Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
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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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[R]
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 6 November 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 6 November 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
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there have been for the offence of a parent or guardian showing their child obscene material in the years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(174332)
2
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Attorney General, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174384)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
N
Mr Richard Bacon
(South Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will issue clearer guidance to the manufacturers of electrical appliances on the point at which they should undertake a product recall.
(174131)
4
N
Mr Richard Bacon
(South Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his Department has held with stakeholders to discuss how to reduce deaths and injuries caused by electrical appliances which are the subject of a recall.
(174134)
5
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will discuss the listing of sites selling counterfeit bridalwear with internet search engine providers.
(174238)
6
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will discuss the issue of availability of counterfeit bridalwear with (a) his EU counterparts and (b) the World Trade Organisation.
(174239)
7
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on employment of offering a market rent only option to tied pubs.
(174222)
8
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174392)
9
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174383)
10
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the employment rate was of UK university graduates in each discipline in each of the last 10 years.
(174330)
11
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses were declared insolvent in each quarter in each of the last three years.
(174420)
12
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many individuals were declared insolvent in each quarter in each of the last three years.
(174421)
13
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2013, Official Report, column 365W, on Regional Growth Fund, on what date the last agreed offer was finalised under round two of the Regional Growth Fund.
(174494)
14
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of winning bidders under round four of the Regional Growth Fund (a) applied for funding and (b) received funding under previous rounds of the Regional Growth Fund.
(174495)
15
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of funds allocated under round four of the regional growth fund have been allocated to bidders which (a) applied for funds and (b) received funding under previous rounds of the Regional Growth Fund.
(174496)
16
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications have been considered for funds under the Exceptional Regional Growth Fund to date; how many awards of such funds have been allocated; what the total monetary value is of such awards made to date; and what funds remain unallocated under the exceptional regional growth fund for (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
(174497)
17
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been paid to beneficiaries under the Regional Growth Fund to date.
(174540)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
18
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases have been referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman in each of the last five years.
(173930)
19
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174393)
20
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proposals have been received from the Office of National Statistics on the future collection of (a) social, (b) health and (c) poverty indicators.
(174265)
21
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department has allocated for the Big Society Awards in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15.
(174340)
22
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new staff in the Deputy Prime Minister's Office have been employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174446)
23
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174454)
24
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174385)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
25
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission an assessment of the cost to the economy of counterfeit bridalwear being imported into the UK.
(174240)
26
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to curb excessive default fees and charges across all credit products.
(174169)
27
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to curb excessive bank fees.
(174170)
28
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) Lancashire have been reported for paying less than the minimum wage in the last five years; and how many of those were prosecuted.
(174217)
29
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will commission a survey of the relative effect of the cost of pay-to-use ATMs on households in each income decile.
(174237)
30
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174409)
31
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to reply to the letter dated 16 August 2013 from the right hon Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Robin Right, transferred by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on 29 August 2013.
(174243)
32
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the carbon price floor on (a) increasing investment in low carbon power generation and (b) the price of a tonne of carbon.
(174301)
33
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174468)
34
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were paid below the minimum wage in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(174511)
35
N
Bob Stewart
(Beckenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the current system of inheritance tax.
(174135)
36
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many recruitment agencies HM Revenue and Customs has identified that are breaching national minimum wage regulations by charging workers for insurance cover in the latest period for which figures are available; and what enforcement action HM Revenue and Customs has undertaken.
(174542)
37
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to make any new grants available to Ineos to secure the long-term future of its plant in Scotland.
(174334)
38
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Government grants have been made to Ineos since 1994; and what the (a) value, (b) conditions and (c) purposes of such grants were.
(174335)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
39
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to answer Question 169265, tabled by the Right hon. Member for Leeds Central on 11 September 2013 for answer on 8 October 2013.
(174136)
40
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the use of existing local authority powers to prevent the growth of betting shops on high streets; and how existing betting shops might be removed.
(174451)
41
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of households receiving assistance from local authorities in London under the homelessness provisions of the Housing Act 1996 in 2012-13 were foreign nationals; and what the reasons were for their eligibility for such assistance.
(174336)
42
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174394)
43
N
Martin Horwood
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the criteria are for designation of a local green space; and which body or local authority has responsibility for deciding such designations in respect of (a) Hyde Park, (b) Kensington Gardens, (c) the Regent's Park, (d) Battersea Park, (e) the Green Park, (f) St James's Park, (g) Richmond Park and (h) Primrose Hill.
(174168)
44
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities regarding low-demand housing and unpopular neighbourhoods.
(174260)
45
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that his plans to transfer £400 million of local authorities' New Homes Bonus funds into a national fund for local economic partnerships (LEP) does not result in low-income councils funding high-income LEP areas.
(174263)
46
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of whether his plans to transfer £400 million from local authorities' New Homes Bonus funds into a national pot for local economic partnerships (LEP) will result in lower-income local authorities funding higher-income LEP areas.
(174264)
47
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174455)
48
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the top 10 destination towns were for families relocated by London local authorities in the last two years.
(174342)
49
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families previously housed by London local authorities have been moved out of London in each of the last 24 months.
(174343)
50
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) full-time firefighters and (b) fire stations there were in each of the last three years.
(174429)
51
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were homeless in (a) May 2010 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available.
(174431)
52
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were sleeping rough in London in each of the last three years.
(174432)
53
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued in relation to the security of smart buildings from cyber attacks.
(174244)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
54
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how often her Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174395)
55
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many new staff her Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174456)
56
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the number of hours of television viewing per week in each socio-economic class.
(174326)
57
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will estimate the number of television advertisements watched by children in each of the last 30 years.
(174418)
58
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March 2013, Official Report, column 864W, on Olympic Games 2012, how many firms have submitted applications for Olympic marketing licences to date; and how many such applications have been (a) approved and (b) rejected.
(174500)
59
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2013, Official Report, column 1031W, on Olympic Games 2012, how many companies applying for an Olympic marketing licence have been rejected because (a) the company provides goods or services which fall in an excluded category and (b) it does not meet the eligibility criteria.
(174501)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
60
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174396)
61
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has made to the then Department of Energy on oil exploration in the Firth of Clyde in the 1980s.
(174306)
62
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records his Department holds on oil explorations in the Firth of Clyde in the 1980s.
(174307)
63
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises supported by HMNB Devonport.
(174411)
64
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the contribution to the Plymouth economy of HMNB Devonport.
(174412)
65
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people are employed in each service in HMNB Devonport.
(174414)
66
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts his Department has with Serco; and what the (a) monetary value and (b) length is of each such contract.
(174490)
67
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2013, Official Report, column 473W, on army: Germany, if he will provide further information on the expected positive effects on the local authorities in which (a) Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, (b) Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore and (c) Imjin Barracks, Gloucester are situated; and what formal work the Department has undertaken in this area.
(174491)
68
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2013, Official Report, column 473W, on army: Germany, what funding other than that provided to local schools will be provided as a result of the re-basing to the local authorities in which (a) Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, (b) Kendrew Barracks, Cottesmore and (c) Imjin Barracks, Gloucester are situated.
(174492)
69
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans committed suicide between 2002 and 2012; and if he will make a statement.
(174249)
70
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on pooling and sharing with NATO allies military platforms such as the Dutch joint logistic support ship which is to be sold as part of Dutch defence spending reductions; and if he will make a statement.
(174314)
71
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174386)
72
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel there were in each of the last three years.
(174441)
73
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the RAF Centre for Air Power Studies publication, British air and space power doctrine AP 3000, 4th edition, Counter-Air operations for Psychological Effect, published in 2009, what assessment his Department has made of that publication's (a) conclusions on the psychological effect of air power and the use of unmanned aerial vehicles and (b) other conclusions; and when that assessment was made.
R (174261)
74
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what factors he will take into account when determining the future use of the Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicle in Afghanistan after 2014.
R (174262)
75
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 632W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, whether the legal advice provided to RAF personnel operating the Reaper Piloted Aircraft System include UK international humanitarian and human rights obligations.
R (174297)
76
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 632W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, in which other locations legal advice is provided to the operating personnel of unmanned aircraft systems.
R (174298)
77
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2013, Official Report, column 34W, on military intelligence, for what reason Crossbow capability is only delivered from RAF Marham in Norfolk by personnel of the RAF Tactical Imagery-Intelligence Wing using RAF Tornados and not by UK unmanned aerial vehicle operations.
R (174453)
78
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Paragraph 78 of the report on unmanned arial vehicles of the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights to the UN General Assembly published September 2013; what assessment he has made of the UK's compliance with that paragraph's recommendations; and if he will make a statement.
R (174485)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
79
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how often his Office has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174397)
80
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174387)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
81
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his announcement of 30 October 2013 on the use of GCSE results in school performance tables, whether (a) RAISEonline and (b) other data sets will use a student's best result for their data collation purposes.
(174229)
82
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have chosen to take a modern foreign language at (a) GCSE, (b) AS level and (c) A2 level in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii) Lancashire since 2010.
(174216)
83
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he was first informed of allegations of financial irregularities at Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
(174470)
84
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role any Minister in his Department played in the decision to refer the internal audit report into Kings Science Academy, Bradford to the police for their information only.
(174471)
85
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the police were notified of the internal audit report into Kings Science Academy, Bradford for information only and not for criminal investigation.
(174472)
86
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the internal audit into financial irregularities at Kings Science Academy, Bradford, reviewed whether a fair rent had been agreed by the school for the lease of land from a company owned by Mr Alan Lewis.
(174473)
87
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he first (a) received and (b) read the departmental internal audit report on Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
(174474)
88
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174398)
89
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Initial Teacher Training core and School Direct allocations for 2014-15, published by the National College for Teaching and Leadership on 1 November 2013, if he will publish a breakdown of those allocations by (a) the primary and secondary phases and (b) individual secondary subjects; and if he will apportion the School Direct primary and secondary allocations by the salaried and fee paying routes.
(174319)
90
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish in respect of each accredited initial teacher training provider for 2014-15 (a) the total provisional core primary allocations, (b) the provisional core allocations for each secondary subject, (c) the number of School Direct primary places provisionally linked to each provider and (d) the number of School Direct places by secondary subject provisionally linked to each provider.
(174327)
91
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his statement of 17 October 2013, Official Report, column 887, on Al-Madinah Free School, if he will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central of 15 October 2013.
(174223)
92
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under what circumstances his Department would review the funding agreements of academies and free schools.
(174225)
93
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he was first made aware that the Al-Madinah Free School (a) had appointed staff without appropriate qualifications and experience, (b) had operated without a designated principal in the summer of 2012, (c) was not meeting safeguarding requirements, (d) had not identified which of its pupils had special educational needs, (e) was delivering an unacceptably poor standard of education and (f) was delivering teaching of unacceptable quality.
(174226)
94
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the names of every (a) academy chain, (b) individual academy school, (c) free school chain and (d) individual free school that is currently being investigated by the Education Funding Agency for financial irregularities.
(174227)
95
N
Tristram Hunt
(Stoke-on-Trent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has been made aware that any free school other than the Al-Madinah Free School (a) has appointed staff who do not have appropriate qualifications and experience, (b) have operated at any time without a designated Principal, (c) is not meeting safeguarding requirements, (d) has not identified which of its pupils have special educational needs, (e) is delivering an unacceptable poor standard of education and (f) has unacceptable levels of teaching quality.
(174228)
96
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174457)
97
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of hours per week devoted to (a) personal and social learning, (b) history, (c) music and (d) religious education was in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each of the last 30 years.
(174417)
98
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start children's centres have closed in each of the last six years.
(174419)
99
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on the playground building programme in each year since its inception.
(174423)
100
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were taught in class sizes of greater than 30 in each year since 2010.
(174428)
101
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people received the education maintenance allowance in each of the last three years of the scheme's existence in each region.
(174435)
102
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the children and families budget was in real terms in each of the last four years.
(174503)
103
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of (a) planned and (b) actual expenditure was on free schools in each year since their introduction.
(174508)
104
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have cancelled plans for upgrading in each region since May 2010.
(174509)
105
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average pay for a headteacher was in (a) academy and (b) other schools in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(174513)
106
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on taking over under-performing free schools.
(174447)
107
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to address serious financial mismanagement in free schools.
(174448)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
108
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential use of thorium in nuclear reactors.
(174219)
109
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to internalise the cost of the negative externalities of (a) wind power and (b) biomass combustion identified in his Department's report Revised draft national policy statement for renewable energy infrastructure.
(174539)
110
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of progress made by the UK towards achieving the Gone Green energy demand scenario.
(174144)
111
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the net consumer welfare for supported gas storage under the (a) stressed scenario and (b) Gone Green scenario using hurdle rates of (i) 13 per cent and (ii) 8 per cent.
(174145)
112
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect on energy intensive users of supported gas storage as identified by Redpoint's report on the impact of gas market interventions on energy security.
(174213)
113
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost to the public purse was of the impact of gas market interventions on energy security commissioned by his Department.
(174214)
114
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of gas prices paid by consumers with supported storage identified by Redpoint in its report to his Department, published on 9 July 2013.
(174215)
115
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174399)
116
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what records his Department holds on surveys on oil explorations in the Firth of Clyde in the 1980s.
(174305)
117
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the recent increases in consumer electricity prices is estimated to be the result of grid reinforcement and system management costs caused by wind power.
(174308)
118
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the aggregate costs of the Renewables Obligation in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13; what estimate he has made of such costs in the current financial year; and whether each annual aggregate cost falls within the limits set out by the Levy Control Framework.
(174302)
119
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent representations he has received from energy companies regarding the cost to them of the Energy Companies Obligation.
(174303)
120
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to ensure energy companies remove the financial penalties incurred by customers locked into fixed-term contracts seeking to switch before their contracts expire.
(174234)
121
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174458)
122
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to promote competition in the energy market to ensure that consumers receive the tariff best suited to them.
(174258)
123
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the uptake on energy efficiency measures is by those households which have had a Green Deal assessment.
(174290)
124
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to improve the energy efficiency of low-income households.
(174291)
125
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the Government's amendments to the Energy Bill on levels of fuel poverty.
(174292)
126
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will produce a new definition of fuel poverty that captures all households.
(174293)
127
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of public support of the consumer cost of decarbonisation of the UK's energy supplies.
(174294)
128
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Energy Bill on providing incentives for businesses to invest in low carbon generation in the UK.
(174295)
129
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to reduce barriers to the UK energy market for independent power generators.
(174296)
130
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme.
(174328)
131
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the cost of (a) decarbonisation of the UK's energy supplies and (b) consumer bills as a result.
(174329)
132
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of people were living in fuel poverty in each of the last three years.
(174489)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
133
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174400)
134
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the legal basis is for his Department's decision to extend the badger cull beyond its original deadline.
(174514)
135
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to permit the use of gassing as part of the badger cull.
(174518)
136
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174459)
137
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost of water charges was in real terms in each water company area in each of the last three years.
(174426)
138
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it the policy of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) to publish revocations without immediate effect on the GLA online register.
(174484)
139
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 56W, on Personal Injury Insurance, how many employment agencies the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has identified which charge workers earning the national minimum wage for insurance cover by (a) direct debit and (b) payroll deduction; and how many such employment agencies have had their GLA licence revoked for charging by (i) direct debit and (ii) payroll deduction.
(174486)
140
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 56W, on Personal Injury Insurance, how many employment agencies the Gangmasters Licensing Authority is investigating for charging workers earning the national minimum wage for insurance cover.
(174487)
141
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 56W, on personal injury: insurance, how many instances of compliance action have been taken against employment agencies in the regulated sectors charging workers for personal accident insurance cover where this would take a worker's pay below the level of the national minimum wage since 2010.
(174498)
142
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 56W, on personal injury: insurance, that following the decision of the Court of Appeal in the Revenue and Customers Commissioners v Leisure Employment Services (LES) [2007] ICR 1056 case, whether it is the policy of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority that payments for insurance cover made by both direct debit and payroll deduction stand to be deducted for national minimum wage purposes.
(174499)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
143
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174401)
144
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174460)
145
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what equipment has gone missing from the GCHQ fixed asset register in each of the last 10 years.
(174299)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
146
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) cancer and (b) other medicines appraised through the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's Single Technology Appraisals process have been (i) recommended, (ii) restricted and (iii) not recommended for use in the NHS in each year since Single Technology Appraisals were introduced.
(174232)
147
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cancer medicines have been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for use in the NHS in 2013 to date.
(174233)
148
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the likely demand for medicines funded through the Cancer Drugs Fund in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
(174246)
149
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 588W, on health: food, which organisations were invited to sign up to the standard fat reduction pledge and declined.
(174220)
150
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the public health impact of gang and youth violence; and what steps the Government is taking to tackle it.
(174221)
151
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children below the age of 14 have been deemed clinically obese in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) Lancashire in the last five years.
(173927)
152
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) adults and (b) children have been recorded as having eating disorders in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii) Lancashire in the last five years.
(173929)
153
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of hospital beds not in accident and emergency which were occupied by patients from accident and emergency with minor injuries in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in the last five years.
(174218)
154
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174402)
155
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174461)
156
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174389)
157
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what was the cost to the public purse of repairing broken hips in the elderly in each of the last 10 years.
(174312)
158
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the five principal causes of death in young people.
(174318)
159
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) proportion and (b) number of elderly people have attended exercise classes on fall prevention in the latest period for which figures are available.
(174321)
160
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned on the effect of fall prevention exercises on the prevalence of hip fractures in the elderly.
(174322)
161
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on fall prevention exercises in each year for which data is available.
(174323)
162
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the comparative effectiveness of fall prevention exercise regimes.
(174324)
163
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of fall prevention exercises in reducing hip fractures in the elderly.
(174325)
164
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned on the relationship between social class and (a) smoking, (b) obesity and (c) physical activity levels.
(174344)
165
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nurses were employed in the NHS in May (a) 2010 and (b) 2013.
(174415)
166
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were cancelled in each of the last seven years.
(174430)
167
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many walk-in centres there were in each of the last four years.
(174433)
168
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital beds there were in each of the last three years.
(174438)
169
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many negligence complaints there were against the NHS in each of the last three years; and what the cost was of such claims to the NHS.
(174443)
170
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for which treatments the NHS has ended funding since May 2010.
(174502)
171
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance stations there were in each region in (a) May 2010 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available.
(174504)
172
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time in accident and emergency was in each of the last four years.
(174505)
173
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of funding was for (a) cancer and (b) stroke and heart patients in each of the last three years.
(174506)
174
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost of NHS staff redundancy payments was in each of the last five years.
(174507)
175
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures are in place to enable individuals to seek compensation for harmful effects of pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
(174235)
176
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission observational research using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Group to assess the (a) effectiveness of AEDs and (b) prevalence of side effects in (i) biological offspring and (ii) other populations.
(174236)
177
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to link biological parent medical notes to those of their offspring.
(174304)
178
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the recommendations submitted by the umbrella group AllTrials to the European Medicines Agency consultation on transparency of clinical trials.
(174316)
179
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on greater clinical trial transparency; and whether his Department has contributed to the European Medicines Agency consultation into the transparency of clinical trials.
(174317)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
180
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2013, Official Report, column 476, on community orders, what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to increase the number of victims of crime who have their views taken into consideration by the police or Crown Prosecution Service; and if she will make a statement.
(174259)
181
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces permit persons found guilty of an offence under section 14(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to attend a driving safety course paid for by the offender that includes instruction on the benefits of wearing seat belts in lieu of a fine; and if she will make a statement.
(174532)
182
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the case of the hon. Member for Monmouth's constituent Mrs Natalia Korchagina, reference number K16886001.
(174331)
183
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account her Department takes of the level at which football teams in an area compete when allocating resources to police services for policing football matches.
(174449)
184
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many landlords have contacted the UK Border Agency regarding tenants with visa irregularities in each of the last five years.
(174212)
185
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how often her Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174403)
186
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum were made by women fleeing sexual violence or genital mutilation from each country of origin in each year since 2005; and how many such applications (a) have been granted, (b) have been rejected, (c) were withdrawn and (d) remain unconcluded.
(174337)
187
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female asylum seekers have been deported back to countries where female genital mutilation is (a) legal or (b) illegal but widely practised in each year since 2005.
(174338)
188
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is given to UK Border Agency staff on the treatment of women seeking asylum on the grounds that they are fleeing sexual violence or genital mutilation.
(174339)
189
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice she has given to organisations who receive money from her Department to provide care for victims of trafficking about how they can contribute to the Government's proposed draft modern slavery bill.
(174445)
190
Paul Maynard
(Blackpool North and Cleveleys):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking in preparation for the relaxation of transitional controls on migration from Romania and Bulgaria in 2014.
(174517)
191
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new staff her Department has employed under (a) fixed-term and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174462)
192
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police personnel there were in each police authority area in each of the last four years.
(174440)
193
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 432W, on animal experiments, when she expects her Department's inspectors to complete the investigation into allegations of cruelty and bad practice at Imperial College, London, and to make recommendations; and if she will place in the Library the findings of that investigation.
(174245)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
194
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how often her Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost was of each such event.
(174404)
195
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many new staff her Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174463)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
196
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Essex Probation Service since May 2012; what issues were raised in each such discussion; what steps his Department took as a result of each such discussion; and if he will make a statement.
(174519)
197
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women employed by Essex Probation Service have retired in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013 to date.
(174520)
198
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group were employed by Essex Probation Service (i) at the latest date for which figures are available and (ii) in 2010.
(174521)
199
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what complaints against Essex Probation were upheld in each year since 2012; what (a) response was made and (b) steps were taken by Essex Probation in each such case; and if he will make a statement.
(174522)
200
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Essex Probation (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on security in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement.
(174523)
201
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any employees of Essex Probation have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of a criminal offence in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(174524)
202
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the salary was of the (a) Chief Executive and (b) Chairman of the Essex Probation Trust in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(174525)
203
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the Chief Executive of Essex Probation has met hon. Members since 2012; when and for what purpose such meetings took place; where each such meeting took place; what the duration of each meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
(174526)
204
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he plans to take to increase the cost-effectiveness of probation authorities in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(174527)
205
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints were recorded against each probation service in England and Wales in each of the last two years; and if he will make a statement.
(174528)
206
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many ICT packages are used by Essex Probation Service; 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; what recent discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with Essex Probation Service on this issue; and if he will make a statement.
(174529)
207
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of probation cases in (a) Southend and (b) Essex that will be managed by (i) the National Probation Service and (ii) community rehabilitation companies; what recent discussions (A) he, (B) Ministers in his Department and (C) officials in his Department have had with Essex Probation Service about this issue; and if he will make a statement.
(174530)
208
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people in (a) Southend, (b) Essex and (c) England breached their probation order in (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2009-10 and (iii) 2006-07.
(174531)
209
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress Essex Probation Trust has made on the Integrated Offender Management project; how much has been spent by Essex Probation Trust on this project to date; and if he will make a statement.
(174533)
210
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) men and (b) women in each age group on probation in the Essex Probation Trust area subsequently reoffended in 2010.
(174534)
211
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the 10 most frequently-committed offences by (a) men and (b) women on probation within Essex Probation Trust were in 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(174535)
212
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a record of Essex Probation's government procurement card transactions indicating the (a) date, (b) merchant and (c) amount of each such transaction in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(174536)
213
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of the public have attended each meeting of the Essex Probation Board in each of the last 12 months for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
(174537)
214
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the response to each request to Essex Probation made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which was agreed to and answered in (a) full and (b) part since October 2012; and if he will make a statement.
(174538)
215
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on with-cause breathalyser testing of National Offender Management Service staff in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(174151)
216
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many individual with-cause breathalyser tests of National Offender Management Service staff took place in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(174152)
217
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times National Offender Management Service staff refused with-cause breathalyser testing in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(174153)
218
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times National Offender Management Service (NOMS) staff have been required to leave their place of work because (a) the breath alcohol level of the member of staff has breached the alcohol standard or (b) a member of staff has refused to participate in a breath test and concern remains about whether or not they are fit for duty as set out in the NOMS staff alcohol policy in each of the last three financial years.
(174154)
219
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times National Offender Management Service staff have faced disciplinary investigation or action following a positive breathalyser test, or with-cause, or where a member of staff has refused a test in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(174155)
220
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174405)
221
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to assist young offenders leaving prison to gain employment.
(174146)
222
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to increase links between industry and young offender institutions for the purpose of increasing the skills and job prospects of young people.
(174147)
223
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost per day is of accommodation for a young person in a (a) young offender institution, (b) secure training centre and (c) secure children's home.
(174148)
224
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount of time is that a young offender will spend in a young offender institution.
(174149)
225
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the reasons why young people enter the criminal justice system.
(174150)
226
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with organisations which provide care to victims of trafficking about how they can contribute to formulation of any new legislation on modern slavery.
(174444)
227
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174464)
228
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174390)
229
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many low-level cases he expects to be transferred from the Isle of Wight to the mainland in the next 12 months for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the likely level of transfer of such cases between criminal justice areas nationally.
(174450)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
230
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how often her Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174406)
231
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many new staff her Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174465)
232
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 102W, how many electors and what proportion of the electorate have been registered in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland to date.
(174166)
Questions to the Prime Minister
233
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 426W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, for what reasons the Minister for Armed Forces has lead responsibility for the regulation and operation of drones in civil airspace.
R (174452)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
234
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174407)
235
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174466)
236
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174391)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
237
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of tunnelling the High Speed 1/High Speed 2 link from Primrose Hill to St Pancras.
(174224)
238
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish a schedule of the work for which the Cauldwell Walk depot in Bedford will continue to be responsible following the completion of the Thameslink rolling stock project.
(174248)
239
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174408)
240
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his general policy to restrict heavy goods vehicles to the inside lane on uphill stretches of two-lane dual-carriageways, motorways and trunk roads at certain times of the day.
(173926)
241
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174467)
242
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average bus fare was in real terms in each of the last three years.
(174437)
243
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average rail fare was in each of the last three years.
(174439)
244
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the business case for a dedicated twin-track connection between High Speed 1 and High Speed 2, taking account of the costs of construction and the potential for additional domestic services and for terminating southbound High Speed 2 trains at destinations other than Euston; and if he will make a statement.
(174130)
245
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish his Department's Green Paper on young drivers' safety.
(174247)
246
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the introduction of graduated driving licences.
(174333)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
247
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many new staff his Department has employed under (a) fixed-term contracts and (b) short-term contracts since May 2010.
(174469)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
248
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions (a) she and (b) her ministerial colleagues have had with their counterparts in the Scottish Government regarding the Scottish Government's White Paper on Independence.
(174388)
249
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her policy is on the future use of equality impact assessments.
(174442)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
250
N
Mr Richard Bacon
(South Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to publish the audited figures for the Child Support Agency's Client Funds account for financial year 2012-13.
(174132)
251
N
Mr Richard Bacon
(South Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what child maintenance arrears by the parent with care are currently outstanding in (a) each of the component parts of the UK and (b) each parliamentary constituency.
(174133)
252
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase support for single, working parents in Lancashire.
(173928)
253
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how often his Department has used Sunningdale Park for Civil Service events since May 2010; what the nature of each such event was; and what the cost of each such event was.
(174410)
254
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is between receipt of a new completed claim form for personal independence payment and a first decision being notified to the claimant.
(174309)
255
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest waiting time has been between the submission of a successful new claim for personal independence payment and the receipt of the first payment.
(174310)
256
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is from receipt of a successful completed new claim for personal independence payment until receipt of the first such payment.
(174311)
257
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the number of people who have committed suicide just (a) after and (b) before a work capability assessment.
(174289)
258
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working days were lost due to stress-related illnesses in the latest period for which figures are available.
(174313)
259
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the annual cost of depression to the UK economy in terms of lost days at work and reduced productivity.
(174341)
260
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of successful appeals have been made against work capability decisions in each (a) local authority area, (b) parliamentary constituency and (c) of his Department's areas.
(174345)
261
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people have been placed on the Work Programme without any remuneration to date.
(174425)
262
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were classified as working poor in each of the last three years.
(174434)
263
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) disabled people and (b) single parents he expects to be affected by the under-occupancy penalty in each region of the UK.
(174436)
264
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many terminally ill people who were expected to live between six and 12 months and were tested for work capability by Atos have been declared fit for work to date; how many such people appealed the decision; and how many such appeals were successful.
(174541)
265
Julian Sturdy
(York Outer):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has taken steps to make parents aware that, following the recent changes to child benefits, if they elect not to receive that benefit, they could lose their future national insurance carer's credit.
(174320)
266
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Choice participants have been issued with a sanction since 2010.
(174126)
267
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Work Progamme participants have transferred to Work Choice since 2011.
(174127)
268
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people undertaking Work Choice since 2010 have had a mental health problem as their primary impairment.
(174128)
269
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people selecting Work Choice since 2010 have claimed (a) employment and support allowance or incapacity benefit, (b) jobseeker's allowance and (c) disability living allowance.
(174129)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
270
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK workers worked more than 48 hours per week in each of the last 30 years for which information is available.
[Transferred]
(174416)
271
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were unemployed in (a) May 2010 and (b) the most recent period for which figures are available.
[Transferred]
(174422)
272
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the suicide rate was for (a) young people aged 15 to 25 and (b) people aged over 25 years in each of the last six years.
[Transferred]
(174427)
273
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were working unpaid in each of the last six years.
[Transferred]
(174510)
274
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new jobs created have gone to (a) UK and (b) non-UK citizens in the last three years.
[Transferred]
(174512)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
275
Margaret Hodge
(Barking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families with children living in bed and breakfast accommodation in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham have been so accommodated for more than six weeks.
[Transferred]
(174300)
276
Margaret Hodge
(Barking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families with children are living in bed and breakfast accommodation in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
[Transferred]
(174315)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
277
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elderly people suffered a broken hip following a fall in each of the last 10 years.
[Transferred]
(174424)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
278
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on cold weather payments in each year since the introduction of such payments.
[Transferred]
(174515)
279
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on winter fuel allowance in each year since the introduction of the allowance.
[Transferred]
(174516)