Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 5 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 Thursday 5 September 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’™)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 5 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 Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what effect the 2013 Spending Round will have on his Department's funding of British Sign Language qualifications.
(167796)
2
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will protect his Department's funding of British Sign Language qualifications throughout the time period covered by the 2013 Spending Round.
(167797)
3
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students were studying a (a) two year, (b) three year and (c) four year undergraduate degree course at a UK university in each of the last 10 years.
(167803)
4
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many export licences were issued for the period 1 January 2011 to 30 June 2012 to companies seeking to export materials to Syria listed by company and description of material.
(167717)
5
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether consultation took place with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence before export licences to Syria were granted for the period January 2011 to June 2012.
(167718)
6
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment the Government made of the risk of exporting potassium fluoride and sodium fluoride to Syria in the granting of export licences in 2011-12.
(167719)
7
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the further education capital fund will be restricted to use by further education colleges when that fund is transferred to control by local enterprise partnerships from 2015-16.
(167829)
8
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Ministers and officials at the Department for Work and Pensions on the effect of that Department's 16 hour rule on his Department's traineeships scheme for people claiming jobseeker's allowance.
(167790)
9
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect the Department for Work and Pension's 16 hour rule on benefit eligibility will have for the take-up of traineeships by 18 to 24 year olds claiming jobseeker's allowance.
(167791)
10
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what instructions he has given to the Skills Funding Agency on clarification of the current restrictions on access to jobseeker's allowance for 18 to 24 year olds enrolled in his Department's traineeships scheme.
(167792)
11
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from training providers about potential ineligibility for financial support for 18 to 24 year olds enrolled in his Department's traineeships scheme.
(167793)
12
N
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions export licences for (a) sodium fluoride and (b) potassium fluoride have been granted for export to Syria in each of the last 10 years; who the customer was; what the intended use of the chemicals was; and how much was exported under each such licence.
(167823)
13
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have received from (i) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, (ii) the Ministry of Defence and (iii) other government agencies on the potential for strategic exports from the UK being used for internal repression in Syria since 2011.
(167824)
14
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information (a) he and (b) officials in his Department requested from other departments and agencies when deliberating on the annual licences for the export of dual-use chemicals to Syria which were granted on 17 and 18 January 2012.
(167825)
15
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department had with officials of EU institutions on the substances (i) sodium fluoride and (ii) potassium fluoride (A) before 17 and 18 January 2012 and (B) between 19 January 2012 and 17 June 2012.
(167826)
16
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date (a) he and (b) officials in his Department were informed that no chemicals were exported under the export licences issued on 17 and 18 January 2012.
(167827)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
17
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths in Birmingham were attributed to alcohol in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
(167743)
18
N
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What steps she is taking to increase the representation of women on the boards of public bodies.
(900145)
19
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made in cutting the size of severence packages for senior civil servants.
(167723)
20
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consider agreeing a disability leave entitlement to staff in the Civil Service who have returned to work after claiming disability benefits.
(167954)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
21
Harriett Baldwin
(West Worcestershire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income tax paid in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13 by people in the highest one per cent income bracket; and what proportion this represented of total UK income tax paid in those years.
(167873)
22
Harriett Baldwin
(West Worcestershire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total amount of income tax paid in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13 by people with an income of more than £1,000,000; how many people had a taxable income of more than £1,000,000 in each of those years; and what proportion this represented of total UK income tax paid in those years.
(167874)
23
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the Commission on Devolution in Wales.
(167990)
24
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions has he had with the banking industry about the difficulties faced by some people in opening internet banking accounts in mobile not spot areas; and if he will make a statement.
(167995)
25
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) credit card companies and (b) other financial organisations comply with the rulings and requests of (i) the Financial Ombudsman, (ii) the Office of Fair Trading and (iii) other regulatory bodies when they are representing consumers' complaints.
(167831)
26
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new loans have been made to small businesses in the North East of England through the Funding for Lending Scheme; and which participating bank or building society has provided each such loan.
(167913)
27
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what small and micro businesses in the North East have received loans through the Funding for Lending Scheme; and which banks and building societies are providing such loans.
(167994)
28
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the conflict in Syria on the price of oil.
(167843)
29
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research he has undertaken into the potential economic effect of raising the minimum wage to a living wage.
(167955)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
30
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what total central Government support to local authorities will be in cash terms in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(167838)
31
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the 2013 Spending Round figures describing a 2.3 per cent overall reduction in local authority funding includes funding for (a) the NHS, (b) schools and (c) other areas not in the remit of local authorities.
(167839)
32
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 15 October 2012, Official Report, columns 24-6W, on procurement, what expenditure on procurement his Department has contracted to (a) small, (b) medium-sized and (c) large businesses in each month since August 2012.
(167744)
33
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of undisputed invoices to his Department were paid within five days in each of the last 24 months.
(167746)
34
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the cost to his Department of trade union subscription check-off arrangements was in the last 12 months.
(167822)
35
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what proportion of prime contractors his Department paid their sub-contractors within 30 days in each of the last 24 months.
(167828)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
36
N
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, When she expects the decision to be made on the UK's City of Culture in 2017.
(900119)
37
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals for the election of BBC trustees and the decriminalisation of television licence fee non-payment.
(167720)
38
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on design of (a) logos, (b) buildings, (c) advertising, (d) stationery and (e) campaigns in the last year for which figures are available.
(167798)
39
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the contribution of heritage sites in (a) the South West, (b) East Midlands and (c) Yorkshire to the national economy; and what arrangements her Department has in place to monitor the performance of the tourist economy in those areas.
(167799)
40
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the level of entrepreneurism in the cultural sector; and what steps she is taking to ensure that funding by her Department of this sector is linked to development of economic growth and jobs.
(167800)
41
N
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, What steps she is taking to ensure a suitable commemoration of the First World War.
(900127)
42
N
Stephen Metcalfe
(South Basildon and East Thurrock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, What steps she is taking to ensure a suitable commemoration of the First World War.
(900121)
43
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with the BBC Trust what steps the BBC is taking to ensure that hotel and bed and breakfast owners know the rules regarding the paying of their TV licence.
(167956)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
44
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions UK Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles have launched weapons in Afghanistan since 11 May 2013.
(167895)
45
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the defence implications and the impact on regional stability of the growing insurgency in the Sinai peninsula and the conflict on the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip.
(167721)
46
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what caseload has been held by the Directorate of Manning for (a) the Army, (b) the Royal Navy and (c) the Royal Air Force regarding the commemoration of British service personnel who died during the First and Second World Wars in each year since 2010.
(167914)
47
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what compensation agreements his Department has agreed with the German government over the withdrawal of UK bases from Germany.
(167915)
48
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has invested in RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus in each year since 2010.
(167916)
49
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on medical services at RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus in each year since 2010.
(167917)
50
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on changes in parachute training for members of the Parachute Regiment and (a) the discontinuation of annual refresher jumps for qualified parachutists and the potential effect this will have on combat-readiness, (b) the promotion of new annual intakes of recruits who (i) will and (ii) will not receive parachute training and the potential effect this will have on combat-readiness and (c) the military rationale for these changes.
(167833)
51
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Hercules transport aircraft will be kept in service to meet the needs of forces designed for special operations; and if he will make a statement.
(167834)
52
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the defence journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings has been refused, by Ministers, requests made for him to be briefed by serving uniformed Ministry of Defence personnel; whether this decision is part of a wider policy of not giving permission for such briefings to be given extends to (a) all journalists or (b) only particular journalists; whether the policy also applies to briefing by his Department's staff to hon. Members; and if he will make a statement.
(167835)
53
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the future of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.
(167928)
54
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who took the decision to reorganise the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme; and for what reasons that decision was taken.
(167929)
55
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department took the decision to reorganise the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme; whether all the Scheme's stakeholders were consulted before that decision; and what recommendations on the future of the Scheme were received from stakeholders.
(167930)
56
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consultation has taken place with the Service Chiefs on the future of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.
(167931)
57
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire about the future of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme; and what the outcomes of those discussions were.
(167932)
58
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Chair of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme was consulted about a new format for that Scheme; and what advice he gave on those changes.
(167933)
59
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by (a) his Department, (b) sponsoring organisations and (c) other contributors on promoting the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in the last 25 years; and what assessment he has made of the value for money of the Scheme.
(167934)
60
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) hon. Members, (b) Members of the House of Lords, (c) Members of the European Parliament and (d) other have been attached to the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.
(167935)
61
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the gender balance has been of participants in the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in the last 25 years.
(167936)
62
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the political balance has been of participants in the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in the last 25 years.
(167937)
63
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ethnic balance has been of participants in the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in the last 25 years.
(167938)
64
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on the Houghton Report into the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.
(167939)
65
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration has been given to the satisfaction survey conducted as part of the Houghton Report in decision-making about the future of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.
(167940)
66
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department decided to request that the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme be taken under the umbrella of the Industry and Parliament Trust; for what reasons that request was made; and why that decision was subsequently changed.
(167941)
67
Sir Alan Meale
(Mansfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Parliamentary Armed Forces Scheme cost to administer in each of the last 10 years.
(167982)
68
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the responses received to his Department's consultation on increasing the number of civilian flights into and out of RAF Northolt; and if he will make a statement.
(167737)
69
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military flights, (b) non-commercial civil flights and (c) commercial civilian flights there were (i) into or (ii) out of RAF Northolt in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; how many such flights are expected to take place in (1) 2013-14, (2) 2014-15 and (3) 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
(167738)
70
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian flights from RAF Northolt there were on 1 September (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(167739)
71
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether civilian flights (a) from and (b) into RAF Northolt were restricted to the hours of 0800 to 2000 in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13; whether such flights will continue to be restricted in such fashion in (A) 2013-14, (B) 2014-15 and (C) 2015-16; and if he will make a statement.
(167740)
72
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisations were consulted by his Department before the decision to increase the number of civilian flights from RAF Northolt was taken; and if he will make a statement.
(167741)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
73
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish details of financial arrangements made by his Department with any former private schools that have converted to academy status since May 2010.
(167745)
74
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timetable he has set for the testing and introduction of revised standards for school food.
(167946)
75
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, columns 530-32W, on National Curriculum tests, what specific disruptions and risks to the delivery of Key Stage 2 tests occurred in 2012.
(167948)
76
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, columns 530-32W, on National Curriculum tests, how many individual schools were involved in the 240 complaints.
(167949)
77
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, columns 530-32W, on National Curriculum tests, what specific criteria for late applications to be permitted after the deadline exist.
(167950)
78
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions an incorrect number of test papers has been delivered to schools by the Standards and Testing Agency.
(167951)
79
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions an incorrect number of test papers has been printed by the Standards and Testing Agency.
(167952)
80
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how often Ministers of his Department meet officials of the Standards and Testing Agency; and when the last such meeting was.
(167953)
81
N
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, What assessment she has made of the findings of the Third Report from the Education Committee, school sport following London 2012, HC 164, and the effect of decisions in this area on the 14-25 programme.
(900126)
82
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which external conferences he attended in an official capacity in 2012.
(167841)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
83
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department gave to (a) CPRE, (b) Cheltenham Animal Shelter, (c) Friends of the Earth, Scotland, (d) Green Alliance, (e) Freedom Foods Ltd, (f) Greenpeace, (g) Mammals Trust, (h) RSPCA, (i) RSPB, (j) Salmon and Trout Association, (k) The Country Trust, (l) The Mammal Society, (m) The National Trust, (n) The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and (o) Friends of the Earth, Wales in each of the last two years; and for what reasons each such contribution was made.
(167836)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
84
Bob Blackman
(Harrow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer to Baroness Tonge of 30 July 2013, Official Report, House of Lords, column 294WA, on Palestine, what the source was of the figures given in that Answer for the number of Palestinian civilians killed by Israelis since 1 January 2012 in incidents directly related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
(167891)
85
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of positive steps towards peace taken by the (a) Israeli government and (b) Palestinian Authority since 29 July 2013.
(167742)
86
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the policy of the Spanish government towards Gibraltarians.
(167830)
87
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the revised Israeli-Palestinian dialogue of the growing insurgency in the Sinai peninsula and increased restrictions on the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip.
(167722)
88
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps UK Trade and Investment takes to ensure there is no conflict of interest between the British Council's role in assessing and advising on applications for support for educational businesses and its role as a provider of such services.
(167837)
89
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the massacre of 52 unarmed civilians at camp Ashraf in Iraq on 1 September 2013; what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on dealing with the ongoing terror situation against the citizens of that country; and if he will make a statement.
(167911)
90
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the wellbeing of hostages Vajiheh Karbalaie, Mahboobeth Lashkari, Fatemeh Sakhaie, Fatemeh Tahouri, Leila Nabahat, Sedigheh Ebrahim-pour and Mohsen Niknami who were taken prisoner on 1 September 2013 by Iraqi special forces from Camp Ashraf.
(167912)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
91
N
Andy Burnham
(Leigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what activity his Department organised to mark the 65th anniversary of the NHS.
(167801)
92
N
Andy Burnham
(Leigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if any Ministers in his Department attended an event to mark the 65th anniversary of the NHS.
(167802)
93
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost to the public purse was of claims settled through the NHS Litigation Authority relating to (a) meningococcal meningitis and (b) meningitis B in the last 15 years.
(167892)
94
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many claims were made through the NHS Litigation Authority relating to (a) meningococcal meningitis and (b) meningitis B in the last 15 years.
(167893)
95
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2013, Official Report columns 667-668W, on equality, where the details of those salary costs are held.
(167840)
96
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration has been given to the Danish VetStat model of collection of data on antimicrobial use on farms in the development of his Department's UK five-year antimicrobial resistance strategy.
(167944)
97
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration has been given to the Danish model of regulation of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals in the development of his Department's UK five-year antimicrobial resistance strategy.
(167945)
98
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to automatically include a free eye test and ophthalmic equipment for people who already hold a valid prescription exemption certificate.
(167993)
99
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average lifespan was of (a) male and (b) female smokers, and of (i) male and (ii) female non-smokers in each year since 1983 for which data is available.
(167872)
100
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence-based research his Department has considered in developing its policy on standardised packaging of cigarettes; and what conclusions he has drawn from the consideration of that evidence.
(167889)
101
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what benefits the NHS offers under disability leave; and which NHS trusts offer disability leave.
(167957)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
102
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who has access to the criminal records of those people given a new identity for their own protection on their release from prison; and whether police forces have access to (a) DNA, (b) fingerprint and (c) other relevant records from their previous identity.
(167897)
103
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the surveillance camera code of practice which came into force in August 2013 applies to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by public authorities.
(167894)
104
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources available to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre to combat child abuse online.
(167910)
105
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Cabinet Secretary for Justice in Scotland on (a) the rate of drink driving in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK and (b) the sharing of best practice to reduce that rate.
(167870)
106
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on centrally-recording details of disciplinary cases affecting (a) her Department and (b) its agencies.
(167942)
107
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she commissioned her Department's Independent Review of all Home Office files received about organised child sex abuse from 1979 to 1999; what the remit was of that inquiry; to whom it reported; what the name was of the independent reviewer; on what basis they were appointed; and if she will make a statement.
(167943)
108
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's review of all Home Office files received about organised child sex abuse from 1979 to 1999, how many papers or reports could not be located or accounted for by the review team; for what reasons they could not be located; and whether this was within the Government guidance on retention and disposal of files and papers at that time in each such case.
(167976)
109
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library all internal (a) emails and (b) correspondence sent and received from (i) her, (ii) her private office and (iii) the Permanent Secretary concerning her Department's independent review of all Home Office files received about organised child sex abuse from 1979 to 1999.
(167977)
110
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's review of all Home Office files received about organised child sex abuse from 1979 to 1999; what progress her Department has made progress towards meeting the recommendations of that review; and if she will make a statement.
(167978)
111
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's review of all Home Office files received about organised child sex abuse from 1979 to 1999, on what dates staff of her Department were dismissed for child abuse between 1996 and 1998.
(167979)
112
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many relevant files were found to be missing from her Department's independent review of all Home Office files received about organised child sex abuse from 1979 to 1999; and if she will make a statement.
(167980)
113
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on locating the dossiers submitted to her Department by the former hon. Member for Huddersfield West (1979 to 1983) and Littleborough and Saddleworth (1983 to 1995) in relation to child abuse in 1983 and 1984; and if she will place copies of those dossiers in the Library.
(167981)
114
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of domestic violence have been carried out by people who held or hold a shotgun or firearms certificate from 2010 to 2013.
(167986)
115
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many revoked shotgun and firearms licences have been returned at a later date from 2010 to 2013.
(167987)
116
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms and shotgun certificates have been refused in (a) 2013, (b) 2012, (c) 2011 and (d) 2010; and how many have been revoked.
(167988)
117
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of domestic violence involved a legally-held gun in each year in (a) 2013, (b) 2012, (c) 2011 and (d) 2010.
(167989)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
118
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre on (a) crime rates in Liverpool and (b) the work of community groups in North Liverpool.
(167795)
119
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made in its review of the criminal law on child neglect; and if he will report the findings of that review to the House before Second Reading of the Child Maltreatment Bill.
(167871)
Questions to the Leader of the House
120
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Leader of the House, pursuant to the contribution of the hon. Member for Southend West of 18 July 2013, Official Report, columns 1381-3, when the hon. Member will receive replies from the Government relating to the issues which he raised.
(167991)
Questions to the Prime Minister
121
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answer of 28 January 2013, Official Report, column 547W, and to the letter sent by Sir John Chilcot to him on 15 July 2013, whether the Chilcot Inquiry still intends to send out letters providing details of criticisms made as part of the Maxwellisation process by the end of October; how long the individuals receiving such letters will be given to respond to criticisms made against them; at what point detail of those criticisms will be made public; what further steps the Inquiry will then need to go through before publishing its report; and when he expects the Chilcot Inquiry to publish its report on the Iraq war.
(167996)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
122
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the energy capacity required to power (a) Phase 1 and (b) Phase 2 of High Speed 2 when it operates at full capacity.
(167787)
123
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the carbon footprint of High Speed 2 (a) during the building phase and (b) when fully operational; and if he will place a copy of such estimates in the Library.
(167788)
124
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of (a) journey times and (b) reliability of rail services on the West Anglia line between London and Stansted Airport.
(167789)
125
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on airport capacity of the ruling of the Supreme Court of 1 May 2013 on ClientEarth v The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the UK's breach of its obligations to comply with the Air Quality Directive.
(167947)
126
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many woodland sites were subject to land take or disruption during the construction of High Speed 1; how many hectares of woodland were translocated during the construction of High Speed 1; what steps he has taken to monitor the environmental quality of such translocated woodland sites; and if he will place copies of any written assessments he has made through such monitoring in the Library.
(167794)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
127
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will discuss with (a) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and (b) the Ministry of Justice the proportion of those prosecuted for television licence non-payment who are women.
(167716)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
128
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Child Support Agency reassessments were carried out as a result of parents who are members of the armed forces being posted overseas in 2011-12.
(167896)
129
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are currently in receipt of (a) universal credit and (b) any working age benefit.
(167865)
130
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department made of the cost of introducing universal credit by 2010; and what his most recent estimate is of (a) its cost to date and (b) the total cost when universal credit has been fully implemented.
(167866)
131
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects universal credit to be paid through all Jobcentre Plus offices in the City of Edinburgh.
(167867)
132
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects universal credit to be available through all Jobcentre Plus offices in Great Britain.
(167868)
133
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the offices from which universal credit is paid, as of 2 September 2013.
(167869)
134
Mr Peter Lilley
(Hitchin and Harpenden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to reply to the letter from the right hon. Member for Hitchen and Harpenden of 5 August 2013 on Mrs Pauline Egerton.
(167842)
135
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which components of the universal credit IT system are being implemented using (a) agile and (b) waterfall software development techniques.
(167817)
136
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what dates meetings of the (a) Universal Credit Programme Board and (b) Universal Credit Service Design Steering group have been held.
(167818)
137
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department plans to spend on the proposed Health and Work Assessment Advisory Service in each of the next three years.
(167819)
138
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to proceed with tendering for the Health and Work Assessment Advisory Service.
(167820)
139
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances a young person engaged on a traineeship is (a) permitted to claim and (b) precluded from claiming jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement.
(167821)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
140
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, What assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of Government policies on new mothers since May 2010.
[Question Unstarred]
(900141)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
141
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) sick leave and (b) health of staff who have returned to work as a consequence of changes to disability benefit.
[Transferred]
(167992)