Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 18 October 2013
Notes:
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Friday 18 October 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 18 October 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
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of lipreading classes for adults in the UK.
(171607)
2
Michael Connarty
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on illegal file-sharing of draft regulations introducing a private copying exception which includes cloud storage.
(171858)
3
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government on zero-hours contracts; and if he will place any correspondence so received in the Library.
(171410)
4
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the Scottish Government regarding the minimum wage; and if he will place any correspondence so received in the Library.
(171411)
5
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many English domiciled students were studying a (a) two, (b) three, (c) four year and (d) other undergraduate degree course at an English further education college in each of the last 10 years.
(171409)
6
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many English-domiciled students were studying a (a) two, (b) three, (c) four year and (d) other undergraduate degree course at an English university in each of the last 10 years.
(171415)
7
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, (b) three, (c) four year and (d) other undergraduate degree course at a UK further education college in each of the last 10 years.
(171416)
8
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average contribution was by (a) employers and (b) HEFCE to each student place created on the Workforce Development Programme in each year from 2008-09.
(171424)
9
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will estimate the proportion of graduate debt which would be paid in full under current policy, if the debt per graduate was (a) £5,000, (b) £10,000, (c) £15,000, (d) £20,000, (e) £25,000, (f) £30,000, (g) £35,000 and (h) £40,000.
(171443)
10
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of new student visa regulations on UK universities.
(171845)
11
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department provides to businesses to allow them to deliver City and Guilds qualifications to their staff directly.
(171848)
12
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase training and skills for small independent retailers.
(171849)
13
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what incentives his Department provides to encourage businesses to increase staff skills.
(171850)
14
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce the number of functionally illiterate adults in the UK.
(171851)
15
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reason his Department believes that the Land Registry Business Strategy cannot be delivered effectively under the Trading Fund status; and if he will make a statement.
(171827)
16
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether Land Registry cash reserves have been considered for the delivery of the Business Strategy under its current Trading Fund status.
(171828)
17
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what interest accrued to the public purse from monies taken from retail investors that were unsuccessful in their applications for Royal Mail shares.
(171436)
18
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2013, Official Report, columns 512-3W, on conditions of employment, when the findings of his Department's investigation of the use of zero-hours contracts will be reported to the House.
(171512)
19
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an estimate of how many employers in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool and (c) England that hire apprentices have paid tuition fees for NVQ3 and above qualifications.
(171426)
20
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Crawley constituency, (b) the South-East and (c) England started an apprenticeship in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013.
(171707)
21
N
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on advertising with (a) The Guardian newspaper, (b) The Guardian website and (c) The Guardian Media Group in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
(171545)
22
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the viability of (a) the future of the post office network and (b) the future of Post Offices as community hubs in rural areas following the privatisation of parts of the Royal Mail.
(171653)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
23
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that Government procurement supports British innovation.
(171852)
24
Michael Dugher
(Barnsley East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff of his Department worked in the Efficiency and Reform Group in (a) April 2013 and (b) the latest period in which figures are available.
(171738)
25
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK who have life insurance policies.
(171421)
26
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the age profile of women giving birth in England has been in each year since 2001.
(171839)
27
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral contribution by the Deputy Prime Minister of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 5, on the Trident Alternatives Review, if he will provide details of the cost of the Trident Alternatives Review to the public purse in terms of (a) cost and (b) officials' time.
(171399)
28
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) Dementia Friends and (b) Dementia Champions have been recruited since the publication of the Prime Minister's Dementia Challenge in March 2012.
(171541)
29
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many part time workers are working less than 24 hours a week in each parliamentary constituency in the UK.
(171765)
30
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the level of computer ownership among (a) the general population and (b) the unemployed.
(171768)
31
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the median gross weekly earnings for employees in each constituency between April 2006 and the latest year for which data is available.
(171810)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
32
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representatations he has received about waiving airport tax for charities.
(171645)
33
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK who have income protection insurance policies.
(171418)
34
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK who have private health insurance policies.
(171422)
35
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the take-up of the Help to Buy scheme on new and first time homebuyers in (a) the eastern region and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
(171447)
36
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce VAT for the tourism and hospitality sector.
(171608)
37
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative estimate he has made of the potential effect of a marriage tax allowance on people in each socio-economic grouping.
(171773)
38
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on implementing of a house price growth cap of five per cent annually.
(171652)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
39
Mr Geoffrey Cox
(Torridge and West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Planning Practice Guidance for Renewable and Low Carbon Energy issued by his Department in July 2013 on (a) the number of wind turbine application appeals sent to the Inspectorate and (b) the number of refusals overturned by the Inspectorate citing the above guidance.
(171710)
40
Mr Geoffrey Cox
(Torridge and West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will issue guidance on the application of his Department's Planning Practice Guidance for Renewable and Low Carbon Energy, clauses 39 and 40; and how the cumulative landscape and visual effect of turbines is assessed.
(171712)
41
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on house building of his plans to transfer £400 million of New Homes Bonus funding to local enterprise partnerships.
(171735)
42
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the £400 million which is being transferred from local authorities' New Homes Bonus funds into local enterprise partnerships budgets will be counted as local authority budget cuts.
(171736)
43
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of local authorities make referrals to food banks.
(171661)
44
Dame Angela Watkinson
(Hornchurch and Upminster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of accidents in pedestrianised precincts that have taken place in the last five years.
(171611)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
45
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) sports clubs and (b) community centres are in receipt of Government funding in (i) Ribble Valley, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the UK.
(171419)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
46
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the files currently held at Swadlincote that are subject to the Public Records Act 1958 have been (a) assessed and (b) released to the National Archive.
(171580)
47
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions spatial disorientation of a pilot has resulted in (a) damage or (b) total loss of an airframe in each of the last 10 years.
(171723)
48
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any pilots testing the Joint Strike Fighter have suffered spatial disorientation using the helmet mounted display.
(171724)
49
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of the helmet mounted display for the Joint Strike Fighter to (a) match the acuity of the human eye and (b) enable the pilot to view directly behind them during flight.
(171725)
50
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of the cost of removing equipment installed on Warthog vehicles for use in Afghanistan; and what equipment will replace it.
(171726)
51
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle will receive a full release to service; and if he will estimate how much has been spent on the programme to date.
(171727)
52
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what live armaments have been used by the Joint Strike Fighter to date.
(171728)
53
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Thales Starstreak high velocity missiles have been purchased by his Department on 11 October 2013; and what the cost to the public purse of this purchase was.
(171853)
54
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Thales Starstreak high velocity missiles are currently in the inventory of the armed forces.
(171854)
55
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of reports of cracks in the bulkhead of the F-35B aircraft fleet; and how many times bulkheads in the UK's test aircraft have been replaced since their introduction.
(171855)
56
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Warthog vehicles will be operated by 32 and 47 Regiment's Royal Artillery.
(171856)
57
N
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on advertising with (a) The Guardian newspaper, (b) The Guardian website and (c) The Guardian Media Group in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
(171546)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
58
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he intends to answer question number 168911 tabled on 9 September 2013 on the Local Growth Committee.
(171400)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
59
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what basis funding is made available to newly-opened free schools in relation to actual and projected numbers of pupils.
(171759)
60
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of the senior leadershp team have left the former National College for School Leadership since it became an exclusive agency of his Department in April 2012.
(171573)
61
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what process was followed in the appointment of the Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching and Leadership.
(171574)
62
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of the senior leadership team of the National College for Teaching and Leadership were previously members of the senior leadership team of the National College for School Leadership.
(171575)
63
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people attended the annual conference of the National College for Teaching and Leadership and its predecessor, the National College for School Leadership in each year since 2010.
(171576)
64
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what appraisal he has made of the performance of the Chief Executive of the National College for Teaching and Leadership.
(171577)
65
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve engagement between schools and local employers.
(171842)
66
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department is doing to promote careers in construction to young people in schools.
(171843)
67
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage schools to teach pupils about entrepreneurship and starting a business.
(171844)
68
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 18 March 2013, Official Report, columns 444-5W on educational maintenance allowance, if he will publish the interim report referred to in that Answer.
(171398)
69
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what procedures are in place to ensure pupil premium payments follow students who move schools during an academic year.
(171760)
70
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of poverty on the early cognitive development of a child.
(171807)
71
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many books were delivered by Bookstart in each constituency of the UK in each year of the scheme's existence.
(171808)
72
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding was allocated to Bookstart by his Department in each year of its existence.
(171809)
73
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools make referrals to food banks.
(171660)
74
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of schools have had work commence under his Department's Priority Schools Building Programme since that programme was announced.
(171414)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
75
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish figures for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for exploration, development and operating activities on the UK Continental Shelf, including oil sales, natural gas sales, natural gas liquids sales and other UKCS aggregate incomes including revenues from pipelines and terminals as well as other revenues from operators and production licences.
(171761)
76
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reason the tables for income from and expenditure on the UK Continental Shelf have not been updated since 2008.
(171762)
77
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he last met representatives of the six largest energy providers in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
(171391)
78
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average rise in energy bills has been for households in (a) Merseyside and (b) England in each of the last five years.
(171511)
79
N
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on advertising with (a) The Guardian newspaper, (b) The Guardian website and (c) The Guardian Media Group in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
(171547)
80
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what cost-benefit analysis his Department has made of a North-South interconnector in Wales; and if he will publish any such analysis.
(171651)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
81
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives his Department makes available to encourage pet owners to microchip their animals.
(171846)
82
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many wild animals, of which species, have been licensed under the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses Regulations of 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement.
(171646)
83
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the cost to the circus industry of complying with the licensing scheme under the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses Regulations 2012.
(171647)
84
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on developing and implementing the circus licensing scheme under the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses Regulations 2012.
(171648)
85
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish details of (a) all licensing inspections carried out on travelling circuses, (b) the licences granted and the conditions applied, (c) all licensed travelling circuses using wild animals and (d) details of all licensed wild animals within such circuses; and if he will make a statement.
(171813)
86
N
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his contribution of 10 October 2013, Official Report, column 282, on Bovine Tuberculosis, if he will publish the evidence which shows a significant reduction in badger numbers compared to this time last year.
(171448)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
87
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are employed, in what capacity, at the (a) UK embassy in Baghdad and (b) UK consulate in Erbil.
(171708)
88
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that Hazara women are able to sustain their current level of education following the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan in 2014.
(171624)
89
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the threat to the Hazara community following the withdrawal of foreign troops in Afghanistan in 2014.
(171625)
90
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart regarding the security of the Hazara people following the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan in 2014.
(171626)
91
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with President Karzai of Afghanistan to ensure the security of the Hazara people following the withdrawal of foreign troops from that country in 2014.
(171627)
92
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many reports he has received about UK citizens being detained whilst visiting Sri Lanka in the last year.
(171656)
93
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many representations he has received on the Government's representation in Sri Lanka to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in December 2013.
(171657)
94
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of the United Arab Emirates on extending the amnesty for Emirati citizens from prosecution over bounced cheques to expatriate UK citizens.
(171730)
95
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which officials in his Department have visited Kieron Bryan during his detention; and when and for how long each such visit was.
(171397)
96
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will review the arrangements governing the British Council's ability to compete for private-sector education contracts to ensure that British private-sector education providers abroad are able to compete on a level playing field.
(171461)
97
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with President Santos of Colombia on the potential effect of a free trade agreement between Colombia and the EU on poverty and inequality levels in that country.
(171425)
98
N
Fiona O'Donnell
(East Lothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Morocco on behalf of British investors in the Paradise Golf and Beach Resort project near Asilah.
(171396)
99
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart regarding access to counselling for people suffering from trauma following the civil war in that country.
(171506)
100
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the government of Sri Lanka regarding the scope and remit of the Commission of Inquiry into Disappearances.
(171507)
101
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of religious freedom in Sri Lanka; and what discussions he has had with the Sri Lankan government regarding protection for religious minorities in that country.
(171508)
102
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka following her visit to Sri Lanka in August 2013; and with which other Commonwealth governments he has discussed that report.
(171509)
103
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission he plans to discuss with the Sri Lankan government during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in November 2013.
(171510)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
104
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure long-term security of the neuromuscular care adviser post in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
(171618)
105
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider standardising information regarding warning signs of foetal distress and issue national guidance on preventing infant mortality.
(171620)
106
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to review current practices on the monitoring of foetal growth and development in the third trimester of pregnancy.
(171621)
107
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce infant mortality.
(171622)
108
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission an investigation into local variations in the maximum number of cases to be handled by health visitors so as to ensure good practice.
(171502)
109
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a review of local guidelines on the appropriate caseload for health visitors to gain insight into which local authorities are overloaded.
(171503)
110
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether GP practices receive a referral payment when patients are referred to the London NHS Diagnostic Service provided by InHealth.
(171658)
111
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what quality and performance standards are in place for the NHS 111 Service; and whether it has met them in (a) London and (b) Brent.
(171700)
112
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with respect to the service specification metrics of the NHS 111 Service, how many calls have not been (a) answered, (b) referred to a clinician or trained nurse within the appropriate timescale or (c) in receipt of a call-back from an appropriate clinician within 10 minutes to date.
(171701)
113
Sir Edward Garnier
(Harborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure long-term security of the neuromuscular care advisor post in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
(171755)
114
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the age profile of midwives working for the NHS in England was in each year since 2001.
(171832)
115
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on what happens to those who qualify as midwives at higher education institutions in England; and how many go on to practise as midwives in the NHS.
(171833)
116
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many places for midwifery training were commissioned in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what the total population of student midwives in England has been in each year since 2009-10.
(171834)
117
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS has spent on maternity services in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of total NHS spending this represented in each such year.
(171835)
118
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on NHS maternity services in each region in each year since 2010-11.
(171836)
119
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost was of training a midwife in the latest period for which figures are available.
(171837)
120
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many student midwives were in receipt of a bursary in each of the last three academic years for which figures are available; what the average bursary paid to a student midwife was in each of those years; and what the total cost was to his Department in each year of bursaries paid to student midwives.
(171838)
121
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many births per full-time equivalent NHS midwife there have been in (a) England and (b) each region in each year since 2001.
(171840)
122
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Cancer Drugs Fund on patients in (a) the Eastern Region and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
(171445)
123
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effect on ambulance response times of the decision by the North West Ambulance Service to close fleet care workshops in Cheshire and Merseyside; and if he will make a statement.
(171441)
124
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effect on patient care of the decision by the North West Ambulance Service to close fleet care workshops in Cheshire and Merseyside; and if he will place a copy of that assessment in the Library.
(171442)
125
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to provide guidance to GPs on tendering test strips to (a) Type 1 and (b) Type 2 diabetes.
(171460)
126
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a review of the criteria under which patients who have ankylosing spondylitis but no de-generation of the sacroiliac joint may receive anti-TNF treatment in England.
(171462)
127
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he intends to answer Parliamentary Question 170833, tabled on 10 October 2013.
(171394)
128
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure the long-term security of the neuromuscular care adviser post in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
(171629)
129
N
Dame Joan Ruddock
(Lewisham, Deptford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the original cost estimates were for the proposals of the Trust Special Administrator for the reconfiguration of services in south east London; what his Department's current estimate is of the costs of reconfiguration to 2018; and from which budgets any difference between these two figures will be met.
(171578)
130
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to ensure that certification for abortion on the grounds of risk to the woman's mental health is evidence-based.
(171649)
131
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications of the findings of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in paragraph 5.5 of its report on induced abortion and mental health, published in December 2011, that when a woman has an unwanted pregnancy, rates of mental health problems will be largely unaffected whether she has an abortion or goes on to give birth, for the interpretation by practitioners of ground C in the certification of abortions.
(171650)
132
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what porportion of GP surgeries make referrals to food banks.
(171671)
133
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department will publish its response to the sustaining services, ensuring fairness consultation landed in July 2013.
(171276)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
134
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on (a) the closure of the visa service in Syria, (b) the visa application centres in Turkey now accepting applications for entry clearance from Syrian nationals and (c) additional support to be given to the visa application centres in Turkey in light of this policy change.
(171402)
135
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many texts sent by Capita on behalf of the Border Agency since May 2010 advising people of termination of their right to remain in the UK have subsequently been proven to have been sent in error.
(171437)
136
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of the contract held by Capita with the UK Border Agency for managing text messaging to individuals who do not have leave to remain in the UK in each year since May 2010.
(171583)
137
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will adopt the three recommendations put forward by Citizens UK on enforced removals in the wake of Jimmy Mubenga's unlawful killing.
(171499)
138
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that legal professional privilege is always respected by the (a) Security Service, (b) Secret Intelligence Service, (c) Government Communications Head Quarters and (d) other Government departments and agencies.
(171501)
139
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to implement the new reporting mechanism for corruption cited in its Serious and Organised Crime strategy.
(171582)
140
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister of Scotland on human trafficking in that country.
(171395)
141
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to retain without change existing provisions of UK law and practice required by Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA, if the UK ceases to be bound by that Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171674)
142
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which requirements of Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA the UK (a) does and (b) does not implement.
(171675)
143
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities have taken part in meetings pursuant to Article 5(2) of Council Decision 2003/335/JHA in each of the last five years; what information was exchanged with UK authorities on each such occasion; and what her assessment is of how useful this information has been to the UK.
(171676)
144
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the requirements of Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA are implemented in the UK; and whether the Government intends to retain these implementing measures unchanged if the UK ceases to be bound by the Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171677)
145
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the UK has sent a request to another EU member state regarding asset identification, tracing, freezing or seizing and confiscation that was processed in accordance with Article 4 of Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA in each of the last five years; and on how many of these occasions the UK request was fulfilled.
(171678)
146
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK compliance with Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA in each of the last five years.
(171679)
147
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK implements all the requirements of Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA; and if not, which requirements are not implemented.
(171680)
148
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to maintain the reciprocal arrangements provided for by Article 4 of Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA with some or all other EU member states if the UK ceases to be bound by that Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; how the Government would do this; and what assessment she has made of whether this would be at least as efficacious as UK participation in the Framework Decision.
(171681)
149
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times in each of the last five years the UK has received a request from another EU member state regarding asset identification, tracing, freezing or seizing and confiscation that was processed in accordance with Article 4 of Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA; and on how many such occasions the UK fulfilled the request.
(171682)
150
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will seek to continue the co-operation established by Council Decision 2003/170/JHA, as amended, if the UK ceases to be bound by that Council Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; what operational and legislative measures would be needed to continue this co-operation; and what assessment she has made of whether this co-operation will continue to be possible.
(171683)
151
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many exchanges of information involving the UK have taken place in each of the last five years owing to Council Decision 2002/956/JHA, as amended; and how many of these exchanges have included operational information on the protection of a UK public figure or a public figure in the UK.
(171687)
152
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to UK public funds of UK participation in the European Network for the Protection of Public Figures, established by Council Decision 2002/956/JHA has been in each of the last five years.
(171688)
153
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many common views have been established, and remain valid, pursuant to Article 4 of Council Decision 2002/956/JHA, as amended; what the substance of these common views is; whether these common views have entailed any changes to UK practices; and how often the relevant UK authorities have drawn on these common views in their operations in each of the five years.
(171689)
154
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to continue the co-operation with other EU Member States currently undertaken as a result of Council Decision 2002/956/JHA if the UK ceases to be bound by that Council Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; and what estimate she has made of the approximate cost to UK public funds of making arrangements for continuing such exchanges.
(171690)
155
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to UK public funds of UK participation in Council Decision 2002/996/JHA, including the secondment of national experts to evaluation teams has been in each of the last five years.
(171691)
156
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many evaluation exercises have been undertaken pursuant to Council Decision 202/996/JHA.
(171692)
157
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK could continue to participate in decision-making of the Council under Article 8(3) of Council Decision 202/996/JHA if the UK ceases to be bound by that Council Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171693)
158
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether other EU member states have implemented recommendations made to them as a result of the evaluation process established by Council Decision 2002/996/JHA.
(171694)
159
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government will seek to contribute to the influencing and sharing of best practice across the EU on the matters covered by Council Decision 2002/996/JHA if the UK ceases to be bound by that Council Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; how the Government would do this; and what assessment she has made of whether this would be at least as efficacious as UK participation in the mechanism established by Council Decision 2002/996/JHA.
(171695)
160
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proposals the Government would bring forward to maintain the relevant co-operation were the UK no longer bound by Council Common Position 2005/69/JHA pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171739)
161
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK practice regarding the information exchange covered by Council Common Position 2005/69/JHA would change as a result of the UK ceasing to be bound by that Common Position pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171740)
162
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been in each of the last five years of UK participation in Council Decision 2004/919/EC.
(171741)
163
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities have received information as a result of Article 3(3) of Council Decision 2003/335/JHA in each of the last five years; and what action was taken by UK authorities on the basis of this information in each case.
(171742)
164
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities applied to the authorities of another EU member state for information under Article 3(2) of Council Decision 2003/335/JHA in each of the last five years; and on how many of these occasions UK authorities received the information they sought.
(171743)
165
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases UK authorities co-ordinated their activities with the authorities of one or more other EU member states as a result of the provisions of Article 5(1) of Council Decision 2003/335/JHA in each of the last five years; and what the substance and outcome of the co-ordination was in each case.
(171744)
166
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to maintain co-operation with other EU member states established by Council Decision 2003/335/JHA were the UK no longer bound by that Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; and what assessment she has made of whether this would be at least as efficacious as UK participation in the Decision.
(171745)
167
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK participation in Council Decision 2003/335/JHA in each of the last five years.
(171746)
168
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of the requirements of Council Decision 2004/919/EC the UK (a) has and (b) has not implemented.
(171747)
169
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken as a result of Article 3(1) of Council Decision 2004/919/EC in each of the last five years; what the frequency of these actions has been; and what assessment she has made of the usefulness of these actions in the fight against cross-border vehicle crime.
(171748)
170
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to maintain unchanged the co-operation and information exchange with other EU member states established by Council Decision 2004/919/EC if the UK ceases to be bound by that Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; how such co-operation would be maintained; and what assessment she has made of whether this would be at least as efficacious as UK participation in the Decision.
(171749)
171
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities provided information to Europol as a result of Article 9 of Council Decision 2004/919/EC in each of the last five years.
(171750)
172
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to retain unchanged existing UK law and practice required by Council Decision 2004/919/EC if the UK ceases to be bound by that Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171751)
173
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to retain unchanged existing UK law and practice required by Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA, if the UK ceases to be bound by that Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171752)
174
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK would continue to co-operate with other EU member states on issues pertaining to Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA were the UK no longer bound by the Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171753)
175
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to retain unchanged existing provisions of UK law and practice required by Council Decision 2003/335/JHA, were the UK no longer bound by the Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171756)
176
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases UK authorities co-operated with the authorities of another EU member state due to the provisions of Article 3(1) of Council Decision 2003/335/JHA in each of the last five years; and what the substance and outcome of the co-operation was in each case.
(171757)
177
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of the requirements of Council Decision 2003/335/JHA the UK (a) has and (b) has not implemented.
(171758)
178
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities have (a) provided information to and (b) received information from authorities of one or more other EU member states as a result of Articles 4 and 5 of Council Decision 2004/919/EC in each of the last five years; and what action (i) authorities of other EU member states and (ii) UK authorities took on the basis of information received in each case.
(171771)
179
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alerts (a) the UK and (b) other EU member states entered in the Schengen Information System under Article 6 of Council Decision 2004/919/EC in each of the last five years; what action the UK took in response to each of the alerts entered by other EU member states; and what action other EU member states took in response to each of the alerts entered by the UK.
(171772)
180
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been refused firearms licenses by each police force as a result of substantiated evidence of a history of (a) domestic violence, (b) violent conduct and (c) drug or alcohol abuse in each of the last 10 years.
(171388)
181
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated cost to a police force for the licensing of a firearm will be when the new e-commerce fees system is operational.
(171412)
182
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of Jon Stoddart's secondment to the National Crime Agency for the Hillsborough investigation; and on what date he is due to be seconded.
(171427)
183
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the responses received by her Department to the consultation on tackling illegal immigration in privately rented accommodation.
(171277)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
184
N
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much snuff was administered to hon. Members by the doorkeepers in the last 10 years; and at what cost.
(171423)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
185
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's funding for the Syria emergency is currently being used for (a) gender-based violence prevention, (b) gender-based violence case management and (c) sexual and reproductive health in (i) Syria and (ii) neighbouring countries.
(171764)
186
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to answer Parliamentary Question numbers 169290 and 169243, tabled on 11 September for answer on 13 September 2013.
(171401)
187
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the viability of the humanitarian situation in Syria's neighbours and the flow of refugees into those countries.
(171654)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
188
N
Ms Karen Buck
(Westminster North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many housing benefit appeals were made to tribunal in each quarter since January 2012.
(171406)
189
N
Ms Karen Buck
(Westminster North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many housing benefit appeals excluding local housing allowance were made to tribunal in each quarter since January 2012.
(171407)
190
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all future providers of probation services will be required to attend those local multi-agency meetings which consider the needs of (a) female offenders, (b) female victims of domestic abuse and (c) male perpetrators of domestic violence.
(171643)
191
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that all future providers of probation services will be required to attend local violence against women and girls forums.
(171763)
192
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the minimum standards for the supervision of female offenders will be in his probation on tender documents.
(171857)
193
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been in secure children's homes in each local authority area in each year since 2007-08.
(171438)
194
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been in young offender institutions in each local authority area in each year since 2007-08.
(171439)
195
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been in secure training centres in each local authority area in each year since 2007-08.
(171440)
196
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government plans to maintain unchanged all UK measures implementing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA if the UK ceases to be bound by that Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171684)
197
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the usefulness of co-operation involving Gibraltar undertaken as a result of Article 9(2) of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union in the fight against the offences in question; whether the Government of Gibraltar has indicated that it intends to maintain this co-operation unchanged if Gibraltar ceases to be bound by the Convention pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; and how such co-operation would be maintained.
(171685)
198
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the usefulness of co-operation involving Gibraltar undertaken as a result of Article 9(1) of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union in the fight against the offences in question; whether the Government of Gibraltar has indicated that it intends to maintain this co-operation unchanged if Gibraltar ceases to be bound by the Convention pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; and how such co-operation would be maintained.
(171686)
199
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases the Gibraltarian authorities have co-operated with the authorities of one or more EU member state due to the provisions of Article 9(1) of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of member states of the European Union in each of the last five years; and what the substance and outcome of the co-operation was in each case.
(171696)
200
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases the Gibraltarian authorities have co-operated with the authorities of one or more EU member states due to the provisions of Article 9(2) of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of member states of the European Union in each of the last five years; and what the substance and outcome of the co-operation was in each case.
(171697)
201
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which requirements of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of member states of the European Union Gibraltar (a) does and (b) does not implement.
(171698)
202
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what laws or practices implement in Gibraltar the requirements of the Convention of the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of member states of the European Union; and what conversations he has had with the government of Gibraltar on whether that body intends to retain these implementing measures unchanged if Gibraltar ceases to be bound by the Convention pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(171699)
203
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the planned changes in the number of prison officers employed in the public sector on (a) prison safety and (b) rehabilitation programmes within public sector prisons.
(171390)
204
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of probation offices make referrals to food banks.
(171659)
205
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of court diversion schemes make referrals to local food banks.
(171662)
206
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that the UK's Mid-Term Report (Universal Periodic Review) to the UN Human Rights Council includes British Indian Ocean Territory.
(171729)
207
N
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential effects of the judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Allen v UK 2013 on the legislative proposals set out in Clause 143 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
(171473)
208
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of raising the retirement age of magistrates to 75.
(171663)
209
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review the retirement age for magistrates.
(171721)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
210
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much has been spent by the Parades Commission on consultations in each year since its formation.
(171672)
211
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the likely benefits to tourism in Northern Ireland as a result of the 2013 World Police and Fire Games.
(171673)
212
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she has had with Richard Haass or members of his staff since his appointment as Chair of round table talks in Northern Ireland.
(171722)
213
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland since September 2012.
(171731)
214
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she has had with (a) the Parades Commission and (b) individual members of the Parades Commission in 2013 to date.
(171733)
215
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have had with the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland since September 2012.
(171734)
Questions to the Prime Minister
216
Ann Clwyd
(Cynon Valley):
To ask the Prime Minister, who will accompany him on the delegation to the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
(171709)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
217
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport and Ministers in the Scottish Government on the extension of high speed rail to Scotland.
(171389)
218
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Scotland on capping energy bills in that country; and if he will make a statement.
(171393)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
219
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions his Department has asked the Freight Transport Association or its staff to represent the Department at stakeholder meetings; and what steps he has taken in those cases to ensure that there is no conflict of interest.
(171500)
220
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the made of the effects on Northern Ireland of the development of the High Speed 2 rail network.
(171581)
221
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether the current regulation for minimal fuel carry for commercial aircraft is satisfactory.
(171623)
222
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of UK air passengers are carried by Ryanair.
(171628)
223
N
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on advertising with (a) The Guardian newspaper, (b) The Guardian website and (c) The Guardian Media Group in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
(171548)
224
Dame Angela Watkinson
(Hornchurch and Upminster):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents on roads involving motorised mobility scooters have been recorded in the last five years for which records are available.
(171610)
225
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the economic effect of phase 2 of High Speed 2 on (a) West Bromwich East constituency and (b) the Black Country area will be.
(171413)
226
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Virgin Trains on the future of direct train services to London from (a) Sandwell and Dudley and (b) Wolverhampton railway stations; and if he will make a statement.
(171417)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
227
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the economic impact of the closure of the Severn tunnel on the Rugby League World Cup opening ceremony and the World Music Expo in Cardiff during the weekend of 26 and 27 October 2013.
(171630)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
228
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the number of women employed at a senior boardroom level by companies based in Scotland.
(171392)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
229
N
Ms Karen Buck
(Westminster North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to how many households the benefit cap has been applied (a) in each local authority area and (b) in total.
(171403)
230
N
Ms Karen Buck
(Westminster North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households to whom the household benefit cap has been applied are lone parent families.
(171404)
231
N
Ms Karen Buck
(Westminster North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households to whom the household benefit cap has been applied are in local authority temporary accommodation.
(171405)
232
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefit provision is made for unemployed people who are waiting for disability assessments from Atos Healthcare; and what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for Atos assessments.
(171408)
233
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with which individuals and bodies his Department consulted prior to the publication of the statement 'Ministers to end work experience health and safety confusion' on the gov.uk website on 21 June 2013.
(171606)
234
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to increase awareness of the needs of people who lipread amongst providers of public services for which his Department is responsible.
(171609)
235
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people in (a) Ribble Valley, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK who have private pensions.
(171420)
236
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the likely impact of the Help to Work scheme on young unemployed people in Peterborough constituency; and if he will make a statement.
(171446)
237
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that all members of the public calling an 0845 telephone number to contact his Department be immediately notified of their right to be called back.
(171579)
238
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to consult carers and organisations representing disabled people on the use of 0845 numbers by his Department.
(171605)
239
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow claimants to study further education courses which are designated as full-time whilst still actively seeking employment.
(171754)
240
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the ratio of job vacancies to unemployed persons was in each parliamentary constituency in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
(171766)
241
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many customer access phones there were in each of his Department's centres in each parliamentary constituency in Wales in each of the last 10 years; and what the projected number of such machines is in each of the next three years.
(171767)
242
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of levels of (a) functional literacy and (b) computer literacy amongst the unemployed.
(171769)
243
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of housing benefit were (a) unemployed and (b) employed in each region of the UK in each of the last three years.
(171806)
244
N
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on advertising with (a) The Guardian newspaper, (b) The Guardian website and (c) The Guardian Media Group in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
(171549)
245
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) individuals, (b) pregnant women and (c) individuals with dependants have received jobseeker's allowance sanctions since October 2012.
(171273)
246
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals in (a) the London Borough of Brent, (b) Brent Central constituency and (c) London have received jobseeker's allowance sanctions in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(171274)
247
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received multiple jobseeker's allowance sanctions in each local authority area since October 2012.
(171275)
248
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeals against jobseeker's allowance sanctions have been (a) made and (b) successful since October 2012; and what the average time was from the date of an appeal to the date when a decision was made.
(171604)
249
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving jobseeker's allowance had a sanction overturned on appeal in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) January to September 2013.
(171468)
250
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of jobseeker's allowance who were issued with a sanction chose not to keep their claim live in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) January to September 2013.
(171469)
251
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving jobseeker's allowance who were subject to a sanction were classified as belonging to an ethnic minority in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) January to September 2013.
(171470)
252
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receiving jobseeker's allowance who were subject to a sanction on the advice of a Work Programme provider were classified as belonging to an ethnic minority in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) January to September 2013.
(171471)
253
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the interaction of universal credit and the income tax personal allowance.
(171472)
254
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the contribution of the Minister for Employment on 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 426, on long-term unemployed, what criteria he will use to select which individuals returning from the Work Programme in April 2014 will be referred to each of the three possible destinations.
(171841)
255
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the annual cost of all benefits paid to people classed as (a) unemployed, (b) pensioners and (c) in work in the last five years.
(171732)
256
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the welfare budget was spent on (a) the unemployed, (b) pensioners and (c) those in work in each of the last five years.
(171737)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
257
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the mortality rates for (a) pre-term, (b) term and (c) infants by (i) local health authority and (ii) clinical commissioning group in each of the last 10 years.
[Transferred]
(171619)
258
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in part-time work who are seeking full-time employment in each parliamentary constituency.
[Transferred]
(171812)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
259
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost of solar farms financed under the Enterprise Investment Scheme.
[Transferred]
(171655)
260
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications he has received for the financing of solar farms under the Enterprise Investment Scheme to date.
[Transferred]
(171664)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
261
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will begin an immediate programme of emergency humanitarian evacuations for the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in conjunction with the UNHCR and other countries.
[Transferred]
(171819)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
262
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to assist long-term unemployed people with starting their own business.
[Transferred]
(171847)
263
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were classed as living in poverty in each constituency of the UK in each of the last 10 years; and what estimate he has made of the number of such children in each of the next three years.
[Transferred]
(171770)
264
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in work were living in poverty in each parliamentary constituency in each of the last 30 years.
[Transferred]
(171805)
265
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the change has been in the number and proportion of people who lived in poverty from (a) 1997 to 2010 and (b) 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(171811)