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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 18 November 2013

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Monday 18 November 2013

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Monday 18 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.

Monday 18 November  
Questions to the Attorney General
2 N
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Attorney General, what plans he has to review the threshold at which the Serious Fraud Office investigates reported fraud.
       (175707)
3  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Attorney General, to which EU Directives within the Law Officers' Departments' areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175485)
4  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Attorney General, what EU Directives within the Law Officers' Departments' areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175506)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
5 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what fees his Department has paid to date to (a) Goldman Sachs, (b) UBS, (c) Barclays, (d) Bank of America Merrill Lynch and (e) Lazard in respect of the flotation of Royal Mail.
       (175396)
6 N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2013, Official Report, columns 141-2W, on environment protection: taxation, which companies the Government has compensated for the indirect costs of the European Union Emissions Trading System; and how much compensation each such company received.
       (175455)
7  
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches closed in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
       (175553)
8 N
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office branches were open at the end of (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
       (175579)
9  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what action his Department has taken to stop unofficial websites defrauding customers seeking to make payments to the Land Registry through the official Land Registry website by purporting to be Government websites.
       (175874)
10  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals designed to prevent the ill treatment of workers in sectors where employers and agencies use zero hours and self-employment contract models to transfer cost and risks to workers.
       (175833)
11  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of new jobs created since 2010 were (a) advertised through employment agencies, (b) generated through self-employment contracts and (c) on the basis of zero hours contracts.
       (175834)
12  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the integrity of the national minimum wage in the (a) retail, (b) care and (c) construction sectors.
       (175835)
13  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of (a) zero hours contracts, (b) sub-contracting work previously provided by directly-employed staff and (c) the activities of employment agencies on (i) the integrity of the national minimum wage and (ii) demand for wage supplements to workers through the benefits system.
       (175836)
14  
Mr Peter Hain (Neath): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what publicly-funded financial assistance TNT Post UK received in connection with its postal operation in the M postcode in Greater Manchester; and for what purposes such assistance was provided.
       (175872)
15  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were completed in Portsmouth South constituency in each of the last three years.
       (175597)
16 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what change in construction output there has been in the West Midlands in each of the last four quarters.
       (175327)
17 N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 13 of the Government's publication, Cyber security organisational standards: guidance, published in April 2013, who the members of the selection panel are.
       (175456)
18  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175644)
19  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175484)
20  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175505)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
21 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 309W, on ministerial policy advisers, whether the departmental organogram available at http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office is published in (a) alternative file formats and (b) printable file formats.
       (175399)
22 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of deaths in English hospitals caused by (a) malnutrition, (b) dehydration and (c) pressure sores in each of the last five years for which data are available.
       (175573)
23  
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had on the potential construction of a new town within the boundaries of the Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
       (175713)
24  
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to receive the report of Sir John Holmes' independent review of military medal arrangements; and if he will make a statement.
       (175690)
25 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change in manufacturing output there has been in the West Midlands in each of the last four quarters.
       (175328)
26 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the infant mortality rates in each of the last five years were; and what the most common causes of infant mortality were in each of the last five years.
       (175818)
27 N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many mobile devices of each brand his Department has purchased in each of the last two years.
       (175851)
28  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to (a) his Department and (b) the Prime Minister's Office; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175672)
29  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Question 173699, what the distinction is between the terms relative low income and poverty as used in respect of national statistics; when this distinction was first introduced; and what policy considerations informed the decision to introduce the term relative low income.
       (175688)
30  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175486)
31  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175507)
32 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the rate of employment amongst people with (a) an apprenticeship, (b) a degree, (c) a master's degree and (d) a PhD.
       (175320)
33 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the rate of employment amongst those who previously served in the armed forces.
       (175321)
34 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the energy suppliers for contracts awarded by the Government Procurement Service has been switched in the last 12 months.
       (175920)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
35  
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the longer length of the investment cycle in the life sciences on measuring the economic effect of the Life Sciences Investment Organisation; and if he will make a statement.
       (175766)
36  
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) on how best to measure the (a) amount of foreign direct investment and (b) number of jobs generated by (i) UKTI and (ii) the Life Sciences Investment Organisation.
       (175767)
37 N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Help to Buy applicants to date were aged between (a) 20 and 29, (b) 30 and 39, (c) 40 and 49, (d) 50 and 59 and (e) 60 and 69 years old.
       (175419)
38 N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Help to Buy applicants to date were (a) not UK nationals and (b) non-domiciled in the UK.
       (175420)
39 N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what statistics his Department collects on the demographics of Help to Buy applicants; and if he will place in the Library the latest such statistics.
       (175421)
40 N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the highest value mortgage applied for under the Help to Buy scheme has been to date.
       (175422)
41 N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of applicants under the Help to Buy scheme to date have been first-time buyers.
       (175590)
42 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral Answer of 5 November 2013, Official Report, column 120, on what date he visited the food bank in Northwich; what the name was of that food bank; and how many service users he met during his visit.
       (175663)
43  
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration has been given by HM Revenue and Customs to the tax status of agricultural land used for energy projects, including solar farms; and what guidance has been issued.
       (175723)
44 N
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the definition of food as ''Food' should be interpreted as meaning food for human consumption. Where a mammal or bird is primarily reared for use as food, but certain portions of the carcass (particularly where they may be considered as in the nature of a by-product) are used for other purposes (eg the use of certain offal in the production of pet food), this should not be taken as disqualifying the animals from the definition of livestock. However, animals (eg rabbits) raised expressly for use in pet food should be considered as outside the definition' was added to paragraph 5.3.2 Section 8, Part D: Agricultural Premises of Volume 4 of the Rating Manual of the Valuation Office Agency.
       (175746)
45 N
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the procedure is for making changes to the Valuation Office Agency Rating Manual; and how such changes are publicised.
       (175807)
46  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the change in the value of public service pension schemes following the change in the indexation measure from the retail prices index to the consumer price index.
       (175481)
47  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) retail prices index and (b) consumer price index of inflation over the next three financial years.
       (175482)
48  
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had on the potential construction of a new town within the boundaries of the Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
       (175712)
49  
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on promoting economic growth by building an entirely new town in the south east of England.
       (175714)
50  
George Freeman (Mid Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on pension investment returns of the abolition of Schedule 19 stamp duty reserve tax.
       (175856)
51  
George Freeman (Mid Norfolk): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the abolition of Schedule 19 stamp duty reserve tax on UK funds will have on jobs in the UK in (a) total and (b) each region.
       (175857)
52  
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) successful convictions and (b) investigations launched there have been in respect of alleged or proven breaches of the national minimum wage regulations in each year since their introduction.
       (175853)
53  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many debts arising from overpayment of tax credits were transferred to debt collection agencies in (a) Portsmouth South constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England in each month in each of the last five years.
       (175557)
54  
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applicants in each group have applied for the Help to Buy scheme in Warrington North constituency.
       (175703)
55  
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff are employed in HM Revenue and Custom's Personal Tax Directorate on (a) permanent and (b) fixed-term contracts.
       (175599)
56  
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings have taken place between Ministers in his Department and the Public and Commercial Services Union regarding the decision to close HM Revenue and Custom's enquiry centre network.
       (175600)
57  
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs monitors whether customer calls to its contact centres on a Saturday are from customers who were not able to get through during a week day.
       (175602)
58  
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of calls were answered by HM Revenue and Customs contact centres in each of the last six months.
       (175604)
59 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the extent to which the rate of increase of average earnings has kept up with the rate of consumer price inflation; and if he will make a statement.
       (175755)
60 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of youth unemployment.
       (175756)
61 N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on the Business Investment Bank.
       (175757)
62  
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been accepted in principle for a help to buy mortgage in (a) City of Chester Constituency and (b) the North West.
       (175845)
63  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with Ministers in the Welsh Government to discuss borrowing powers for the Welsh Government.
       (175567)
64 N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the use of real time credit rating reporting to promote competition for pay day loan companies.
       (175458)
65 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has made on compensating consumers who were mis-sold Keydata products; and if he will make a statement.
       (175295)
66 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Financial Conduct Authority has made on investigating claims that independent financial advisers mis-sold Keydata products; and if he will make a statement.
       (175296)
67  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175660)
68  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175502)
69  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175523)
70 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the Duchy of Cornwall's exemption from corporation tax and capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement.
       (175811)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
71  
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each London local authority spent on homelessness in each year since 2009-10.
       (175861)
72 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the gross expenditure by local authorities on homelessness in each English region in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
       (175912)
73 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the gross cost to local authorities in each English region of temporary accommodation in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13.
       (175913)
74 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the likely gross cost to local authorities in each English region of (a) homelessness and (b) temporary accommodation in 2013-14.
       (175914)
75 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the gross expenditure was in each London local authority from the General Fund on homelessness in each year from 2009-10 to 2012-13.
       (175915)
76 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the gross expenditure was in each London local authority on temporary accommodation in each year from 2009-10 to 2012-13.
       (175916)
77 N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to promote the take-up of rural rate relief by public houses when they are the last public house in the village.
       (175615)
78 N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public houses receive small business rate relief; and what the average value is of such rate relief to public house businesses.
       (175616)
79 N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the likely effects on the public house sector in England and Wales arising from the ending of small business rate relief scheduled for April 2014.
       (175617)
80  
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had on increasing housing supply in the south east of England by building an entirely new town.
       (175710)
81  
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had on the potential construction of a new town within the boundaries of the Mid Bedfordshire constituency.
       (175711)
82  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy that the approval by a mineral planning authority of an application for a fracking rig installation is dependent on the consent of the lowest local authority planning level.
       (175726)
83  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have used the Government's Help to Buy scheme in (a) Portsmouth South constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England to date.
       (175596)
84  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which have claimed the increased small business rate relief in (a) Portsmouth South constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England since its inception.
       (175610)
85  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of new homes built in (a) Hampshire and (b) England since May 2010.
       (175641)
86  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department has allocated to (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire local authority to construct social housing since May 2010.
       (175731)
87 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.
       (175475)
88 N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much funding his Department allocated to (a) Lancaster City Council and (b) Lancaster area to construct social housing between (i) May 1997 and May 2010 and (ii) from May 2010 to date.
       (175666)
89  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175645)
90 N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which Minister will make the decision on Rushden Lakes planning application following the inspector's inquiry; and when this decision will be (a) made and (b) announced.
       (175464)
91 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that developers abide by planning conditions.
       (175622)
92  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175487)
93  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175508)
94 N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties on brownfield sites have extant planning permission for housing.
       (175414)
95 N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many empty properties there were in the UK in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.
       (175415)
96 N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many properties which were empty in 2010 have since been purchased (a) by first-time buyers, (b) as second homes and (c) by overseas residents.
       (175416)
97 N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of new houses built in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012 were built on brownfield sites.
       (175417)
98 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff have been seconded to his Department over the last two years; for how long they were seconded; and from which organisation.
       (175814)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
99 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on advertising expenditure by the gambling industry (a) in total and (b) by media sector.
       (175686)
100  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to her Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175646)
101  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with officials of association football, rugby union and rugby league making it a requirement that players receiving head injuries must be withdrawn from play as a precautionary measures; and if she will make a statement.
       (175678)
102  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to which EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if she will make a statement.
       (175488)
103  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if she will make a statement.
       (175509)
104 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce restrictions on advertising by payday loan companies similar to those on the advertising of tobacco.
       (175810)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
105  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings he has had with representatives of employees working at Defence Equipment and Support to discuss the proposals in the Defence Reform Bill.
       (175873)
106  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his American counterpart on the Defence Reform Bill and the potential move of Defence Equipment and Support to a Government owned, contract operated entity.
       (175882)
107 N
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age is of all ranks in the (a) Territorial Army and (b) Territorial Army infantry.
       (175805)
108 N
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age is for (a) privates, (b) junor NCOs, (c) senior NCOs, (d) junior officers, (e) senior officers (i) in the Territorial Army and (ii) recruited into the Territorial Army since the commencement of Operation Fortify.
       (175806)
109 N
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average age is of all ranks recruited since the commencement of Operation Fortify in the (a) Territorial Army and (b) Territorial Army infantry.
       (175809)
110  
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) military and (b) civilian defence personnel and what military capabilities or components were committed to support the French-led Operation Serval to free territory in Mali from control by rebel and terrorist forces.
       (175448)
111  
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) military, (b) civilian defence personnel, (c) military capabilities and components and (d) financial contributions are committed to support MINUSMA; and what his policy is on such contributions in future.
       (175449)
112  
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) military, (b) civilian defence personnel and (c) financial contributions have been committed to (i) EU-led and (ii) other police and military training missions in Mali or in other countries to train security personnel to be deployed to peace keeping roles in Mali.
       (175450)
113  
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the extension of the mandate of the EU Training Mission in Mali beyond the initial 15 month period.
       (175452)
114 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support HMS Daring will provide in the Philippines; and how long he expects HMS Daring to be so deployed.
       (175737)
115 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on deploying the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to support humanitarian operations in the Philippines.
       (175738)
116  
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he plans to send members of the Military Stabilisation and Support Group to assist in the aftermath of the recent typhoon in the Philippines.
       (175838)
117  
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 309W, on Air Force: recruitment, whether his Department takes account of family history of (a) diabetes, (b) heart failure, (c) obesity, (d) epilepsy and (e) Anderson-Fabry's disease in the selection of applicants to the armed forces who have neither symptoms nor a diagnosis of such illnesses; and if he will make a statement.
       (175437)
118  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work his Department is currently undertaking with EDF Energy in the training of staff with special nuclear skills.
       (175762)
119  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for Navy Command's development of the Marine Unmanned Air Systems Strategy Paper.
       (175702)
120  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is towards the two properties leased to BAE Systems in Portsmouth Dockyard once the contract on such buildings expires in September 2014.
       (175469)
121  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when work began on the Navy's new offshore patrol vessels.
       (175470)
122  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the decision to build three new offshore patrol vessels was taken.
       (175471)
123  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Portsmouth was considered as the preferred location for the construction of all or any of the offshore patrol vessels.
       (175559)
124  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when preliminary work began on the three new offshore patrol vessels; and when the contract negotiations with BAE for those vessels commenced.
       (175560)
125  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department plans to use the shipbuilding shed (a) once BAE Systems finish its current work and (b) after the contract expires in November 2014; and how his Department intends to use other buildings no longer required for shipbuilding work after November 2014.
       (175689)
126 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2013, Official Report, column 140W, on reserve forces: young people, if he will consider a pilot for those in the youth justice system.
       (175578)
127  
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessments have been made of the effect of defence procurement privatisation on the support and services currently provided to (a) the armed forces and (b) front-line troops.
       (175768)
128  
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether companies within consortia bidding for defence procurement contracts considered high risk, due to previous failings with public sector contracts, will be excluded from bidding.
       (175769)
129 N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps ensure that long-serving members of the armed forces, who have been scheduled for redundancy very shortly before their 18-year pension entitlement date, will be allowed to pass that date before being required to leave.
       (175219)
130 N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel who have been scheduled for redundancy on dates falling within (a) one week, (b) one month and (c) six months of reaching their pension entitlement dates.
       (175220)
131  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the possible risks to UK intellectual property rights of the privatisation of defence procurement.
       (175776)
132  
Simon Reevell (Dewsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the regular army have resigned or have been made redundant since 5 July 2012; and how many have subsequently enlisted into the territorial army.
       (175544)
133  
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he expects his Department to spend on the D-5 missile life extension programme in each of the next 10 years.
       (175802)
134  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175647)
135  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requirement is placed on those bidding for military working dogs withdrawn from service as to their competence with animal welfare; and if he will make a statement.
       (175674)
136  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has been raised in each of the last five years from the sale of military working dogs which have been withdrawn from service.
       (175675)
137  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military working dogs have been sold following the decision to withdraw them from service (a) in 2012 and (b) so far in the current calendar year; and how many such dogs were purchased by their handler.
       (175676)
138  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy that military dog handlers be given first refusal of taking ownership of a dog when the decision is taken to withdraw it from service.
       (175677)
139  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department has recently issued a recall for improvised explosive device detection dogs to be returned to the Defence Animal Centre for rehoming; and if he will make a statement.
       (175895)
140  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175489)
141  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175510)
142 N
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department has not maintained the grave of Corporal Stephen Allbutt to a decent standard.
       (175574)
143 N
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that the grave of Corporal Stephen Allbutt is maintained to a decent standard.
       (175575)
144 N
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what maintenance his Department has conducted at the grave of Corporal Stephen Allbutt.
       (175576)
145 N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been awarded the Bomber Command clasp following a reconsideration of their initial application.
       (175577)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
146 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, column 658W, on travel, if he will publish a list of all occasions on which he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office.
       (175397)
147  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on how many occasions he has met Dieter Helm in his capacity as Chair of the Natural Capital Committee since May 2010.
       (175724)
148  
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much has been spent in total on special advisers to his Department in each year since 2010.
       (175709)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
149 N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list all voluntary-aided academy schools which are currently unable to extend the use of sports or other facilities without incurring a historic VAT liability relating to the construction of their buildings.
       (175754)
150 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers his Department has to direct that a free school be closed.
       (175319)
151 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Schools, Official Report, column 890, on Al-Madinah Free School, when he plans to provide an update to the House on the actions taken by his Department to improve Al-Madinah Free School.
       (175394)
152 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when was his Department was first made aware that the Al-Madinah Free School (a) had appointed staff who did not have appropriate qualifications and experience, (b) operated without a designated principal in the summer of 2012, (c) was not meeting safeguarding requirements, (d) had not identified which of its pupils had special educational needs and (e) was delivering an unacceptably poor standard of education.
       (175400)
153 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any free school other than the Al-Madinah Free School (a) has appointed staff who do not have appropriate qualifications and experience, (b) operate without a designated principal, (c) is not meeting safeguarding requirements, (d) has not identified which of its pupils have special educational needs and (e) is delivering an unacceptably poor standard of education.
       (175401)
154 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish in anonymised form the qualifications held by each member of the teaching staff at the Al-Madinah Free School at the beginning of the current school term.
       (175402)
155 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 513W, on schools: playing fields, in which publications the figure of 2,540 was reported; and on what dates such reports were made.
       (175749)
156  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will release any unfilled initial teacher training places to the National College for Teaching and Leadership for redistribution to providers with excess demand at the end of the 2014 school summer term.
       (175777)
157  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that the final allocation of initial teacher training places provides an adequate number of places in each subject in each region.
       (175778)
158  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the provisional allocation of initial teacher training places by subject for each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) region.
       (175779)
159  
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many initial teacher training places were bid for by (a) all universities bidding and (b) universities rated by Ofsted for initial teacher education as (i) outstanding and (ii) good.
       (175780)
160 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to answer Question 170943 from the hon. Member for Cardiff West, tabled on 10 October 2013 for answer on 15 October 2013, on surplus places in free schools.
       (175804)
161 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Oral Answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 638, how many new local authority schools were set up in the period to which he referred.
       (175813)
162 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to close the Al Madinah Free School in Derby.
       (175848)
163  
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will rank all state-funded secondary schools in England in order of the proportion of pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals, including the school type and local authority.
       (175629)
164  
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will rank all mainstream London secondary state schools by the proportion of students with (a) statements of special educational needs and (b) non-statutory special needs.
       (175630)
165 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children had a statement of special educational needs in each London local authority area in each of the last five years.
       (175631)
166 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the change in proportion was of children with a statement of special educational needs in each London local authority area between 2009-10 and the latest date for which figures are available.
       (175632)
167 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have successfully applied for the Priority School Building programme; and in how many schools which have successfully applied for the Primary School Building programme building work has started.
       (175569)
168 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies' performance his Department monitored during (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
       (175570)
169 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies' performance his Department currently monitors on academic performance.
       (175571)
170 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies his Department considered as red-rated in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
       (175572)
171 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academies his Department currently considers to be red-rated.
       (175750)
172 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many principals academy sponsors replaced in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
       (175751)
173 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many academy sponsors his Department replaced in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
       (175752)
174  
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to establish the name of the Islamic faith school attended by Mr Adil Rashid.
       (175542)
175  
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure the sustainability of higher education institution providers of initial teacher training.
       (175545)
176  
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of School Direct allocations for 2014-15 he expects to be filled.
       (175546)
177  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the full and unredacted audit report by his Department into Kings Science Academy, Bradford, was not passed to Action Fraud for assessment in September 2013.
       (175403)
178  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department requested that Action Fraud meet police officers to brief them following his Department's contact with Action Fraud in April 2013 on allegations of fraud at Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
       (175405)
179  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department requested that Action Fraud meet police officers to discuss with them why the police had decided not to proceed with an investigation in September 2013.
       (175406)
180  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons the full and unredacted audit report by his Department into Kings Science Academy, Bradford, was not passed to Action Fraud for assessment in April 2013.
       (175413)
181  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the lease agreement negotiated with Knight Frank representing the Hartley Group property division for the land which has become the permanent site of Kings Science Academy, Bradford is priced at cost.
       (175430)
182  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what change in rent offered for the land owned by the Hartley Group which has become the permanent site of Kings Science Academy, Bradford there has been between its current and previous tenants.
       (175431)
183  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment of the state of buildings and their lettable potential on the site has become the permanent site of Kings Science Academy, Bradford was made before his Department entered negotiations over the future rent and other lease arrangements of this land with Knight Frank representing the Hartley Group property division.
       (175432)
184  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what other sites his Department considered for the permanent site of Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
       (175438)
185  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how long the negotiations were between his Department and Knight Frank representing the Hartley Group property division concerning the lease agreement for the site of Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
       (175439)
186  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Portsmouth South constituency are involved in the Schools Direct programme.
       (175558)
187  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire received financial assistance towards the cost of attending further education in each of the last four academic years.
       (175598)
188 N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has allocated to traineeships in 2013-14; and from which departmental funding streams such funding will be delivered.
       (175907)
189 N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people have started the 16 to 19 traineeship programme since its inception.
       (175908)
190 N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many visits he has made in his official capacity to further education colleges since May 2010; and what the (a) date and (b) location was of each such visit.
       (175909)
191 N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of young people who have started the 16-19 traineeship programme have enrolled at an educational training provider to undertake the English and mathematics component of the programme.
       (175910)
192 N
Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial penalties and other obligations are in place upon providers of the 16 to 19 traineeship programme to ensure that young people undertake the English and mathematics component.
       (175922)
193 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the weekly cost of children's homes accommodation is in (a) the private sector, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) local authority-run accommodation.
       (175329)
194 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what education providers provide services in young offender institutions.
       (175582)
195  
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times and on what dates a Minister from his Department has attended the inter-ministerial group on Violence against Women and Girls since it was set up.
       (175719)
196 N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with Ofsted on carrying out a thematic inspection of schools in order to report on how they address violence against women and girls; and if he will make a statement.
       (175744)
197 N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason he has yet to publish the Serious Case Review into the Shannon Matthews case; and when he will announce whether it will not be published.
       (175667)
198 N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent posts are there currently in his Department involved with child protection, broken down by responsibility and grade.
       (175668)
199  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many special educational needs co-ordinators there are in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Birmingham; and how many there were in each of the last five years.
       (175715)
200  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to expand the use of special educational needs co-ordinators in English schools.
       (175716)
201  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's homes run by local authorities are in use in England; and how many there were in each of the last five years.
       (175717)
202  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many private and voluntary run children's homes there are in England; and how many there were in each of the last five years.
       (175718)
203  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to amend Clause 69 of the Children and Families Bill (HL Bill 32) in relation to the removal of education health and care plans when a child or young person enters a custodial institution.
       (175843)
204  
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help teachers and parents prevent bullying in schools.
       (175479)
205  
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to provide support for victims of bullying.
       (175607)
206 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the adoption of a child from a Scottish local authority is not taken into account for school admissions in England; for what reasons the adoption of a child from an English local authority is taken into account for such admissions=; and if he will make a statement.
       (175899)
207  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175649)
208  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175490)
209  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175511)
210 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what caused his Department to contact Action Fraud on 5 September 2013 regarding Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
       (175303)
211 N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary schools were rated (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate by Ofsted in their most recent inspection in (i) the UK, (ii) East Anglia and (iii) South Suffolk constituency.
       (175623)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
212  
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what change in energy bills for households in (a) North West Norfolk constituency, (b) Norfolk and (c) London there has been in each of the last five years.
       (175409)
213  
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the amount of customer credit held by (a) British Gas, (b) EDF Energy, (c) E.ON, (d) nPower, (e) Scottish Power and (f) SSE.
       (175410)
214  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 285, what the evidential basis is for his statement that £31 billion has been invested in clean energy since 2010.
       (175858)
215  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 285, what the evidential basis is for his statement that 8 per cent of people who have had green deal assessments have had work done, are getting it done, or are considering having it done.
       (175859)
216  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 286, what the average annual increase was in pounds for (a) gas and (b) electricity in each year since 1996.
       (175860)
217  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many consumers switched energy supplier in each quarter of the last 10 years for which data is available.
       (175862)
218  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations his Department has received on extending the deadline for the energy company obligation.
       (175863)
219  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many complaints to the energy ombudsman (a) were upheld, (b) were rejected, (c) resulted in financial award, (d) resulted in apology or explanation and (e) resulted in other practical action in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
       (175864)
220  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many complaints were made to the energy ombudsman in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
       (175865)
221  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of average debt levels of customers in debt to their energy supplier for (a) electricity and (b) gas in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012 and (iii) 2013.
       (175866)
222  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much generation capacity from (a) renewable and (b) non-renewable energy sources was installed in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012 and (iii) 2013.
       (175867)
223  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of applications for assistance under the warm homes discount scheme which were (a) accepted and (b) rejected in 2012-13.
       (175868)
224  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what departmental policy reviews his Department has undertaken since 12 December 2011; and when each such review (a) was announced and (b) is expected to publish its findings.
       (175869)
225  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of domestic customers disconnected by their energy supplier in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
       (175870)
226  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many installations of (a) loft insulation, (b) cavity wall insulation and (c) solid wall insulation there were between 1 July 2012 and 30 June 2013.
       (175871)
227  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of energy customers who choose to pay for energy online.
       (175880)
228  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of energy consumers who pay their domestic energy supplies by (a) direct debit, (b) standard credit and (c) pre-payment meter.
       (175881)
229  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish details of the due diligence test being applied by Infrastructure UK to the proposals put forward by EDF Energy to qualify the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project for financial guarantees.
       (175763)
230  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the composition is of the UK delegation to the 19th Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which Ministers are expected to attend; and if he will post on his Department's website all documents submitted by the UK to the conference.
       (175764)
231  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what fees his Department paid to (a) Willis, (b) Leigh Fisher Associates, (c) Slaughter & May, (d) KPMG and (e) Lazard Ltd for financial, legal and technical advice on the strike price negotiated with EDF Energy for Hinkley Point C.
       (175765)
232  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what change in energy bills for households in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire there has been in each of the last five years.
       (175733)
233  
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to his Department's publication, Use of UK Biomass for Electricity and CHP, published on 2 October 2013, what assessment he has made of the data presented in that document; and if he will make a statement.
       (175601)
234  
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the subsidised use of domestic virgin wood for biomass electricity generation; and if he will make a statement.
       (175605)
235 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.
       (175476)
236  
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of Project TransmiT on consumer energy bills until 2020; and if he will make a statement.
       (175794)
237  
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effect of Project TransmiT on (a) investment in combined cycle gas turbines and (b) the UK's security of energy supply until 2020; and if he will make a statement.
       (175795)
238  
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with Ofgem about Project TransmiT; and if he will make a statement.
       (175796)
239  
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of Project TransmiT on combined cycle gas turbines, nuclear power stations and onshore and offshore wind farms in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland until 2020; and if he will make a statement.
       (175797)
240  
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what sanctions are available if generating stations using biomass to generate electricity exceed their forecasted domestic wood use; and if he will make a statement.
       (175680)
241  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has received any representations regarding the work of Becoming Green Ltd, with regard to the Green Deal.
       (175564)
242  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress energy suppliers have made to date, in terms of the proportion of measures approved, towards meeting their phase 1 and phase 2 obligations under the Carbon Saving Community Obligation of the Energy Companies Obligation.
       (175682)
243  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress energy suppliers have made to date, in terms of the proportion of measures approved, towards meeting their phase 1 and phase 2 obligations under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation of the Energy Companies Obligation.
       (175683)
244  
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of energy suppliers' phase 1 and phase 2 obligations under the home heating cost reduction obligation of the Energy Companies Obligation have been met to date.
       (175728)
245  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175650)
246  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175491)
247  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175512)
248  
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, columns 568-70W, on climate change levy, what proportion of the £8,054 million levy control framework allowance available to new entrants between 2015 and 2021 he estimates will be available in each year between 2015 and 2021, in 2011-12 prices.
       (175679)
249 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of households using pre-payment electricity meters in Barrow and Furness constituency in each of the last five years.
       (175921)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
250  
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the definition of livestock his Department and its agencies use.
       (175722)
251 N
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what classification of food are frozen rodents, when being imported into the UK.
       (175747)
252  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made on establishing marine conservation zones around England.
       (175704)
253  
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) agencies, (b) non-department public bodies and (c) core services of his Department will be affected by the 10 per cent reduction to his Department's budget; and what assessment he has made of the potential effects on service delivery across his Department.
       (175603)
254  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175651)
255  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) Northern Ireland Assembly and (b) Northern Ireland fishing organisations on the decision by the Isle of Man to extend the fishing limits to 12 miles.
       (175760)
256  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many herring were caught in the sea around the Isle of Man in the last year.
       (175761)
257  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to control the intrusion of alien species to the UK.
       (175781)
258  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of grey squirrels across the UK.
       (175782)
259  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the ruddy duck has been eradicated in the UK.
       (175783)
260  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse to date is of the programme to eradicate the ruddy duck.
       (175784)
261  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and the Countryside Alliance on the help they might provide in tackling the problem of alien species in the UK.
       (175785)
262  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he had with (a) institutions and (b) Member States of the EU on the help they might provide in tackling the problem of alien species in the UK.
       (175786)
263  
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that water bills remain affordable; and if he will make a statement.
       (175477)
264  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175492)
265  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175513)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
266 N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure that stability and anti-corruption are central to the progress of that country.
       (175684)
267  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings he has had with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights since May 2010.
       (175530)
268  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) EU member states, (b) Commonwealth countries and (c) members of the UN Security Council about the situation in the Maldives.
       (175533)
269  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many countries have been on his Department's Human rights Country of Concern list for longer than 10 years.
       (175534)
270  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women: peace and security.
       (175787)
271  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in NATO member states about National Action Plans to implement UN Security Council Resolution: 1325 on women, peace and security.
       (175788)
272  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many workshops, seminars, or training programmes have been organised by his Department in non-Nato member states since 2006.
       (175790)
273  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote freedom of religion and religious plurality in the Middle East.
       (175681)
274 N
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Iranian and Iraqi authorities about the welfare of the residents of Camp Liberty.
       (175808)
275  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will urge the prime minister and government of Bangladesh to step down in favour of an interim or caretaker government for the period before the forthcoming general election in Bangladesh.
       (175875)
276  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will express concern to the prime minister and government of Bangladesh about the arrests of leading members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the surrounding of the leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's residence by members of the Bangladesh security forces.
       (175876)
277 N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on that country's air strikes in Syria in May and October 2013.
       (175424)
278 N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many notifications of alleged sex offences against children by UK nationals abroad have been received by his Department in each of the last five years, broken down by country.
       (175671)
279  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how long the test period will be for voluntary self-regulation of UK private security companies operating in complex environments on land overseas; and by what criteria his Department will judge whether such voluntary self-regulation is successful.
       (175561)
280 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Commonwealth about the attendance of President Waheed of the Maldives at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November 2013; and if he will make a statement.
       (175412)
281 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received reports of media crews being denied permission by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence to travel to the northern districts of Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Mullaittivu or Vavuniya; and what recent representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on behalf of UK media crews wishing to travel within Sri Lanka.
       (175826)
282 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received any representations from (a) journalists or (b) media organisations about difficulties obtaining a visa to travel to Sri Lanka between August and December 2013; and what assistance his Department provides to journalists wishing to travel to Sri Lanka.
       (175827)
283 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 449W, on Sri Lanka, what recent representations he or the Prime Minister has received in favour of the Prime Minister attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka; and if he will publish the names of those organisations which made representations in favour of attendance.
       (175900)
284  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on recognising Tristran da Cunha and Ascension Island as separate British Overseas Territories to St Helena.
       (175887)
285  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the expansion of the US airbase on Ascension Island; and the potential effect of such a move on inhabitants of the island; and if he will make a statement.
       (175888)
286  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what communications he has had with his Argentinian counterpart on their opposition to oil drilling around the Falkland Islands; and what steps he is taking to prevent illegal interference in this matter.
       (175889)
287  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that residency on Ascension Island continues to be feasible in light of the difficulty caused as a result of the contract-based residency system.
       (175890)
288  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on border checks from Spain across the border into Gibraltar; and what estimate he has made of how long such delays will last.
       (175892)
289  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on allowing Hong Kong to rejoin the Commonwealth should it indicate a wish to do so.
       (175898)
290  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175652)
291 N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent meetings his Department has held on the new international protocol on the investigation and documentation of sexual violence in conflict.
       (175457)
292  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175493)
293  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175514)
294 N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to secure the release of villagers being held as hostages in Nhka Ga, Burma.
       (175418)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
295 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, following the recent issue of commissioning guidance to local authorities, where responsibility lies for commissioning (a) the treatment of erectile dysfunction, (b) the treatment of testosterone deficiency syndrome and (c) other health services for men.
       (175637)
296 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of uptake rates for cervical cancer screening in England; and what steps he is taking to improve uptake amongst younger age groups.
       (175638)
297 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health on 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 476, on standardised tobacco packaging, which risk behaviours the dedicated youth marketing programme will be aimed at discouraging.
       (175664)
298 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 476, on dedicated youth marketing programme, how much his Department has spent on public health marketing in each year since 2010.
       (175902)
299 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the public health effect of removing obligations on local authorities to monitor air quality in their area.
       (175903)
300 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of HIV screening rates in the last three years; and what steps he is taking to encourage greater uptake.
       (175904)
301 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in his Department have been (a) seconded and (b) hired from organisations that have signed up to responsibility deal pledges.
       (175905)
302 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will announce his decision on public health funding allocations for local authorities NHS England and clinical commissioning groups; and if he will make a statement.
       (175906)
303  
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had a recorded diagnosis of both a mental health condition and drug or alcohol dependency in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
       (175770)
304  
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had a recorded diagnosis of both a learning disability and drug or alcohol dependency in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
       (175771)
305  
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had a recorded diagnosis of a learning disability and were statutorily homeless in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
       (175772)
306  
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had a recorded diagnosis of both a mental health condition and a learning disability in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
       (175773)
307  
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had a recorded diagnosis of a drug or alcohol dependency and were statutorily homeless in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
       (175774)
308  
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people had a recorded diagnosis of a mental health condition and were statutorily homeless in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
       (175775)
309  
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many companies manufacture e-cigarettes in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the effect on the profitability of such companies from the imposition of medicinal regulation on e-cigarettes.
       (175441)
310  
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate (a) his Department and (b) the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has made of the cost of medicinal regulation to e-cigarette companies operating in the UK.
       (175442)
311  
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the effect of medicinal regulation on the price of e-cigarettes.
       (175443)
312  
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the effect of reduced product choice on demand for e-cigarettes.
       (175444)
313  
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the toxicity of (a) e-cigarettes and (b) tobacco cigarettes; and if he will make a statement.
       (175445)
314  
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the effect of medicinal regulation of e-cigarettes on demand for tobacco products.
       (175446)
315 N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) medical professionals and (b) patients are aware of the benefits of all currently available anticoagulant treatments.
       (175819)
316 N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that patients who need anticoagulant treatment are given access to warfarin or novel oral anticoagulants.
       (175820)
317 N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that patients are fully informed by medical professionals of all anticoagulant treatments available to them.
       (175821)
318 N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the use of self-monitoring technology in the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
       (175822)
319 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to establish an NHS England unit to reflect the six local authorities of the Merseyside city region.
       (175743)
320  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on medical locums in accident and emergency departments in each year since 2009-10.
       (175436)
321  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital and community health service doctors were employed by the NHS in Hampshire in (a) the latest period for which figures are available and (b) 2010.
       (175732)
322 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what health providers provide services in young offender institutions.
       (175580)
323  
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the potential sale of NHS commissioning support units; and if he will make a statement.
       (175428)
324 N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent on consultancy services by NHS England local area teams in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
       (175462)
325 N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS outpatient appointments were made through Choose and Book in each quarter between 2010 and 2013.
       (175463)
326  
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current (a) budget, (b) number of staff employed and (c) budget for staff salaries is for Health Education England.
       (175535)
327  
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current (a) budget, (b) number of staff employed and (c) budget for staff salaries is for Public Health England.
       (175536)
328  
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current (a) budget, (b) number of staff employed and (c) budget for staff salaries is for Healthwatch England.
       (175537)
329  
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Monitor spent on consultancy services (a) in 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
       (175538)
330  
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much Public Health England spent on consultancy services in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 to date.
       (175539)
331  
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much clinical commissioning groups have spent on consultancy services in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 to date.
       (175540)
332  
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Care Quality Commission has spent on consultancy services in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
       (175541)
333 N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much commissioning support units spent on consultancy services in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 to date.
       (175584)
334 N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS England local area teams there are; and what the (a) total budget, (b) number of staff employed and (c) budget for staff salaries is for each such team.
       (175585)
335 N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many commissioning support units there are; and what the current (a) budget, (b) number of staff employed and (c) budget for staff salaries is for each such unit.
       (175586)
336 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2013, Official Report, column 380W, on NHS Property Services, (a) what the appointment procedure was and (b) what external scrutiny took place when the current shareholder representative on the board of NHS Property Services was appointed as a non-executive director.
       (175591)
337 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2013, Official Report, column 380W, on NHS Property Services, who the current shareholder representative on the board of NHS Property Services is and what salary they receive for that position; and what their current position within the Department of Health is and what salary they receive for that position.
       (175592)
338 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2013, Official Report, column 379W, on NHS Property Services, who the senior responsible officer for the PCT Estates Programme is; and what salary they receive for that position.
       (175593)
339 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2013, Official Report, column 379W, on NHS Property Services, whether the individual who was senior responsible officer for the PCT Estates Programme on 6 December 2012 was at any time (a) a non-executive director and (b) an executive director of NHS Property Services; what procedure any appointment followed; and what their salary is or was.
       (175748)
340 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the reconfiguration of health services in Worcestershire and any effects on Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
       (175325)
341 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in (a) Bristol and (b) the UK have been treated for malnutrition in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the number of children in (i) Bristol and (ii) the UK suffering from malnutrition.
       (175817)
342  
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified health visitors there were in the West Midlands in (a) the latest reported period and (b) May 2010.
       (175407)
343  
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Torbay of 18 March 2013, Official Report, column 521W, on continuing care, what recent progress the NHS Commissioning Board has made in developing the Diabetes Action Plan; and when he expects this document to be published.
       (175529)
344  
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital and community health service doctors were employed by the NHS in the West Midlands in (a) the latest period for which figures are available and (b) 2010.
       (175554)
345  
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date the operation of the National Service Framework for Diabetes will end; and who is leading work on that framework.
       (175555)
346  
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he has taken to ensure that the quality of care for people with diabetes is maintained in the period between the end of the operation of the National Service Framework for Diabetes and the start of the Diabetes Action Plan.
       (175556)
347  
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified midwives were employed by the NHS in the West Midlands in (a) the latest period for which figures are available and (b) May 2010.
       (175608)
348  
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified ambulance staff were employed by the NHS in the West Midlands in (a) the latest period for which figures are available and (b) May 2010.
       (175609)
349  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many personnel from private companies are currently seconded to (a) his Department and (b) NHS England; from which companies each such personnel are drawn; and what functions such staff undertake.
       (175735)
350  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 504W, on Radiotherapy, for what reason a tariff for multi-fraction stereotactic radiotherapy has not been included within the 2014-15 National Tariff Payment System: A Consultation Notice, published by NHS England and Monitor on 3 October 2013, Annex 4a, section 1.2.1.
       (175846)
351  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2013, Official Report, column 504W, on Radiotherapy and the 2014-15 National Tariff Payment System: A Consultation Notice, published by NHS England and Monitor on 3 October 2013, section 6.4.3, how NHS England intends to meet its obligations to create a national tariff for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy.
       (175847)
352  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175653)
353  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175495)
354  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175516)
355 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to monitor the extent to which the planned benefits for Newham University Hospital of the merger into Barts Health Trust are being realised; and if he will make a statement.
       (175614)
356  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average annual cost of prescription charges is for organ transplant recipients in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
       (175708)
357  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the payment of prescription charges by organ transplant recipients for essential drugs related to their transplant and required to manage their long-term health; if he will introduce free prescriptions for such patients; and if he will make a statement.
       (175729)
358  
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) lung, (b) liver, (c) heart and (d) kidney transplants have been carried out by the National Health Service in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
       (175734)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
359  
Andrew Bingham (High Peak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bicycles have been reported stolen in each year between 2003 and 2013; and if she will introduce a national microchipping scheme to assist the return of stolen bicycles to their owners.
       (175478)
360  
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many asylum cases where the applicant has appealed to HM Courts and Tribunal Service has the Secretary of State's decision been withdrawn prior to the scheduled hearing date in the last 12 months; and how many of the cases where decisions have been withdrawn by the Secretary of State have subsequently had no further decision issued.
       (175606)
361 N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports she has received on the sexual abuse of women at Yarl's Wood detention centre; and if she will make a statement.
       (175852)
362  
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the reorganisation of services for victims of domestic abuse and violence on the quality of provision for victims.
       (175727)
363 N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she intends to take following the decision of 7 November 2013 of Mr Justice Mostyn in the case of AB v the Home Secretary.
       (175740)
364 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many resettlement places have been made available to Syrian refugees in the UK as part of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees Syria resettlement and humanitarian admission programme; and what information her Department holds on how many such places have been made available to Syrian refugees in (a) Australia, (b) Austria, (c) Canada, (d) Finland, (e) Germany, (f) France, (g) Norway, (h) Sweden and (i) the US.
       (175705)
365 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much additional funding her Department has provided to the Metropolitan Police to meet the costs of surveillance arising from terrorism prevention and investigative measures.
       (175812)
366  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 1 October 2013, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss Majula Jaiteh.
       (175798)
367  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 30 September 2013, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Fowsya Ahmed Haji.
       (175800)
368  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister of State for Immigration dated 30 September 2013, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr M Zaman.
       (175801)
369 N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign travel orders have been issued in each of the last six years.
       (175669)
370 N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total amount of successful compensation claims made against Sussex Police in each of the last five years by value and number is.
       (175670)
371  
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were removed from the UK between January 2004 and May 2013 by detainee custody officers working as overseas escorts who were not properly certified and accredited by her Department in accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; and if she will make a statement.
       (175447)
372 N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to provide a substantive answer to questions 174377, 174379 and 174381, tabled on 4 November for named day answer on 8 November 2013.
       (175901)
373  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to her Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175654)
374  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on psychoactive substances.
       (175758)
375  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the devolved Administrations to prescribe psychoactive substances.
       (175759)
376 N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland of 11 September 2013, Official Report, column 744W, on female genital mutilation, which (a) Government Minister and (b) civil servants were represented at the Home Office Ministerial Roundtable on female genital mutilation on 18 July 2013.
       (175425)
377 N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland of 11 September 2013, Official Report, column 744W, on female genital mutilation, when the Home Office Inter-Ministerial Group on Violence against Women and Girls has met since May 2010; and which (a) Government Ministers and (b) civil servants attended each such meeting.
       (175426)
378 N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the cost to the police of gun licences.
       (175923)
379 N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hours of overtime have been paid to immigration caseworkers in (a) her Department and (b) her Department's executive agencies in the last five years for which records are available.
       (175460)
380  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to which EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if she will make a statement.
       (175496)
381  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if she will make a statement.
       (175517)
382 N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Harrow West to receive a reply to his letters of 5 September and 17 October 2013 to UK Visas and Immigration regarding Ms Suchita Dubla of Harrow.
       (175583)
383 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.
       (175917)
384 N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals are in prison (a) in the UK and (b) on the Isle of Wight; what the nationality of such prisoners is; and how many foreign prisoners of each nationality (i) were automatically deported, (ii) were eligible for deportation but not deported and (iii) were not eligible for deportation since 2010.
       (175741)
Questions to the right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
385 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the right hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people the House of Commons (a) directly employs and (b) employs via an agency; how many people in each category earn above the London living wage; and if he will make a statement.
       (175358)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
386  
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) ODA and (b) non-ODA aid has been allocated to be spent in Mali in 2013 and in subsequent years.
       (175451)
387 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the UK's humanitarian response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010; how this assessment has influenced the UK's current humanitarian support to the Philippines; and if she will make a statement.
       (175736)
388  
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK, British and European assistance is being organised to assist the people of the Philippines; and if she will make a statement.
       (175837)
389  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance she gives to tackling elephant poaching and illegal trafficking of ivory in sub-Saharan Africa.
       (175725)
390  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2013, Official Report, column 7W, on Forests: Climate Change, whether the business case for the Forests and Climate Change programme will be approved before the House's Christmas recess.
       (175803)
391  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) current and (b) planned renewable energy there is on the Pitcairn Islands; and what analysis she has made of the cost and benefits of such projects to the (i) Pitcairn Islands and (ii) UK.
       (175886)
392  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of capital investment in Montserrat; and what assessment she has made of the economic benefits of (a) her Department's aid to the island and (b) Montserrat's long-term economic self-sufficiency.
       (175891)
393  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to address the lack of educational facilities in British Overseas Territories.
       (175896)
394  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what provision she has made to ensure that the educational budgets afforded to students in Montserrat equal those of students in schools in the UK.
       (175897)
395  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to her Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175655)
396  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to which EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if she will make a statement.
       (175497)
397  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if she will make a statement.
       (175518)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
398  
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the current annual cost of damage to prison property by inmates; and if he will make a statement.
       (175440)
399 N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to (a) build new prisons and (b) expand existing prisons; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each project.
       (175322)
400 N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average time it takes his Department to reply to letters from hon. Members.
       (175323)
401 N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average annual cost per prisoner is (a) for each prison and (b) in total.
       (175340)
402 N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current prison population is; what the average level of the prison population was in each of the previous five years; and what the total capacity of the prison estate was in each such year.
       (175341)
403 N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on his policy of closing old and costly prisons and replacing them with modern low-cost prisons.
       (175342)
404  
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress HM Courts and Tribunal Service has made in developing a method to assess and score the facilities of each court in England and Wales; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which this development would make provision of better services to vulnerable child witnesses.
       (175642)
405  
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to make more use of video links and other technology in the courts to improve the experience of young and vulnerable witnesses in the criminal justice system.
       (175643)
406 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any compensation will be paid to prisoners for lost, damaged or destroyed goods as a result of the disturbances and rioting at Maidstone, Rye Hill and Rugby prisons at the beginning of November 2013; and which budgets this is covered by.
       (175395)
407 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the special meal which Rastafarian prisoners will be provided with for Ethiopian Christmas will consist of.
       (175753)
408 N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the difference between the market value of disused court buildings and the price for which they are sold.
       (175618)
409  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been brought against individuals under the provisions of subsection 8 of section 366 of the Communications Act 2003 in each year since that section has been in force.
       (175408)
410  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many warrants have been (a) applied for and (b) granted under the provisions of section 366 of the Communications Act 2003 to enforce TV licensing in each year since that section came into force.
       (175411)
411  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners of each age group and gender who cannot use (a) a computer and (b) the internet; and how such figures change according to (i) sentence left to serve and (ii) prison category.
       (175429)
412  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a breach of an order made under the post sentence assessment trial being run by West Yorkshire Probation in partnership with West Yorkshire Courts Service is dealt with in the same way as a breach of other current orders.
       (175548)
413  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the post sentence assessment trial being run by West Yorkshire Probation in partnership with West Yorkshire Courts Service applies to suspended custodial sentences.
       (175549)
414  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse is of the post sentence assessment trial being run by West Yorkshire Probation in partnership with West Yorkshire Courts Service.
       (175550)
415  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether pre-sentence reports are being prepared in relevant cases during the post sentence assessment trial being run by West Yorkshire Probation in partnership with West Yorkshire Courts Service.
       (175551)
416  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the effectiveness of the post-sentence assessment trial being run by West Yorkshire Probation in partnership with West Yorkshire Courts Service will be assessed.
       (175552)
417  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which previous convictions are held by current serving (a) magistrates and (b) judges.
       (175844)
418 N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average prison sentence was for either way offences handed down by (a) Crown courts and (b) magistrates' courts in each of the last three years.
       (175849)
419 N
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many and in what proportion of occasions cases in magistrates' courts have received a (a) six month custodial sentence for one offence and (b) 12 month custodial sentence for two offences in each of the last three years.
       (175850)
420 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many intensive fostering placements there have been in England and Wales to date; what financial resources have been allocated to the Intensive Fostering Programme in each year since its inception; and what the average cost of an intensive fostering placement per resident per week is.
       (175302)
421 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rates are of children who have resided in (a) secure children's homes, (b) secure training centres and (c) young offender institutions.
       (175355)
422 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the Transforming Youth Custody consultation.
       (175581)
423  
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 7 October 2013, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr R Hamilton.
       (175799)
424 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the contract for each privately run prison in England and Wales was signed; when each such contract began; when each such contract expires; and what the annual cost of each such contract (a) has been to date and (b) will be throughout its duration.
       (175433)
425 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what financial penalties for what reasons have been imposed on each operator of privately run prisons in England and Wales since May 2010.
       (175434)
426 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when (a) he, (b) his Ministerial colleagues and (c) officials in his Department have met representatives of the NHS to discuss prison healthcare since May 2010.
       (175435)
427 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have met their counterparts in the Department for Health to discuss prison healthcare since May 2010.
       (175461)
428 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list, for each contract to run private prison in England and Wales, the contractual terms and conditions which allow the Secretary of State to (a) terminate the contract early and (b) take over the running of the prison.
       (175694)
429 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much capital investment there has been in (a) HMP Askham Grange and (b) HMP East Sutton Park since 2010.
       (175815)
430 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for (a) HMP Askham Grange and (b) HMP East Sutton Park after all the prisoners have been moved from those prisons.
       (175816)
431 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to sign contracts with the community rehabilitation companies.
       (175823)
432 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects community rehabilitation companies to take over responsibility for supervision of low and medium-risk offenders.
       (175824)
433 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the last prisoners to leave (a) HM Prison Askham Grange and (b) HM Prison East Sutton Park.
       (175825)
434 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to ensure that prisoner rehabilitation does not affect the safety of the general public.
       (175324)
435  
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received on alleged premium rate telephone numbers being used to access victim support; if he will investigate such allegations with a view to taking appropriate action; and if he will make a statement.
       (175687)
436 N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that all prisoners convicted of sexual offences receive treatment for their offending behaviour while serving their prison sentence.
       (175588)
437 N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners convicted of sexual offences have been released from prison without having received treatment for their offending behaviour in each of the last three years.
       (175589)
438  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175656)
439  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeal cases for hearing at tribunals relating to matters within the remit of the Department for Work and Pensions have been waiting to be heard for more than (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine and (d) 12 months.
       (175894)
440  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison sentences handed down for offences under (a) section four and (b) section eight of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (i) England and (ii) Wales in each year since 2007; and if he will make a statement.
       (175877)
441  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions there have been for offences under (a) section four and (b) section eight of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (i) England and (ii) Wales in each year since 2007; and if he will make a statement.
       (175878)
442  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the prison sentences awarded to those convicted of offences under section four of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (a) England and (b) Wales for each year since 2007 were for (i) one month, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four, (v) five and (vi) six months; and if he will make a statement.
       (175879)
443  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175498)
444  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175519)
445 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, where and in what state the remains of Richard III are currently kept.
       (175619)
446  
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce measures to prevent (a) current and (b) former members of the judiciary from holding shares in private companies which supply services to the Criminal Justice System; and if he will make a statement.
       (175839)
Questions to the Leader of the House
447 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Leader of the House, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his staff made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.
       (175472)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
448 N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to recent meetings between the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment Minister, hon. Members and trades union representatives from Northern Ireland and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport regarding Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency jobs and services in Northern Ireland, when she expects to hold further discussions to reach a final resolution on this matter.
       (175685)
449  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether she has had discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive about the potential effects on Northern Ireland of an increase in the number of runways at Heathrow.
       (175791)
450  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations she has made to the Davies Commission on long-term airport capacity needs.
       (175792)
451  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the air connectivity of Northern Ireland with London.
       (175793)
452  
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the (a) Prime Minister, (b) Deputy Prime Minister, (c) First Minister of Northern Ireland and (d) Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland on the timetable for the introduction of equal marriage in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
       (175673)
453 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, her Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.
       (175473)
454  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to her Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175657)
455  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to which EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if she will make a statement.
       (175499)
456  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what EU Directives within her Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if she will make a statement.
       (175520)
Questions to the Prime Minister
457 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, column 607W, on travel, if he will publish a list of all occasions on which he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office.
       (175398)
458  
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Prime Minister, how many officials accompanied him to India in 2013; and what the total cost of travel, accommodation and expenses was for each individual.
       (175543)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
459  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175658)
460  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175500)
461  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175521)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
462 N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities have implemented highway asset management plans to date; and what the estimated cost saving made by each such council is.
       (175354)
463 N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department calculated the contingency sums included in the estimated costs for the (a) construction of and (b) rolling stock for High Speed 2.
       (174613)
464  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps his Department has taken to stop unofficial websites misleading people wishing to make payment through the official DVLA website.
       (175404)
465  
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Statement of 11 November 2013, Official Report, columns 29-30WS, on night flying restrictions, what weight he gave to the views of local communities in his consideration of responses to the first stage consultation.
       (175721)
466 N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many High Speed 2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS) applications have been rejected on grounds that they failed to fulfil EHS criteria (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five to date.
       (175357)
467  
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will review double counting for renewable transport fuel certificates.
       (175483)
468 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.
       (175474)
469 N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the expansion of Birmingham Airport; and if he will make a statement.
       (175326)
470  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Cabinet Office on the review of resources for non-departmental public bodies responsible to his Department; and when he expects the review of resources for traffic commissioners to begin.
       (175480)
471  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the Senior Traffic Commissioner since May 2010 on the role Quality Contract schemes can play in local partnership working between local authorities and bus operators; and what assessment he has made of that role.
       (175531)
472  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will issue updated guidance on Quality Contract schemes to (a) local authorities, (b) bus operators and (c) traffic commissioners.
       (175532)
473  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to abolish tolls on the two Severn bridges when the repayment of debt on them is complete.
       (175562)
474 N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library the report, The TAS Partnership Limited (2003). Lessons from London: a report for DfT. TAS: London.
       (175911)
475  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175659)
476  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175501)
477  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175522)
478 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 178W, on railways: construction, how many of the trains using the proposed single track link between High Speed 1 and High Speed 2 will be domestic services.
       (175338)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
479  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will meet the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to discuss non-registered providers of the Green Deal in Wales.
       (175565)
480  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has held discussions with (a) Ministers in the Welsh Government and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on tolling at the two Severn Bridges.
       (175566)
481  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Welsh Ministers on the proposed M4 relief road.
       (175568)
482  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of Age Cymru's campaign regarding scams on older people.
       (175640)
483  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175661)
484  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175503)
485  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175524)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
486 N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether autism awareness training is included in the equality and diversity planning and single equality schemes of all Government departments.
       (175459)
487  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, to which EU Directives within the Government Equalities Office's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if she will make a statement.
       (175494)
488  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what EU Directives within the Government Equalities Office's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if she will make a statement.
       (175515)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
489 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) percentage and (b) cash change in housing benefit paid to social housing tenants was in each of the last 10 years.
       (175633)
490 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) percentage and (b) cash change in housing benefit paid to (a) pensioner and (b) working age households in social housing was in each of the last 10 years.
       (175634)
491 N
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) percentage and (b) cash change in housing benefit paid per 1,000 social tenants of (a) pensioner and (b) working age households was in social housing in each of the last 10 years.
       (175635)
492  
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the estimated real terms rise in housing expenditure due to rises in social sector rents, expressed in cash and percentage terms was, in each year since 2009-10; and if he will estimate the likely change in such expenditure in 2013-14.
       (175639)
493  
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what compensation has been allocated to claimants wrongly denied exemption from the under-occupancy penalty in (a) London and (b) the rest of the UK.
       (175547)
494  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent assessment is of the effect on carers of the recent reforms of the welfare system.
       (175789)
495  
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal improvement plans were initiated for Jobcentre Plus staff in each year since 2009-10.
       (175720)
496 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidelines his Department has issued to Jobcentre Plus managers on issuing sanctions to jobseeker's allowance claimants; and what processes are in place for monitoring the total number of sanctions issued to jobseeker's allowance claimants.
       (175745)
497 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of JobCentre Plus centres which take incoming calls using an 0845 number; and if he will estimate the number of calls made per year to such centres using such numbers.
       (175829)
498 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many clicks through to his Department's sorting out separation web app front page have come from each of the organisations that has embedded it in their website in the last three months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
       (175620)
499 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unique users his Department's sorting out separation web app received in the last six months for which figures are available; what proportion of visitors left the app without progressing beyond the front page; how many signposts within the app were clicked; and if he will make a statement.
       (175621)
500  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions there were in Portsmouth South constituency in each of the last five years.
       (175730)
501 N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of universal credit on the ability of women to leave a violent relationship; and if he will make a statement.
       (175828)
502  
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to be able to advise local authorities as to the status of discretionary housing payments after March 2014; and if he will make a statement.
       (175691)
503  
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to ensure that local authorities have the relevant information to know when housing tenants have been transferred to universal credit; by what means he expects local authorities to know where to apply switchback arrangements for the avoidance of arrears; and if he will make a statement.
       (175692)
504  
Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to introduce statutory underpinning in respect of housing rental switchback provision; and if he will make a statement.
       (175693)
505 N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will meet the Welsh Government Minister for Local Government to discuss the future of the Independent Living Fund.
       (175453)
506 N
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to (a) close and (b) devolve to Wales the budget for the Independent Living Fund in 2015.
       (175454)
507 N
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to release data on benefits claimants to water utility companies for the purpose of the allocation of social tariffs.
       (175706)
508  
Paul Murphy (Torfaen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications from Irish citizens have been made to the winter fuel payment scheme in each county in 2012-13.
       (175563)
509 N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what social impact bonds his Department has commissioned or co-funded to date; and how he is ensuring that information from such commissioning or co-funding is disseminated across his Department.
       (175919)
510  
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent fraud in the universal credit pilots.
       (175467)
511  
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people he expects to be claiming universal credit in April 2014.
       (175468)
512 N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) he, (b) his Ministerial colleagues, (c) a Parliamentary Private Secretary to any Minister in his Department, (d) any of his Department's special advisers and (e) officials in his Department saw a draft or any part of a draft of the Committee of Public Account's Report, Universal Credit: Early Progress, HC 619, published on 7 November 2013 in advance of its full publication.
       (175526)
513  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Department; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
       (175662)
514  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many tenants affected by the under-occupancy penalty are subject to eviction.
       (175840)
515  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on the mental health and wellbeing of those tenants affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
       (175841)
516  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the recent report of the UN Special Rapporteur for housing on under-occupancy penalty.
       (175842)
517  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the change in the number of empty properties in (a) South Shields and (b) the UK as a result of the implementation of the under-occupancy penalty.
       (175854)
518  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) number and (b) proportion of people affected by the under-occupancy penalty were disabled in each region of the UK.
       (175883)
519  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have moved into emergency accommodation as a result of the implementation of the under-occupancy penalty; and what was the cost of such accommodation.
       (175884)
520  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the under-occupancy penalty on social cohesion.
       (175885)
521  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many appeal cases for hearing at tribunals relating to matters within the remit of the Department for Work and Pensions were waiting to be heard as at (a) 31 March, (b) 30 June and (c) 30 September 2013.
       (175893)
522  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, to which EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility the Government has formally opted into in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive was signed; and if he will make a statement.
       (175504)
523  
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what EU Directives within his Department's areas of responsibility have come into force without the need for an opt-in decision in each financial year since May 2010; on what dates each such directive came into force; and if he will make a statement.
       (175525)
524 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice about employment support for ex-offenders through the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement.
       (175304)
525 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many attacks on Jobcentre Plus staff were recorded in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) January to October 2013.
       (175305)
526 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when permitted work will cease to be allowed under the universal credit programme.
       (175587)
527 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to introduce an engineering approach to security in the IT system for universal credit.
       (175611)
528 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of payments made by his Department in respect of the Work Programme which has been paid, either directly or via a prime provider, to voluntary sector providers; and if he will make a statement.
       (175612)
529 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) private sector bodies, (b) voluntary sector bodies and (c) local authorities are engaged in the delivery of the Work Programme; and what proportion of Work Programme support each group represents.
       (175613)
530 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many current staff working for Jobcentre Plus have completed an accredited training on domestic violence awareness.
       (175830)
531 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is in Pathfinder districts between receipt of a successful completed new claim for universal credit and receipt of the first payment.
       (175831)
532 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the rate of repayment was for crisis and budgeting loans in the four years prior to the changes to the Discretionary Social Fund in 2013.
       (175832)
533 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps staff working for JobCentre Plus take with those of Women's Aid to support women who have been victims of domestic violence.
       (175918)
534 N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each local authority area who were receiving over £26,000 in benefits each year have been affected by the benefit cap to date; and how many people currently receive over £26,000 in benefits each year.
       (175339)
535  
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many tenants subject to the under-occupancy penalty (a) paid more rent for their existing property, (b) have since moved to a smaller property, (c) have been granted an exemption, (d) have a decision on their case pending and (e) have received other financial assistance from his Department in each local authority area since its implementation.
       (175855)
536 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit sanctions there were in Bradford in each of the last five years.
       (175527)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
537 N
Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2013, Official Report, column 643W, on pay, when the UK Statistics Authority expects to supply the information requested in the original question.
   [Transferred]   (175665)
538 N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) victim-based crimes and (b) crimes against society were recorded by Merseyside police in each of the last five years.
   [Transferred]   (175423)
539  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many private sector employees have been seconded by the private sector to his Office; what the name was of the company from which they were seconded; and whether any of those employees have worked on drafting legislation.
   [Transferred]   (175648)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
540 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many business rate appeals are currently awaiting a decision from the Valuation Tribunal; and what estimate he has made of the combined rateable value of those claims.
   [Transferred]   (175636)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
541 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's homes are run by (a) the private sector, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) the local authority.
   [Transferred]   (175330)

Prepared 13th November 2013