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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 17 January 2014

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.
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Friday 17 January 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Friday 17 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.

Friday 17 January  
Questions to the Attorney General
1  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Attorney General, which buildings occupied by the Law Officers' Departments are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183631)
2  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Attorney General, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last three years.
       (183651)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation have attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
       (183195)
4 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what safeguards his Department has put in place to ensure that apprentices employed under his Department's programmes are paid monies owed by their employer; and if he will make it his policy that his Department will pay those apprentices owed outstanding monies by (a) the Leadership Development Centre and (b) Vision Lifestyle.
       (183152)
5 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, under which of his Department's programmes (a) the Leadership Development Centre and (b) Vision Lifestyle were given a contract to employ apprentices; what due diligence his Department undertook as part of the contracting process; if he will undertake an investigation of the contracting process for that programme; and if he will make a statement.
       (183153)
6  
James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs regarding the High Level Prosperity Partnership countries and their agreements to drive growth and prosperity in (a) the UK and (b) Africa.
       (183570)
7  
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the possibility of collusion between travel companies and airlines when setting prices for school holiday dates; and if he will make a statement.
       (183508)
8  
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research his Department has commissioned into reasons for price differentials charged by airlines and travel companies during (a) school holidays and (b) term times.
       (183509)
9  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183630)
10 N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to repeal the Export Control (Libya) Order 2011 (SI 2011/825).
       (183200)
11  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to invest in a new UK Trade & Investment office in Shrewsbury to support local Shropshire businesses rather than maintaining one office in Birmingham for the whole of the West Midlands.
       (183538)
12  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to assess the return on investment from Government funding of UK Trade & Investment West Midlands.
       (183539)
13  
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of (a) tuition and (b) maintenance student loans currently issued; and what proportion of such loans he estimates will be unrecoverable.
       (183701)
14  
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of student loans for (a) tuition and (b) maintenance that will be issued in each of the next 10 years.
       (183702)
15 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
       (183365)
16  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183650)
17  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the contribution of the hon. Member for East Durbatonshire of 25 April 2013, Official Report, columns 801-2, what progress he has made on issuing guidance on breastfeeding at work.
       (183717)
18 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the Economic and Social Research Council budget was committed to research on health and safety matters in each of the last five years.
       (183346)
19 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding the Economic and Social Research Council plans to commit to research on (a) health and safety, (b) risk management and (c) occupational health in the next financial year.
       (183347)
20  
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many approvals were granted by the Registrar of Companies in each of the years ending 31 March from 2007 to 2013 in (a) Swindon and (b) the UK.
       (183604)
21  
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding was allocated by his Department and its associated agencies to Swindon Borough Council in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
       (183605)
22 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies registered in Barrow and Furness constituency are classified as (a) small and (b) medium-sized, as defined by the Companies Act 1985.
       (183329)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
23  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183632)
24  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of people in Portsmouth South constituency were employed in the (a) private and (b) public sector in each of the last three years.
       (183392)
25  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183652)
26  
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on the basis of (a) production, (b) income and (c) expenditure were for (i) Swindon, (ii) Wiltshire and (iii) the South West region in each quarter in the years 2007-08 to 2012-13 before reconciliation to produce the single GDP figure for each quarter.
       (183606)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
27 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
       (183074)
28 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) capital and (b) revenue costs of the proposed Garden Bridge in London; and if he will provide a breakdown of those costs.
       (183357)
29 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what public funding has been allocated to the proposed Garden Bridge project in London; and how much private funding has been secured for that purpose.
       (183358)
30 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates he met the Chief of the Defence Staff between 11 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.
       (183118)
31 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of copycat websites for tax returns; and what steps he is taking to inform the public about such websites.
       (183166)
32  
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charities using the online portal have been fined for late return of an annual return in each year since 2010.
       (183506)
33  
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost has been to charities appealing against late filing penalties of the online annual return in each year since 2010.
       (183507)
34  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria have been set by each bank in receipt of public money for qualification for senior staff bonuses; whether the Prudential Regulation Authority plays a role in the ratification of such criteria; and whether his Department has provided any guidance to the remuneration committees of such banks on bonus payments.
       (183487)
35  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received opposing the payment of bonuses to employees of banks in receipt of funds from the public purse.
       (183488)
36  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines (a) UK Financial Investments and (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority have established to govern bonuses paid to senior bank executives.
       (183489)
37  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it the policy of UK Financial Investments that any financial institutions in receipt of public money which have a policy of paying end-of-year bonuses publish the payments and their recipients at the time the payment is made.
       (183490)
38  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on placing a Minister or other departmental representative on the board of directors of those banks in receipt of public funds and support; and if he will consider appointing as non-executive directors to the boards of banks in receipt of public funds for recapitalisation representatives from the (a) bankworkers' trade union and (b) third sector.
       (183491)
39  
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of the implementation of progressive beer duty in each of the last 10 years.
       (183575)
40 N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of the total public spending in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year since 1990.
       (183343)
41 N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of the total tax receipts from (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland excluding any revenue from the North Sea in each year since 1990.
       (183344)
42 N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of North Sea revenues in each year since 1990 from (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland according to (i) population split and (ii) a geographical split of that revenue.
       (183353)
43  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183647)
44 N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) value of tax exempt heritage assets in Scotland.
       (183349)
45  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the need to increase the number of oil terminals designated as duty warehouses; and if he will make a statement.
       (183430)
46  
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the findings of the Barlow Powell report into vapour recovery, submitted to HM Revenue and Customs by the Petrol Retailers' Association in May 2011; and if he will make a statement.
       (183470)
47  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183671)
48  
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis he has commissioned of the economic effects of the introduction of standardised packaging for tobacco products.
       (183558)
49  
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging on the intellectual property rights of tobacco brands; and if he will estimate the cost of any compensation arising from such a proposal and its effect on intellectual property rights.
       (183559)
50 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the Cheltenham Tax Enquiry Office is being closed; and if he will make a statement.
       (183127)
51  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland have been fined as a result of fuel fraud offences in each of the last 10 years.
       (183456)
52  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were (a) arrested, (b) convicted and (c) received custodial sentences in the UK for offences relating to fuel fraud in each of the last 10 years.
       (183458)
53  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received custodial sentences for fuel laundering in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
       (183459)
54  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of fines issued in the UK is as a result of fuel fraud offences in each of the last 10 years.
       (183460)
55  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of assets seized in Northern Ireland by HM Revenue and Customs as a result of fuel fraud offences in each of the last 10 years is.
       (183461)
56  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many confiscation orders have been issued by HM Revenue and Customs for fuel laundering in each of the last 10 years.
       (183462)
57  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs officers are currently employed in Northern Ireland.
       (183463)
58  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs officers in Northern Ireland are assigned to tackling fuel fraud.
       (183464)
59  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of fuel sold in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland that is illicit.
       (183465)
60  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) laundering plants and (b) millions of litres of fuel were seized in the UK by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last 10 years.
       (183466)
61  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of fuel fraud in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the UK in each of the last 10 years.
       (183467)
Questions to the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
62  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January, Official Report, column 502W, on Bishop of Bath and Wells, what the cost is of the property which the Church Commissioners have purchased or propose to purchase for the purpose of accommodating the new Bishop of Bath and Wells.
       (183625)
63  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January, Official Report, column 502W, on Bishop of Bath and Wells, what the address is of the property which the Church Commissioners have purchased or propose to purchase for the purpose of accommodating the new Bishop of Bath and Wells.
       (183626)
64  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 502W, on Bishop of Bath and Wells, what consultation with the new Bishop of Bath and Wells was carried out prior to the decision to purchase new housing to accommodate him and his wife.
       (183627)
65  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church Commissioners have for the future use of the flat in the Palace of the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
       (183628)
66  
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Very Reverend John Clarke, Dean of Wells, was present during meetings at which the suitability of the accommodation in the Bishop's Palace at Wells was discussed by the Church Commissioners.
       (183629)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
67  
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has he issued to local councils on naming councillors who are barred from voting in council meetings due to failing to pay their council tax.
       (183594)
68 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses have been unoccupied for over (a) five and (b) 10 years in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the UK.
       (183169)
69  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183633)
70  
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will direct the Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council to provide copies of (a) the management reports in respect of discretionary housing payments and the under-occupancy penalty and (b) the background figures in respect of that council's reduction in funding for council tax support which have previously been requested by the hon. member for Birmingham, Yardley.
       (183537)
71 N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what percentage Band D council tax increased in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire in (i) 1997-2010 and (ii) 2010 to date.
       (183172)
72 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what weight he will place on (a) sustainability and (b) cycling promotion when assessing bids under the Local Growth Fund.
       (183115)
73  
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial contribution each government department has made to the Troubled Families Programme in each year since 2010; and what those contributions are expected to be for each year to 2015.
       (183398)
74  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183653)
75 N
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 66 of Cleveland Fire Brigade's Community Integrated Risk Management Plan draft for consultation, what his Department's policy is on consideration of options to mutualise Cleveland Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement.
       (183130)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
76 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation have attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department in each year since 2010.
       (183193)
77 N
Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which representatives of the UK Government will attend the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2014.
       (182629)
78  
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of an increase in the annual licence fee for the 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum on (a) the level of private sector infrastructure investment in the 4G mobile network and (b) the speed at which 4G services will be rolled out across the UK.
       (183433)
79 N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on reform of the regulatory appeals system relating to mobile contract switching to reduce the length and cost of the process.
       (182303)
80 N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the case for introducing a gaining-provider-led system for mobile contract switching.
       (182304)
81 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on fixed odds betting terminals on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, if, in the event that betting shop operators fail to develop a plan by the end of January 2014 to link players with play in a way that allows a better understanding of player behaviour, she will introduce precautionary player protection; and if she will make a statement.
       (183381)
82 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, at what level she plans to introduce a cap on voluntary limits for stakes on FOBT machines; and if she will make a statement.
       (183382)
83 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, how she plans to assess whether precautionary player protection proposals are likely to reduce harm from gambling on FOBT in betting shops; and if she will make a statement.
       (183383)
84 N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, what steps she is taking to ensure that the review of B category gaming machines by the Responsibility in Gambling Trust has the data required to make recommendations on stakes and prizes; and if she will make a statement.
       (183384)
85  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183634)
86  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were fined for not holding a television licence in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last three years.
       (183391)
87 N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 429W, on art works: export controls, how many of the objects culturally-deferred were from Scottish sellers.
       (183350)
88 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to visit Yorkshire to discuss the planning for the 2014 Tour de France.
       (183354)
89 N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government funding has been allocated to ensure that the 2014 Tour de France provides maximum benefit to the Yorkshire economy.
       (183355)
90  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
       (183654)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
91 N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department is doing to integrate NATO work on (a) UNSCR 1325 and (b) the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives into armed forces doctrine, training and practice.
       (183129)
92 N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on items stolen from his Department since May 2005; and if he will make a statement.
       (183124)
93 N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of items stolen from his Department since May 2005; and if he will make a statement.
       (183360)
94  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183635)
95  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular naval recruits were enlisted in (a) Portsmouth South constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
       (183586)
96  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new army reserve recruits there were in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last five years.
       (183587)
97  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new naval reserve recruits there were in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last five years.
       (183588)
98  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army reserve recruits (a) left the service and (b) were enlisted from 2011 to the most recent year for which figures are available.
       (183589)
99  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval reserve recruits (a) left the service and (b) were enlisted from 2011 to the most recent year for which figures are available.
       (183590)
100  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular force army redundancies he plans to make in the South East.
       (183591)
101  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role he plans for HM Naval Base Portsmouth in the management of recruitment of reservists.
       (183592)
102  
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which part of his Department's budget the cost of the army recruitment drive recently announced by his Department will be met.
       (183593)
103  
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when emergency flood defences have been deployed at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield since the flood event of July 2007.
       (183397)
104  
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence police officers were under investigation in 2013 for neglect of duties at the Atomic Weapons Establishment; how many such officers have since faced disciplinary action; how many such officers have resigned from the force since being notified of investigation; what steps he is taking to review police management standards at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Burghfield; and if he will make a statement.
       (183426)
105  
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name, date and location is of each nuclear weapons accident response exercise which (a) took place in 2013 and (b) is scheduled for 2014.
       (183427)
106  
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how cyber attacks or other malicious incidents involving information technology at the Atomic Weapons Establishment are categorised; and how many such incidents there were in each relevant category in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
       (183428)
107  
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when nuclear processing operations recommenced in the main processing building at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, following the Improvement Notice from the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
       (183429)
108  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials from his Department have (a) been made redundant since 2010 and (b) been made redundant then re-employed directly or as external consultants.
       (183595)
109  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) pay and (b) pay scale is of employees within DE&S+ who earn over £100,000 per year.
       (183596)
110  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payouts for those made redundant within his Department's accountancy department since 2010.
       (183597)
111  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were working in his Department's accountancy department in each year since 2010.
       (183598)
112  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department working within the accountancy department have been made redundant since 2010.
       (183599)
113  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on external accountancy support in each year since 2010; and what the value has been of each of his Department's external accountancy contracts in that time.
       (183600)
114  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the most specific up-to-date timetable for the completion of the aircraft carrier programme will be released.
       (183601)
115  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the overall budget for the costs of the aircraft carrier programme will be finalised.
       (183602)
116  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the three services in addressing shortages in pinch point trades.
       (183608)
117  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish figures of voluntary outflow for each rank of the armed forces for each of the last 10 years.
       (183609)
118  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown of the expenses claims filed by Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
       (183610)
119  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish details of the full remuneration package of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
       (183611)
120  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the issues relating to the conduct of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, were first brought to the attention of Ministers in his Department; and which Minister this was.
       (183612)
121  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he rejected the resignation offer of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in 2013.
       (183613)
122  
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department's internal investigation into the conduct of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation will be concluded; and whether the findings will be published.
       (183614)
123  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183655)
124 N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Government plans to enforce the ruling by the International Court of Arbitration in the case of International Military Services Ltd v Iran.
       (183188)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
125 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation have attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
       (183192)
126  
Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on extending the pupil premium plus to school children adopted before December 2005.
       (183510)
127  
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the highest and lowest levels of spending per capita on primary school reception classes in England in each year since 2007-08.
       (183492)
128  
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of per capita spending on primary school reception classes in (a) Birkenhead, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and (c) England in each year since 2007-08.
       (183493)
129  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183636)
130 N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sixth form colleges have had their financial health graded as inadequate by the Education Funding Agency in each of the last five years.
       (183368)
131  
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils at each of the secondary schools in the Stourbridge constituency achieved A*-C grades in English Baccalaureate subjects (a) overall and (b) in each individual subject area in the academic year 2012-13.
       (183511)
132 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to inform registered activity providers in the children's sector of their statutory obligations; and what additional steps he has taken to ensure those providers understand the changes in such rules brought about by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
       (183359)
133 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on campaigns aimed at promoting awareness amongst registered activity providers of their responsibility to report suspicious behaviour to the Disclosure and Barring Service or its predecessor in each of the last five years.
       (183367)
134 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
       (183363)
135  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183657)
136  
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to amend the provisions of the National Curriculum on (a) the causes of the First World War, (b) the quality of British generalship and (c) the reputation of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde; and if he will make a statement.
       (183582)
137 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of automatic external defibrillators in schools.
       (183338)
138  
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the cost to the Exchequer of exempting sixth form colleges and further education colleges from VAT along the same lines as schools.
       (183574)
139 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish all communications between his Department and Alan Lewis regarding financial management at the Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
       (183191)
140 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the option appraisal report which was conducted in order to find a site for the Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
       (183196)
141 N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department had any direct communication with Alan Lewis regarding the 2011-12 and 2012-13 budgets at the Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
       (183197)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
142  
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people have been employed in the (a) onshore wind, (b) offshore wind, (c) solar, (d) wave, (e) tidal and (f) biomass industries in each year since 2009.
       (183434)
143 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that will be created by the fracking industry in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK in the next 10 years.
       (183170)
144  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183637)
145 N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps are being taken to make the UK's electricity distribution network more resilient to winter storms.
       (183171)
146  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183658)
147 N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken against the threat to cast iron gas mains from the recent severe weather.
       (183125)
148  
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what comparative assessment he has made of outage times and percentages for large efficient electricity-generating plant in the UK and similar plant (a) in Hong Kong and (b) internationally.
       (183700)
149  
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that the most efficient plants are operating for a best-in-class proportion of time by international standards; and if he will make a statement.
       (183713)
150  
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what comparative assessment he has made of the difference in cost and payments of the National Grid Company offer payment prize schedule for electricity generation for standardised times and days and to those of the previous merit order schedule; and if he will make a statement.
       (183715)
151  
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to prevent gaming of the payment prize schedule by power station operators; and if he will make a statement.
       (183716)
152 N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which English counties are being considered for shale gas exploration under the draft licensing plan issued in December 2013.
       (183189)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
153  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183638)
154  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183659)
155 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Floodline Warnings Direct.
       (183351)
156 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce food wastage; and if he will make a statement.
       (183154)
157  
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish details of all funds allocated by his Department and its associated agencies to Swindon Borough Council in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
       (183607)
158 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 345W, on flood control, what share of the capital spending set out in each year was for flood defence schemes for which funding had been committed prior to May 2010.
       (183385)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
159 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the political stability of Iraq.
       (183332)
160 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the work of the Iraqi army.
       (183333)
161 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the effect of conflict on civilians in Iraq.
       (183334)
162 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the effect of conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
       (183335)
163 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of civilians killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
       (183336)
164  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183639)
165  
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make urgent representations to the Israeli authorities concerning the conditions under which Palestinian children are arrested and detained within the first 24 hours of their arrest.
       (183583)
166  
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli authorities about the 40 recommendations made in the report, Children in Military Custody, published in June 2012.
       (183584)
167  
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that specific legal duties and obligations under Article 1 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, to respect and to ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances, are being honoured in relation to the detention of children in military custody in the Occupied Territories.
       (183585)
168 N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to seek the repeal of UNSCR 1970 on arms exports to Libya.
       (183198)
169 N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek the lifting of the EU embargo on arms exports to Libya as set out in CD 2011/137/CFSP.
       (183199)
170 N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of arms embargos on Libya on the security and human rights situation in that country.
       (183201)
171  
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his P5+1 counterparts the involvement of Saudi Arabia in future discussions of Iran's nuclear programme.
       (183457)
172  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that Burmese Army soldiers committing acts of sexual violence in conflict are held accountable for their crimes.
       (183564)
173  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the firing on civilians by the Burmese Army at Nam Lin Pa Internally Displaced Person camp in Kachin State when they attacked it in November 2013.
       (183580)
174 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 176W, on Afghanistan, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 20 January 2014 on co-ordinated EU action to protect Afghan women human rights defenders.
       (183123)
175  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183660)
176 N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he intends to nominate a UK bank for transactions linked to the UK's obligations under the Geneva Joint Plan of Action with Iran.
       (183186)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
177 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
       (183194)
178 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of (a) the number and proportion of NHS hospitals in England that charge patients and visitors for using their car parks, (b) the total number of patients and visitors charged for using car parks at NHS hospitals in England, (c) the total revenue generated from charging patients and visitors for using car parks at NHS hospitals in England and (d) how much and what proportion of the total revenue generated was received by private sector organisations in each year since 2009-10.
       (183167)
179  
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department will review the regulations in funding whereby NHS vouchers for frames for special facial characteristics cannot be funded through high street opticians resulting in extra costs for spectacles, replacements or repairs; and if he will make a statement.
       (183576)
180  
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department ensures that health checks carried out annually for people with learning disabilities are given sufficient time and attention to cover the necessary checks; and if he will make a statement.
       (183577)
181  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on extending access to proton beam therapy on the NHS.
       (183423)
182  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons UK patients are only funded to undergo proton beam therapy in US and not other countries.
       (183424)
183  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183640)
184 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 147W, on NHS: crime prevention, how many investigations NHS Protect undertook in 2010; how many such investigations led to (a) criminal prosecutions and (b) internal disciplinary procedures; and what the cost of each such investigation was.
       (183060)
185 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 147W, on NHS: crime prevention, where information about investigations by NHS Protect is held.
       (183061)
186 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 146W, on NHS Trust Development Authority, for what reasons the two contracts valued at over £100,000 with Gareth Cruddace Limited were not put out to competitive tender.
       (183075)
187 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 146W, on NHS Trust Development Authority, for what purpose Carnall Farrar LLP was engaged; who made the decision to engage that firm; and for what reasons the contract for the engagement was not subject to competitive tender.
       (183120)
188 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 any third parties possess a copy of the correspondence from Peter Coates to Mike Turley dated 19 January 2010.
       (183352)
189 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
       (183362)
190  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a free-of-charge vaccination programme for children under five for meningococcal B meningitis.
       (183579)
191  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183662)
192 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on requiring GP practices that hold automatic external defibrillators to make them publicly available.
       (183331)
193 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require care homes to provide automatic external defibrillators.
       (183339)
194  
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new psychotropic drugs have been licensed for use by children in each year since 2010.
       (183523)
195  
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in each primary care trust area in the West Midlands were prescribed methylphenidate hydrochloride in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
       (183540)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
196 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of copycat websites for passport applications and renewals; what estimate she has made of the costs to consumers of using such websites; and what steps she is taking to inform the public about such websites.
       (183165)
197  
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to change the tendering process for statutory recovery contracts during the current Parliament.
     [R] (183421)
198  
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place for her Department to oversee the statutory recovery contract tendering process.
     [R] (183422)
199  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183641)
200  
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum cases were withdrawn by her Department's presenting officers and sent back to her Department's case owners in the years (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14 to date.
       (183469)
201  
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list by (a) local authority area and (b) numbers presented to each local authority details of received asylum seekers placed by direction of her Department or its contracted partners for the most recent period for which figures are available.
       (183524)
202 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the use of strip searching of detainees.
       (183116)
203  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
       (183663)
204  
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to complete and publish the national anti-corruption action plan.
       (183394)
205  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK Central Authority has received requests for mutual legal assistance from (a) Iran, (b) Syria and (c) Libya during the last three years.
       (183543)
206 N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons three Iranian officials holding UK visas were detained for a number of days at Heathrow airport in 2011 or 2012.
       (183187)
207  
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the National Crime Agency has taken to tackle fuel laundering and smuggling.
       (183468)
208 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written statement from the Minister for Crime Prevention of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 22WS, on drug policy, whether she has received indications from other EU member states that they intend to opt out of the Commission's proposed directive on new psychoactive substances.
       (183387)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
209 N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many hon. Members' sponsored tours of the Palace of Westminster took place during non-sitting Fridays during (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013; and how many are booked for 2014.
       (183163)
210  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in the House of Commons Service in each of the last three years.
       (183664)
211  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of (a) job satisfaction, (b) absenteeism rates and (c) staff turnover rates of staff of the House.
       (183557)
212  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of the potential for the provision of mindfulness for the staff of the House in improving wellbeing.
       (183714)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
213 N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has committed to each of her Department's strategic priorities for Afghanistan.
       (183131)
214 N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the Government plans to give to Argentina during the current Parliament.
       (182942)
215 N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the UK has given to Argentina since May 2010.
       (182943)
216  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183642)
217  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any (a) rice and (b) other humanitarian aid stolen by Burmese Army soldiers in the Nam Lin Pa Internally Displaced Person camp in Kachin State, Burma, in November 2013 was supplied by any agency or organisation funded by her Department.
       (183581)
218  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
       (183665)
219  
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) food aid and (b) other aid her Department gave to North Korea in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how much aid has been given to North Korea in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
       (183432)
220  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether UK Official Development Assistance budgets allocated to departments other than her Department are also bound by her Department's results framework.
       (183455)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
221  
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 11 members of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales have their main residence north of the city of Birmingham.
       (183624)
222 N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many named day parliamentary questions sent to his Department were answered after the day named without a holding letter being sent in each session of Parliament since 2010.
       (183119)
223  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183643)
224 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department gives to companies who manage people on release from prison on steps to be taken to monitor the deaths of those under supervision.
       (183067)
225 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that female prisoners have sufficient clothing.
       (183068)
226 N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to make sure that the restrictions imposed on parcels being sent to prisons do not prevent (a) male and (b) female prisoners from having sufficient clothing.
       (183069)
227 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which body has statutory responsibility for the independent reviewing of complaint handling in relation to employment judges sitting in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
       (183121)
228 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Lord President of the Court Session on responsibility for the independent review of complaints handling in relation to employment judges sitting in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
       (183122)
229 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the responsibility for independent review of the handling of complaints in relation to employment judges sitting in Scotland.
       (183126)
230 N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to reply to Question 181504, tabled by the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North on 6 January 2014 for answer on 9 January 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer.
       (183366)
231 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions ambulances have been called out to HM Prison Oakwood by (a) month and (b) nature of incident since the opening of that prison.
       (183062)
232 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions ambulances were called out to each prison in England and Wales in each month of 2012.
       (183063)
233 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used by his Department in the prison benchmarking process.
       (183064)
234 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the length is of the contract agreed with Serco for HM Prison Thameside on 20 December 2013; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the contract to the public purse over the lifetime of the contract.
       (183065)
235 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last published details of expenditure of over £500 using government procurement cards.
       (183066)
236 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
       (183361)
237  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183666)
238  
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle human trafficking.
       (183562)
239  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2013, Official Report, column 415W, on Children and Young Persons Act 1933, what consultation or other steps he has taken on legislating to bring social and electronic media explicitly within section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
       (183569)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
240  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what resources from her Department were used or made available during the recent flood precautionary measures in Northern Ireland.
       (183525)
241  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the setting up of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry; and what funding her Department has allocated to assist the work of that inquiry.
       (183526)
242  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the US administration since the ending of the Haass talks in Northern Ireland.
       (183527)
243  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland since her appointment; and what assessment she has made of the work of that service.
       (183528)
244  
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with Secretary of State for the Home Department about immigration into Northern Ireland and overall levels of migration.
       (183529)
245  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183644)
246  
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with Mr Willie Walsh about British Airways' (a) commitment to and (b) expansion at Belfast City Airport; and if she will make a statement.
       (183556)
247  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
       (183667)
248 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on a plan for the implementation, legislation and provision of funding for measures dealing with the legacy of the past that arise from the Haass negotiations.
       (183386)
Questions to the Prime Minister
249 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the dates of all meetings between him and the Chief of Defence Staff between 11 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.
       (183117)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
250  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183645)
251  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183669)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
252  
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to how many emergency incidents HM Coastguard responded in (a) the North East and (b) the Tees Valley in each year since 2008.
       (183395)
253 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of legal advice on the legal challenge by Pearson Driving Assessments to the award of the theory test contract.
       (183327)
254 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of copycat websites for the application for and renewal of driving licences; and what steps he is taking to inform the public about such websites.
       (183164)
255  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183646)
256  
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason buses are not required to have audio-visual announcements for accessibility in the same way as trains; and if he will make it his policy to introduce such a requirement.
       (183530)
257  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183670)
258 N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage registration with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of foreign-registered vehicles which are in the UK beyond a six-month period.
       (183330)
259 N
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings of KPMG on its report on the regional economic impacts of High Speed 2, what steps he is taking to ameliorate any negative impact of investment in High Speed 2 on the South West region.
       (183190)
260  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the draft A303 feasibility study.
       (183390)
261 N
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish the draft scope for the A303 feasibility study for consultation with stakeholders.
       (183132)
262 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 390W, on M6, what the location was and details were of each of the road traffic collisions in 2013; and what the location and duration of the ensuing road closure was in each case.
       (183388)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
263  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183648)
264  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183672)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
265  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in the Government Equalities Office in each of the last three years.
       (183661)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
266 N
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people receiving jobseeker's allowance (JSA) in York Central constituency had JSA withdrawn as a result of their failure to comply with conditions laid down by his Department in each month since October 2012.
       (183340)
267 N
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people receiving employment and support allowance in York Central constituency were moved (a) from the support group to the work-related group and (b) from the work-related group to the support group in each month since October 2012.
       (183341)
268 N
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people living in York Central constituency were receiving (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance - support group and (c) employment and support allowance - work-related group in each month since October 2012.
       (183342)
269 N
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people living in York Central constituency receiving employment and support allowance were moved from the support group to the work-related group; how many of those people sought a review of that decision; and how many of those seeking a review were (a) moved back to the support group as a consequence of the review, (b) not moved back to the support group as a consequence of the review and (c) still awaiting the decision on their request for review in each month since October 2013.
       (183389)
270 N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 455W, on universal credit, when he expects that the 50 required IT specialists will be (a) recruited and (b) in post.
       (183369)
271 N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 455W, on universal credit, how many of the recruited IT specialists will be (a) on the Civil Service pay grade system and (b) contracted separately; and what estimate he has made of the cost of salaries of specialists in the latter category.
       (183370)
272  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 447W, on employment and support allowance, if his Department will collect data on mandatory reconsiderations of employment and support allowance.
       (183536)
273  
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
       (183649)
274  
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 522W, on housing benefit: social rented housing, whether his Department will cover the cost of reimbursing claimants who wrongfully had their housing benefit reduced; and whether local authorities will be reimbursed for the additional costs associated with administering the correction of the mistake.
       (183396)
275 N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
       (183364)
276  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
       (183673)
277 N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department intended to uprate work allowances before adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
       (183070)
278 N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be subject to improved incentives to work as a result of universal credit following the adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
       (183071)
279 N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be subject to improved incentives to increase the number of hours they work as a result of universal credit following the adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
       (183072)
280 N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be financially better off as a result of universal credit following the adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
       (183073)
281  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice he has given to ATOS relating to the Armed Forces Covenant when considering assessments in relation to the work capability assessments of former members of HM armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
       (183393)
282 N
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has plans to close the gap in benefits created by the suspension of employment and support allowance to clients subject to an adverse mandatory reconsideration, pending resolution of their tribunal hearing; and if he will make a statement.
       (183128)
283 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of tenants affected by the under-occupancy penalty who have taken in a lodger.
       (183133)
284 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions the Health and Safety Executive has had with Government departments about the health and safety implications of fracking; and if he will make a statement.
       (183345)
285 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Health and Safety Executive has applied a Fee For Intervention in each month since October 2012; and what the total of such fees in each such month was.
       (183348)
286  
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) adults and (b) people aged 16 to 24 years old have been helped to find employment by Swindon Jobcentre Plus in each of the last three years.
       (183603)
287 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets he has set for moving applications for jobseeker's allowance online; and whether these targets are variable by region.
       (183337)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
288  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent progress has been made on establishing EU free trade agreements.
   [Transferred] [R] (183425)
289  
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was collected in student loan repayments in 2012-13; and what estimate he has made of the value of student loan repayments made in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
   [Transferred]   (183703)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
290  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in =the Deputy Prime Minister's Office in each of the last three years.
   [Transferred]   (183656)
291  
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in No. 10 Downing Street in each of the last three years.
   [Transferred]   (183668)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
292  
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effect on the trade of illicit tobacco of the introduction of standardised packaging in the UK.
   [Transferred]   (183560)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
293  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what steps his Department has taken to engage with young people to increase voter registration.
   [Transferred]   (183453)
294  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the registration rates were for attainers in each year for which data are available.
   [Transferred]   (183555)
295  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what meetings his Department has had with the National Union of Students on increasing electoral registration rates for students.
   [Transferred]   (183565)
296  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of levels of co-operation between (a) the Student Loans Company, (b) local authority student council tax exemption departments and (c) the national insurance card department in automatically sending out voter registration forms to all their clients.
   [Transferred]   (183566)
297  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what support his Department has given to the National Voter Registration Day run by Bite the Ballot.
   [Transferred]   (183567)
298  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of voter registration drives run by Bite the Ballot and of whether there are any lessons for his Department's policy in such drives.
   [Transferred]   (183568)
299  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the average cost of registering additional non-voters was in each of the last six years.
   [Transferred]   (183571)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
300  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effect on registration levels of attainers in Northern Ireland of the introduction of individual voter registration.
   [Transferred]   (183431)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
301  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which electoral registration campaigns have been the most successful in each of the last three years.
   [Transferred]   (183572)
302  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how much was spent on each electoral registration campaign in each of the last 10 years; and how many voters were registered as a result of each such campaign.
   [Transferred]   (183573)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
303  
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether repair work from storm damage to High Speed 2 railways during its construction has been factored in to the budget for the project.
   [Transferred]   (183563)
           

Prepared 17th January 2014