Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 2 December 2013
Notes:
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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.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Monday 2 December 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Monday 2 December 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
N
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Attorney General, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for which unduly lenient sentences are handed down.
(179377)
2
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Attorney General, how many Crown prosecutors have received training on sections 2 and 4 of the Protection From Harassment Act 1997.
(179312)
3
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged and (c) convicted under Section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 in each year since the Act came into force.
(179332)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
4
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will stop the recruitment of students for higher national diploma and higher national certificate courses by private colleges for the remainder of 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
(179464)
5
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place controls on the number of students enrolling for higher learning qualifications at private colleges.
(179465)
6
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of students expected to enrol on courses at private colleges awarding higher national diplomas and certificates in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
(179466)
7
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students enrolled at private colleges have had their loans halted in academic year 2013-14 to date.
(179478)
8
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing financial support to students enrolled at private colleges in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
(179479)
9
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he is considering measures to reduce grants available to students from low-income backgrounds.
(179486)
10
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding will be allocated to the higher education teaching budget for the next financial year.
(179487)
11
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of the Access to Learning Hardship Fund.
(179488)
12
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has for the future of the National Scholarship Programme.
(179489)
13
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department made of the number of students studying for higher national diplomas and higher national certificates; what the actual such figure has been; and what the cost to the public purse has been of any difference between these figures.
(179214)
14
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what reports he has received on the potential risk that the number of students studying for higher national diplomas and higher national certificates would be higher than expected.
(179217)
15
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) domestic students studying in public sector colleges, (b) foreign students in public sector colleges, (c) domestic students studying in private sector colleges and (d) foreign students in private sector colleges are studying for higher national diplomas and higher national certificates; and what the annual cost to the public purse is of funding each such group.
(179220)
16
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(The Cotswolds):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of each local enterprise partnership; what steps his Department is taking to encourage all local enterprise partnerships to adopt best practices; and if he will make a statement.
(179451)
17
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings his Department has had with the Department of Health on introducing an uptake rule for National Institute for Health and Care Excellence approved diagnostic technologies to support the objective of the Government's Strategy for UK Life Sciences to promote innovation in the NHS.
(179439)
18
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UK Trade & Investment's staffing levels and budget were in the years (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 for (i) Mexico, (ii) Indonesia, (iii) Turkey, (iv) Poland, (v) Argentina, (vi) South Africa, (vii) Venezuela, (viii) Thailand, (ix) Malaysia, (x) Chile, (xi) the Philippines, (xii) Pakistan, (xiii) Peru, (xiv) Ukraine, (xv) Romania, (xvi) Hungary, (xvii) Bulgaria, (xviii) Lithuania and (xix) Latvia.
(179323)
19
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and (b) Cumbria in the last five years.
(179434)
20
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 16 October 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr K Joslin.
(179543)
21
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the effects of EU policy relating to aluminium of the global competitiveness of the EU aluminium industry.
[R] (179422)
22
N
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which organisations have received funding for education and outreach in STEM subjects in each of the last three years.
(179262)
23
N
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place for organisations which have received funding from his Department for education and outreach in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
(179321)
24
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what enforcement action has been taken following the visit by HM Revenue and Customs and officers from his Department to employment agencies in the Corby area between 28 and 30 May 2013; how many fines have been issued; whether any legal proceedings are completed or pending; how much money has been recovered and returned; how many follow up visits have taken place; and if he will publish a report of the Joint task force of his Department and HM Revenue and Customs.
(179571)
25
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people currently studying at universities in the UK are registered disabled.
(179410)
26
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken with universities to increase support for those studying with disabilities.
(179412)
27
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the skills shortages in the engineering industry; and what recent discussions he has held with education leaders and employers on this matter.
(179416)
28
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of exports to the EU from firms based in (a) Cumbria and (b) Barrow and Furness constituency.
(179311)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
29
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs to be moved offshore under the contract with Shared Services Connected Limited to provide shared services for the Department for Work and Pensions and other government bodies.
(179463)
30
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the number of migrants into each English region since 2004 from (a) other English regions and other parts of the UK, (b) the EU and (c) outside the EU.
(177812)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
31
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Funding for Lending Scheme on house prices in each region and constituent part of the UK in the last two years.
(179548)
32
N
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider replacing the separate primary and secondary National Insurance thresholds with a single threshold; and if he will make a statement.
(179241)
33
N
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of paying tax credits to citizens of other EU member states who are employed in the UK in the most recent year for which data are available.
(179242)
34
N
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward changes to the eligibility criteria for citizens of other EU countries employed in the UK who apply for tax credits.
(179243)
35
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to (a) allow individuals to utilise the full annual ISA allowance in either cash or stocks and shares and (b) enable people to convert from one type of ISA to the other.
(179327)
36
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the level of net bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in each English region in each quarter since 2009.
(177811)
37
N
Stephen Gilbert
(St Austell and Newquay):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of savings accruing to the public purse if the new tax-free childcare scheme was restricted to parents earning less than (a) £100,000, (b) £90,000, (c) £80,000, (d) £75,000, (e) £70,000, (f) £65,000 and (g) £60,000 per annum.
(179219)
38
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many sports clubs in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire will be affected by the recent changes to the Community Amateur Sports Clubs qualifying rates.
(179531)
39
N
Richard Harrington
(Watford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many former shareholders of Bradford & Bingley Building Society at the time of its nationalisation in 2008 lived in (a) the UK and (b) Watford constituency.
(179216)
40
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that multinational corporations are not able to deduct payments made to settle legal disputes from their profits for the purposes of calculating their UK corporation tax liability.
(179095)
41
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total (a) cash and (b) accumulated profits held currently by UK companies overseas.
(179097)
42
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2013, Official Report, column 943W, on secondment, how many staff in his Department were seconded from trades unions in the same period.
(179521)
43
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of levels of consumer debt in Barrow and Furness constituency in each of the last five years.
(179306)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
44
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on London house prices of overseas investment in new build homes in the capital.
(179417)
45
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the future growth in London's housing stock will be.
(179431)
46
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of changes in local authority car parking charges in (a) each local authority, (b) each English region and (c) England since 2009.
(177809)
47
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 the New Forest District Council area in each of the last three years.
(179436)
48
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 the Test Valley Borough Council area in each of the last three years.
(179437)
49
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people are on the housing waiting list; and how many such people have been on the list for over two years in (a) Southampton City Council area, (b) Havant Borough Council area, (c) Fareham Borough Council area and (d) Gosport Borough Council area.
(179519)
50
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average length of time involved in the processing and determination of planning appeals by the Planning Inspectorate was in each year since 2008.
(179470)
51
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many planning inspectors there were in the Planning Inspectorate in each year since 2008.
(179471)
52
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations his Department has received from the London Borough of Hillingdon about delays by the Planning Inspectorate in determining appeals within that borough.
(179474)
53
John McDonnell
(Hayes and Harlington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations his Department has received from local authorities about delays by the Planning Inspectorate in determining appeals.
(179475)
54
N
Mr Steve Reed
(Croydon North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of whether her Department's troubled families programme has led to a change in the levels of anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement.
(179221)
55
N
Mr Steve Reed
(Croydon North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, columns 82-3W, on disadvantaged families and with reference to the statement in the Answer that his Department does not hold the information requested relating to employment and incidence of anti-social behaviour (ASB), through what mechanisms his Department monitors (a) the effectivness of the programme against its stated criteria including employment and ASB and (b) its cost-effectiveness in terms of use of public funds; and if he will make a statement.
(179227)
56
N
Mr Steve Reed
(Croydon North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 Novmber 2013, Official Report, column 82W, on disadvantaged families, what payments have been made to each local authority listed in the table referred to in the Answer from the troubled families budget since the start of that programme; and if he will make a statement.
(179232)
57
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 11, on New Homes Bonus, if he will set out the purpose of the New Homes Bonus.
(179379)
58
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many successful applications have been made to the Growing Places Fund since its introduction.
(179380)
59
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many projects which were given funding under the Growing Places Fund have been started; and how many homes have been completed as a result.
(179381)
60
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public sector land sites have been (a) identified and (b) released for the purpose of new housing developments since 2010.
(179382)
61
N
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses were built on released public sector land sites in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; and how many are expected to be built on such sites in 2013.
(179383)
62
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the conclusions of the recently published report of the London Finance Commission entitled Raising the Capital; and if he will make a statement.
(179423)
63
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2013, Official Report, column 167W, on local government: Tower Hamlets, if he will place in the Library all responses his Department received from councils on that consultation document.
(179573)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
64
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to attend events in Londonderry as part of the UK City of Culture 2013 in that city.
(179433)
65
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has allocated to Belfast's Super Connected City strategy; and what assessment she has made of that strategy.
(179498)
66
N
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to prevent rugby fans wishing to attend the 2015 Rugby World Cup from being exploited by ticket touts through the secondary ticketing market; and if she will make a statement.
(179334)
67
N
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the organisers of the 2015 Rugby World Cup regarding problems relating to tickets reaching the secondary ticketing market; and if she will make a statement.
(179335)
68
N
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the implications for rugby fans wishing to attend the 2015 Rugby World Cup of tickets reaching the secondary ticketing market; and if she will make a statement.
(179336)
69
N
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential threat to the success of the 2015 Rugby World Cup of tickets being resold through the secondary ticketing market; and if she will make a statement.
(179337)
70
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local radio stations in Portsmouth broadcast on DAB.
(179405)
71
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of (a) Hampshire and (b) Portsmouth South constituency that is covered by DAB radio reception of comparable quality and range to FM coverage.
(179406)
72
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assistance her Department will provide to help local radio stations to switch to DAB in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) the UK.
(179426)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
73
N
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2013, Official Report, column 202W, on military aircraft, how many recorded laser-related events have resulted in accidents taking place.
(179238)
74
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many female recruits to the RAF in each of the countries of the UK have received compensation for injuries suffered whilst participating in marching drills.
(179501)
75
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department plans to support the Royal College of Psychiatrists' proposal to promote a show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2015 in support of veteran's mental health; and if he will make a statement.
(179569)
76
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where British training for Burmese army soldiers will take place in 2014.
(179485)
77
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2013, Official Report, column 960W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, what approximate distance beyond the primary areas of operation identified for the Black Hornet that unmanned aerial vehicle has flown in UK airspace.
[R] (179476)
78
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to programmes currently being undertaken by the unmanned aerial systems industry for the development of civil use of unmanned aerial or maritime systems.
[R] (179507)
79
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 633W, on Afghanistan, what advances in technology have triggered reviews of UK policy on establishing positive identification and determination of status in the last two years.
[R] (179530)
80
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 551W, on unmanned aerial vehicle, what the (a) unit, (b) service and (c) rank was of each of the US personnel based at the (i) Air Warfare Centre, (ii) Air Battlespace Training Centre or (iii) elsewhere at RAF Waddington.
[R] (179546)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
81
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the success of schools being responsible for providing information, advice and guidance in future careers since April 2012.
(179430)
82
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the conclusions of the report entitled One System, Many Pathways, published by the Skills Commission on 26 November 2013.
(179481)
83
Rushanara Ali
(Bethnal Green and Bow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how he will respond to the Skills Commission's recommendations that his Department immediately acknowledge the crisis in information, advice and guidance, and undertake a full review of provision.
(179532)
84
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will meet the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland and representatives of Handale Primary School to discuss the Priority School Building Programme.
(179235)
85
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools were (a) initially informed they would and (b) subsequently informed they would not receive funding for under three provision from the Priority School Building Programme by the Education Funding Agency.
(179261)
86
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) free schools, (b) academies and (c) maintained schools will receive funding from the Priority School Building Programme; and what total funding each such category of school will be allocated under this programme.
(179263)
87
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the shortfall in available school places was for those needing a school place in Bradford Education Authority area in September 2013.
(179418)
88
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the projected increase in school places needed to meet demand in the Bradford Education Authority area will be in September (a) 2014, (b) 2015, (c) 2016, (d) 2017 and (e) 2018.
(179419)
89
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many existing schools in the Bradford Education Authority area are planning to meet increased demand for school places by increasing their current capacity.
(179420)
90
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new academy and free schools based in the Bradford Education Authority area are currently applying to his Department.
(179421)
91
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in the Bradford Education Authority area currently teach some of their pupils in portakabins and other temporary accommodation.
(179424)
92
N
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place for organisations who have received funding from his Department for education and outreach in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
(179259)
93
N
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring his Department undertakes of awareness in schools of projects promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics and their engagement with such projects.
(179260)
94
N
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which organisations have received funding from his Department for education and outreach in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in each of the last three years.
(179322)
95
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools moved from a three tier to a two tier system during 2012-13; how many schools are committed to making such a change during 2013-14; and how many schools are engaged in consultations concerning the possibility of making this change at some point in the future.
(179572)
96
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to resolve outstanding industrial disputes with the NASUWT and the NUT.
(179264)
97
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by what date he expects to have resolved outstanding industrial disputes with the NASUWT and NUT.
(179265)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
98
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what comparative assessment he has made of the differences in energy prices between the regions of the UK and the reasons for those differences.
(179500)
99
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it easier for domestic energy consumers to switch supplier.
(179234)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
100
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2013, Official Report, column 205W, on reservoirs, if he will publish his Department's estimate of potential costs presented to HM Treasury on 12 March 2012.
(179372)
101
N
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication, A Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy, published in December 2005, if his Department will produced an updated estimate of the financial cost of the Common Agricultural Policy for each British citizen or typical family in terms of (a) the net cost to British taxpayers, (b) the cost to consumers as a result of higher food prices and (c) the total cost per person or per family.
(179389)
102
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the extent of fly-grazing in (a) England, (b) Hampshire and (c) Portsmouth South constituency.
(179425)
103
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for East Hampshire of 21 November 2013, Official Report, column 995W, on horses, if he will make an assessment of the effect of fly grazing on the local environment.
(179384)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
104
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when those countries who were not founder members of the World Trade Organisation, formerly known as the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs, first made their application for membership; what the period for time was which expired between the application being made and being accepted; what the period of ratification was of each such agreement; and what the duration was between lodging the application and becoming a member in each case.
(179549)
105
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which international organisations of which the UK is currently a member (a) accept and (b) do not accept applications for membership by aspirant members which are still legally part of another state but whose population has voted to secede from that state.
(179550)
106
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which international organisations the UK is a member of.
(179551)
107
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what pre-conditions he has set before the UK will provide training to the Burmese Army.
(179427)
108
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on the case of Bauk Ja.
(179428)
109
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN, the African Union and his French counterpart on steps that can be taken to tackle current problems in the Central African Republic and prevent a situation of genocide developing.
(179328)
110
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department is providing to UK nationals in Thailand about safety and the anti-government protests in Bangkok.
(179329)
111
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions were held by his Department on the replacement of the Trident submarines at the recent High Level Meeting on nuclear disarmament at the UN.
(177686)
112
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions were held by his Department on the replacement of the Trident submarines at the recent UN General Assembly First Committee.
(177687)
113
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the statement on the humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons at the UN General Assembly First Committee.
(177688)
114
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK will be represented at the second international meeting on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons, to be convened on 13 and 14 February 2014 in Nayarit, Mexico.
(177689)
115
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the work of the Open-ended working group on nuclear disarmament.
(177690)
116
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions Ministers in his Department have held with Israeli ministers since the announcement of the Iran nuclear agreement; and if he will make a statement.
(179502)
117
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the UK companies that participated in the UK - Overseas Territories Business Forum on 28 November 2013.
(179534)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
118
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) women have received transvaginal mesh implants, (b) women had transvaginal mesh removed and (c) adverse reports relating to transvaginal mesh implants were recorded in each year since 2005.
(179385)
119
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence and severity of complications resulting from transvaginal mesh implants.
(179386)
120
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number of surgeons trained to remove transvaginal mesh implants is.
(179387)
121
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of voluntary reporting of complications relating to transvaginal mesh implants; and what his policy is on the introduction of mandatory reporting.
(179388)
122
N
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many instances of eye injury inflicted by laser pens have been recorded in the last five years.
(179237)
123
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients waited longer than the target for admission to accident and emergency in each English region in the most recent month for which figures are available.
(177813)
124
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor low-income households' dietary habits and ability to eat healthily.
(179299)
125
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to monitor low-income households' dietary habits and ability to eat healthily.
(179300)
126
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were cancelled for non-clinical reasons at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in each of the last five years for which figures are available; how many such operations were cancelled more than once; and what comparative assessment he has made between those figures and the national per capita average number of cancellations of operations for non-clinical reasons.
(179503)
127
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many operations were cancelled at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in the most recent period for which figures are available; how many such operations were cancelled more than once; and what comparative assessment he has made between those figures and the national per capita average number of cancellations of operations for non-clinical reasons.
(179506)
128
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients are registered with each general practitioner surgery in Fareham constituency; what the capacity of each surgery is; and how many such surgeries are oversubscribed.
(179457)
129
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the per capita spend on mental health services in West Sussex has been in each of the last five years; and how this spend compares to the national average in that period.
(179228)
130
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the per capita breakdown of spending on mental health services in each local authority area has been in each of the last five years.
(179229)
131
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency departments in the last 12 months.
(179452)
132
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Transitional Risk register's warning on the link between the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and accident and emergency performance.
(179453)
133
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase the number of nurses working in the NHS.
(179454)
134
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to increase staffing levels in emergency medicine.
(179455)
135
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the number of days lost in discharges from the acute sector.
(179456)
136
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of potential variations in access to treatments for hepatitis B and C in England.
(179472)
137
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of treatments for hepatitis B and C in London.
(179473)
138
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to regulate the pricing and purchasing of drugs by pharmaceutical companies.
(179414)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
139
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the report by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, An Inspection of Border Force Freight Operations, published in November 2013, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the lines of communication between her Department and HM Revenue and Customs are strengthened in order to prevent those smuggling goods into the UK from avoiding prosecution.
(179236)
140
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources her Department has allocated to policing the illegal use of ticket bots, as proscribed under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
(179373)
141
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of Bulgarian and Romanian migrants who will come to the UK after accession; and what estimate she has made of the number of those migrants who will claim welfare benefits.
(179553)
142
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2013, Official Report, column 906W, on asylum, what steps she is taking to ensure that all failed asylum applicants are recorded whether they leave the UK voluntarily or otherwise.
(179544)
143
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times she has visited a women's refuge since her appointment.
(179331)
144
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 17 October 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr K Bello.
(179545)
145
N
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the performance of the UK Border Agency in responding to tribunal decisions in a timely fashion; and what steps she intends to take to improve the Agency's performance in this area.
(177805)
146
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she has issued on the repeat issuing of police information notices to the same person on the basis of similar allegations.
(179230)
147
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial contribution the UK has made to Interpol in each of the last 10 years.
(179215)
148
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 estimate she has made of the cost of answering the original question.
(179480)
149
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has given West Yorkshire Police a transcript of the evidence submitted to Action Fraud and then passed onto the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau via telephone on 25 April 2013, from the Department of Education about Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
(179469)
150
Pete Wishart
(Perth and North Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on discussing individual immigration cases with Ministers from the (a) Scottish Government, (b) Welsh Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive.
(179552)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
151
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the House of Commons Commission is taking to reduce the costs incurred in publishing answers to written parliamentary questions.
(179438)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
152
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department plans to give to Marie Stopes International for (a) abortion, (b) family planning and (c) other reproductive health services in the next 12 months; what assessment she has made of the value for money of such expenditure since June 2011; and if she will make a statement.
(179547)
153
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department plans to allocate to the International Planned Parenthood Federation for (a) abortion, (b) family planning and (c) other reproductive health services in the next 12 months; what assessment she has made of the value for money gained from previous such expenditure since June 2010; and if she will make a statement.
(179574)
154
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which civil society organisations in Burma receive how much funding from her Department.
(179429)
155
Sir Alan Beith
(Berwick-upon-Tweed):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she made to the government of Burma on the need to reduce military expenditure and increase spending on health and education.
(179432)
156
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what comparative information her Department holds on donations made by other member states of the EU towards alleviating suffering as a result of Typhoon Haiyan.
(179499)
157
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's budget for the Occupied Palestinian Territories is allocated for non-governmental, non-UN and non-Palestinian Authority programmes in East Jerusalem.
(179535)
158
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when her Department last reviewed and assessed the impact of its spending in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
(179536)
159
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether development programmes for Palestinians in East Jerusalem are eligible for funding by her Department.
(179537)
160
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget for the Occupied Palestinian Territories is allocated for employment and training programmes in East Jerusalem.
(179538)
161
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects were funded by the Conflict Pool in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
(179539)
162
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's budget for the Occupied Palestinian Territories is allocated for poverty-reduction programmes in East Jerusalem.
(179540)
163
Dame Tessa Jowell
(Dulwich and West Norwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to prioritise the prevention of severe acute malnutrition in high-burden countries where her Department has a bilateral presence.
(179514)
164
Dame Tessa Jowell
(Dulwich and West Norwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department takes to ensure that non-discriminatory healthcare is provided to survivors of rape in conflict.
(179515)
165
Dame Tessa Jowell
(Dulwich and West Norwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on the (a) prevention and (b) treatment of severe acute malnutrition in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013.
(179516)
166
Dame Tessa Jowell
(Dulwich and West Norwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps her Department has taken to prevent severe acute malnutrition.
(179520)
167
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what impact the ceasefire has had on the humanitarian situation.
(179316)
168
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Government departments in Burma have received assistance from, or are funded by, her Department; and what the nature of that assistance and level of that funding is.
(179482)
169
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which companies have so far received support from the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business.
(179483)
170
Yasmin Qureshi
(Bolton South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provides for the rehabilitation of released political prisoners in Burma.
(179484)
171
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how the Government aid to the Philippines will be distributed; and how this aid will be monitored to ensure that it reaches those most in need.
(179415)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
172
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make a statement on the Assisted Dying Bill [Lords].
(179570)
173
N
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in October 2013; in which (i) region, (ii) country and (iii) parliamentary constituency each of the suspected victims was found; and which agency referred each person to the Scheme.
(179233)
174
N
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for offences involving use of a laser pen in the last five years.
(179239)
175
N
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will discuss with the Sentencing Council ways of improving the consistency with which sentencing guidelines are taken account of.
(179376)
176
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been to date of the Doncaster cluster prison competition.
(179496)
177
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of (a) the Prison Service or (b) his Department have been involved to date in work related to the Doncaster cluster prison competition.
(179497)
178
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department, when commissioning probation services from the private sector, will (a) evaluate and (b) monitor contractor performance; and what penalties will be incurred if agreed performance targets are not met.
(179504)
179
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has conducted into commissioning probation services from the private sector using payment by results; and whether that research concluded that this would (a) be more cost-effective and (b) lower current levels of reoffending.
(179505)
180
N
Mr Peter Hain
(Neath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of moving Neath and Port Talbot magistrates' courts into the local county court (a) in total and (b) by category of expenditure.
(177656)
181
N
Mr Peter Hain
(Neath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the transition cost of merging Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea magistrates' courts in (a) the first year and (b) subsequent years.
(177657)
182
N
Mr Peter Hain
(Neath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the operating costs of Neath and Port Talbot Magistrates' Court are each year (a) in total, (b) for staffing, (c) for property, (d) for utilities and (e) for other categories.
(177658)
183
N
Mr Peter Hain
(Neath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of potential savings in annual operating costs from a merger of Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea magistrates' courts (a) in total and (b) by category of expenditure.
(177659)
184
N
Mr Peter Hain
(Neath):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the net present value is of the potential savings from the proposed merger of Neath, Port Talbot and Swansea magistrates' courts (a) in total and (b) by category of expenditure.
(177660)
185
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many consultations into young offending his Department has launched since 2010.
(179307)
186
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many youth cautions have been given in the last year.
(179309)
187
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative assessment he has made of remedial action and early intervention as ways of tackling young offending.
(179310)
188
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates have received training in dealing with domestic violence cases in each year since 2010.
(179313)
189
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of (a) burglary, (b) sexual assault, (c) grievous bodily harm, (d) rape, (e) manslaughter, (f) attempted murder, (g) forgery, (h) fraud, (i) theft of a motor vehicle, (j) theft from a person, (k) robbery, (l) sexual activity with a child under 16, (m) sexual activity with a child under 13, (n) sexual assault of a female, (o) rape of a male, (p) rape of a female, (q) sexual assault on a male, (r) child abduction, (s) abandoning children aged under two years, (t) cruelty or neglect of children, (u) wounding or other acts endangering life, (v) causing death by aggravated vehicle-taking, (w) causing death by driving while unlicensed or uninsured, (x) causing death of a child or a vulnerable person, (y) causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs, (z) manslaughter due to diminished responsibility (aa) causing death by reckless driving, (bb) threat or conspiracy to murder, (cc) perverting to course of justice, (dd) violent disorder, (ee) kidnapping, (ff) blackmail, (gg) intent to supply a controlled drug, (hh) possession of a controlled drug, (ii) criminal damage, (jj) arson, (kk) common assault, (ll) dangerous driving and (mm) firearms offences and received a custodial sentence of less than (i) six months and (ii) four years in 2012.
(179318)
190
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average (a) cost per place and (b) cost per prisoner in (i) publicly run prisons and (ii) privately run prisons was in (A) 2010, (B) 2011 and (C) 2012.
(179319)
191
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of all applications in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date for vacancies for (i) the Supreme Court, (ii) judge advocates, (iii) deputy judge advocates, (iv) Lord Justices of Appeal, (v) High Court judges, (vi) heads of division, (vii) deputy district judges (magistrates' courts), (ix) masters, registrars, cost judges and district judges (Principal Registry of the Family Division), (x) deputy masters, (xi) deputy registrars, (xii) deputy costs judges and deputy district judges (Principal Registry of the Family Division), (xiii) circuit judges, (xiv) recorders, (xv) district judges (county courts), (xvi) deputy district judges (county courts), (xvii) district judges (magistrates' courts), (xviii) deputy district judges (magistrates' courts) and (xix) magistrates (A) were female, (B) had a disability or (C) were Black, Asian or minority ethnic.
(179320)
192
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent employees there were in the Prison Service in May (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date; and how many his Department expects there to be in May (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015.
(179330)
193
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Ministry of Justice spent (a) in total, (b) as a share of the total prison budget and (c) as a share of the Department's total budget operating (i) privately-run and (ii) publicly-run prisons in (A) 2010, (B) 2011 and (C) 2012; and how much this is expected to be in (1) 2013, (2) 2014 and (3) 2015.
(179333)
194
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to legal aid and judicial review on parents' (a) ability to use the judicial review process and (b) ability to access legal aid when they believe that their local authority is failing in its duties to a child; and if he will make a statement.
(179400)
195
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2013, Official Report, column 902W, on secondment, how many secondments were in place on (a) 30 September 2012 and (b) 30 September 2011.
(179541)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
196
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she is having with (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) her Irish counterpart on the effect of changes in the cost of energy on older people in Northern Ireland.
(179249)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
197
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of foreign vehicles which have entered the UK to date.
(179374)
198
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average increase in station car parking charges in each English region since 2009.
(177810)
199
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many properties in the entire safeguarded area for phase one of High Speed 2 are not to be demolished.
(179222)
200
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Deloitte LLP was paid for producing the HS2 Property bond option report; and whether this report was reviewed by either an external independent panel or his Department.
(179223)
201
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when Deloitte LLP and Robert Colley were appointed to the new HS2 Ltd Economic Advisory Panel; and whether Deloitte had been commissioned to undertake any work for (a) HS2 Ltd and (b) his Department before this date.
(179224)
202
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what involvement Robert Colley had in Deloitte LLP's report on a property bond option for High Speed 2.
(179225)
203
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a tendering process was undertaken to determine who would produce the report into a property bond option for High Speed 2.
(179226)
204
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the name, number and amount of each grant given to local authorities by his Department for integrated transport schemes was in the last 12 months.
(177760)
205
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Eric Pickles calls for more town centre parking spaces, published in August 2013, what safeguards he has put in place to prevent integrated transport schemes being used by some local authorities to introduce anti-car measures.
(177761)
206
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department will provide (a) financial support and (b) advice to individuals and communities petitioning against the HS2 Hybrid Bill.
(179315)
207
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of Swansea Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre have so far signalled intention to transfer to another MRCC upon the Swansea centre's closure; how many new staff have been recruited at that centre in the last 12 months; and what the current level of staffing is compared to its risk-assessed level.
(179367)
208
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of Liverpool Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre have so far signalled intention to transfer to another MRCC upon the Liverpool centre's closure; how many new staff have been recruited at that centre in the last 12 months; and what the current level of staffing is compared to its risk-assessed level.
(179368)
209
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of Solent Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre have so far signalled intention to transfer to another MRCC upon the Solent centre's closure; how many new staff have been recruited at that centre in the last 12 months; and what the current level of staffing is compared to its risk-assessed level.
(179369)
210
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff of Portland Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre have so far signalled intention to transfer to another MRCC upon the Portland centre's closure; how many new staff have been recruited at that centre in the last 12 months; and what the current level of staffing is compared to its risk-assessed level.
(179370)
211
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many hours of shift time were staffed below risk-assessed level at (a) Humber, (b) Belfast, (c) Liverpool and (d) Swansea maritime rescue coordination centres in September 2013.
(179371)
212
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what public subsidies each train operating company received in each of the last five years.
(179096)
213
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the business case for the Y-shaped route for High Speed 2 (a) with and (b) without the section of line between Winterbottom and Bamfurlong.
(179407)
214
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of the section of the High Speed 2 line between Winterbottom and Bamfurlong.
(179408)
215
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the economic benefits of the section of the High Speed 2 line between Winterbottom and Bamfurlong.
(179409)
216
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department had made of the incremental cost to benefit ratio of the section of the High Speed 2 line between Winterbottom and Bamfurlong.
(179411)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
217
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to ensure business owners comply with the Equality Act 2010 in respect of guide dog and hearing dog owners.
(179517)
218
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will review the effects of the Equality Act 2010 on owners of guide dogs and hearing dogs.
(179518)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
219
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the rate of (a) repayment and (b) default for crisis loans provided in the financial years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
(179467)
220
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the consequences of continuous payment authorities for those in receipt of social security payments.
(179468)
221
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the amount of social security payments spent on repaying interest on credit.
(179522)
222
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people given a criminal conviction for benefit fraud were given (a) a custodial and (b) a non-custodial sentence in each of the last five years.
(179448)
223
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received a criminal conviction for benefit fraud for amounts of (a) £0 to £1,000, (b) £1,101 to £5,000, (c) £5,001 to £10,000 and (d) over £10,000 in each of the last five years.
(179449)
224
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of benefit fraud were identified in each of the last five years; and what proportion of such cases were prosecuted in court.
(179450)
225
N
Stephen Gilbert
(St Austell and Newquay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many hours each week (a) a single parent or (b) a second earner in a couple will have to work at the minimum wage to be eligible for the 85 per cent rate of childcare costs support under universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
(179218)
226
N
Tim Loughton
(East Worthing and Shoreham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the under-occupancy penalty on non-resident fathers; and if he will make a statement.
(179231)
227
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that those offering guidance on universal credit have adequate knowledge to deliver the best advice for claimants.
(179413)
228
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what penalties his Department is able to impose for non-delivery under the contracts of IT suppliers working on the universal credit IT system; and if he will make a statement.
(179276)
229
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the consequences for workplace health and safety of ending the requirement for written risk assessments for small and medium-sized enterprises.
(179324)
230
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the value of written risk assessments for small and medium-sized enterprises operating in high risk sectors.
(179325)
231
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Cabinet Office over implementation of the universal credit IT system; and if he will make a statement.
(179326)
232
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time in receipt of jobseeker's allowance is for current claimants in Barrow and Furness constituency who are (a) women, (b) men, (c) aged between 16 and 24 and (d) aged over 50.
(179317)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
233
Mr Mike Hancock
(Portsmouth South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce on-the-spot fines for individuals, businesses and organisations that do not comply with the Equality Act 2010.
[Transferred]
(179435)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
234
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 269W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, which military remotely piloted aircraft systems not in service have been operated in national airspace outside Military Aviation Authority-approved danger areas or segregated airspace; and what the purpose of each such operation overseen by the Minister for the Armed Forces was.
[Transferred]
[R] (179477)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
235
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he has taken to reduce knife crime.
[Transferred]
(179308)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
236
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of the representations the Prime Minister received (a) supported and (b) opposed the Assisted Dying Bill [Lords]; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(179533)
237
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted for using ticket bots under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
[Transferred]
(179378)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
238
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2013, Official Report, columns 131-3W, on electoral register, in which local authorities electoral registration officers did not meet performance standard 3 on house-to-house calls for non-registration in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 to date.
[Transferred]
(179542)