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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 8 November 2013

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Friday 8 November 2013

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Friday 8 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.

Friday 8 November  
Questions to the Attorney General
1  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Attorney General, how many direct employees and contracted workers of the Law Officers' Departments and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174970)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2  
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of intellectual property infringement in the UK furniture industry; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to create a criminal offence of deliberate registered design infringement.
      (174895)
3  
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the amount consumers spend on bank fees and charges.
      (175051)
4  
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to discourage people from taking out multiple payday loans.
      (175133)
5  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the current salaries paid to (a) each board member and (b) the 10 highest paid senior executives of the Green Investment Bank (GIB); and if he will provide details of (i) how the salaries were benchmarked before being agreed and (ii) what bonus options were included in each contract for GIB senior executives.
      (175074)
6  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will provide a list of all military equipment sold to Egypt under a UK arms export licence since 2010 by (a) type of equipment and (b) organisation within Egypt to which it was sold.
      (174949)
7 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many hours a week of education services (a) have been contracted to be and (b) have been delivered in each prison in England and Wales in each month since May 2010.
      (174770)
8 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many hours a week providers are contracted to deliver education services in each prison in England and Wales.
      (174774)
9 N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the income received by UK universities from international students in each of the last five years.
      (174742)
10 N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the value to the economy of international students studying in the UK.
      (174743)
11 N
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which recommendations in Professor John Perkins' review of engineering skills published in November 2013 he has accepted; and what arrangements he is making for their implementation.
      (174582)
12  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174969)
13 N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with Post Office Limited on the progress of the Post Office Locals Transformation plan; and if he will make a statement.
      (174733)
14  
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to assist UK businesses seeking amendment of Commission Regulation 900/2008 to correct the anomalies in the test methodology as set out in article 2(3)b of that Regulation; and if he will make a statement.
      (175101)
15  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to question 171111, how many shares in the Royal Mail are being sold to (a) foreign and (b) domestic shareholders; and how many shares were purchased in each region.
      (175059)
16  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174989)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
17 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average house price was in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK in each of the last five years.
      (174763)
18  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174971)
19  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174990)
20  
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow regulators to introduce fairness to customer criteria when assessing complaints.
      (174805)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
21  
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people with an annual income of less than £7,592 paid class 1 national insurance contributions in 2012-13; and what the total value of those contributions was.
      (174930)
22 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mortgages have (a) been applied for, (b) been agreed in principle and (c) been refused in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the UK in each of the last five years.
      (174764)
23  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to tax (a) shisha products and (b) electronic cigarette products.
      (174945)
24 N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse to 1 April 2017 of the Employee Shareholder legislation up to 1 April 2017; how many companies will make use of this legislation by 1 April 2017; and what estimate he has made of the number of employee shareholders by 1 April 2017.
      (174584)
25  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174986)
26  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the case for introducing secure excise duty revenue protection systems for cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco.
      (175054)
27  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue excise duty has been foregone on (a) cigarettes and (b) hand-rolling tobacco in each year since 2010-11 due to fraud and smuggling.
      (175122)
28 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people and businesses who have their tax affairs formally investigated by HM Revenue and Customs and are not found to have breached the rules do not pay the costs of such investigations; and if he will make a statement.
      (174581)
29  
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his proposed rural fuel discount extension will apply to road fuel gases as well as to conventional automotive fuels.
      (175037)
30 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the total liability of non-UK resident landlords to the Exchequer; and what proportion of this figure was collected by HM Revenue and Customs in the most recent tax year.
      (174687)
31 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-UK resident landlords are registered with HM Revenue and Customs under his Department's non-resident landlord scheme.
      (174689)
32 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-UK resident landlords have registered with HM Revenue and Customs under his Department's non-resident landlord scheme in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
      (174690)
33 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue the Exchequer has received in income tax payments from non-UK resident landlords in each of the last five years.
      (174692)
34 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the number of non-UK resident landlords who let property in the UK.
      (174693)
35 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on proposals to merge the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
      (174730)
36 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on securing the adoption of the International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Right as the principal reserve assets in the international monetary system; and if he will make a statement.
      (174732)
37  
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department paid Sir Michael Lyons in (a) salary, (b) fees and (c) related expenses for his work on the Public Sector Relocation Review in 2007.
      (175109)
38  
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs Notice 701/7, relating to VAT reliefs for disabled people, has been promulgated with the (a) Defence Infrastructure Organisation and (b) Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for applications on future adaptation projects.
      (174988)
39  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175006)
40  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the living wage.
      (175097)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
41  
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to require environmental impact assessments for fracking in the UK.
      (174849)
42 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority employees who have received a contractual redundancy payment have subsequently been employed by (a) the same local authority or (b) a different local authority within 12 months in each of the last five years.
      (174766)
43  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174972)
44 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department gives local planning authorities on asking people to state their sexual orientation when completing their responses to Joint Core Strategy or Local Plan consultation documents; and if he will make a statement.
      (174583)
45 N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to each local authority in England of recouping rent arrears owed by council house tenants since 1 April 2013.
      (174655)
46  
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will offer support to Portsmouth and neighbouring authorities to help those affected by the job losses announced by BAE systems.
      (174872)
47  
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what total amount in salary, fees and expenses was paid by his Department to Sir Michael Lyons for his work on the Lyons Inquiry into Local Government.
      (174801)
48  
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department paid Sir Michael Lyons in (a) salary, (b) fees and (c) related expenses for his work on the Lyons Inquiry into Local Government in 2007.
      (175108)
49  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174991)
50 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions his Department has had on the introduction of a legal requirement for electrical safety checks in the private rented sector.
      (174768)
51 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that landlords fulfil their legal obligation to provide a safe electrical installation and appliances to tenants.
      (174771)
52 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will review the standard of housing provided by the private rented sector in England and whether it meets the decent homes standard.
      (174772)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
53  
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which of the National Portfolio Organisations funded by Arts Council England received (a) over £50 million, (b) £30-£50 million, (c) £20-£30 million, (d) £10-£20 million, (e) £5-£10 million, (f) £1-£5 million, (g) less than £1 million in 2012-13.
      (174871)
54  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many national governing bodies have been set a specific target for raising female participation in return for Sport England's 2013 to 2017 Whole Sport Plan investment.
      (175129)
55  
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Royal Parks about their decision to introduce charges for people wanting to play sport on the section of Hyde Park known as the Old Football Pitches.
      (174892)
56  
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she was informed of the Royal Parks' intention to introduce charges for people wanting to play sport on the section of Hyde Park known as the Old Football Pitches.
      (174894)
57  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many direct employees and contracted workers of her Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174973)
58  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174992)
59  
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the statement of 5 November 2013, Official Report, on sporting legacy, how many of the projects listed by the Minister are operating within Wales.
      (174791)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
60  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussion he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and (b) BAE Systems Ltd in respect of innovative ways to protect the collective skill base of the workforce at the Portsmouth Dockyard by diversification into marine energy technology systems and other related low carbon energy systems.
      (175053)
61  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the secondary and tertiary economic impact on the travel to work areas for the Portsmouth Naval shipyard prior to his announcement on reforms in UK shipbuilding priorities on 6 November 2013; and if he will publish copies on his departmental website.
      (175075)
62  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list each of the contracts currently placed by his Department to develop a replacement for the Trident nuclear submarine which is covered by commercial confidentiality restrictions on disclosure of contract details.
      (175095)
63  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many joint training exercises have been held between UK and Egyptian armed forces since 2010.
      (174950)
64  
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints made in the (a) Royal Naval Reserve, (b) Royal Air Force Reserve and (c) Territorial Army in each of the last three years achieved resolution at each level of the process, by level.
      (175039)
65  
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints made in the (a) Royal Naval Reserve, (b) Royal Air Force Reserve and (c) Territorial Army in each of the last three years failed to meet the timeline for settlement.
      (175040)
66  
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints made in the (a) Royal Naval Reserve, (b) Royal Air Force Reserve and (c) Territorial Army were made in the last three years; and what the average processing time was for such complaints.
      (175041)
67  
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to improve the speed and management of armed forces service complaints; and if he will make a statement.
      (175042)
68  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174974)
69  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a detailed stockholding assessment has been carried out for the storage of military vehicles following withdrawal from (a) Afghanistan and (b) Germany; and if he will make a statement.
      (174873)
70  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what activities his Department carries out at Ashchurch; and which other Ministry of Defence sites have been identified as having (a) the capacity, (b) the area of land and (c) the skills mix to replicate each such activity; and if he will make a statement.
      (174874)
71  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what planning applications have been made in relation to the Ashchurch site in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
      (174875)
72  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what planning applications have been made in relation to Defence Support Group Donnington in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
      (174876)
73  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the role of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Logistic Commodities and Services in planning for any closure of Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
      (174877)
74  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles held by his Department offer Nuclear, Biological and Chemical protection; which Defence Support Group sites are able to provide inspection and testing capability; and if he will make a statement.
      (174878)
75  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles back loaded through the reverse supply chain to the UK from Afghanistan are compliant for use on UK roads; and if he will make a statement.
      (174879)
76  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recorded accidents there were at (a) Donnington, (b) Warminster and (c) Ashfield by (i) Defence Support Group staff and (ii) agency workers in the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
      (174880)
77  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 July 2013, Official Report, column 779W, on military decorations: World War II, how many applications have been received to date from next of kin; what progress his Department has made in processing applications from next of kin to date; what the average processing time is for applications; and if he will make a statement.
      (174906)
78  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether access to a railway line is available at (a) RAF Warminster, (b) RAF Lyneham, (c) Ashchurch, (d) Donnington and (e) Warminster; and if he will make a statement.
      (174911)
79  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how far it is to the nearest motorway access point from (a) RAF Warminster, (b) RAF Lyneham, (c) Ashchurch, (d) Donnington and (e) Warminster; and if he will make a statement.
      (174912)
80  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many agency workers are employed at (a) RAF Warminster, (b) RAF Lyneham, (c) Ashchurch, (d) Donnington and (e) Warminster to maintain and monitor short term storage of A&B vehicles in accordance with AESP2300-A-401-031; and if he will make a statement.
      (174913)
81  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much rental income was earned from buildings at each defence support group site in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
      (174914)
82  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 1265W, on defence support group, whether his Department has developed a business case for the sale of Defence Support Group Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
      (174915)
83  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which defence support group sites have the capacity to inspect and test nuclear biological and chemical clean air supply in military vehicles; what training is required for staff to carry out such work; and if he will make a statement.
      (174916)
84  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 1265W, on defence support group, whether a contamination survey has found evidence of asbestos at Defence Support Group Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
      (174917)
85  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 285W, on MOD Ashchurch, what recent estimate he has made of the costs of (a) physical movements, (b) extra training, (c) redundancy payments and (d) any other items of expenditure as a result of moving operations carried out at Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
      (174918)
86  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 285W, on MOD Ashchurch, if he will place in the Library the report of the review of the vehicle basing options and greater efficiencies from relocating facilities; and if he will make a statement.
      (174919)
87  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Notice of Concern from the Deputy Inspector General of the US Department of Defense dated 22 October 2012 regarding the visit to BAE Systems in Samlesbury in connection with the Joint Strike Fighter Programme.
      (174797)
88  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the Notice of Concern from the Deputy Inspector General of the US Department of Defense dated 20 November 2012 regarding the visit to Honeywell Aerospace in Yeovil in connection with the Joint Strike Fighter Programme.
      (174798)
89  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what design features are incorporated into the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers to allow for shipborne rolling vertical landing.
      (174799)
90  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ability of the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers to conduct shipborne rolling vertical landing operations with the Joint Strike Fighter in moderate to heavy seas.
      (174800)
91  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of restructuring the shipbuilding agreement with BAE Systems.
      (175044)
92  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate (a) the total cost of the contract for the three offshore patrol vessels, (b) the unit cost of the vessels and (c) when each vessel will enter service.
      (175045)
93  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether ocean patrol vessels will be equipped with (a) Scanter 4100 air search radar and (b) a hanger capable of housing a Merlin helicopter.
      (175046)
94  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate how much the contract overruns in the Aircraft Carrier Alliance cost the public purse to date.
      (175047)
95  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which equipment programmes currently have a cost overrun risk ratio of 90 per cent for the public purse and 10 per cent for the contractor.
      (175048)
96  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the agreement in principle for three offshore patrol vessels with BAE Systems.
      (175078)
97  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Heads of Terms signed with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.
      (175079)
98  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the suspension of the Terms of Business Agreement with BAE Systems during the construction of the offshore patrol vessels means there will be no mechanisms by which BAE can claim costs for a lack of work.
      (175080)
99  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions BAE Systems has written to his Department to notify it of a (a) Key Industrial Capability Trigger Event and (b) Key Industrial Capability Notice under the terms of the 2009 Terms of Business Agreement.
      (175081)
100  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has been served with a Key Industrial Capability notice by BAE Systems under the terms of the 2009 Terms of Business Agreement; and what the cost to the public purse of each such occasion was.
      (175082)
101  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy vessels will use gas turbine parts from Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
      (175120)
102  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the comparative criminal penalties for illegal bird killing in (a) the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and (b) the Republic of Cyprus.
      (175029)
103  
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of people required to maintain the second proposed aircraft carrier whilst it is baseported; and what estimate he has made of such number if that carrier is mothballed.
      (174936)
104  
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the transfer of deep maintenance work from Plymouth to Portsmouth.
      (174937)
105  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174993)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
106  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Office (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174994)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
107 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions his Department has overruled the Schools Playing Fields Advisory Panel since September 2012; and what the reason for each such case was.
      (174647)
108 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Coventry South of 6 September 2013, Official Report, column 550W, on schools: playing fields, if he will publish the title of the document, including the page reference, from which the figure of 2,540 was drawn.
      (174696)
109 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to improve a failing free school.
      (174736)
110 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the minimum standard for quality in a free school is before that school is deemed by his Department to be failing.
      (174737)
111 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what length of time his Department gives a failing free school before it is (a) forced to close and (b) taken over by new leadership.
      (174738)
112 N
Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspection reports on mainstream schools in the past year have commented on the quality of specialist education support services for deaf children.
      (174648)
113  
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) policies and (b) statutory obligations each school governing body is required to keep under review.
     R (174790)
114  
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers in each Government office region underwent their initial teacher training within that region.
      (175055)
115  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of School Direct allocations for academic year 2013-14 have been filled; and what proportion of School Direct allocations for academic year 2014-15 he expects to be filled.
      (174890)
116  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what budget the National College for Teaching and Leadership has set for promotion and advertisement of (a) core allocation and (b) School Direct routes for entry in academic year 2014-15.
      (174891)
117  
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many trainees (a) started the School Direct programme in 2012-13 and (b) having started that programme, did not achieve Qualified Teacher Status.
      (175010)
118  
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to apply automatic penalties for under-recruitment to School Direct places in the present academic year.
      (175011)
119  
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to publish his evaluation of the School Direct programme.
      (175012)
120  
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools recruited through School Direct in 2012-13 for trainees to start in 2013.
      (175013)
121  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174975)
122  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what instructions his Department has given to Ofsted inspectors in respect of the inspection of wellbeing in schools since 2010.
      (175028)
123  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174995)
124 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the financial notice to improve letter sent by his Department to Kings Science Academy in May 2013.
      (174586)
125 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department was first informed that an administrative error had taken place in Action Fraud's handling of allegations of fraud at the Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
      (174587)
126 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons Action Fraud informed his Department that it was not taking any further action into allegations of fraud at the Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
      (174588)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
127  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the decision by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to extend for a further five years the top tier management contract of Nuclear Management Partners for Sellafield; and what discussions his Department held with the NDA in respect of the contract extension prior to it being agreed.
      (175049)
128  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department first obtained a copy of the report the PBO model at Sellafield: Performance to 31 May 2013, commissioned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority from KPMG; and what factors underpinned the decision of his Department not to make a copy of this report available to (a) the Public Accounts Committee PAC and (b) the National Audit Office prior to the PAC hearing on assurance of reported savings at Sellafield held on 4 November 2013.
      (175050)
129  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Office for Nuclear Regulation on its programme of stakeholder engagement; and whether (a) any Ministers or officials of his Department and (b) officials from other bodies responsible for aspects of nuclear regulation have been invited to attend such stakeholder meetings since the stakeholder forum was inaugurated.
      (175052)
130  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the percentage incremental increase in (a) radioactivity and (b) volume of radioactive waste earmarked for a national geological disposal facility if 16GW of new nuclear generating capacity is added in the nuclear new build programme; and if he will set out the basis for the calculation in each case.
      (175076)
131  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to pages 14-15 of the report Review of the Potential Public Health Impacts of Exposures to Chemical and Radioactive Pollutants as a result of Shale Gas Extraction, published by Public Health England on 31 October 2013, what assessment he has made of the hazards to human health of radon in the methane gas streams obtained by the hydraulic fracturing of shale which is delivered to homes within less than 3.8 days of extraction.
      (175077)
132  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the cost was of setting up the Office for Unconventional Gas and Oil (OUGO) as at 31 October 2013; how many staff were employed within OUGO on that date; and how many meetings have taken place between staff of OUGO and Ministers in his Department since the issuing of its press notice 13/029 on 20 March 2013.
      (174947)
133 N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have incurred charges from energy companies when they choose to move to another supplier; and if he will make a statement.
      (174698)
134  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174976)
135  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the cost to energy companies of the Energy Company Obligation since 1 January 2013.
      (174806)
136  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174996)
137  
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what targets his Department has been set by the Prime Minister for savings on the cost of average dual fuel energy bills following the conclusion of the review of green levies.
      (174802)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
138  
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations he has received on the banning of Chinese lanterns.
      (175131)
139  
Chris Evans (Islwyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban the use of Chinese lanterns.
      (175132)
140  
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he intends to publish the results of the research project on the provision of food aid in the UK.
      (174893)
141  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his Answer to the hon. Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge, of 10 October 2013, Official Report, column 280 on bovine tuberculosis, on the basis of what evidence he stated that some of the badgers that have been shot have been desperately sick; and how many and what proportion of the badgers that have been shot to date have (a) undergone a post-mortem sufficient to test for TB infection and (b) been found to have advanced TB.
      (174928)
142  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174977)
143  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources in accordance with the 2010 Nagoya Protocol.
      (175107)
144  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for Darwin Plus funding were received in the (i) first and (ii) second application rounds; and what the total financial value was of applications received in each round.
      (175034)
145  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174997)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
146  
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the Pakistani government on the Pakistani arrest warrant issued for Councillor Abdul Aziz.
      (174897)
147 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Commonwealth countries about gay rights.
      (174765)
148  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Egyptian government regarding the need for a fair trial for former President Mohammed Morsi.
      (174948)
149  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether any UK doctors or psychologists have worked in any US detention centres or offered assistance regarding the detention and interrogation of prisoners suspected of terrorism since 2001.
      (174951)
150  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174978)
151 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department is giving to the British citizens involved in the recent Greenpeace protest on Arctic oil drilling and held in Russia as a consequence.
      (174744)
152 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed with his Russian counterpart the situation of the six British citizens arrested after taking part in a Greenpeace protest in the Russian Federation on 18 September 2013; and if he will make a statement.
      (174776)
153  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with other Security Council members on Iran's reported contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1747.
      (174883)
154  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what next steps were agreed with Syria's neighbours following the London 11 meeting in October.
      (174884)
155  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the intention of the new Iranian regime to engage with the International Atomic Energy Agency on its nuclear programme.
      (174885)
156  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the approach taken by President Rouhani in the E3+3 talks.
      (174886)
157  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent terrorist attacks in Borno State, Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.
      (174887)
158  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of financial sanctions on members of the government of Zimbabwe and individuals associated with them.
      (174888)
159  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Department for International Development to ensure that the UK's response to the problems in Kachin State is comprehensive.
      (174920)
160  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the capability of Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan within Nigeria and the region.
      (174921)
161  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions Ministers in his Department have had with the governments of Yemen and Saudi Arabia on child executions in those countries.
      (174922)
162  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Burma regarding the lack of citizenship for the Rohingya community and the incitement of inter-communal violence affecting Muslim communities in Rakhine.
      (174923)
163  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of EU sanctions against Belarus.
      (175104)
164  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the EU's capacity-building mission in Niger.
      (175105)
165  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of British nationals present in the Central African Republic.
      (174795)
166  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the conflict in (a) Bossangoa and (b) the Central African Republic as a whole; and if he will make a statement.
      (174796)
167  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many commercial fishing licences have been sold for the waters of Ascension Island in 2013; and what the flag state is of each vessel which has purchased one of those licences.
      (175030)
168  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UN Resolution 2016 is upheld, particularly with reference to ensuring that the culture of impunity surrounding sexual violence ends.
      (175031)
169  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps have been taken in the last 12 months to strengthen the sustainability of the commercial fishery in Ascension Island.
      (175032)
170  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) declare rape an illegal weapon of war, (b) insist that all incidents of rape are recorded and that reparations are given to survivors and (c) promote the international humanitarian law methods of war procedures.
      (175035)
171  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on UN Security Council Resolution 2122 on Women, Peace and Security.
      (175036)
172  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174998)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
173  
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the effect on cancer services in England is of Welsh-registered patients seeking access to those cancer medicines not approved in Wales by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence or the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group; and if he will make a statement.
      (174851)
174  
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect a pharmacy-led national minor ailments scheme would have on the number of people attending accident and emergency services with minor ailments; what consideration he has given to the creation of such a scheme; what assessment he has made of the minor ailments schemes currently run by pharmacies; and if he will make a statement.
     R (174889)
175 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many employees of NHS trusts who received a contractual redundancy payment have subsequently been employed by (a) the same NHS trust or (b) a different NHS trust within 12 months in each of the last five years.
      (174767)
176  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the report published by Public Health England on 31 October 2013, what steps he plans to take to mitigate the hazards to health of householders from exposure to radon gas transported to homes in methane gas streams obtained from the hydraulic fracturing of shale reserves.
      (175073)
177  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the health effects of shisha smoking.
      (174944)
178 N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-UK residents were treated by the NHS in 2012-13.
      (174739)
179 N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was received by the NHS from each European country participating in the EHIC scheme in 2012-13; and how much is outstanding from each such nation.
      (174741)
180 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what appointment procedure and external scrutiny took place when the Senior Responsible Officer, PCT Estate Programme, at his Department became a non-executive director of NHS Property Services; and what salary he receives.
      (174650)
181 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2013, Official Report, column 594W, on NHS Property Services, for what reasons the sexual health organisation Metrosexual Health Limited was employed by NHS Property Services to support job banding and evaluation.
      (174750)
182 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 594W, on NHS Property Services, how many of the current or former non-executive directors of NHS Property Services (a) have worked and (b) currently work for his Department.
      (174751)
183 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 594W, on NHS Property Services, what information requested in the Answer is commercially sensitive; what guidance he has received on the commercial sensitivity of the requested information; what guidance he received that the information was, in part, not commercially sensitive; and if he will place a copy of any such guidance in the Library.
      (174752)
184  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174979)
185  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that individuals who develop long-term conditions will be able to access insurance products to cover the sum of the social care cap.
      (175056)
186  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the forthcoming regulations and national eligibility criteria for social care will account for individuals of working age with moderate care needs.
      (175058)
187  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the forthcoming regulations governing the eligibility criteria for social care will incorporate and adequately account for fluctuating conditions.
      (175117)
188  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children who routinely smoke cigarettes in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Hendon constituency.
      (174881)
189  
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the levels of child obesity in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Hendon constituency.
      (174882)
190 N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's total spending on research programmes for motor neurone disease is (a) for the duration of the current Parliament and (b) in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
      (174651)
191 N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors were working in hospitals in Merseyside in each month since May 2010.
      (174656)
192  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department has spent on the promotion of five a day for mental health in each year for which data is available.
      (174987)
193  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of modern technology and digital media on levels of mental health in children and adolescents.
      (175014)
194  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of visits to GPs per year by people who have (a) undergone and (b) not undergone mindfulness interventions.
      (175038)
195  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder over the last 20 years.
      (175043)
196  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people reported poor (a) mental and (b) physical health in (i) May 2010 and (ii) the most recent period for which data is available.
      (175060)
197  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder in each year for which data is available.
      (175062)
198  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the age of onset of depression over the longest period for which data is available.
      (175063)
199  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of materialism on levels of mental health.
      (175064)
200  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will give the annual results for the (a) depression register for adults number 18 plus or (b) depression prevalence for adults 18 plus (percentage) for each year in which data are available.
      (175125)
201  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the determination of the number of student commissions for health care workers by local education and training boards takes full account of the many health care workers now employed outside the NHS.
      (174896)
202  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that an England-wide assessment of need is made in the commissioning of student places for the education and training of healthcare workers.
      (174902)
203  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the determination of the number of student commissions for healthcare workers by local education and training boards is based on consistent and accurate data.
      (174903)
204  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps Health Education England is taking to ensure that reductions in commissioned student places by local education and training boards do not affect the viability of education and training courses for healthcare workers.
      (174904)
205  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data (a) his Department and (b) Health Education England (i) commission and (ii) use to calculate the number of student commissions for healthcare workers by local education and training boards.
      (174905)
206  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps Health Education England is taking with its counterparts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure UK-wide assessment of need in the commissioning of student places for the education and training of healthcare workers.
      (174907)
207  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (174999)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
208 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average wait is for a DBS check (a) in each region, (b) in each police force area and (c) nationally; and how many and what proportion of applicants waited more than (i) two months and (ii) three months for a DBS or CRB check in the last five years.
      (174685)
209  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-PSNI officers have been deployed in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and from which constabulary each such officer was deployed.
      (174780)
210  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of the Garda Siochana have been seconded to work in police forces in Great Britain in each year since 2010.
      (174781)
211  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Police Service of Northern Ireland officers have been seconded to work in police forces in Great Britain since 2010.
      (174782)
212 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many enquiries were received by the Employer Checking Service in each month in each of the last three years.
      (174681)
213 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will implement a same-day checking service for employers.
      (174682)
214  
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic homicide reviews have been undertaken since April 2011; and in how many such cases (a) the perpetrator had an alcohol misuse problem or was drinking at or around the time of the fatal attack and (b) was known to health services as having a mental health problem.
      (175130)
215  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the 2013 Spending Review, what the change in allocated funding for Lancashire Police Authority has been in 2013-14; and what assessment she has made of the effect of that change on the effectiveness of policing in Preston constituency.
      (174946)
216 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what fire safety arrangements were in place at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre at the time of the fire on 18 October 2013; whether working sprinklers were in place; and whether a roll call of detainees and employees was held after evacuation of the building.
      (174611)
217 N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will record numbers of those people leaving the UK.
      (174740)
218  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many direct employees and contracted workers of her Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174980)
219  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that organisations currently being paid by the Government to provide services to victims of human trafficking will be free to comment on current provisions and policies as part of the consultation on draft legislation on modern-day slavery without prejudice to their future contractual relationship with the Government.
      (174925)
220 N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in investigating claims that the UK Border Agency asked lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender asylum seekers to prove their sexuality.
      (174658)
221  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to restrict the import of new psychoactive substances.
      (175106)
222 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyance that will be issued to (a) under 18s and (b) adults in the first 12 months following their introduction; and if she will make a statement.
      (174377)
223 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many neighbourhood watch schemes there were in England and Wales in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
      (174378)
224 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential change in the length of time from application to issue arising from abolishing anti-social behaviour orders that are issued by magistrates' courts and moving to injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyance that will be issued by county courts; and if she will make a statement.
      (174379)
225 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many breaches of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) have resulted in a custodial sentence in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the likely change in the number of custodial sentences caused by the abolition of ASBOs and the introduction of injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyance.
      (174380)
226 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces of bringing contempt of court proceedings against persons in breach of injunctions to prevent nuisance and annoyances; and if she will make a statement.
      (174381)
227 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the powers available of Police and Crime Panels when considering complaints made against Police and Crime Commissioners; and if she will make a statement.
      (174585)
228 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the powers and responsibilities of Police and Crime Panels are.
      (174646)
229 N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences involving a knife have been committed in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency and (b) Liverpool city region in each of the last three years.
      (174734)
230 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the number of illegal immigrants currently in the UK.
      (174731)
231 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visitor visas were issued in each of the last five years; and how many holders of such visas over-stayed.
      (174735)
232 N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many removal directions served on immigration detainees have been cancelled and reset in each of the last five years.
      (174610)
233 N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many administrative reviews have been (a) requested and (b) completed following a refusal of an application made outside the UK for a visa to enter the UK for each of the last five years for which information is available.
      (174612)
234  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175000)
Questions to the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission
235  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many written questions were tabled on each sitting day between 25 June 2009 and 30 October 2009.
      (175102)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
236  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 268W, on Afghanistan, how many fluent Pashto speakers her Department currently employs in Afghanistan; what the total annual cost to her Department is of such employees; and how many such fluent Pashto speakers are employed in the Helmand region of Afghanistan.
      (174939)
237  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 268W, on Afghanistan, how many commercial flights currently run each week; when flight services began from the Bost Airfield; and how many local businesses have used the airfield for commercial flights to date.
      (174940)
238  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 268W, on Afghanistan, whether the airfield has been used to transport any freight from the local area to other regions of Afghanistan.
      (174941)
239  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many direct employees and contracted workers of her Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174981)
240 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's staff do not speak English as their first language.
      (174657)
241 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will attend the Third Global Forum on Human Resources for Health between 10 and 13 November 2013.
      (174686)
242 N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what courses her Department provides to staff for learning a second language other than English.
      (174688)
243  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to people in refugee camps on the border between Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
      (174793)
244  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent reports she has received on the humanitarian situation in eastern Cameroon; and what assessment she has made of the potential threat presented by Seleka forces to the humanitarian effort in eastern Cameroon.
      (174794)
245  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role her Department plays in meeting the cost of any budget overruns in the St Helena Air Access Project.
      (175033)
246  
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will end aid to India following the recent launch of an Indian space mission to Mars.
      (174850)
247  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175001)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
248  
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the proposed newly-merged Swansea Magistrates' Court will address the specific needs of people in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot taking account of remoteness, low incomes and digital exclusion.
      (174899)
249  
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons he is proposing to close Neath Port Talbot Magistrates' Court.
      (174900)
250  
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that objective 5 contained in the Annual Reports of Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service 2012-13, to reduce the number of cases coming before courts and tribunals, is appropriately balanced against the other objectives of that body.
      (174901)
251 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders receive family visits.
      (174561)
252 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rate for young offenders was in each year since 2009.
      (174562)
253 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders aged 16 and over have taken up full-time, permanent employment upon leaving custody.
      (174563)
254 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what early intervention measures he has introduced to reduce young offending since May 2010.
      (174589)
255 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders aged over 16 have gone into full-time education upon leaving custody in the last 10 years.
      (174590)
256 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours a week of purposeful activity prisoners have been (a) expected to do and (b) recorded as completing in each prison in England and Wales in each month since May 2010.
      (174769)
257 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on which occasions he and Ministers in his Department have met counterparts from the Department for Education to discuss prison education since May 2010.
      (174773)
258 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he and his Ministerial colleagues have met representatives of the Skills Funding Agency to discuss education in prisons since May 2010.
      (174775)
259  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174982)
260  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations which currently provide services under contract to his Department to provide care for victims of trafficking have been contacted by officials in his Department in the last quarter.
      (174926)
261  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether organisations which currently provide services under contract to his Department to provide care for victims of trafficking have been instructed or advised by officials in his Department not to comment on the policies and practice of his Department.
      (174927)
262 N
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the risk register associated with his Department's consultation on transforming rehabilitation.
      (174660)
263 N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many decisions subject to an appeal to the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier tribunal have been withdrawn by the Home Department within five days of the appeal date in each of the last five years.
      (174694)
264  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175002)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
265  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland on disappeared persons; and what steps she is taking to locate their remains.
      (174779)
266  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission spent on (a) salaries, (b) travel and (c) subsistence in each year since 2010.
      (174898)
267  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many direct employees and contracted workers of her Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174983)
268  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 her Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175003)
Questions to the Prime Minister
269  
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Prime Minister, whether there were discussions of any potential security risks prior to the invitation of Councillor Abdul Aziz to attend a recent event at No. 10 Downing Street.
      (174910)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
270  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174984)
271  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175004)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
272 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on how many cycling officers were employed by local authorities in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
      (174777)
273  
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the EU regulation on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and the inclusion of caravans within that regulation.
      (174792)
274  
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities have used the powers given to them in February 2011 to implement local bans on parking on pavements.
      (174804)
275  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is responsible for track and infrastructure maintenance on High Speed 2.
      (174938)
276  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the most recent findings are of the Rail Delivery Group with regard to workforce planning and the creation of apprenticeships for the rail industry.
      (175015)
277  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, columns 612-3W, on cross country railway line, what proportion of the total network grant was paid by Network Rail to the franchised train operating company on the (a) Cross Country, (b) Greater Anglia, (c) Great Western and (d) West Coast railway line in each year since 2009-10.
      (174847)
278  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, columns 612-3W, on cross country railway line, what leasing costs the franchised train operating company on the (a) Cross Country, (b) Greater Anglia, (c) Great Western and (d) West Coast railway line paid to rolling stock companies in each year since 2009-10; and to which rolling stock company each such payment was made.
      (174848)
279  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arms lengths bodies are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage; and how many direct employees are on zero hours contracts.
      (174985)
280  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the use of inland waterways for freight movements.
      (175103)
281  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175005)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
282  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's length bodies are paid less than the living wage; and how many direct employees of his Department are on zero hours contracts.
      (174909)
283  
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people in Wales receive carer's allowance.
      (175096)
284  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175007)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
285  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the effect of the decision of the Supreme Court in R (on the application of Reilly and another) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in Northern Ireland.
      (174803)
286  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to appoint the new chief nuclear inspector.
      (175057)
287  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to appoint new members of the board of the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
      (175124)
288 N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's announcement entitled, Don't Lose Out on Your UK pension or benefit payments, published on 17 October 2013, what steps he has taken to prevent the fraudulent use of the information which his Department will require to illicitly acquire personal bank account and bank identification code details from UK citizens living overseas.
      (173851)
289 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the pilot offering employment and support allowance applicants the option to have their work capability assessments audio recorded will end; and when an evaluation report of this pilot will be published.
      (174659)
290 N
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the benefit sanctions introduced under the Jobseekers (Back to Work) scheme 2013.
      (174691)
291 N
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many food banks there were in the UK in (a) 2007 and (b) 2010; and how many there were on the latest date for which figures are available.
      (174695)
292  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many direct employees and contracted workers of his Department and its arm's lengths bodies are paid less than the living wage; and how many direct employees of his Department are on zero hours contracts.
      (174908)
293  
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average (a) weekly and (b) monthly value is of (a) an education support allowance, (b) a jobseeker's allowance and (c) an income support claim.
      (175098)
294  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish an update on his Department's plans to develop and test an arrears segmentation approach in respect of child maintenance arrears combining a client's willingness and ability to pay with other available data sources, and using the client's history of paying in order to test different communications messages and the effect it has on payment behaviour.
      (175123)
295  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many present adult claimants of disability living allowance live within the catchment of each personal independence payment consultation centre serving South and East England; and what the longest journey in miles is to each such centre.
      (174783)
296  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the 21 personal independence payment consultation centres serving South and East England cannot be reached within (a) 90 minutes and (b) 60 minutes by public transport from all parts of their catchment area.
      (174784)
297  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the 21 personal independence payment consultation centres serving South and East England are not wheelchair-accessible.
      (174785)
298  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the 21 personal independence payment consultation centres serving South and East England are not on a bus route.
      (174786)
299  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the 21 personal independence payment consultation centres serving South and East England do not have parking available for clients within 50 metres of the centre.
      (174787)
300  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the costs of assessing transport to personal independence payment assessment centres are borne by Atos under their contractor or paid separately by his Department.
      (174788)
301  
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, under what circumstances those attending personal independence payment centres have their transport costs paid.
      (174789)
302  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Work Programme in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency and (b) North Wales.
      (174931)
303  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of fit for work capability assessments have been overturned on appeal in (a) each Welsh county and (b) each constituency in Wales in each year between 2008 and 2012.
      (174932)
304  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number and proportion of claimants of jobseeker's allowance have been sanctioned in (a) each Welsh county and (b) each constituency in Wales in the latest year for which data is available.
      (174933)
305  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people were placed on the Future Jobs Fund programme in Vale of Clwyd constituency in each month of that programme's existence.
      (174934)
306  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people there were on jobseeker's allowance for 12 months or more in each constituency in Wales in each month since May 2010.
      (174935)
307  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2013, Official Report, column 794W, on jobseeker's allowance, what (a) number and (b) proportion of unemployed people have been signposted to local voluntary and community sector organisations by his Department by (i) region and (ii) parliamentary constituency.
      (175083)
308 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which Jobcentre Plus (a) districts and (b) offices lone parent advisers operate.
      (174652)
309 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on the Support for Mortgage Interest scheme in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10, (d) 2010-11, (e) 2011-12 and (f) 2012-13.
      (174653)
310 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parent advisers were working for Jobcentre Plus in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012,
      (174654)
311 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Answer dated 29 October 2013, Official Report, columns 455-7W, on employment and support allowance, how many sustained job outcomes had been achieved by claimants on the Work Programme in each ICD disease code by February 2013.
      (174683)
312 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the consultation Support for Mortgage Interest launched in December 2011.
      (174684)
313 N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people claiming jobseeker's allowance were sanctioned resulting in the loss of benefit in each constituency in the UK (a) in 2012-13 and (b) to date in the current financial year.
      (174697)
314  
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at the BT local rate are available in each case.
      (175008)
315  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the need for a weather station in Arfon to better record local temperatures in relation to the cold weather payment.
      (175099)
316  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the variations in local temperatures as a result of differing topography in relation to the cold weather payment.
      (175126)
317  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish (a) the recorded average temperatures used for the calculation of cold weather payments at the weather station at Mona, Ynys Môn, for each week of the last five years and (b) the average temperature at Bethesda, Arfon, for each week of the last five years.
      (175127)
318  
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the difference in recorded temperatures between the weather station at Mona, Ynys Môn and Bethesda in Arfon constituency in relation to the cold weather payment.
      (175128)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
319  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for staffing levels at the Tax Credit Office in Preston following the introduction of universal credit.
   [Transferred]  (174942)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
320  
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with other EU member states and the European Commission regarding the draft Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2008 to correct the anomalies in the test methodology for assessing the content of milk fat in whey protein as set out in article 2(3)b of that Regulation.
   [Transferred]  (175100)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
321  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has plans to regulate and license shisha bars and cafes.
   [Transferred]  (174943)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
322  
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether UK aid to UNRWA is used to fund UNRWA political lobbyists.
   [Transferred]  (174929)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
323  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to use staff who process housing benefit for district and unitary councils to process universal credit.
   [Transferred]  (174852)
324  
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Ministers and officials in other departments regarding the effect of the introduction of universal credit with regard to (a) staffing levels at local authorities which currently process housing benefit, (b) redundancy costs for those staff and (c) whether those staff could process universal credit.
   [Transferred]  (174853)
325  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working days were lost owing to (a) anxiety, (b) depression and (c) stress in each year for which data is available.
   [Transferred]  (175061)

Prepared 8th November 2013