Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 21 October 2013
Notes:
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Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 21 October 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 21 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 Attorney General
1
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Attorney General, how many anti-money laundering cases, originating from suspicious activity reports or from independent law enforcement investigations, were prosecuted in each year from 2008 to 2012.
(171632)
2
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to his contribution of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 592, if he will publish the six point action plan to increase referrals of rape and domestic violence cases by the police to the Crown Prosecution Service.
(171982)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons he valued the Royal Mail to be worth approximately £3.3 billion for purposes of its privatisation; and what consideration he has given since the flotation of Royal Mail shares of this being an under-valuation.
(171953)
4
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Bedford have participated in the AGE 16 to 24 Scheme; and how many and what proportion of such businesses were small and medium-sized enterprises.
(171940)
5
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which firms were instructed to perform valuations of the Royal Mail property portfolio prior to its privatisation; and whether a competitive bidding process preceded their appointment.
(171713)
6
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice his Department has received on the value of Royal Mail's surplus property holdings from banks or financial institutions involved in the privatisation of Royal Mail.
(171799)
7
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to refund interest lost to retail investors who applied for but did not receive Royal Mail shares.
(171781)
8
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on maintaining the privatised Royal Mail as a body subject to Freedom of Information Act 2000 requests.
(171782)
9
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of people aged over 55 years have been assisted in learning new job skills in each of the last three years.
(171920)
10
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information has been supplied by the Government following the allocation of shares to those who applied for shares in Royal Mail (a) online and (b) by post.
(171821)
11
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what date he expects funds to be returned to those who applied for Royal Mail shares but were unsuccessful or did not receive their full allocation; and what process he has established for this process.
(171822)
12
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what has been the total value of interest accrued to date by the Government from funds deposited from shares in Royal Mail by investors which was not used for the purchase of shares; and if he will make a statement.
(171823)
13
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what date those applying for shares in Royal Mail (a) by post and (b) online were informed whether their application was successful.
(171824)
14
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the total amount of funds received by the Government on applications for Royal Mail shares option applications had closed and before shares were allocated was; and in what account these funds were held.
(171825)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
15
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of (a) establishing the Number 10 Implementation Unit and (b) abolishing the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit; and what the differences are between the work of both units.
(171909)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
16
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effect on London residents on average income of the purchase of residential property in London by Chinese nationals.
(171281)
17
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the 30 public private partnership infrastructure projects have received their funding under the UK Guarantees temporary lending programme.
(171780)
18
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what value of projects have been guaranteed by the UK Guarantees scheme to date; and in which (a) sector and (b) geographic area each funded project is based.
(171785)
19
N
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications there have been to the UK Guarantees scheme to date; and which applications were (a) accepted and (b) not accepted.
(171786)
20
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to exempt people subject to transitional arrangements between incapacity benefit and employment and support allowance from income tax due on such payments.
(171612)
21
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of revenue lost to the Exchequer as a result of illegal trading in (a) cigarettes, (b) spirits, (c) diesel, (d) petrol and (e) other counterfeit goods in Northern Ireland in each of the last two years.
(171919)
22
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many submissions were made to the Stamp Duty Land Tax: consultation on the potential effects of devolving to the National Assembly for Wales and Welsh Government; and when a response to the consultation will be published.
(171930)
23
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his officials are working on analysing submissions to the Stamp Duty Land Tax: consultation on the potential effects of devolving to the National Assembly for Wales and Welsh Government.
(171931)
24
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Wales and (b) each other region of the UK who will receive the married tax allowance.
(171932)
Questions to the Honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
25
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many food banks are currently supported by the Church of England.
(171912)
26
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to promote credit unions.
(171951)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
27
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) housing planning decisions and (b) other planning decisions his Department has overturned since May 2010.
(171814)
28
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the proposal from the Fire Sector Federation that the Minister should appoint a Transformation Commission to implement the findings of the review of efficiencies and operations in fire and rescue authorities in England.
(171981)
29
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department will publish a response to the Efficiency and Operational review of the Fire Service undertaken by Sir Ken Knight.
(172036)
30
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent steps he has taken to encourage local authorities to provide permanent sites for gypsies and travellers to prevent unauthorised encampments.
(171941)
31
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to allow the public to take complaints about Housing Associations and their tenants to the Housing Ombudsman.
(171942)
32
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much (a) his Department and (b) relevant local authorities spent on 1st East Urban Regeneration Company throughout that body's existence.
(171911)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
33
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make representations to Clarion Events Limited on the attendance of suppliers to the Syrian government at the recent Defence and Security Equipment international arms exhibition.
(171910)
34
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he estimates the fitting of the Sea Ceptor naval defence system to the Type 23 Frigates to be completed.
(171870)
35
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the number of armed forces personnel in (a) Wales and (b) each other nation and region of the UK since May 2010.
(171872)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
36
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures he is taking to ensure schools maintain positive relationships with both parents of a child when the parents are separated.
(171943)
37
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2013, Official Report, columns 746-7W, on GCSE, what those figures are for (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.
(171983)
38
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2013, Official Report, columns 750-1W, on pupils with English as an additional language, if he will supply the equivalent figures for Year 1.
(172037)
39
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the influence of poverty on a child's (a) intellectual development and (b) social mobility.
(171973)
40
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the influence of genetics on a child's (a) intellectual development and (b) social mobility.
(171974)
41
N
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new school buildings were built in each of the last 10 years using funds other than or in addition to local authority funding; and how much was spent by his Department on new school buildings in each of the last 10 years.
(171636)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
42
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to help people in (a) the North West and (b) Rossendale and Darwen constituency reduce their energy bills.
(171871)
43
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's study, Potential Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Shale Gas Extraction and Use, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the potential effects of greenhouse gas emissions associated with shale gas extraction and (b) the global warming effect of methane associated with shale gas extraction.
(171967)
44
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential cost to the public purse if management costs for management of radioactive waste from new build nuclear plants exceed the cap on costs included in the nuclear waste and decommissioning financing arrangements for new nuclear plants.
(171965)
45
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will (a) place in the Library and (b) publish on his Department's website copies of the agreements he concluded with Chinese nuclear authorities during his recent visit to China in respect of inward investment in the UK nuclear power programme; and which private sector business executives accompanied him on this visit.
(171966)
46
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research progammes have been supported by resources from his Department's budget on (a) nuclear waste management, (b) nuclear plant decommissioning and (c) plutonium disposition since May 2010.
(171969)
47
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons his Department has decided not to hold stakeholder information and engagement meetings in (a) Scotland and (b) Northern Ireland in association with his Department's national public consultation on the Geological Disposal Facility siting process review.
(171989)
48
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost to the public purse has been of financial contributions to (a) Euratom, (b) European Commission Joint Research Centres, (c) the ITER nuclear fusion project, (d) the International Atomic Energy Agency and (e) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nuclear energy agency since May 2010.
(171992)
49
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the appropriate length of time within which a Green Deal package can be agreed and fully financed.
(171863)
50
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the initial assessment of all homes that could be eligible for the Green Deal to be completed.
(171864)
51
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what contingency plans his Department is making to prepare for a prolonged cold spell this winter.
(171865)
52
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people will be lifted out of fuel poverty by the Energy Company Obligation scheme.
(171866)
53
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what change there has been to average (a) gas and (b) electricity bills in (i) Wales and (ii) each other nation and region of the UK since May 2010.
(171874)
54
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the reasons for differential gas and electricity prices across the UK; and what assessment he has made of the differing effects of price increases in each nation and region of the UK.
(171875)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
55
N
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of job losses at his Department's Alnwick office under the Next Generation Shared Services Programme; and what recent discussions he has held with contractors on the work carried out at that office.
(171669)
56
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the recent report by a group of animal welfare charities entitled Left on the Verge: The approaching equine crisis in England and Wales; and what steps he plans to take further to safeguard horse welfare.
(171795)
57
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce pollution levels at The Air Balloon Pub and surrounding cottages.
(171897)
58
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what date he expects his Department's investigation of food poverty and food banks to conclude; and if he will publish any subsequent report.
(171638)
59
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in his Department are currently working on its investigation into food poverty and food banks.
(171639)
60
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) representatives of the farming industry, (b) environmental groups, (c) banking groups, (d) insurance groups and (e) local authorities on contingency funding for extreme weather effects affecting farmers.
(171954)
61
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) low-interest loans, (b) bail-out grants or (c) any other form of funding has been provided for severe weather schemes set up by his Department.
(171955)
62
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals insurers have presented to him to off-set the effects of severe weather events on farmers.
(171956)
63
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports he has received from the insurance industry of difficulties in developing an economic model that would provide sufficient contingency funding for farmers in the event of severe weather.
(171957)
64
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, under what circumstances he would use state-funding for a contingency scheme in cases where severe weather has affected UK farmers.
(171958)
65
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the role of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain in monitoring and recording (a) welfare standards within greyhound racing and (b) the number of greyhounds put to sleep for economic reasons.
(171964)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
66
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date Ministers or senior officials in his Department have discussed the issue of Kashmir with their respective counterparts in (i) India and (ii) Pakistan.
(171778)
67
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of human rights in China.
(171968)
68
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in China on the use of organs taken from executed prisoners.
(171971)
69
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress in promoting peace and democracy in Eastern Afghanistan following the recent murder of a provincial governor in Puli Alam.
(171797)
70
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on a two state solution in the Middle East.
(171975)
71
N
Mr David Davis
(Haltemprice and Howden):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Tempora and Prism programmes are conducted under statutory authority.
(171637)
72
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his latest assessment of the situation in the Maldives is.
(172040)
73
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what geographic telephone number his Department advertises for use by the general public.
(171892)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
74
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the care data system will extract the records of people who have received treatment for a sexually-transmitted disease.
(171798)
75
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to re-establish the Innovations Commissioning Fund; and if he will make a statement.
(171952)
76
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to review the effectiveness of current regulations governing the use of sunbeds.
(171634)
77
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many local authorities are currently able to license the use of sunbeds within their area; and if he will assess the scope for increasing the number of such authorities.
(171635)
78
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission an analysis of the reasons for the increase in referrals to Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services in the last two years; and if he will ensure that sufficient resources are in place to support those services.
(171796)
79
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people infected by contaminated blood through NHS blood transfusions have since died.
(171861)
80
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the safety of e-cigarettes; what assessment he has made of whether e-cigarettes reduce usage of conventional cigarettes; and what steps he is taking to support smokers who have decreased their dependence on conventional cigarettes by using e-cigarettes.
(171867)
81
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many reported cases there are each year of potential organ donors failing to donate organs due to an unavailability of (a) suitable beds and (b) specialist nurses.
(171868)
82
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential value of educating school age children about organ donation and transplantation.
(171869)
83
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any former health or other ministers have been interviewed in the course of the inquiry into Jimmy Savile's involvement in the NHS.
(171279)
84
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish his evidence that further units of the NHS may have been involved with law breaking by Jimmy Savile.
(171288)
85
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made on the reconfiguration of health services in Worcestershire; and if he will make a statement.
(172038)
86
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to reduce the stigmas associated with mental health issues since 2010.
(172041)
87
Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will make a decision on whether to introduce standardised packaging on tobacco products.
(171988)
88
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether people will be able to opt-out of the caredata scheme using the internet or telephone.
(171783)
89
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether every household will receive an opt-out form along with information about care.data.
(171784)
90
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many accident and emergency staff in hospitals in each region were assaulted while on duty in each of the last three years.
(171918)
91
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what geographic telephone number his Department advertises for use by the general public.
(171893)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
92
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) National Crime Agency (NCA) officers and (b) NCA specials are designated with the powers of (i) constable, (ii) immigration officer and (iii) customs officer.
(171933)
93
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employees there are at the National Crime Agency.
(171934)
94
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many National Crime Agency specials there are; and how many are planned to be recruited.
(171935)
95
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments she has made of the relationship between local authority youth services and the incidence of knife crime.
(900564)
96
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in EU countries to discuss the need to share responsibility for Syrian refugees and resettling refugees across Europe.
(171818)
97
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that students from China are charged £200 to access the NHS.
(171280)
98
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many widows and widowers applied for a discretionary payment under the Police Survivor Support scheme.
(171715)
99
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown of successful applicants to the Police Survivor Support scheme from each region of the UK.
(171716)
100
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Police Survivor Support scheme was time-limited.
(171717)
101
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications were received by the Police Survivor Support scheme after the closing date; and how many such applicants received a discretionary payment.
(171718)
102
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applicants received the maximum amount payable under the Police Survivor Support scheme.
(171719)
103
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many letters from hon. Members to the UK Border Agency's MPs' Liaison Unit were responded to (a) within 20 working days and (b) after 20 working days in each of the last three years.
(171939)
104
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed in the helpline sections of the Border Agency dealing with sections 15 to 25 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 in October 2013.
(172050)
105
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of Mosquito devices in operation in (a) England and (b) each London borough.
(171789)
106
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements her Department has in place for monitoring the prevalence of Mosquito devices in England.
(171790)
107
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times tasers were used on under 18s in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years.
(171791)
108
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people under 18 years of age were subject to stop and search procedures in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years.
(171792)
109
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders were issued to people under 18 years of age in (a) England and (b) each London borough in each of the last five years.
(171793)
110
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend Operation Endeavour, targeting illegal gangmasters, to the Peterborough City Council area; and if she will make a statement.
(171505)
111
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ECM reviews in (a) Pakistan, (b) India, (c) China, (d) Australia and (e) the US have been refused on the basis of staff shortages in each of the last five years.
(171990)
112
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the proportion of ECM reviews which are not completed due to staff shortages.
(171991)
113
Mr David Lammy
(Tottenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extradition of Gilbert Deya to Kenya.
(171993)
114
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent staff will be part of the National Crime Agency's overseas network.
(171584)
115
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she was consulted by the Director General of the Security Services before his recent statement on the publication of stolen classified material; and if she will make a statement on her assessment of the impact of the actions of Mr E Snowden.
(171450)
116
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints submitted to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal were deemed to be vexatious or without standing in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013; what definition of (i) standing and (ii) vexatious the Investigatory Powers Tribunal uses; and if she will make a statement.
(171984)
117
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suspicious activity reports were (a) filed by each of the different obligated entities and (b) submitted to law enforcement authorities in each year from 2008 to 2012.
(171633)
118
Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has been having with her European counterparts on the renegotiation of the non-refoulement aspect to Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights since May 2010.
(171987)
119
N
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 compliance with Council Decision 2003/170/JHA in each of the last five years.
(171702)
120
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK liaison officers have (a) provided and (b) received information pursuant to Council Decision 2003/170/JHA in each of the last five years.
(171703)
121
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities, including the Government but not including liaison officers, have (a) provided and (b) received information pursuant to Council Decision 2003/170/JHA in each of the last five years.
(171704)
122
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK liaison officers have (a) provided and (b) received assistance pursuant to Article 4(2) of Council Decision 2003/170/JHA in each of the last five years.
(171705)
123
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Council Decision 2003/170/JHA, as amended, gave rise to the introduction of any legislative proposals; and what such changes were.
(171706)
124
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many searches of UK vehicle registration data authorities other EU member states have carried out in each of the last five years under Article 12 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA; how many of those searches resulted in a match; and what action the relevant foreign authority took in each such case on the basis of finding such a match.
(172043)
125
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many searches UK authorities have carried out on the fingerprint databases of other EU member states in each of the last five years under Article 9 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA; how many of those searches resulted in a match; in how many of those cases the UK received further information from the relevant foreign authority following a match; and what action UK authorities took in each case on the basis of finding such a match or receiving further information.
(172044)
126
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many searches authorities of other EU member states have carried out on the UK's DNA database under (a) Article 3 and (b) Article 4 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA in each of the last five years; how many of those searches resulted in a match; in how many of those cases the UK provided the relevant foreign authority with further information following such a match; and what action the relevant foreign authority took in each case on the basis of finding such a match or receiving further information.
(172048)
127
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities have collected a DNA sample and supplied it to another EU member state due to a request under Article 7 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA; in how many cases the person whose DNA was being obtained was a British national; and what action the relevant foreign authority took in each case using the sample provided.
(172049)
128
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities have obtained a DNA sample from another EU member state using the provisions of Article 7 of Council Decision 2008/615/ JHA in each of the last five years; and what action UK authorities took in each case using the sample provided.
(172052)
129
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many searches UK authorities have carried out on the DNA databases of other EU member states under (a) Article 3 and (b) Article 4 of the Council Decision 2008/615/JHA in each of the last five years; how many of those searches resulted in a match; in how many of these cases the UK received further information from the relevant foreign authority following a match; and what action the UK authorities took in each case on the basis of finding a match or receiving further information.
(172056)
130
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates she has visited the Independent Police Complaints Commission's Hillsborough investigations headquarters.
(171788)
131
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the role played by police stations in meeting the policing needs of large and growing towns.
(171972)
132
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what change there has been in the number of police officers in (a) Wales and (b) each other nation and region of the UK since May 2010.
(171873)
133
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what geographic telephone number her Department advertises for use by the general public.
(171894)
134
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to his letter to the interim Director General UK Visas and Immigration of 16 September 2013 on behalf of a constituent CTS ref B25111/13.
(171613)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
135
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the UK provides to Syrian refugees.
(171815)
136
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of how the needs of Syrian refugees will change with colder winter.
(171816)
137
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to the Secretary of State for the Home Department to request permission for Syrian refugees with existing connections to the UK to be assisted in entering and staying in the UK.
(171817)
138
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she plans to hold with hon. Members on the Post-2015 Development Framework following the UN's Review Summit in September 2013; and if she will meet relevant All-Party Parliamentary Group officers to discuss their role in any such discussions.
(171668)
139
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who paid for the road building programme associated with Bost Airfield and Bost Agricultural Park in Afghanistan.
(171976)
140
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what work has been undertaken by her Department to assess the likely number of applicants for leaseholdings before committing investment to the development of Bost Industrial Park.
(171977)
141
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what return has been achieved on her Department's investment in Bost Airfield and Bost Agricultural Park in Afghanistan.
(171978)
142
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, for what reasons her Department operated a leaseholdings rather than land purchase programme at Bost Agricultural Park.
(171979)
143
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many fluent Pashto speakers her Department hired to work with locals on the leaseholding elements of Bost Agricultural Park.
(171980)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
144
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 510W, on Richard III, with which organisations and individuals he has met, consulted or corresponded about the licence to dig for the human remains of King Richard III or on any other matter connected with the remains of King Richard III since they were discovered; when any such meeting was and any such correspondence received; and if he will place copies of all correspondence and an account of each such meeting in the Library.
(171644)
145
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times he has met the Victims' Commissioner.
(171631)
146
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what budget is allocated to support the work of the Victims' Commissioner.
(171641)
147
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to decrease the level of re-offending amongst young offenders.
(171831)
148
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the overall number of crime levels for the West Mercia Police Force was in each of the last five years.
(172039)
149
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in each region were convicted of (a) a motoring offence that resulted in a fatality and (b) careless driving in 2012.
(171917)
Questions to the Prime Minister
150
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will take steps to ascertain whether advice was given to Mrs Thatcher by the police or security services about the conduct of Jimmy Savile.
(171282)
151
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list the current areas of policy on which the Coalition Government has agreed to suspend the principle of collective responsibility.
(171451)
152
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Prime Minister, in what circumstances the doctrine of collective responsibility (a) applies and (b) does not apply, with particular reference to comments made on the record to the media.
(171452)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
153
N
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many consultation requests from local planning authorities have been received by HS2 Ltd pursuant to the Safeguarding Directions for Phase 1 since 9 July 2013; from which local planning authorities such requests have been received; how many such consultation requests are EIA development as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011; how many recommendations for refusal of the grant of planning permission have been made; how many such recommendations are of (a) EIA development and (b) non-EIA development; how many recommendations have been made by HS2 Ltd that conditions be imposed on a planning permission in order to protect the High Speed 2 project; how many of those recommendations are of (i) EIA development and (ii) non-EIA development; how many referrals have been made to him where a local planning authority is minded to approve an application for planning permission against the advice of HS2 Ltd; and what the results of each such referral have been.
R (171089)
154
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign heavy goods vehicles committed digital tachograph offences in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013; and what action was taken in respect of each offence.
(171714)
155
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many drivers of foreign heavy goods vehicles were found to be breaking EC Regulations No. 1072/2009 in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013; what aspects of the regulations such drivers were in breach of; and what action was taken in respect of each offence.
(171720)
156
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what comparative assessment he has made of (a) delays and (b) congestion at the A417/A419 air balloon roundabout and roundabouts with similar traffic levels elsewhere in the country.
(171913)
157
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will produce a cost-benefit analysis of the options to alleviate congestion problems on the A417/A419 Air Balloon roundabout.
(171914)
158
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated current design capacity is of the A417/A419 Air Balloon roundabout.
(171915)
159
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents have occurred between Nettleton Bottom and the bottom of Crickley Hill in the last 10 years.
(171916)
160
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average (a) weekday and (b) weekend delay time is for the A317/A319 Air Balloon roundabout during peak hours.
(171921)
161
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Highways Agency has taken to deal with congestion centred on the Air Balloon roundabout on the A419 and A417; and whether any further such action is planned.
(171922)
162
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) lowest and (b) highest daily traffic flow through the A417/A419 Air Balloon roundabout has been in the last six months.
(171923)
163
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he measures the distance children travel to school in rural areas.
(171959)
164
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average distance travelled to school by (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) all other pupils for whom data is available was for the last three years of recorded data.
(171960)
165
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of spending changes since 2010 on bus services in rural areas.
(171961)
166
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding to public bus services has changed in (a) cash and (b) percentage terms in each of the last three years; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such changes on rural communities.
(171962)
167
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bus routes operating in rural areas are (a) in receipt of and (b) not in receipt of government subsidy; and what cumulative distance was covered by these services in the last year for which figures are available.
(171963)
168
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he plans to ensure that the knowledge, skills and expertise developed during the building of Crossrail will feed into future construction plans regarding High Speed 2.
(172042)
169
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government, (b) Transport Scotland and (c) Network Rail on the Dalmeny Chord rail link.
(171899)
170
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has undertaken of the plans for the Dalmeny Chord rail link.
(171900)
171
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on building the Dalmeny Chord rail link.
(171901)
172
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what geographic telephone number his Department advertises for use by the general public.
(171895)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
173
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, columns 425-6W, on Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measures 2011, Parliamentary Question 170435, what discussions or correspondence he has had with (a) Carl Sargeant and (b) John Griffiths AM on the Domestic Fire Safety (Wales) Measure 2011.
(171985)
174
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 464W, on Devolution, what progress has been made towards the publication of the draft Wales Bill.
(171994)
175
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many official engagements he has held in the Wales Office in the last three months.
(171995)
176
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what progress he has made on implementing the objectives of the Wales Office Business Plan in the last three months.
(171996)
177
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which deadline for the objectives in the Wales Office Business Plan he expects to meet.
(171997)
178
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings he has held with third party campaigning groups regarding the effect of the provisions of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act.
(171998)
179
Owen Smith
(Pontypridd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Wales Office move to Caspian Point was completed within budget; and what the total cost of this move was.
(171999)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
180
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of rent arrears on (a) local authorities in Wales, (b) Cardiff local authority and (c) Vale of Glamorgan local authority.
(171670)
181
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from local authorities in Wales about the effect of welfare reform on housing.
(171826)
182
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much is currently owed in arrears in cases managed by the Child Support Agency.
(171944)
183
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount owed in arrears in cases managed by the Child Support Agency.
(171945)
184
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases are being managed by the Child Support Agency; and how many such cases have payments which are in arrears.
(171946)
185
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what proportion of the Child Support Agency cases that are in arrears (a) the arrears are being actively repaid, (b) the arrears have been temporarily suspended and (c) payments have never been received.
(171947)
186
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications the Child Support Agency has made to court for (a) liability orders, (b) deduction orders, (c) deduction of earnings orders, (d) third party debt orders and (e) charging orders in each of the last five years.
(171948)
187
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what proportion of Child Support Agency cases that are in arrears the Agency has sought an enforcement order.
(171950)
188
Paul Goggins
(Wythenshawe and Sale East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of repayment was for (a) crisis loans and (b) budgeting loans in each of the four years to March 2013.
(171862)
189
N
Mr David Hamilton
(Midlothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with trades unions on the transferring of benefit fraud officers from local authorities to the new Single Fraud Investigation Service.
(171667)
190
N
Mr David Hamilton
(Midlothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of staff who will be transferred from local authorities to his Department when the Single Fraud Investigation Service is established.
(171779)
191
N
Mr David Hamilton
(Midlothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the establishment of the Single Fraud Investigation Service on the ability of local authorities to investigate benefit fraud.
(171787)
192
N
Mr David Hamilton
(Midlothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what evaluation he has made of the pilot programmes of the benefit of transferring staff from local authorities to the Single Fraud Investigation Service.
(171820)
193
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward a legislative and regulatory reform order to remove the burden whereby people whose employment and support allowance comes to an end are required to formally claim jobseeker's allowance (JSA) enabling the automatic provision of JSA to appropriate cases.
(171970)
194
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will carry out an equality impact assessment on the effects of the use of 0845 numbers within his Department.
(171640)
195
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has given to local job centres on sanctioning claimants where the only work offered is on a zero hours contract.
(172035)
196
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to monitor the sustainment of self-employed businesses established with support from the new enterprise allowance; and if he will make a statement.
(171774)
197
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of employment and support allowance who were referred to the Work Programme in the 104 weeks from June 2011 had a sight problem as their main impairment; and how many such people secured a Job Outcome in that period.
(171775)
198
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on employment and support allowance receiving 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.
(171776)
199
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data he has on the prognoses for people in receipt of employment and support allowance who were referred to the Work Programme in the 104 weeks from June 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(171777)
200
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what geographic telephone number his Department advertises for use by the general public.
(171896)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
201
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of teachers working in further education colleges are currently neither qualified nor in training.
[Transferred]
(171949)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
202
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make a statement on the Government's policy on publication of stolen, classified information.
[Transferred]
(171449)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
203
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people leaving custody have taken part in the Youth Contract since February 2013.
[Transferred]
(171665)
204
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people leaving custody since February 2013 have been eligible for entry into the Youth Contract.
[Transferred]
(171666)