Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 30 October 2013
Notes:
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 30 October 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 30 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
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Attorney General, when he expects the Serious Fraud Office to complete its investigation into existing contracts held by G4S and Serco in England and Wales.
(173360)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support available for businesses employing fewer than 10 people provided by his Department.
(173060)
3
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will assess the adequacy of the advice made available to businesses employing fewer than 10 people by their bank.
(173061)
4
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the support available in other countries to businesses employing fewer than 10 people.
(173088)
5
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 41W, on apprentices, what proportion of the 2012-13 apprenticeship starts that were not completed in that year was as a result of drop outs (a) in total and (b) in each sector.
(173121)
6
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what impact assessments his Department carried out at the start of its apprenticeship scheme.
(173200)
7
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many recent representations he has received on the issue of pay for apprentices; and from whom each such representation was received.
(173242)
8
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) businessmen and (b) businesswomen he has met in the last month.
(173092)
9
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the costs incurred by his Department to date are in pursuit of the appeal against the decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunals in relation to the case of Usdaw v. Woolworths.
(173059)
10
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses ceased trading in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) region of the UK in each month since January 2008.
(173354)
11
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will set out the arrangements being made for wider consultation specific to proposals to change the status of the Land Registry.
(173244)
12
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much income from EU institutions each UK university received (a) in 2010-11, (b) in 2011-12 and (c) in 2012-13, and is expected to receive in 2013-14; what the regional distribution of such funding is; and if he will make a statement.
(173118)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
13
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he can take to terminate a contract for a Government service entered into with a private sector entity in situations where concerns emerge about the commercial or other practices of that entity or its corporate group in other countries in which it operates.
(173283)
14
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what work his Department is co-ordinating across Government on deaf communication and language support.
(173005)
15
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of happiness was in each local authority area in each year for which data is available.
(173133)
16
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions his Department has had with the Dove Trust since administration proceedings were started against CharityGiving.
(173253)
17
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of British citizens who were living in other European countries in (a) 1991, (b) 2001, (c) 2011 and (d) 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement.
(173108)
18
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens who were studying in further and higher education institutions in other European countries in (a) 1991, (b) 2001, (c) 2011 and (d) 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement.
(173109)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
19
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, columns 625-6W, on taxation: charitable donations, if he will publish the top 1,000 sums donated as charitable gifts and subsequently claimed against tax in the last financial year.
(173201)
20
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the case for an increase in the national minimum wage.
(173246)
21
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of new jobs in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) London were in the (i) retail, (ii) service and (iii) manufacturing sectors in (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012 and (D) 2013.
(173249)
22
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on imposing a windfall tax on energy firms.
(173364)
23
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on which dates he met the City of London Remembrancer since May 2010.
(173147)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
24
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of newly built properties were built on flood plains in each year from 2008.
(173012)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
25
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on support for local projects.
(173247)
26
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the revenue to the Exchequer generated by the London 2012 Olympic Games.
(173365)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
27
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans for the British Army Training Support Unit Belize are.
(173163)
28
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to design a training package to prepare UK forces for contingency operations from 2015.
(173245)
29
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department decided against purchasing land next to its Cape Wrath training range; and what costs were incurred in making that decision.
(173282)
30
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people he plans to recruit to the new cyber defence unit; and over what period of time such recruitment will take place.
(173287)
31
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a £500,000 radar unit has been lost from a Type 45 destroyer; what action has been taken to recover it; and whether it has been recovered.
(173340)
32
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to completion of the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
(173341)
33
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department is doing to support troops in Northern Ireland in the absence of a military covenant.
(173234)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
34
N
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with members of the Royal Family on their role in the legislative process.
(900785)
35
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps he is taking to increase the number of young people registering to vote.
(173089)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
36
Steve Baker
(Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of careers advice and guidance at schools and colleges of further education.
(173233)
37
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will consider putting Kings Science Academy into special measures.
(173335)
38
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a free school can be put under special financial measures because of irregularities by management and governors.
(173336)
39
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of whether Sajid Raza is a fit and proper person to be principal of Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
(173337)
40
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the redacted report into the financial irregularities at Kings Science Academy was published five months after it was completed.
(173338)
41
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish an unredacted report of his Department's inquiry into Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
(173339)
42
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department spent in 2012 on tackling (a) cyber-bullying and (b) internet trolling.
(173220)
43
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the devolution of the functions of the School Teachers Review Body to a Wales-based body.
(173159)
44
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on devolving the functions of the School Teachers Review Body to a Wales-based organisation.
(173160)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
45
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on Ofgem's proposal for a secure and private operating licence condition.
(173006)
46
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many financial penalties have been levied on the six largest energy suppliers for unfair trading with small suppliers in the last year.
(173007)
47
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will review whether charges applying to early removal from a fixed-term energy contract are proportionate.
(173008)
48
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average change in energy bills has been for households in the (a) Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, (b) Tees Valley and (c) North East in each of the last five years.
(173004)
49
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 273W, on Hinkley Point C Power Station, if he will make it his policy under the operational cost review arrangements that the strike price may not under any circumstances be subject to any further non-inflationary increases at any stage during the term of the contract.
(173251)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
50
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties were judged to be at (a) significant and (b) very significant risk of flooding in each year since 2008.
(173009)
51
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties moved from (a) very significant and (b) significant to a lower flood-risk category in each year since 2008.
(173010)
52
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sustainable urban drainage schemes were delivered in each year since 2008.
(173011)
53
N
Barry Gardiner
(Brent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent notifications he has received from the European Commission in respect of infraction actions for breaches of nitrogen dioxide limit values.
(173013)
54
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what academic studies his Department used when making their comparative assessment of the cost effectiveness of GM soya production and non-GM soya production in Brazil.
(173162)
55
Mrs Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the UK is covered by (a) broadleaf and (b) conifer forest.
(173225)
56
Mrs Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the forest cover in the UK is designated for (a) productive woodland and (b) amenity value.
(173228)
57
Mrs Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what target his Department has set for forest cover in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland; and what the proposed mix is between broadleaf and conifer in each area.
(173229)
58
Mrs Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland is covered by forest.
(173230)
59
Mrs Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether current Forestry Commission guidance on planting forest promotes the type of tree planting suitable for future use in commercial forestry.
(173243)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
60
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will include Burma in the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
(173218)
61
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of political and human rights in Sri Lanka.
(173219)
62
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made on ending the forced extraction of human organs from prisoners of conscience.
(173281)
63
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Israel's renewal of co-operation with the United Nations Council for Human Rights would require a commitment by the UK and other Western European states not to discuss Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories within article 7 discussions.
(173062)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
64
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) elective and (b) emergency bed days were recorded for patients in each primary care trust or care commission group with a (i) primary and (ii) secondary diagnosis of a neurological condition, as defined under Diseases of the nervous system in the ICD-10 in each of the last five years for which data is available.
(173342)
65
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of hospital stay was for patients in each primary care trust or care commission group with a (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of a neurological condition in each of the last five years for which data is available.
(173349)
66
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency readmissions within seven days took place for patients in each primary care trust or care commission group with a (a) primary and (b) secondary diagnosis of a neurological condition in each of the last five years for which data is available.
(173351)
67
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will investigate ways to support children's early development, particularly the first 1,001 days from conception.
(172838)
68
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will investigate ways to identify families that require additional support to ensure children are protected in the first 1,001 days from conception.
(172839)
69
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to address the disparity between supply and demand for organ donations in England.
(172840)
70
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to use advertising campaigns and education in schools to promote organ donation.
(172847)
71
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage more people to sign up to brain donation schemes.
(173169)
72
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to link the NHS organ donation scheme with selected brain donation schemes.
(173170)
73
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that mortuaries are fully staffed at all times.
(173171)
74
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospitals and care homes sign death certificates in a timely manner to better facilitate brain donation.
(173172)
75
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the Government's full negotiating position on all Articles included in the revisions of the EU Tobacco Products Directive proposed by the European Commission.
(173352)
76
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Monitor and NHS England are planning to develop a national tariff for IVF treatment.
(173252)
77
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish the National Liver Disease Outcomes Strategy.
(173286)
78
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of reports published by the Care Quality Commission into Alder Hey Children's Hospital in April 2013 and University Hospital Aintree in January 2013.
(173090)
79
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the World Health Organisation 2013 review of evidence on health aspects of air pollution.
(173202)
80
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the publication of the Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Srategy, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend or repeal Therapeutic Substances (Prevention of Misuse) Act 1953.
(173203)
81
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of excess winter deaths in England and Wales in winter 2013-14.
(173087)
82
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will hold discussions with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to ensure that any update to the NICE guideline on early and locally advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment takes account of evidence that a significant proportion of women fail to regularly take their recommended prescriptions following their initial treatment.
(173240)
83
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and NHS England on its plans to support women with breast cancer to complete their post-operative drug treatment.
(173366)
84
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will seek to repatriate to the UK the EU competence in the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals under the provisions of Article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive.
(173206)
85
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions Ministers his Department have had with (a) Consumers for Health Choice and (b) the National Association of Health Stores; and what assessment he has made following such representations on the effect on Article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive on UK natural health retailers.
(173207)
86
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he intendes to take to ensure that maximum permitted levels for vitamins are not set under the provisions of Article 5 of the Food Supplements Directive.
(173208)
87
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of midwives who were not employed by an NHS trust two years after qualifying.
(173353)
88
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) male adults, (b) female adults and (c) children have been diagnosed with depression in each of the last 10 months.
(173155)
89
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of a drop in living standards on mental health and wellbeing.
(173156)
90
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what key milestones his Department has set for the allocation of the £100 million fund for nursing and midwifery technology announced on 8 October 2012; and what progress his Department has made on such allocation.
(173344)
91
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which individuals and organisations are members of the project committee for the £100 million fund for nursing and midwifery technology announced on 8 October 2012; and on what dates this committee has met.
(173347)
92
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which external stakeholders and NHS bodies have been consulted during the development of plans for the £100 million fund for nursing and midwifery technology announced on 8 October 2012.
(173348)
93
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on implementing the National Dementia Strategy for England.
(173231)
94
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to develop a new National Dementia Strategy for England following the current strategy's expiration in 2014.
(173232)
95
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of Improving Dementia Services in England, an interim report published by the National Audit Office in January 2010, HC82; and how many recommendations of this report have been met to date.
(173284)
96
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in each region and nation of the UK have been reported as suffering from depression.
(173113)
97
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of recent research findings which appear to challenge its advice to eat a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.
(173215)
98
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further steps his Department is taking to help men and women suffering from breast cancer.
(173216)
99
Mark Tami
(Alyn and Deeside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department issues on what proof of consent of a parent or legal guardian should be required for the purpose of body piercings on a minor.
(173362)
100
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage people to pursue a career in midwifery.
(172706)
101
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age of (a) a midwife and (b) a midwifery student is in (i) Suffolk, (ii) East Anglia and (iii) the UK.
(172707)
102
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the average age of (a) a midwife and (b) a midwifery student in (i) Suffolk, (ii) East Anglia and (iii) the UK has increased over the last 10 years.
(172708)
103
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified midwives leave the profession before retirement age in (a) Suffolk, (b) East Anglia and (c) the UK.
(172709)
104
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the number of qualified midwives who leave the profession before retirement age in (a) Suffolk, (b) East Anglia and (c) the UK has increased over the last 10 years.
(172710)
105
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve midwife retention rates.
(172738)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
106
Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to encourage the police to request the appointment of registered intermediaries prior to the formal police interview; and if she will make a statement.
(173241)
107
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will deport Pavlo Lapshyn to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in Ukraine.
(173346)
108
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish and place in the Library her Department's evaluation of the advertising campaign using the phrase 'go home or face arrest'.
(173120)
109
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish details of the expected format and regularity of reporting on bribery and corruption that will be undertaken by the new National Crime Agency as detailed in the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy; and when the first report is expected.
(173331)
110
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will share joint responsibility for all aspects of domestic anti-corruption efforts with the UK's Anti-Corruption Champion.
(173332)
111
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 the UK-US extradition agreement required by the EU-US extradition agreement if the UK ceases to be bound by that latter agreement, pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; and what assessment she has made of whether the US will agree to such retention or planned or changes to those provisions proposed by the Government in circumstances where such agreement is required.
(173250)
112
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further steps she is taking to reduce numbers of illegal immigrants.
(173285)
113
Mark Tami
(Alyn and Deeside):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions there have been for the tattooing of a minor in each year since 2010.
(173363)
114
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the benefits to the UK of hosting the EU Police College; and if she will make a statement.
(173117)
115
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much income her Department received each year from the European Community for hosting the EU Police College; and if she will make a statement.
(173123)
116
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2013, Official Report, column 901W, on entry clearances, how many family visa applications have been put on hold since 5 July 2013.
(173104)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission
117
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the current review of PICT and Parliament's internet presence will explicitly include a process review of internal services covered by (a) the Hansard Reporting Suite 2 project and (b) the Procedural Business and Data Programmes.
(173084)
118
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much of the failed Hansard Reporting Suite 2 programme was built using open-source software; and which commercial or open-source software was in use when that programme was halted.
(173085)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
119
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the spread of cholera in Haiti.
(173165)
120
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the spread of polio in south and central Somalia.
(173166)
121
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support civil society organisations that are (a) registered and (b) unregistered in Burma.
(173167)
122
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the development effects of seasonal flooding in South Sudan; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure humanitarian aid is reaching vulnerable people in these areas.
(173168)
123
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that emergency relief and humanitarian assistance reaches vulnerable internally displaced people in Syria in winter 2013-14.
(173209)
124
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress she has made on the development of the Forests and Climate Change Fund.
(173161)
125
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which multinational bodies are suppliers of UK aid; and in which countries such aid is distributed.
(173334)
126
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to protect the Christian Church in Syria.
(173217)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
127
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, following the introduction of his Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, if he will estimate the number of probation cases in each region that will be managed by (a) the National Probation Service and (b) community rehabilitation companies.
(173106)
128
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the recent change to his Department's Transforming Rehabilitation Pre-Qualification Questionnaire deadline on the planned transition of 20,000 probation staff into separate companies by the end of January 2014.
(173107)
129
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many different ICT packages are used in the Probation Service; and what assessment he has made of how these will be merged across the service in time to successfully meet his timescale for his Transforming Rehabilitation proposals.
(173110)
130
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is for each type of Class D criminal offence to reach court.
(173054)
131
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is for each type of Class E criminal offence to reach court.
(173055)
132
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is for each type of Class C criminal offence to reach court.
(173056)
133
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent comparative assessment he has made of options currently run by police forces to reduce reoffending rates.
(173057)
134
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is for each type of Class D criminal offence to reach court.
(173058)
135
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new Lord Justices of Appeal appointments in 2012 were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel.
(173099)
136
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of justices of the peace were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel in each year since 2003.
(173100)
137
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of deputy district judges working in magistrates' courts were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel in each year since 2003.
(173101)
138
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of district judges working in magistrates' courts were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel in each year since 2003.
(173102)
139
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of deputy district judges at a County court level were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel in each year since 2003.
(173103)
140
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity for his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173140)
141
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.
(173143)
142
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent the grooming of young people in adult prisons.
(173086)
143
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people in each prison have been identified as at risk of (a) suicide and (b) self-harm.
(173097)
144
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons employ staff on detached duty from other prisons; and if he will make a statement.
(173357)
145
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff are provided at each prison establishment through the use of the Payment Plus system; and under what criteria prison governors are permitted to use Payment Plus; and if he will make a statement.
(173358)
146
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to receive the final report of the audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers of contracts held by Serco in England and Wales.
(173359)
147
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have increased their operational capacity since 4 September 2013; on what date the decision was made to increase the operational capacity of each such prison; on what date each such increase came into effect; what additional resources have been provided at each such prison; and if he will make a statement.
(173361)
148
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will seek to continue without change the information exchange and co-operation with other EU member states established by Council Framework Decision 2009/948/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; how such information exchange and co-operation will be maintained; and what assessment he has made of whether this information exchange and co-operation will be maintained.
(173091)
149
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many cases in each of the last four years UK authorities have conducted consultations with authorities of one or more other EU member state as a result of Article 10 of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA; what the outcome of such consultations was in each case; and what his assessment is of how useful this co-operation has been to the UK.
(173093)
150
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which requirements of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA have not been implemented by the UK; and what measures the UK would need to take to implement these requirements.
(173094)
151
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been in each of the last four years of UK compliance with Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA.
(173095)
152
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for confirmation the UK has (a) made and (b) received in each of the last four years as a result of Article 5 of Council Framework Decision 2009/948/JHA; whether each of these requests received a response which was compliant with Article 9 of the Framework Decision; and how quickly each such response was given.
(173096)
153
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he proposes to implement the new independent medical panel scheme for whiplash claimants.
(173221)
154
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the new independent medical panel scheme will apply to all personal injury claims.
(173222)
155
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that insurers do not make offers to settle whiplash claims without medical evidence.
(173223)
156
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the new independent medical panel scheme for whiplash claimants will be funded.
(173224)
157
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that insurers share more of their data on suspected fraudulent or exaggerated whiplash claims.
(173288)
158
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for how long he has deferred any increase in the small claims threshold for personal injury claims.
(173289)
159
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to review the effects of the reforms to costs in civil litigation proposed by Lord Justice Jackson on access to justice; and how those effects will be measured.
(173290)
160
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's announcements of 23 October 2013, what further proposals he is considering to reduce fraudulent or exaggerated whiplash claims.
(173343)
161
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's announcement of 23 October 2013, how much of the 12 per cent reduction in motor insurance premiums over the last year is attributable to the reforms to civil litigation funding and costs brought in April 2013.
(173345)
Questions to the Leader of the House
162
N
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals in respect of the regulation of hon. Members and second jobs.
(900791)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
163
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity in her Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173129)
164
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173136)
165
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for her Department.
(173146)
166
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what involvement the devolved Assembly in Northern Ireland will have with the new ministerial task force for banking.
(173149)
167
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of a serious sexual assault in each year since 2010.
(173152)
168
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people aged over (a) 55 and (b) 60 years were recruited by her Department in 2010-11; and what proportion of such staff were new staff.
(173153)
169
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Finance Minister in Northern Ireland on the National Assets Management Agency.
(173154)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
170
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173134)
171
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity for his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173138)
172
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.
(173145)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
173
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the decision was taken not to use Directly Operated Railways Ltd as a comparator for assessing the value for money of future bids for the InterCity East Coast rail passenger franchise.
(173114)
174
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether bidders for future rail passenger franchises will be asked to consider providing an additional class of travel between first and standard class.
(173115)
175
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total value of the maintenance contract for the Inter City Express Programme train fleet allocated for service on the East Coast Main Line.
(173122)
176
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the European Commission's TEN-T proposals published on 17 October 2013.
(173119)
177
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the omission of Fishguard and Holyhead ports from the TEN-T core projects.
(173148)
178
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the omission of Valley Airport from the TEN-T comprehensive projects.
(173150)
179
Jonathan Edwards
(Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the omission of Cardiff Airport from the TEN-T core projects.
(173151)
180
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of changes in the number of A350 and Dreamliner aircraft flying into the UK's regional airports in the next 10 years.
(173164)
181
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he made of the study by the Small Area Health Statistics Unit at Imperial College, London, Aircraft noise and cardiovascular disease near Heathrow Airport in London, published on 8 October 2013.
(173205)
182
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to roll-out LED lighting on Britain's motorway network; and if he will make a statement.
(172790)
183
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers per train kilometre are annually carried (a) on the East Coast main line and (b) by each of the franchised rail passenger operators in the UK.
(173235)
184
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards exist to protect the contractual terms and conditions of the workforce when rail passenger franchises are transferred from the public to the private sector through a share sale.
(173236)
185
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the successful bidder of the East Coast main line passenger rail franchise.
(173237)
186
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Directly Operated Railways Ltd's annual expenditure on leasing rolling stock for service on the East Coast main line has been in each year since 2009-10.
(173238)
187
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investment has he made in (a) infrastructure, (b) rolling stock and (c) stations on the East Coast main line since 2009-10.
(173239)
188
Jessica Lee
(Erewash):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that weight restrictions on roads are being enforced by the police.
(173124)
189
Jessica Lee
(Erewash):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require HGV drivers to use only satellite navigation software from which weight-restricted roads have been removed.
(173125)
190
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173135)
191
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity for his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173139)
192
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.
(173144)
193
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, at what level the tolls at the Severn Bridge will be set from January 2014.
(173254)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
194
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173126)
195
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity for his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173127)
196
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.
(173141)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
197
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how much the Government Equalities Office spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173132)
198
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity for the Government Equalities Office in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173137)
199
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to reduce the cost of its gas and electricity provision.
(173142)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
200
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which government departments currently use NRCPD-registered communication professionals to support deaf people accessing their services.
(173083)
201
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department uses to assess who the main carer of a child is when that child's parents live separately but share parenting.
(173248)
202
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173128)
203
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of gas and electricity provision for his Department.
(173130)
204
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who the provider was for (a) gas and (b) electricity in his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
(173131)
205
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list financial assistance to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions made by his Department in 2012-13, pursuant to Section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006.
(173333)
206
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have received the New Enterprise Allowance in each parliamentary constituency in each month since its inception.
(173356)
207
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current facilities available to people over the age of 40 who are out of work to re-train for a new job.
(173210)
208
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in benefit payments went unclaimed in each region of the UK in 2012.
(173280)
209
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many construction sites were visited by a Health and Safety Executive safety inspector in each year since 2008.
(173014)
210
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many construction sites (a) in total and (b) in London were issued with a prohibition notice by the Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2008.
(173015)
211
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many construction sites in London were visited by a Health and Safety Executive safety inspector in each year since 2008.
(173016)
212
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many safety inspectors worked full-time for the Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2008.
(173017)
213
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Wales who will move house as a result of the social housing under-occupancy penalty.
(173157)
214
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on introducing a no-evictions policy for those affected by the social housing under-occupancy penalty.
(173158)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
215
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Major Projects Authority Report into High Speed 2 will be published in full.
[Question Unstarred]
(900788)
216
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses were registered in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) region of the UK in each month since January 2008.
[Transferred]
(173350)
217
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were registered as self-employed for the first time in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) region of the UK in each month since January 2008.
[Transferred]
(173355)
218
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people between the age of 25 and 40 have entered work in each of the last three years.
[Transferred]
(173211)
219
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people over the age of 40 have entered work in each of the last three years.
[Transferred]
(173213)
220
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people under the age of 25 have entered work in each of the last three years.
[Transferred]
(173214)
221
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged over (a) 55 and (b) 60 years have been recruited to work in the Prime Minister's Office in 2011-12; and what proportion of such staff were new staff.
[Transferred]
(173111)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
222
Mrs Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of introducing national embodied energy standards for building materials on the zero carbon homes initiative.
[Transferred]
(173226)
223
Mrs Anne McGuire
(Stirling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to create national embodied energy standards for building materials as part of the Housing Standards review.
[Transferred]
(173227)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
224
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial support his Department has given to organisations raising awareness of National Stop Cyber Bullying Day on 21 June 2013.
[Transferred]
(173112)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
225
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he made of the (a) finding of the European Environment Agency report, Air quality in Europe - 2013, that Hillingdon had the second highest levels in Europe of nitrogen dioxide and (b) other findings of that report.
[Transferred]
(173204)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
226
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the benefits to the UK of the European Supervision Order; and if she will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(173116)