Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Notes:
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 14 January 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 14 January 2014
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
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects of the agreement between PostNL and LDC to extend TNT's end-to-end delivery service on Royal Mail.
(182741)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
2
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the cyber threats posed to the UK.
(182552)
3
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications of the withdrawal of the Government Digital Service team for the timing of the development of the digital solution for the Universal Credit IT system.
(182584)
4
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the remaining Government Digital Service team will be replaced by specialists in the Department for Work and Pensions.
(182585)
5
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of the Government Digital Service are currently working on the digital solution for the Universal Credit IT system.
(182586)
6
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he estimates that all Government Digital Service resources will be withdrawn from the Universal Credit Digital Solution project.
(182616)
7
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged 24 and under in (a) total and (b) each Government office region have been unemployed for over a year in each of the last 20 years.
(182556)
8
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the rate of unemployment among young men of (a) Afro-Caribbean, (b) Bangladeshi and Pakistani, (c) other Asian and (d) other ethnic minority origin.
(182716)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
9
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 157W, on Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA), what proportion of notifications of breaches of minimum wage received by the National Minimum Wage Inspectorate from the GLA (a) were investigated and (b) resulted in compensation payments in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
(182752)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
10
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to impose a statutory duty on Fire and Rescue Services in England to respond to flooding incidents.
(182758)
11
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of housing development has taken place on (a) greenbelt and (b) brownfield land in each of the last 20 years in England; and how many (i) housing units and (ii) hectares of land this figure represents.
(182525)
12
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of land in England have been (a) declassified and (b) classified as greenbelt in each of the last 20 years.
(182526)
13
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to support communities who wish to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
(182379)
14
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to impose a statutory duty on the fire and rescue service to respond to flooding incidents.
(182786)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
15
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings; and what funding his Department is making available to support such an event.
(182325)
16
N
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussion he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues, (b) veterans' organisations and (c) other interested parties on appropriate ways to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
(182326)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
17
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will publish any correspondence from Kings Science Academy Bradford on the identity of its Chair of Governors since 1 October 2011.
(182576)
18
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the contribution by the Minister for Skills and Enterprise on 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 19, when the impact assessment will be published.
(182577)
19
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 80W, on Al-Madinah school, for what reasons he deems it inappropriate to publish the qualifications held by each member of the teaching staff at the Al-Madinah free school at the beginning of the school term September 2013.
(182578)
20
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 98W, on Kings Science Academy, what his Department's policy is on the keeping of notes of telephone calls made by officials to report a suspected crime.
(182587)
21
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 98W, on Kings Science Academy, if he will publish all emails sent by his Department referring to the telephone call to Action Fraud of 25 April 2013.
(182588)
22
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to support schools which wish to commemorate the centenary of the First World War.
(182380)
23
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions has he had with local authority leaders on the effects of rising costs of school transportation.
(182381)
24
N
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sixth form college corporations have been dissolved in the last 10 years; and in each case for what reason the corporation was dissolved.
(182624)
25
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when schools will receive the new funding for children adopted from care and those under a special guardianship order announced by his Department on 1 October 2013.
(182782)
26
N
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, columns 19-20, if he will publish a list of the Free Schools approved by Ministers which were amongst the 17 per cent of lowest-scoring against assessment criteria.
(182517)
27
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken by his Department to ensure that (a) vacant Governor places are filled, particularly in rural and coastal areas and (b) such Governors are representative of a wide range of groups, including local employers.
(182744)
28
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the expected implications are for learners and colleges of the proposed reduction in funding for 18 year olds, particularly those learners undertaking level 3 vocational programmes.
(182745)
29
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consultation was undertaken before the recent announcement that funding for 18 year olds will be reduced to 17.5 per cent of that allocated to 16 and 17 year olds.
(182746)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
30
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people employed by (a) green organisations and (b) consumer groups were seconded to his Department in each of the last four years; and from which organisation each was seconded.
(182788)
31
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of fuel poor households in England were pre-payment customers in each year since 2007.
(182302)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
32
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, columns 478-9W, on flood control, and his oral Answer to the hon. Member for York Central of 9 January 2014, for what reasons the earlier answer shows that his Department's spending on flood protection in England fell from £646 million in 2010-11 to £533 million in 2013-14 when his oral Answer on his Department's spending on flood protection states that he is providing more money for this purpose than any previous Government in the current spending review; how the £2.3 billion figure in his oral Answer relates to the £646 million and £533 million figures in the answer of 15 July 2013; how the figure of £2.3 billion was calculated; over what period the £2.3 billion will be spent; and what the evidential basis is for the statement that the current Government is providing more than any previous Government on flood protection.
(182589)
33
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff are currently employed in the Environment Agency's offices in (a) York, (b) Leeds, (c) Rotherham and (d) Hull; how many posts will be declared redundant in each office as a result of his decision to reduce the Agency's staff by 1,700 by October 2014; and what the duties are of each of the posts in Yorkshire that are currently being considered for redundancy.
(182590)
34
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 157W, on Gangmasters Licensing Authority, what the number and value of compensation payments through the imposition of compensation orders was in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(182753)
35
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of fish stocks in UK and European waters.
(182776)
36
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of trawling on fish stocks.
(182777)
37
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many UK fishing businesses use trawlers when fishing.
(182778)
38
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to introduce measures to protect and replenish fish stocks in UK waters.
(182779)
39
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which fish species commonly caught in the UK are currently considered at risk.
(182780)
40
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Court of Appeal's judgment dated 20 December 2013 in relation to dangerous dogs, [2013] EWCA Crim 2396.
(182783)
41
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 729W, on the badger cull, when he plans to publish the requested information on the full costs of the pilot badger culls.
(182784)
42
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what scientific research his Department (a) holds or (b) has commissioned on the potential effects on marine life of (i) offshore wind farms and (ii) construction of the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm; and if he will publish the conclusions of that research.
(182044)
43
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial assistance he plans to make available to drainage boards whose assets were damaged following the recent tidal surge and overtopping of defences maintained by the Environment Agency.
(182518)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
44
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he raised the issues of (a) the Israeli government's approval of new housing units at the illegal settlements of Ofra and Karnei Shomron and (b) the commitment made by the UK and other EU member states at the Foreign Affairs Council on 14 December 2013 to monitor settlement expansion and its broader implications, and act accordingly with the Israeli Foreign Minister on 7 January 2014.
(182519)
45
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received regarding damage caused by US oil company Chevron-Texaco in Ecuador.
(182789)
46
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has discussed the issue of environmental and social damage caused by Chevron-Texaco in Ecuador with his counterparts in the Ecuadorian and US governments.
(182790)
47
N
Mr Nigel Evans
(Ribble Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his European and other international counterparts on the commemoration of the centenary of the First World War.
(182378)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
48
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of disinvestment in spinal surgery by NHS trusts on neighbouring hospitals.
(182602)
49
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on health outcomes of patients classified as urgent facing above-average waiting times for spinal surgery; and what steps he is taking to mitigate adverse effects arising from such waiting times.
(182603)
50
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the dates, agendas and minutes of any meetings Ministers and officials in his Department have had with representatives of the Portman Group since May 2010.
(182623)
51
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times Ministers and officials from his Department have met representatives of The Portman Group since May 2010.
(182715)
52
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which UK establishments are (a) licensed to slaughter horses and (b) currently slaughter horses.
(182622)
53
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many horses were slaughtered in each licensed establishment in the UK in 2013.
(182723)
54
N
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the per capita expenditure and size of each general practice in Hampshire was in each of the last four years.
(182557)
55
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 138W, on Deloitte, whether the correspondence from Peter Coates to Mike Turley of 19 January 2010 was filed.
(182520)
56
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 138W, on Deloitte, whether the correspondence from Peter Coates to Mike Turley of 19 January 2010 was used in internal investigations into his Department's relationship with Deloitte.
(182521)
57
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 138W, on Deloitte, if he will investigate why the correspondence from Peter Coates to Mike Turley of 19 January 2010 was not retained.
(182522)
58
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 138W, on Deloitte, if he will request from Deloitte a copy of the correspondence from Peter Coates to Mike Turley of 19 January 2010.
(182523)
59
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 138W, on Deloitte, whether his Department's policy is to retain all correspondence with officials in his Department.
(182524)
60
N
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on limiting the amount of sugar in food and drink.
(182558)
61
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons respiratory health is not represented as a responsibility of any Minister in his Department in the List of Ministerial Responsibilities published in December 2013.
(182611)
62
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether people born with cleft lip and palate are entitled to cosmetic surgery on the NHS free of charge.
(182781)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
63
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 27W, on human trafficking, if she will place in the Library a copy of (a) the Foundation Training Programme and (b) the Competent Authority Training.
(182747)
64
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to medical establishments who use horses on the regulation and disposal of carcasses.
(182621)
65
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many medical research establishments in the UK are licensed to use horses in procedures.
(182722)
66
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many horses in each licenced establishment were used in medical experiments in the UK in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
(182725)
67
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she anticipates that agreement will be reached between her Department, Eurostar and the authorities in Belgium and France to resolve border control problems that have arisen as a result of intra- and extra-Schengen ticket abuse.
(182078)
68
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what additional costs her Department incurred in 2013 in the development of the COMPASS programme above those initially planned for; and what the estimated cost of the programme is over the next seven years.
(182740)
69
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many houses provided through the COMPASS contracts do not meet contractual standards on quality due to (a) minor and (b) major defects.
(182742)
70
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to apply key performance indicators to the COMPASS contract.
(182743)
71
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what clawback mechanisms are included in the COMPASS contracts; and whether she expects to exercise them.
(182785)
72
N
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-UK registered vehicles were found to be on UK roads illegally because (a) the driver was not insured, (b) the vehicle lacked a valid tax disc and (c) the vehicle lacked a valid MOT by (i) county and (ii) police force area in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(182605)
73
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bonuses have been awarded to staff of her Department since 1 September 2013.
(182612)
74
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts her Department has awarded to Serco since 1 January 2013.
(182613)
75
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts her Department has awarded to G4S since 1 January 2013.
(182614)
76
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value of bonuses has been paid to staff of her Department since 1 September 2013.
(182615)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
77
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what work her Department's Governance and Fragile States Department undertakes to promote better governance in fragile and conflict-affected states.
(182551)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
78
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Tribunals Service from appellants in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England regarding (i) disability living allowance, (ii) employment and support allowance, (iii) income support, (iv) jobseeker's allowance and (v) tax credits were successful in (A) each quarter in 2013 and (B) the latest period for which figures are available.
(182553)
79
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for the Tribunals Service to administer a First-tier Tribunal-Social Security and Child Support appeal in respect of employment and support allowance in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in (i) each quarter in 2013 and (ii) the latest period for which figures are available.
(182554)
80
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people whose previous residence is listed as being in Coventry are currently in prison.
(182791)
81
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people whose previous residence is listed as being in the West Midlands are currently in prison.
(182792)
82
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average monthly cost of maintaining someone in prison is.
(182793)
83
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evidence his Department has used in formulating its proposals to sell parts of the Probation Service.
(182794)
84
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average ratio of prison officers to inmates in prisons in England and Wales was in June 2013.
(182604)
85
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, where each of the referrals to the government-funded support service for adult victims of human trafficking in England and Wales administered by the Salvation Army is now located; what contact is made with such people at the end of the 45 day reflection period; and if he will make a statement.
(182091)
86
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of custodial sentance was for all people convicted of a crime in each year from 2002 to 2013.
(182562)
87
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length was of custodial sentence given to those 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 years, (m) sexual activity with a child under 13 years, (n) sexual assault of a female, (o) rape of a male, (p) rape of a female, (q) sexual assault of 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 the 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 in each year since 2002.
(182717)
88
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of those 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 years, (m) sexual activity with a child under 13 years, (n) sexual assault of a female, (o) rape of a male, (p) rape of a female, (q) sexual assault of 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 the 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 received a custodial sentence in each year since 2002.
(182718)
89
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many and what proportion of cases 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 years, (m) sexual activity with a child under 13 years, (n) sexual assault of a female, (o) rape of a male, (p) rape of a female, (q) sexual assault of 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 in 2012 which resulted in a non-custodial sentence a victim impact statement was read out in court.
(182719)
90
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many and what proportion of cases 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 years, (m) sexual activity with a child under 13 years, (n) sexual assault of a female, (o) rape of a male, (p) rape of a female, (q) sexual assault of 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 the 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 in 2012 which resulted in a custodial sentence a victim impact statement was read out in court.
(182720)
91
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2013, Official Report, columns 949-50W, on chancel liability, what recent assessment he has made of the effects of chancel liability.
(182721)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
92
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether a trial of the new managed motorway all lanes running design standard will be conducted before implementation of these schemes.
(182724)
93
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to discuss a contingency on awarding building contracts to Chinese companies in discussions on Chinese financing of a transport link in Birmingham.
(182561)
94
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Christmas period on the ability of those affected to respond to the High Speed 2 Environmental Statement Consultation.
(182617)
95
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what method those wishing to petition the High Speed 2 Hybrid Bill must raise points in response to the Environmental Statement Consultation.
(182618)
96
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that those affected by High Speed 2 have enough information to respond to the Environmental Statement Consultation.
(182619)
97
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the information contained in the High Speed 2 Environmental Statement; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the amount of information within the Environmental Statement Consultation on those wishing to respond.
(182620)
98
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of buses for blind and partially sighted people.
(182549)
99
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will amend the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 to include audio visual announcements.
(182559)
100
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will create a fund specifically for audio visual technology on buses.
(182560)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
101
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of the Work Programme in supporting those in long-term unemployment in (a) Essex and (b) Chelmsford constituency.
(182606)
102
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people claiming universal credit in (a) Essex and (b) Chelmsford constituency in April 2014.
(182607)
103
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to create more employment opportunities for young people in (a) Essex and (b) Chelmsford constituency.
(182608)
104
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) adults and (b) young people have been helped to find employment by Chelmsford Jobcentre Plus in each of the last three years.
(182609)
105
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex have received personal independence payment since April 2013.
(182610)
106
N
Geraint Davies
(Swansea West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from where the Enquiry Service had planned to operate; and which properties are no longer to be used for the development of this project.
(182573)
107
N
Geraint Davies
(Swansea West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure the provision of low-cost funeral payments in the transfer of the social fund budgeting and crisis loans arrangements to local authorities; and if he will make a statement.
(182574)
108
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has been issued by his Department to decision makers on the awarding of short-term benefit advances.
(182550)
109
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 240W, on jobseeker's allowance, how many short-term benefit advances were issued in each month from April to December 2013.
(182563)
110
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency have been incorrectly charged an under-occupancy penalty.
(182754)
111
N
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the publication of Housing Benefit bulletin U1/2014: removal of the spare room subsidy on 9 January 2014, what assessment he has made of the number of people who have wrongfully had their housing benefit reduced.
(182731)
112
N
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the publication of Housing Benefit bulletin U1/2014: removal of the spare room subsidy on 9 January 2014, what steps he will take to ensure those who have been charged in error are reimbursed.
(182732)
113
N
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training on annuities and alternatives to annuities is provided to staff at the Pensions Advisory Service.
(182555)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
114
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of registering people for self-assessment tax who now qualify because of changes to child benefit.
[Transferred]
(182787)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
115
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been raised in each local authority area and in total through the Community Infrastructure Levy (d106) in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
[Transferred]
(182575)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
116
N
Nadine Dorries
(Mid Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure compassionate care in the NHS.
[Question Unstarred]
(901955)