Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
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Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 27 November 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 27 November 2013
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Attorney General, whether the Crown Prosecution Services flags cases where the victim is under 18 years when prosecuting cases of human trafficking as it does in domestic violence and child abuse cases.
(177627)
2
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Attorney General, how many of the Law Officers' Departments civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177706)
3
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Attorney General, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in the Law Officers' Departments since 2010.
(177729)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
4
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to put measures in place to ensure that passport and driving licence applications can be processed in all post offices, including sub-urban and rural sub post offices.
(176408)
5
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to launch initiatives to encourage more customers to use sub post offices following Royal Mail's privatisation; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the privatisation on the availability of Government front office counter services.
(176410)
6
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the First Minister of Scotland received from UK Trade and Investment during his recent trip to China.
(177381)
7
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177507)
8
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will implement the recommendations of Age Cymru's Scams and Swindles campaign.
(177591)
9
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177705)
10
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177728)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177508)
12
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which projects have been rated as red by the Gateway Review process in the last five years.
(177449)
13
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many projects have been rated as (a) green, (b) amber and (c) red by the Gateway Review process in each year since its inception.
(177451)
14
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177707)
15
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177730)
16
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what external advice was sought by his Department during the drafting of the joint report to the Secretary of State for Defence on the Viability of the Materiel Strategy Procurement.
(177631)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
17
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is possible for another sovereign state to possess a shareholding in the Bank of England.
(177617)
18
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential changes to UK borrowing costs if Scotland were to become an independent country; and if he will make a statement.
(177618)
19
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effects on the state guarantee of deposits held by (a) individuals and (b) businesses in the UK if Scotland were to become an independent country.
(177632)
20
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will revise his Department's advice to financial institutions regarding high risk jurisdictions in relation to the Money Laundering Regulations 2007
(177602)
21
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177522)
22
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many additional people completed a self-assessment tax return as a result of the high-income child benefit tax charge in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(177669)
23
Mr David Nuttall
(Bury North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what money from the public purse was spent on retirement parties and retirement gifts for Baron King of Lothbury on his retirement as Governor of the Bank of England.
(177553)
24
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177725)
25
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177748)
26
Mr Gary Streeter
(South West Devon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 586W, on public sector relocation independent review, whether the payment made to Sir Michael Lyons included a sum to cover VAT liability; whether his overall remuneration was paid to him personally or through a personal service company; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract.
(177663)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
27
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of ways to prevent properties rented to students from becoming run-down.
(177505)
28
N
Mrs Louise Ellman
(Liverpool, Riverside):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of households subject to the under-occupancy penalty in (a) Liverpool and (b) Liverpool Riverside constituency that have fallen into rent arrears since the introduction of that policy.
(177119)
29
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people (a) are currently on the housing waiting list and (b) have been on a housing waiting list for over two years in (i) Hart District Council area, (ii) Rushmoor Borough Council area and (iii) Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council area.
(177560)
30
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing units have been built in each of the last three years in Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council area.
(177561)
31
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing units have been built in each of the last three years in East Hampshire District Council area.
(177562)
32
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many social housing units have been built in each of the last three years in Rushmoor Borough Council area.
(177563)
33
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177509)
34
N
Stephen McPartland
(Stevenage):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of local authorities' compliance with their statutory obligations under the Right-to-Buy scheme; what reports he has received on Stevenage Borough Council's compliance with these obligations; and if he will take steps to improve the performance of Stevenage Borough Council with its obligations under right-to-buy.
(177465)
35
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177708)
36
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177731)
37
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have (a) visited the Homeswap Direct website and (b) moved home through using Homeswap Direct in each month since April 2012.
(177446)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
38
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177510)
39
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many of her Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177709)
40
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in her Department since 2010.
(177732)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
41
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparations his Department has made for relocating activities currently held at Tipner firing range to an alternative site; when he expects that relocation to begin; and if he will make a statement.
(177615)
42
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department expects to transfer the land earmarked for Portsmouth in its City Deal.
(177616)
43
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177511)
44
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department has been of establishing the Government Owned, Contractor Operated procurement company to date; and if he will make a statement.
(177551)
45
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what lessons-learned exercises have been conducted following the (a) cancellation of MRA4, (b) cancellation of Forward Rapid Effects System and (c) reversal of Joint Strike Fighter decision back to VSTOL variant; and if he will publish any reports from such exercises.
(177552)
46
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177710)
47
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177733)
48
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the assessment phase of DE&S-Plus provides for consideration of recruitment of civil servants into key positions on the basis of specialism rather than grade.
(177629)
49
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the proposed changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations will be applied to the transfer of staff to a government-owned, contractor-operated organisation under the Defence Reform Bill.
(177630)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
50
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177512)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
51
N
Steve Baker
(Wycombe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent progress he has made towards delivering a fairer national funding formula for schools which takes better account of how many pupils are disadvantaged.
(177468)
52
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students coming to study in the UK from (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) each of the next five years.
(177671)
53
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he or Ministers in his Department authorised the decision to report the findings of the report into Kings Science Academy by telephone call rather than in writing to Action Fraud.
(177763)
54
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the investigation into Kings Science Academy, Bradford, on what dates (a) his Department requested an update from Action Fraud on what steps had been taken following the Department's referral of the matter to Action Fraud in April 2013 and (b) he or Ministers of his Department were informed that no further action was being taken by police.
(177765)
55
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 736W, on free schools: Chester, which key document lawyers for the University Cathedral Free School Trust are awaiting from the landlord of the free school site.
(177564)
56
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the options appraisal report carried out in relation to the Kings Science Academy, Bradford, prior to the conclusion of a lease agreement for the Hartley Group site in Lidget Green, Bradford.
(177528)
57
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what total rent per annum was being received by Hartley Group for the site that became the permanent site for the Kings Science Academy, Bradford, at the time of the options appraisal carried out prior to the lease agreement with Kings Science Academy, Bradford for that site.
(177529)
58
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what area in square feet was covered by the (a) £2.77 and (b) £2.88 per square foot rental agreement with the then existing tenants identified in the options appraisal report into the Hartley Group site which became the permanent site for Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
(177530)
59
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what area in square feet would have been covered by the £3.00 per square foot rental agreement then on offer to tenants identified in the options appraisal report into the Hartley Group site which became the permanent site for Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
(177531)
60
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177513)
61
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177712)
62
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177735)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
63
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average household (a) gas and (b) electricity bill was in (i) Essex and (ii) Chelmsford constituency in each year since 2010.
(177493)
64
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential economic effect of Hinkley Point C on (a) UK manufacturing companies and (b) steel companies in (i) Wales and (ii) the UK.
(177420)
65
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the National Grid and (b) gas distribution companies on support for (i) their supply chains and (ii) UK manufacturing.
(177421)
66
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress he has made on his policy to exempt some energy intensive industries from the costs of contracts for difference.
(177664)
67
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which energy intensive industries will qualify for exemption from the costs of contracts for difference.
(177665)
68
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how the exemption from the costs of contracts for difference for energy intensive industries will be calculated.
(177666)
69
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects on consumer bills of the exemption from the costs of contracts for difference for some energy intensive industries.
(177667)
70
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177514)
71
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to tackle non-accredited Green Deal companies who exploit consumers.
(177538)
72
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177713)
73
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177736)
74
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to create a regulatory environment governing underground coal gasification.
(177547)
75
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the Coal Authority on underground coal gasification.
(177548)
76
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the potential of underground coal gasification in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(177549)
77
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of coal reserves available in (a) Wales, (b) each region of England, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.
(177550)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
78
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177515)
79
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177714)
80
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177737)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
81
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his US counterpart about the fairness of the trial of the Miami Five; and if he will make a statement.
(177523)
82
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the First Minister of Scotland received from officials in (a) the British Embassy in Beijing and (b) consular offices in China during his recent visit to that country.
(177382)
83
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177516)
84
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the continuation of funding for the Prosperity Fund beyond 2013-14.
(177422)
85
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the Government's action plan on business and human rights ahead of the Prime Minister's visit to China.
(177753)
86
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177715)
87
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177738)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
88
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 10 September 2013, Official Report, column 45WS, on NHS winter planning, how much of the additional £500 million will be allocated to mental health services.
(177485)
89
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-clinical NHS staff in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust area were paid over (a) £50,000, (b) £66,000, (c) £100,000 and (d) £150,000 in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
(177466)
90
N
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2013, Official Report, Column 76W, on social services, what assessment he has made of the (a) conclusion in the recently published report by Independent Age entitled Care home top-up fees: the secret subsidy that many councils are breaking existing national guidance on top-up fees in residential care and (b) recommendations in that report; and if he will make a statement.
(177500)
91
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve social care provision in domiciliary settings.
(177620)
92
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177517)
93
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which health projects have been rated as red by the Gateway Review process in the last five years; and what subsequent action was taken in each case.
(177450)
94
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment was made by all Gateway reviews into NHS property services to date; and what action was taken following such reviews.
(177452)
95
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle abuse by carers employed within the home setting to care for people with disabilities or the elderly.
(177543)
96
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedures his Department has put in place to monitor abuse by carers employed within the home setting, caring for people with disabilities or the elderly.
(177544)
97
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the incidence of abuse by carers employed within the home setting, caring for people with disabilities or the elderly.
(177545)
98
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the Government's forthcoming legislative proposals to reform the care sector will ensure that procedures are put in place to protect people with disabilities or the elderly from abuse by carers employed not through a statutory body or an agency but directly by the person cared for.
(177546)
99
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made on negotiations between NHS employers and the British Medical Association on the reimbursement system for drugs dispensed by doctors; and when he expects these negotiations to be completed.
(177621)
100
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons patients who want to continue to have prescription drugs dispensed by their local GP cannot use the Electronic Prescription Service; and what steps his Department plans to take to change those arrangements for patients in rural areas.
(177624)
101
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2013, Official Report, column 1010W, on secondment, what estimate he has made of the cost of collecting data on the number of private sector secondees for his Department.
(177691)
102
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177717)
103
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177740)
104
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking with the devolved administrations to agree a screening programme for chlamydia.
(177598)
105
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of progress made by his Department in implementing the (a) four national choice guarantees and (b) other policies set out in its publication, Maternity Matters: choice, access and continuity of care in a safe service.
(177534)
106
Dr Sarah Wollaston
(Totnes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department’s publication, Maternity Matters: choice, access and continuity of care in a safe service, published in April 2007, what changes have been made to the roles and responsibilities set out in part four of that publication following the implementation of the reforms under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
(177590)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
107
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential costs and benefits of extending transitional controls on EU accession states; and if she will make a statement.
(177670)
108
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to introduce fingerprint scanning in the passport application processes.
(176409)
109
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the National Crime Agency has had with (a) HM Treasury and (b) the Financial Conduct Authority about the potential use of distributed virtual currencies for serious and organised crime.
(177661)
110
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education of 22 November 2013, Official Report, columns 1089-90W, on Kings Science Academy, if she will publish all telephone conversations between Action Fraud and the Department for Education in relation to the investigation into Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
(177762)
111
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the review carried out by Action Fraud in relation to its handling of the reporting to them by her Department of the outcome of its investigation into the Kings Science Academy, Bradford.
(177764)
112
N
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vouchers her Department has provided to her Department's presenting officers for winning cases at immigration tribunals; what the (a) value and (b) store was of each such voucher; and whether these officers face penalties for losing cases.
(177453)
113
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when information on Project Spade was passed to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA); and whether SOCA was involved in Project Spade.
(177415)
114
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether information relating to Project Spade was passed from the Serious Organised Crime Agency to the National Crime Agency.
(177416)
115
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any investigation relating to Project Spade is taking place in the UK.
(177417)
116
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any suspects implicated by Project Spade are living in the UK.
(177418)
117
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any child victims are living in the UK whose status as victim has been revealed to the authorities as a result of Project Spade.
(177419)
118
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177518)
119
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls have been made to the confidential UK Border Agency hotline for airlines to report human trafficking concerns before an aeroplane lands since it was launched in October 2011.
(177622)
120
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of the 143 suspected victims of trafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism by her Department and Border Force staff between April and June 2013, how many had arrived in the UK on a document with a visa.
(177625)
121
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of wage earners who fall below the £18,600 threshold for spousal visas in (a) the UK and (b) Wales.
(177539)
122
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will give consideration to amending the spousal visa applicaiton system to take into account potential job offers of the migrant spouse towards the minimum income threshold.
(177540)
123
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will give consideration to introducing a regionalised minimum income level for spousal visa applications.
(177541)
124
N
Mr Steve Reed
(Croydon North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the likely change in the number of prison inmates due to the abolition of anti-social behaviour orders; and if he will make a statement.
(177279)
125
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2013, Official Report, column 862W, on secondment, what her estimate was of the cost of collecting data on the number of private sector secondees to her Department.
(177692)
126
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of her Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177718)
127
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in her Department since 2010.
(177741)
128
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people detained by the Border Force in each of the last five years have absconded from bail.
(177565)
129
Julian Sturdy
(York Outer):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had at the EU on delaying the relaxation of the UK's border restrictions due to take place on 1 January 2014.
(177558)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
130
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177519)
131
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many of her Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177719)
132
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in her Department since 2010.
(177742)
133
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa; and what her policy is on creating a similar programme for other continents.
(177566)
134
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department gives to the promotion of animal welfare in Pakistan.
(177619)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
135
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on whether families of deceased persons should be able to sue under the law of defamation following recent jurisprudence on the issue in the European Court of Human Rights.
(177668)
136
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people represented themselves in court (a) in the most recent period for which figures are available and (b) in each of the last five years.
(177498)
137
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mistrials occurred (a) in the most recent period for which figures are available and (b) in each of the last five years.
(177499)
138
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177520)
139
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what system is used for assessing prisoner risk assessments.
(177486)
140
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outcomes were of all prisoner risk assessments in 2012.
(177487)
141
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts his Department holds with (a) Capita, (b) A4E, (c) G4S, (d) Serco, (e) GeoAMEY, (f) Sodexo and (g) Mitie; when each contract started; how much each contract is expect to cost over its lifetime; when each contract is due to end; whether there are any options in the contract for extension; whether any financial penalties have been incurred by each contractor to date; and whether each such contract has a break clause.
(177489)
142
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13; and how much and what proportion of his Department's budget he expects to be contracted out in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15.
(177490)
143
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who is responsible for undertaking prisoner risk assessments.
(177491)
144
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Vietnamese and (b) Afghan nationals under 18 were accommodated in the youth secure estate in each year between 2009 and 2012.
(177623)
145
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of the 40 suspected victims of trafficking who were over 18 years of age referred to the National Referral Mechanism by the Salvation Army between April to June 2013, how many were under 18 years of age at the time they were first trafficked and exploited in the UK.
(177626)
146
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many private secondees worked in his Department in the year up to September (a) 2012 and (b) 2011.
(177542)
147
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177720)
148
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177743)
Questions to the Leader of the House
149
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Leader of the House, whether he (a) has appointed or (b) intends to appoint an enlarged ministerial office.
(177521)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
150
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many of her Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177721)
151
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in her Department since 2010.
(177744)
Questions to the Prime Minister
152
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Prime Minister, what the date and venue was of each PM Direct event in which he has taken part since May 2010; what the total cost to the public purse was of those events; and what form of transport he used to travel to each such event.
(177506)
153
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Prime Minister, how many people who accompanied him on his recent visit to India were of British-Indian origin.
(177597)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
154
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177723)
155
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177746)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
156
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have taken place between HS2 Ltd and the Coal Authority on mining subsidence and unreported bell pits along the proposed route of High Speed 2.
[R] (177557)
157
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of minor and major cycling injuries in (a) Essex and (b) Chelmsford constituency.
(177467)
158
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Liverpool, was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in October 2013.
(177554)
159
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Stornoway, was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in October 2013.
(177555)
160
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Belfast, was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in October 2013.
(177556)
161
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177724)
162
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177747)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
163
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the recommendations of Age Cymru's Scams and Swindles campaign.
(177592)
164
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177726)
165
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177749)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
166
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many of the Government Equalities Office's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177716)
167
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in the Government Equalities Office since 2010.
(177739)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
168
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) referrals, (b) clients engaged, (c) approved business plans and (d) business starts there have been under the National Enterprise Allowance scheme in (i) Chelmsford constituency and (ii) Essex since the inception of that scheme.
(177469)
169
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training is given to Jobcentre Plus staff on dealing with people who are discharged from the armed forces on medical grounds.
(177596)
170
Mr David Crausby
(Bolton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent guidance he has given to the Health and Safety Executive with regard to the monitoring of employers' compliance with their duty under the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 to ensure that the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be reasonable; and what guidance he has issued on appropriate enforcement measures which should be taken where employers are found to be in breach of that duty.
(177662)
171
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost in welfare payments to young people who were unemployed in each region in each year between 2005 and 2010.
(177599)
172
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the savings accrued to the Exchequer as a result of the fall in the number of people (a) in total and (b) aged 18 to 24 years old who claimed jobseeker's allowance in the last 24 months; and if he will make a statement.
(177600)
173
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of separate claims processed by Jobcentre Plus centres using an 0845 number in each parliamentary constituency in 2012-13.
(177537)
174
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has referred a constituent of the right hon. Member for Birkenhead, Mr Thomas Balchin, to Akinika Debt Recovery.
(177628)
175
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working households are also claiming means-tested benefits.
(177751)
176
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of means-tested benefits paid to claimants in working households was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(177752)
177
N
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Gloucester constituency, (b) Gloucestershire and (c) England receive benefit payments into post office card accounts; and what assessment he has made of the suitability of those accounts for universal credit payments.
(177494)
178
N
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration he has given to extending his Department's contract with Post Office Limited for the Post Office card account beyond March 2015.
(177495)
179
N
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to make a decision on the future of the Post Office card account.
(177496)
180
N
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Post Office card account holders there are in (a) Gloucester, (b) Gloucestershire and (c) England; and how many such account holders are of pensionable age.
(177497)
181
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children with special educational needs live in households affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
(177526)
182
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled children live in households affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
(177527)
183
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households affected by the under-occupancy penalty include (a) one child, (b) two children, (c) three children and (d) four or more children.
(177532)
184
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children live in households affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
(177533)
185
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many houses whose occupants are affected by the under-occupancy penalty have previously had disability-related adaptations made to them.
(177535)
186
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young carers live in households affected by the under-occupancy penalty.
(177536)
187
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of his Department's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
(177727)
188
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Department since 2010.
(177750)
189
Julian Sturdy
(York Outer):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to provide support and training for those who have been made redundant so that they can return to high skilled occupations.
(177559)
190
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints were made about Jobcentre Plus services in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012.
(177447)
191
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of partnership working between Jobcentre Plus and (a) local authorities, (b) NHS bodies and (c) civil society organisations.
(177448)
192
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what powers of supersession are held by his Department's decision-makers in relation to applications for employment and support allowance; and in what circumstances and for what purposes such powers are used.
(177470)
193
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish job outcome data for Jobcentre Plus, like that published for the Work Programme, alongside the benefit off-flow data currently published.
(177501)
194
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants' cases are currently being investigated by Jobcentre Plus (JCP) offices in Scotland for breaches of jobseeker agreements with regard to the application of retrospective sanctions, by (a) JCP office in Scotland and (b) month since May 2010.
(177601)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
195
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Office's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
[Transferred]
(177711)
196
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of No. 10 Downing Street's civil servants have been seconded to (a) the private sector and (b) trades unions in each year since 2010.
[Transferred]
(177722)
197
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in his Office since 2010.
[Transferred]
(177734)
198
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many secondees from (a) trades unions and (b) the voluntary sector have worked in No. 10 Downing Street since 2010.
[Transferred]
(177745)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
199
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average amount is of a disabled facilities grant award.
[Transferred]
(177524)
200
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households affected by the under-occupancy penalty have previously been in receipt of a disabled facilities grant.
[Transferred]
(177525)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
201
N
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the annual cost to the economy of organised (a) crime and (b) food crime.
[Transferred]
(177488)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
202
N
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on building a shared future in Northern Ireland.
[Question Unstarred]
[R] (901236)