.
(167471)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
103
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what efforts are made by High Commission staff in Tanzania and Kenya to determine the urgency of individual applications for visitor visas to the UK; and what arrangements are in place in the UK High Commissions in Kenya and Tanzania to expedite applications for visitor visas to the UK deemed to be urgent.
(167392)
104
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the target waiting times for processing visitor visa applications for Tanzanian citizens wishing to enter the UK are; and what proportion of applications from Tanzania have been processed within the target times in the last 12 months.
(167393)
105
N
Mr David Davis
(Haltemprice and Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan interpreters who have worked for UK armed forces have been declined asylum in the UK; and on what basis their applications were denied.
(167388)
106
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 Entrepreneur visas have been granted since 31 January 2013; and how many decisions on such visas are awaiting determination.
(167731)
107
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Xiu Xing Wang, Home Office reference W1089389 will expect to receive consideration of his submissions of 8 April 2011 and 1 October 2012.
(167774)
108
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has been made on bringing to justice the perpetrators of the Birmingham pub bombing in 1974.
(167728)
109
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reports produced by her Department have been redacted for (a) reasons of national security and (b) other reasons in each year since 2010.
(167767)
110
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of crime in (a) North Swindon constituency and (b) Wiltshire in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
(167706)
111
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of formula damping on the amount of funding allocated to the Derbyshire Police Service in each of the last three years.
(167420)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
112
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy that publicly led and financed health systems should be a priority in international discussions on the post-2015 development framework and that the future allocation of funds to the UK aid budget should reflect such a priority.
(167754)
113
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what specific work on child protection work her Department is undertaking in the 22 countries listed in the report of the UN Secretary General on children and armed conflict, published in May 2013, as being ones where grave violations are being committed against children.
(167406)
114
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what amount of bilateral funding is provided by her Department each year to those countries identified as of concern by the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict; and what proportion of such funding is provided through direct budgetary support to the governments of those countries.
(167407)
115
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs appeal requests have been met by her Department in the areas of (a) food, (b) education and (c) child protection in the last five years; and who has responsibility for taking such decisions.
(167408)
116
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what long-term plans her Department has to provide support for children affected by conflict and humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic.
(167409)
117
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has made to host a summit on violence against women and girls in humanitarian emergencies as outlined in her speech at Amnesty International; when it will take place; who will attend; and what her priorities for the event will be.
(167426)
118
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the preservation of women's rights and young girls' access to education in Afghanistan once UK armed forces leave that country.
(167421)
119
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to support developing nations in their efforts to prevent capital flight; how much official development assistance will be spent on support for tax administrations in the current financial year.
(167462)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
120
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court trials have been adjourned in each of the last five years due to no judge being available, in each court.
(167394)
121
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court trials have been adjourned in each of the last five years due to no judge being available with less than 24 hours' notice, in each court.
(167395)
122
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court rape trials have been adjourned in each of the last five years due to no judge being available, in each court.
(167396)
123
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court sexual assault trials have been adjourned in each of the last five years due to no judge being available, in each court.
(167397)
124
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court murder trials have been adjourned in each of the last five years due to no judge being available, in each court.
(167398)
125
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time between a crime being committed and the trial at the Crown Court being completed is in each court in each of the last five years.
(167415)
126
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court trials at each court have been adjourned more than once because of no judge being available in each of the last five years.
(167417)
127
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials at Leicester Crown Court have been adjourned in each of the last five years because of no judge being available; and how many such trials were adjourned with less than 24 hours notice.
(167418)
128
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rape trials at Leicester Crown Court have been adjourned because of no judge being available in each of the last five years.
(167419)
129
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 June 2013, Official Report, columns 653-5W, on rape: victim support schemes, how much was allocated from the Combined Fund (Sexual Violence) to Birmingham; and what projects in Birmingham were funded from that fund.
(167411)
130
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 July 2013, Official Report, columns 387-9W, on knives: crime, what the court proceedings data are for those who received the maximum custodial sentence for possession of a knife in 2012.
(167412)
131
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions an individual has successfully appealed an uncompleted community order suspended in each of the last two years.
(167422)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
132
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the Government has to extend badger cull trials to Northern Ireland.
(167725)
Questions to the Prime Minister
133
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights in Russia with President Putin at the G20 Leaders' Summit in St Petersburg in September 2013.
(167434)
134
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will seek assurances from President Putin about the (a) safety and (b) rights and freedoms of athletes and spectators at the Winter Olympics in Sochi while at the G20 Leaders' Summit in St Petersburg in September 2013.
(167435)
135
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss the repeal of the law on propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors with President Putin at the G20 Leaders' Summit in St Petersburg in September 2013.
(167436)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
136
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the peak decibel level of noice generated by a high speed train travelling over a 30 feet high viaduct in open countryside at a distance of (a) half a mile, (b) one mile and (c) 1.5 miles.
(167732)
137
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is involved in any discussions with Network Rail over the transfer of specific assets from BRB (Residuary) Ltd to Network Rail or other bodies.
(167401)
138
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sites have been sold or leased by BRB (Residuary) Ltd since 31 March 2013; and how much revenue has been raised by land sales and rental payments since that date.
(167402)
139
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether there will be any staffing reductions in his Department as a consequence of abolishing BRB (Residuary) Ltd; and whether transfers to other Government departments or agencies will involve any changes to terms and conditions.
(167403)
140
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has he made of the capability of his Department, Network Rail, London and Continental Railways and the Rail Safety and Standards Board to undertake the functions transferred to them by the abolition of BRB (Residuary) Ltd; and whether any additional resources will be provided to those bodies in order to fulfil their new responsibilities.
(167404)
141
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of options for returning platforms 21 to 24 of London Waterloo Station to operation.
(167405)
142
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) potential loss of business rates and jobs which would result from the construction of the Hoo Green to Bamfurlong Spur of High Speed 2, (b) ability of areas with a High Speed 2 station to attract investment which might otherwise come to Warrington and (c) overall potential economic effect of High Speed 2 on Warrington Borough.
(167466)
143
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason no examination of the costs and benefits of the Hoo Green to Bamfurlong spur proposed for High Speed 2 has been conducted by HS2 Ltd; and if he will make it his policy that such an analysis should be undertaken.
(167467)
144
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason no examination of the costs and benefits of the High Speed 2 line connecting to the West Coast Main Line immediately north of Crewe has been carried out by HS2 Ltd; and if he will make it his policy that such a study should be undertaken.
(167468)
145
N
Andy McDonald
(Middlesbrough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress has been made on improving air quality standards on commercial aircraft.
(167410)
146
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect the Single European Sky initiative and its accompanying targets will have on (a) job numbers in and (b) safe and efficient air traffic services provision by National Air Traffic Services.
(167432)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
147
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to make it easier for women to return to work following the birth of a child.
(167773)
148
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of managers on the contribution of women returning to the workplace after pregnancy.
(167814)
149
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the comparative ability of (a) women who have given birth to a child and (b) men to progress in their career.
(167815)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
150
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many self-employed persons previously paying Class 2 National Insurance Contributions have declared themselves unemployed since 2010.
(167624)
151
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls his Department has received since the introduction of personal independence payments asking for an extension of time to submit the forms.
(167433)
152
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average disposable income of (a) people with disabilities and (b) people without disabilities in each of the last 60 months.
(167759)
153
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 with disabilities that have requested a payday loan in each of the last 60 months.
(167760)
154
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department gives to employers regarding automatic enrolment options for pensions.
(167761)
155
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of public awareness of alternative atuomatic enrolment pension options instead of NEST.
(167763)
156
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the amount of resources devoted to publicising (a) NEST as an automatic enrolment option and (b) other alternatives to NEST as automatic enrolment options in the last year.
(167764)
157
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Citizens Advice Bureau on the number of people using their services in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North, (b) Renfrewshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK.
(167768)
158
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 armed forces veterans affected by the spare-room subsidy in (a) Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency, (b) Renfrewshire, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK.
(167782)
159
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all jobcentres issue vouchers for foodbanks; and if he will make a statement.
(167423)
160
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much expenditure by his Department on information technology for universal credit has been written off to date.
(167439)
161
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 26 June 2013, Official Report, column 314, on spending review, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about those programmes in his Department identified in that statement as under-performing; and if he will make a statement.
(167441)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
162
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if she will commission a review of rural post offices in Northern Ireland.
[Transferred]
(167726)
163
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to keep the minimum wage in line with inflation.
[Transferred]
(167766)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
164
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to address the increased cost of fuel in Northern Ireland.
[Transferred]
(167727)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
165
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what impact assessment his Department has produced on measures in the draft Deregulation Bill reducing the waiting period for right to buy.
[Transferred]
(167784)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
166
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements the Prime Minister has put in place for the mainstreaming of sustainable development in all Government departments.
[Transferred]
(167733)