Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Notes:
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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 Tuesday 17 December 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 17 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 Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work the Met Office undertakes for foreign governments.
(180525)
2
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what work the Met Office undertakes for the (a) Scottish Government, (b) Welsh Assembly Government and (c) Northern Ireland Executive.
(180528)
3
N
Simon Hughes
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to support the creation of jobs in Greater London.
(180290)
4
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many manufacturers of the chemical Bisphenol A are based in the UK.
(180691)
5
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what volume of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) the UK has produced over the last six years; what proportion of global production this constitutes; and what proportion of the total UK production of BPA is used in the food and drinks packaging industry (a) globally and (b) within the UK.
(180692)
6
Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of effects of privatisation of Royal Mail on the Post Office.
(180626)
7
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions Mr Lawrence Tomlinson has met officials from the Insolvency Service in relation to his report on RBS; and on which dates such meetings took place.
(180419)
8
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether officials from the Insolvency Service were consulted ahead of the publication of Mr Lawrence Tomlinson's report on RBS; and whether the report was approved by the Insolvency Service.
(180420)
9
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether investigations are being carried out by the Insolvency Service into the findings of Mr Lawrence Tomlinson's report on RBS.
(180421)
10
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what meetings have taken place between (a) Ministers and (b) officials at his Department and staff at the Insolvency Service in relation to Mr Lawrence Tomlinson's report on RBS.
(180422)
11
N
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have (a) been announced as being the recipient of and (b) received money related to the advanced manufacturing supply chain initiative in rounds (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three and (iv) four to date.
(180488)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
12
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health regarding assessment of work by Deloitte under its NHS contracts for consultancy services in the first quarter of 2010.
(180514)
13
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the use of digital government services by those on the lowest incomes and unemployed.
(180498)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
14
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 in reducing the exposure to liabilities from private sector financiers and funds of countries experiencing the aftermath of sovereign debt crises.
(180675)
15
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take further steps to promote responsible lending and borrowing internationally by private sector financiers and funds operating under contracts drawn up under domestic law in the UK.
(180676)
16
N
Steve Baker
(Wycombe):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will suspend fines against official UK motorcycle importers arising from unforeseen consequences of the recent Notification of Vehicle Arrivals (NOVA) legislation, pending development of NOVA procedures for those importers.
(180607)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
17
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that the uptake of the recommendations stemming from the report by HM Coroner for Manchester City, made under Regulation 28 of the Coroners (Investigation) Regulations 2013, into the carbon monoxide-related death of Mrs Aurora Kerr; and whether relevant recommendations will be considered in the recently announced review of property conditions in the private rented sector.
(180641)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
18
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to hold a consultation on broadcast advertising rights for community radio stations.
(180537)
19
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the (a) drinking and (b) advertising of alcohol in cinemas.
(180179)
20
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials in her Department are working on allowing same-sex couples to convert their civil partnerships to marriages.
(180545)
21
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to review her Department's allocation of capital for culture projects to ensure that areas across the country are treated equitably.
(180452)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
22
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military attachés were part of British diplomatic missions in (a) 1990, (b) 2000, (c) 2010 and (d) 2013.
(180510)
23
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to which British diplomatic missions a military attaché is currently attached.
(180511)
24
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what the £1.8 billion underspend from his Department's 2012-13 budget has been spent on; and if he will make a statement.
(180513)
25
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles were carried out by British armed forces in (a) Afghanistan and (b) Pakistan in the last three years.
(180624)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
26
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are in receipt of social services, by local authority in the latest period for which figures are available.
(180600)
27
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much each local authority spent on child protection services per head of children receiving those services in 2012-13.
(180601)
28
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role non-executive members of his Department's board play in directing the work of officials in his Department.
(180562)
29
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what office facilities are provided for non-executive members of his Department's board in his Department's buildings.
(180563)
30
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he gives further education colleges on action to take if after intervention from the Education Funding Agency they receive insufficient funding from a local authority for a student with high needs.
(180454)
31
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that all local authorities provide sufficient funding to (a) further education, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) specialist colleges that educate 16 to 25 year olds with high needs in 2014-15.
(180455)
32
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have raised concerns with (a) his Department and (b) the Education Funding Agency on the amount of funding they have received from local authorities to educate pupils with high needs aged (a) five to 15 and (b) 16 to 25 years.
(180456)
33
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are currently being housed with foster parents in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK.
(180416)
34
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children who are being cyber-bullied in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(180417)
35
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many registered child care places in the London Borough of Southwark there were in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011, (d) 2012 and (e) 2013.
(180461)
36
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many two year olds in the London Borough of Southwark currently receive free early education.
(180462)
37
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of education or training children receive each week in (a) young offenders institutions and (b) secure training centres.
(180623)
38
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to encourage graduates to go into teaching.
(180682)
39
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultation his Department carried out before taking its decision to resume funding for full-time 18 year old learners by 17.5 per cent in 2014-15.
(180688)
40
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department plans to give to parents affected by the decision to withdraw funding from April 2014 of the Discovery New School in Crawley constituency; and if he will employ and assist West Sussex Local Education Authority in managing school places.
(180674)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
41
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2013, Official Report, column 13W, on energy: prices, for what reasons he has not held any meeting where he has asked energy companies to lower or not increase their prices.
(180473)
42
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2013, Official Report, column 13W, on energy: prices, how many meetings he had with the big six energy companies in November 2013.
(180486)
43
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2013, Official Report, column 13W, on energy: prices, what estimate he has made of the cost of providing the information requested on the dates of meetings.
(180487)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
44
N
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress of the grant-assisted alleviation of shingle migration and flooding at Teal Bay, Morecambe.
(180560)
45
N
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress of construction of sea wall defences in the Hest Bank and Teal Bay area of Morecambe.
(180561)
46
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to introduce a new system of electronic certification to facilitate the export of poultry meat and breeding stock.
(180608)
47
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will defend the poultry industry against accusations of dumping made by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa.
(180609)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
48
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Indian government about legislation in that country which may discriminate against or criminalise individuals on the grounds of their sexuality or the expression of that sexuality.
(180642)
49
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of damage caused to Palestinian olive trees caused by Israeli settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
(180685)
50
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is towards Palestinian membership of the International Olive Council.
(180687)
51
N
Martin Horwood
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how his Department has implemented the Building Stability Overseas Strategy since 2011; and if he will make a statement.
(180604)
52
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he expects the Sri Lankan government to make on an independent investigation into war crimes and human rights abuses before the UK decides not to pursue a resolution on an international inquiry at the UN Human Rights Council in March 2014.
(180494)
53
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on (a) the text of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka for the session in March 2014 calling for an international inquiry, (b) the terms of reference for such an inquiry and (c) the membership of such an inquiry.
(180495)
54
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which members of the UN Human Rights Council he has discussed the case for an independent, international inquiry into the Sri Lankan civil war; and what recent assessment he has made of the strength of international support for such an inquiry.
(180496)
55
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the ability and willingness of the Sri Lankan government to conclude an independent investigation into alleged war crimes before March 2014; and what criteria he has set for such an inquiry to be considered credible.
(180497)
56
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the value to the UK of the British Council; and if he will make a statement.
(180460)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
57
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people between 10 and 16 years old had received at least one dose of the MMR vaccine as at 31 May 2013.
(180602)
58
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the steering group to reduce the admission of young people with alcohol dependency will next convene.
(180178)
59
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much food waste by tonne was disposed of by the NHS in East Midlands region in each year since 2010.
(180633)
60
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much food waste by tonne was disposed of by the NHS in the West Midlands region in each year since 2010.
(180634)
61
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much food waste by tonne was disposed of by the NHS in the Eastern region in each year since 2010.
(180635)
62
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in London Region.
(180644)
63
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in East Midlands Region.
(180645)
64
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in West Midlands Region.
(180647)
65
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in Eastern Region.
(180648)
66
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in South East Region.
(180649)
67
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in North East Region.
(180650)
68
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in North West Region.
(180651)
69
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much food waste by tonne was disposed of by the NHS in South East Region in each year since 2010.
(180652)
70
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much land, by hectare, is owned by the NHS but not currently in use in South West Region.
(180653)
71
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many tonnes of food waste were disposed of by the NHS in the (a) Yorkshire and Humber, (b) South West, (c) North West and (d) South East regions in each year since 2010.
(180673)
72
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the review by NHS England on the future funding formula for the distribution of resources to clinical commissioning groups across England, if he will delay any final decision on this matter until all relevant representations have been received relating to the possible effect of narrowing the gap in both life expectancy and historic consequences of industrial and environmental health impacts.
(180643)
73
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of UK nurses who have left the NHS before normal retirement age in each of the last five years.
(180628)
74
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the reasons for variations in the uptake of treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.
(180458)
75
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 13 May 2013, Official Report, column 38W, on cancer, what measures the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set 2014/15 will include to drive improvements on five year cancer survival rates.
(180507)
76
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve one and five year cancer survival rates for older people.
(180508)
77
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the difference between cancer survival rates in the UK and comparable European countries.
(180509)
78
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what further steps his Department plans to take to implement the recommendations made in, Services for People with rheumatoid arthritis, Tenth Report of Session 2009-10 of the Committee of Public Accounts, HC 46.
(180646)
79
N
Simon Hughes
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what 24 hour GP services operate in (a) England, (b) Greater London and (c) the London Borough of Southwark.
(180405)
80
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to improve public health policies to tackle the chemical causes of breast cancer.
(180686)
81
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what NHS funding was allocated to (a) all breast cancer research, (b) prevention of breast cancer and (c) research into the links between breast cancer and exposure to carcinogenic, hazardous and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in each of the last 10 years; what plans he has for future funding of research on prevention of breast cancer; and if he will make a statement.
(180690)
82
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to NHS Protect in each year since 2005.
(180610)
83
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of correspondence between Peter Coates and Deloitte MCS Limited on 5 February and 10 February 2010.
(180611)
84
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed by the NHS Trust Development Authority; which external consultants the NHS Trust Development Authority employs; and at what cost such staff are employed.
(180612)
85
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what procedure will be used to appoint a new chairman of NHS Property Services.
(180613)
86
Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to implement EU Directive 2011/24; and what assessment he has made of the progress of other EU member states in implementing that Directive.
(180627)
87
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospital chaplains were working in the NHS in each of the last five years.
(180621)
88
N
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of fractures by (a) men and (b) women aged 50 or over of the (i) hip, (ii) wrist, (iii) vertebra, (iv) femur, (v) neck and (vi) knee can be attributed to osteoporosis in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
(180526)
89
N
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women aged 50 or over have broken a (i) hip, (ii) wrist, (iii) vertebra, (iv) femur, (v) neck and (vi) knee in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
(180527)
90
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for reconfiguration of acute hospital trusts providing healthcare to the populations of north Cheshire and south Merseyside.
(180474)
91
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in local authority budgets on bed blocking in NHS hospitals.
(180485)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
92
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which capabilities included in the original e-Borders business case (a) have been taken out of scope and (b) are under consideration for taking out of scope; and what the estimated cost was of each of those capabilities as defined at the time of the original tender.
(180615)
93
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on compliance costs for enforcement of legislation relating to (a) academic institutions and (b) marriages in each of the last five years; how many full-time equivalent staff work on such compliance activity; and what estimate she has made of the amount her Department will spend annually on compliance with new legislation relating to (i) private sector landlords and (ii) NHS staff.
(180616)
94
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children were entered onto the UK Border Agency database in each of the last five years; how many alerts requiring investigation were generated from that data, excluding false positives; and what the estimated cost of those investigations was.
(180617)
95
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the capability to reconcile a passenger arriving on a foreign national passport and leaving on a UK passport as included in the original e-Borders business case, what body or company is responsible for delivering that capability; and by what date that capability is expected to be delivered.
(180618)
96
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the likely cost to the public purse of adding fingerprint verification to second generation passports.
(180619)
97
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many early morning restriction orders have been imposed since their introduction.
(180176)
98
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many late night levies have been imposed since their introduction.
(180177)
99
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the specialist capabilities of the National Crime Agency currently used by Police Scotland.
(180605)
100
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has given any support to the Scottish Government in (a) tackling cyber crime or (b) combating cyber attacks against the Scottish Government.
(180606)
101
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the Scottish Government's proposal to continue to recognise any currently valid UK passports until their expiry date in the event of Scottish independence, as proposed in the Scottish Government document: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland.
(180614)
102
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken with (a) London Metropolitan Police and (b) other English constabularies to recruit police officers from Black, Asian or ethnic minority groups.
(180631)
103
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to monitor the use of section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in respect of Black, Asian or ethnic minority groups.
(180632)
104
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from a Black, Asian or ethnic minority group have been stopped under section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in each month since May 2010.
(180677)
105
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of how many small and medium-sized legal practices in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England are likely to close as a result of the Government's proposed changes in legal aid.
(180684)
106
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are (a) currently seeking asylum in the UK and (b) waiting to be returned to their country of origin.
(180459)
107
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to make a comprehensive estimate of the number of non-EU international students who leave the UK at the end of their studies.
(180558)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
108
N
Martin Horwood
(Cheltenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department has implemented the Building Stability Overseas Strategy since 2011; and if she will make a statement.
(180603)
109
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been clawed back from sums allocated to TradeMark Southern Africa.
(180538)
110
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) meetings, (b) telephone calls, (c) letters and (d) other forms of communication she and her Ministers have had with TradeMark Southern Africa in the last 12 months.
(180539)
111
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much she personally gave approval to be granted to the TradeMark Southern Africa project.
(180540)
112
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what grants her Department has granted in contravention of UK policy on restrictions, embargoes and sanctions since May 2010.
(180541)
113
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what amount has been spent by schemes supported by her Department in Zimbabwe since May 2010.
(180622)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
114
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of death in custody of those from Black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds.
(180630)
115
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of gang-related violence in youth offender institutions.
(180491)
116
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the transition of young offenders from custody back into mainstream society.
(180492)
117
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the relationship between the size of youth offenders institutions and ability to ensure the security and safety of staff and children resident there.
(180512)
118
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed to the Transforming Rehabilitation Probation programme of insufficient attention and support from his Department due to other demands.
(180291)
119
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed to the Transforming Rehabilitation Probation programme by the scale and speed of the programme making it unachievable or achievable only superficially.
(180292)
120
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed to the Transforming Rehabilitation Probation programme of a failure of poorly designed operational processes.
(180293)
121
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed to the Transforming Rehabilitation Probation programme of a failure of poor engagement with trusts and failure to take on board their views.
(180294)
122
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed to the Transforming Rehabilitation Probation programme of insufficient testing of operational design.
(180295)
123
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on (a) prisoners and (b) prison staff there were (i) in HM Prison Lewes and (ii) on average in all adult prisons in each of the last three years.
(180475)
124
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sex offenders are held at HM Prison Lewes; and how many places on sex offender treatment programmes are available at that prison.
(180559)
Questions to the Prime Minister
125
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Prime Minister, what the cost to the public purse of foreign visits he has made to promote the UK arms industry has been since May 2010.
(180680)
126
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he has taken to ensure that British-made arms are not sold to repressive foreign regimes.
(180681)
127
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had since May 2010 with the governments of (a) the United Arab Emirates and (b) other authoritarian countries on the sale of arms products made by UK companies.
(180683)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
128
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the turnout was in the most recent (a) general and (b) local elections in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the UK.
(180418)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
129
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2013, Official Report, column 734, what his policy is on the proposed five per cent cap on land-based biofuels in the European Union Council negotiations on the EU Commission’s proposed reform of EU-biofuel policy.
(180463)
130
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times tolls have been suspended on the Lower Thames Crossing since October 2011.
(180490)
131
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many vehicles have used the Lower Thames Crossing while tolls were suspended since October 2011; and what estimate he has made of the value of the fees foregone.
(180506)
132
N
Simon Hughes
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to improve road safety for cyclists in Greater London.
(180386)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
133
Mr Andrew Love
(Edmonton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuation of the Post Office card account once the contract for the provision of that account expires in March 2015.
(180629)
134
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of incapacity benefit and employment and support allowance claimants waited longer than (a) one week, (b) two weeks, (c) three weeks and (d) one month to have their benefit claim processed in each year since 2006.
(180453)
135
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2013, Official Report, columns 49-50W, on universal credit, for what reason the estimated annual saving of £1.3 billion differs from the figure of £2.2 billion contained in his Department's Impact Assessment of December 2012; and if he will make a statement.
(180483)
136
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average processing times were for incapacity benefit claims in (a) each quarter of (i) 2006 and (ii) 2007 and (b) the first two quarters of 2008; and what the average processing times for employment and support allowance were in (1) the second two quarters of 2008 and (2) each subsequent quarter to date.
(180484)
137
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to his Department of aligning the accounting treatment of profits from self-employment for the purpose of universal credit applications with the treatment of self-employment for tax purposes.
(180620)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
138
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the age-standardised incidence rate for breast cancer is; how many diagnoses of breast cancer there were in (a) England, (b) each of the 15 Public Health England regional centres, (c) each primary care trust area and (d) each parliamentary constituency in each year since 2000.
[Transferred]
(180689)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
139
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children in youth offender institutions suffer from mental health disorders.
[Transferred]
(180493)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
140
N
Steve Brine
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle rogue PPI claim companies and nuisance calling by those companies.
[Question Unstarred]
(901661)
141
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for the future of HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
[Question Unstarred]
(901670)