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Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Friday 24 January 2014

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Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Friday 24 January 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Friday 24 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 24 January  
Questions to the Attorney General
1  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Attorney General, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) the Law Officers' Departments, (ii) agencies of the Law Officers' Departments and (iii) contractors of the Law Officers' Departments are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184438)
2  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 468W, on taxation: fraud, how many confiscation orders were imposed in tax fraud cases by the Crown Prosecution Service in each year from 2010-11 to 2012-13; and how much has been recovered in respect of those orders.
       (184713)
3  
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were commenced by the Crown Prosecution Service for each offence category in (a) the Crown Court and (b) the magistrates' court in each year from 2007-08 to 2012-13.
       (184715)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
4  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184437)
5  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will classify 3a or 3b laser pens as dangerous items.
       (184719)
6  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to restrict the availability of class 3a and 3b laser pens.
       (184720)
7  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what checks are in place for people purchasing class 3a and 3b laser pens.
       (184721)
8 N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff were (a) seconded, (b) loaned and (c) hired to UK Trade & Investment from private sector organisations in each of the last five years; and if he will take steps to increase the proportion of UK Trade & Investment staff hired directly from the private sector.
       (184278)
9  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to reduce staff turnover in his Department.
       (184562)
10  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department compiles statistics on the destination of staff leaving to work in the private sector.
       (184590)
11  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to the private sector in each of the last three years.
       (184593)
12  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many private sector secondees his Department employed in each of the last three years.
       (184594)
13  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on increasing the number of apprentices in (a) departments and (b) agencies and public bodies.
       (184596)
14  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices his Department employed in each of the last three years.
       (184597)
15  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the level of gross fixed investment in the UK as a percentage of GDP.
       (184598)
16  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will create a national certification scheme for work readiness for young people.
       (184599)
17  
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies registered in Brigg and Goole constituency are classified as (a) small and (b) medium-sized as defined by the Companies Act 1985.
       (184583)
18 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of people working flexibly in each of the last four years.
       (184194)
19  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many reviews have been (a) requested and (b) conducted by the FE Commissioner since that post's creation.
       (184526)
20  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name of each administered college is.
       (184527)
21  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many visits to Barnfield College were made by his Department or its executive agencies before the start of the investigation of the college in September 2013.
       (184585)
22  
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he will take to safeguard British jobs and investment in the UK by working towards fair conditions in the global aerospace market.
       (184426)
23  
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart about the $8.7 billion subsidy awarded to Boeing by Washington State in November 2013.
       (184427)
24  
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts about the implications for employment and job creation of the $8.7 billion subsidy awarded to Boeing by Washington State in November 2013.
       (184428)
25  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the involvement of business organisations and stakeholders in the Wave2 City Deals programme.
       (184514)
26  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the number of firms currently using employee shareholder status.
       (184520)
27  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many firms are currently taking part in the Growth Vouchers programme.
       (184521)
28  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many bids for funds under the Venture Capital Catalyst Fund have been (a) received and (b) approved; and what funds have been allocated under that scheme to date.
       (184522)
29  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what minimum accreditation standards his Department has put in place for growth coaches taking part in the Growth Accelerator scheme.
       (184523)
30  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full time equivalent staff are currently working in the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate; and at which premises those staff are based.
       (184524)
31  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information will appear on the proposed public register of company ownership.
       (184609)
32  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed by his Department and its agencies whose duties include the (a) investigation and (b) enforcement of criminal penalties of the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
       (184610)
33  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure transparency in identifying beneficial owners as part of the proposed public register of company ownership.
       (184611)
34  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which bodies were (a) consulted over and (b) received a copy of the Wave2 Business Growth Programme: Policy Overview Document.
       (184612)
35  
Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received from the European Commission on whether Enterprise Capital Funds have breeched state aid rules.
       (184613)
36 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses located in Cumbria have adopted employee shareholder status for some or all of their employees since September 2013.
       (184398)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
37  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184439)
38  
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Procurement Service imposes any conditions in its contracts on the employment of apprentices by the companies from which it procures.
       (184595)
39  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed rule changes to the handling of electoral registration forms on the ability of civic society groups to increase registration of under-represented sectors of the population.
       (184685)
40 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people over 25 have been unemployed for over two years (a) at the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in each year since 1992.
       (184387)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
41  
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of GDP was spent on infrastructure projects in the most recent year for which data is available.
       (184518)
42  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184454)
43 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, column 11W, on the Thames Garden Bridge, who in his Department is responsible for preparing the business case for the Thames Garden Bridge; and when he expects the business case to be published.
       (184355)
44 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, column 730W, on taxation: self-assessment, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people are not charged by copycat websites for services that are offered free by the state.
       (184269)
45  
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of bank lending to businesses since May 2010.
       (184748)
46 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on updating guidance on the use of social media for financial promotions.
       (184374)
47 N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of foreclosures.
       (184326)
48  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of EU macro-assistance programmes.
       (184525)
49  
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions have taken place between officials representing his Department and their counterparts in EU member states on amendments tabled to the Fourth EU Anti Money Laundering Directive; and if he will make a statement.
       (184463)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
50 N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to require a council to hold a referendum if it plans to increase the level of council tax.
       (184270)
51  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184440)
52  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many rough sleepers there were in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184625)
53  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people subject to the under-occupancy penalty were evicted in each London borough in the last 12 months.
       (184626)
54  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average proportion of market rent of all affordable housing is in each London borough.
       (184627)
55  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authority homes have been built in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184628)
56  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184629)
57  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families currently placed in temporary accommodation reside in one room in each London borough.
       (184630)
58  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families were placed in temporary accommodation in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184631)
59  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total funding from his Department was for each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184666)
60  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of unoccupied houses in the UK.
       (184506)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
61  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) her Department, (ii) agencies of her Department and (iii) contractors of her Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184441)
62  
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to instruct TV Licensing to publish the name and contact details of the Head of TV Licensing on their website.
       (184424)
63  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries were closed in London in each of the last five years.
       (184654)
64  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many libraries there were in each London borough in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184660)
65 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions Ofcom had with ITV on the suitability of a suicide scene in the 20 January edition of Coronation Street which appeared before the watershed; and if she will make a statement.
       (184219)
66 N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure social networking sites take more responsibility for protecting young people when they are online.
       (184259)
67  
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with HM Treasury on the potential effect of the Fourth EU Anti Money Laundering Directive on the bookmaking industry; and if she will make a statement.
       (184469)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
68  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184442)
69  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his long-term plans are for UK Reaper drones operating in Afghanistan.
       (184672)
70  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to re-locating UK Reaper drones from Afghanistan to the US.
       (184673)
71  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the decommissioning of UK Reaper drones after 2014.
       (184675)
72  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which body is responsible for initiating prosecutions for carrying out laser pen attacks on military aircraft.
       (184704)
73  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military pilots have been relieved from duty after a laser pen attack in the last three years.
       (184717)
74  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the relocation of UK Reaper drones from Afghanistan after the conclusion of Nato operations at the end of 2014.
       (184718)
75  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2013, Official Report, columns 639-40W, on Trident submarines, what the value of each contract was.
       (184574)
76  
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Engineering and Science Group.
       (184425)
77 N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when were plans to upgrade the radar in North Uist were first proposed; and what the anticipated installation date is.
       (184372)
78 N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to upgrade radar equipment in North Uist.
       (184373)
79 N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2013, Official Report, column 406W, on military aircraft, how many aircraft of each type were used to calculate the net book value.
       (184325)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
80 N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Cabinet Office publication special advisers in post, published on 25 October 2013, in what capacity he employs Ryan Coetzee; what his job description is; and what the duration is of his contract.
       (184338)
81  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will estimate the proportion of UK citizens who were in receipt of benefits who were registered to vote in each of the last 10 years.
       (184708)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
82  
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of Government spending on schools in England was in current prices in each year since 1984.
       (184420)
83  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184443)
84 N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to (a) raise awareness of diabetes in schools and (b) ensure that every school incorporates diabetes into its structured health education programme.
       (184217)
85  
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Ofsted's policy is on the inspection of reception classes in primary schools with regard to the freeflow and child-initiated approach to education.
       (184604)
86 N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people from the September 2013 intake required to stay in education, training or apprenticeships under Raising the Participation Age have been unable to find places in (a) education, (b) training and (c) apprenticeships to date.
       (184244)
87  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children completed at least one A-level in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184656)
88  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional secondary school places were created in each London borough in each of the last 10 years.
       (184657)
89  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional primary school places were created in each London borough in each of the last 10 years.
       (184658)
90  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers in London schools were qualified in each London borough in each of the last 10 years.
       (184665)
91  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total ring-fenced spending on children's services was in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184667)
92 N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2013, Official Report, column 650W, on disadvantaged families, if he will supply further detailed information about the practical support offered by his Department to the Department for Communities and Local Government in relation to the Troubled Families Programme.
       (184192)
93  
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will introduce transitional support for further education colleges affected by reductions in funding for young people aged 18 and over in academic year 2014-15.
       (184404)
94 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials worked in each Directorate and group in his Department in April (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184193)
95 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, columns 375-8W, on pre-school education, how those 49 schools were chosen; from which strand of his Department's budget this support was funded; how many of those schools provide 8am-6pm childcare; how those schools will share their learning and encourage more schools to provide places for two year olds; for how long he plans the project to run; whether he has set a date for an evaluation of the project; and how many of those schools (a) provide daycare directly and (b) tender provision of day care to private, voluntary or independent providers.
       (184241)
96  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department has issued on funding of adoption medicals.
       (184505)
97 N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to prevent young people from being bullied or having upsetting experiences when they are online.
       (184321)
98  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he gives on the sale or provision of energy drinks in schools.
       (184473)
99  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many visits to Barnfield Academy were made by his Department or its executive agencies before the start of the investigation of the academy in September 2013.
       (184586)
100 N
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure parity between the new support being offered to adopted children and their families and those children who return home from care and their families, in order to address the underlying reasons why such children came into care.
       (184312)
101 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in levels of funding for 18 year olds in full time education on educational attainment.
       (184248)
102 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in funding for 18 year olds in full-time education on the viability of further education courses and colleges.
       (184249)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
103  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184444)
104  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 985, on energy bills, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department’s analysis of the major energy companies' changes to prices following the changes to the green levies.
       (184476)
105  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 984, on energy prices, what estimate his Department has made of current switching times.
       (184544)
106  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 983, by which process he calculated that gas bills rose by an average of 12 per cent a year between 2000 and 2010.
       (184545)
107  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 984, on energy bills, by which process he calculated that electricity bills rose (a) by an average of nine per cent in the previous Parliament and (b) by an average of four per cent since May 2010.
       (184546)
108  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 983, what recent discussions he has had with energy suppliers on an energy price freeze.
       (184548)
109  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 983, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the average annual cost increase and (b) the average annual percentage increase in (i) gas and (ii) electricity bills between (A) 1997 and 2010, (B) 2000 and 2010 and (C) 2010 and 2013.
       (184549)
110  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on supply estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading New Nuclear in the second table in 2013-14.
       (184550)
111  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for Jarrow, of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 978, on fuel poverty, if he will make it his policy to bring the off-gas grid sector under the regulatory framework for on-grid electricity and gas.
       (184551)
112  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on the Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Energy Strategy and Future and Electricity Market Reform in the second table in 2013-14.
       (184552)
113  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Science and Innovation in the second table in 2013-14.
       (184553)
114  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading National Energy Efficiency in the first table in 2013-14.
       (184554)
115  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading of Smart Meters in the first table in 2013-14.
       (184555)
116  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Carbon Capture and Storage in the second table in 2013-14.
       (184556)
117  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for Derby North of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 976, on energy efficiency, what the evidential basis is for the statement that an energy price freeze would damage the interests of consumers.
       (184557)
118  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading National Carbon Markets in the first table in 2013-14.
       (184558)
119  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Green Deal in the first table in 2013-14.
       (184559)
120  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, columns 952-3W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Fuel Poverty in the first table in 2013-14.
       (184560)
121  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Oil and Gas in the second table in 2013-14.
       (184566)
122  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Renewable Energy Development in the second table in 2013-14.
       (184567)
123  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Drive ambitious action on climate change at home and abroad in the third table in 2013-14.
       (184568)
124  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading EU ETS and Tax in the third table in 2013-14.
       (184569)
125  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading International and EU Energy and Security in the third table in 2013-14.
       (184570)
126  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading International Climate Change in the third table in 2013-14.
       (184571)
127  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 990, on wholesale energy market, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the introduction of a ring-fence between the generation and retail arms of vertically-integrated energy companies on levels of competition in the wholesale energy market.
       (184572)
128  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 985, on energy bills, what assessment his Department has made of the consequences for customers on fixed-price deals of changes to green levies.
       (184573)
129  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Coal Pensions in the fourth table in 2013-14.
       (184575)
130  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Civil Nuclear Liabilities in the fourth table in 2013-14.
       (184576)
131  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading British Energy Liabilities in the fourth table in 2013-14.
       (184577)
132  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Derby North of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 975, on energy efficiency, how many of the third of a million homes received improvements under the (a) Green Deal and (b) Energy Company's Obligation.
       (184578)
133  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Derby North of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 976, on energy efficiency, what the evidential basis is for the statement that an energy price freeze would harm investment.
       (184579)
134  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading International Climate Fund in the third table in 2013-14.
       (184580)
135  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Derby North of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 976 on energy efficiency, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of measures installed under the Energy Company Obligation that were in off-grid households.
       (184581)
136  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for West Ham of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 977 on energy efficiency, by what criteria his Department assesses whether a consumer is on the cheapest tariff for their needs.
       (184582)
137  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to Annex A of his Department's Main Estimate 2013-14 entitled Detailed breakdown of Part II table changes from 2012-13, (a) what programmes are supported and (b) how much funding each such programme receives under the sub-heading R Renewable Heat Incentive.
       (184587)
138  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 990, on wholesale energy market, what the evidential basis is for the statement that the introduction of a ring-fence between the generation and retail arms of vertically-integrated energy companies could push up prices.
       (184588)
139  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 992, on the Energy Companies Obligation scheme (ECO), what the evidential basis is for the statement that the number of people who will receive assistance under the ECO scheme has increased as a result of the changes to green levies.
       (184589)
140  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 952W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Heat Strategy, Policy and Delivery in the first table in 2013-14.
       (184605)
141  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Nuclear Security in the fourth table in 2013-14.
       (184606)
142  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on Supply Estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Non-Proliferation in the fourth table in 2013-14.
       (184614)
143  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on supply estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading, Global Threat Reduction Programmes in the fourth table in 2013-14.
       (184615)
144  
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 953W, on supply estimates, what programmes, projects and policies are funded under the heading Concessional Fuel in the fourth table in 2013-14.
       (184616)
145  
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what evaluation (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Nuclear Regulation plans to make of the implications for implementation of UK nuclear security policy of the implementation of each of the three options set out in the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's paper on Progress on approaches to the management of separated plutonium, published on 20 January 2014.
       (184749)
146  
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average annual change in gas and electricity bills has been in each of the last 10 years.
       (184681)
147  
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many Green Deal (a) expressions of interest and (b) approvals there have been in Wales since the start of the scheme.
       (184422)
148  
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Strategic Environmental Assessment commissioned by his Department on the extraction of shale gas was amended following consultation with green groups.
       (184402)
149 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with low household incomes are able to access help with their energy bills when the Warm Home Discount Scheme ends; and if he will make a statement.
       (184246)
150  
Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what monitoring his Department undertakes of the development of local energy efficiency projects for which Energy Companies Obligation support (a) has been agreed or (b) is envisaged.
       (184460)
151 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether buildings owned by central or local government are eligible for finance under the Green Deal.
       (184399)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
152  
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reasons the Environment Agency has given for the length of time it took them to warn local councils and residents about potential flooding in the Thames Valley region during the recent severe weather.
       (184591)
153  
Adam Afriyie (Windsor): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports he has received from the Environment Agency on the potential contribution of the management of the Jubilee River to flood levels in Wraysbury, Datchet, Hythe End and the surrounding areas.
       (184592)
154 N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the delivery of the Flood Re scheme on time and to plan.
       (184359)
155 N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the affordability of flood insurance and prevent premiums from rising disproportionately until the Flood Re scheme has come into force.
       (184360)
156 N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 476W, on water charges, if he will take steps to encourage a further reduction in the proportion of households paying for water by rateable value.
       (184260)
157  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184445)
158 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department takes to publicise to consumers the list of fish species whose stocks are considered to be at risk.
       (184385)
159  
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much was spent on flood defences under the Humber Floods Strategy in each of the last five years.
       (184499)
160  
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 158W, on land: contamination, what assessment he has made of the ability of the Revenue Support Grant to support local authorities in fulfilling their statutory duties under part 2a of the 1990 Envrionmental Protection Act.
       (184465)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
161 N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have used the transport of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since May 2010.
       (184381)
162  
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the status of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights and the legality of same-sex marriage in UK Crown dependencies and overseas territories.
       (184746)
163  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184446)
164  
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions the Government held with its EU partners in advance of the recent EU decision to send troops to the Central African Republic.
       (184669)
165  
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his South African counterpart to ensure that the problem of an increase in the number of rhinoceros being killed in South Africa is addressed urgently.
       (184670)
166  
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice and assistance his Department is offering to UK nationals in Thailand, following the recent declaration of a state of emergency by the Thai government.
       (184671)
167 N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his colleagues in the international community regarding possible responses by the UK and its allies to recent events in Bangladesh.
       (184215)
168 N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he is participating in talks with all political parties in Bangladesh to seek a peaceful solution to the conflict in that country.
       (184243)
169  
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of attempts by Iran to circumvent the arms embargo.
       (184678)
170  
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of shipments of weapons from Iran to (a) Syria, (b) Lebanon and (c) the Gaza Strip.
       (184679)
171  
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart about financing and arming by Iran of terrorist organisations.
       (184680)
172 N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the budget for the British Council's operations in Tripoli was in each of the last two years; and what the British Council's objectives were over that period.
       (184277)
173  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the benefits of Citizenship by Investment Programmes to the Overseas Territories.
       (184500)
174  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had about the feasibility of a Citizenship by Investment Programme in Montserrat.
       (184501)
175  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of a Citizenship by Investment Programme in Montserrat.
       (184502)
176  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will introduce a pilot Citizenship by Investment Programme in Montserrat.
       (184503)
177  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Japanese counterpart on the hunting of whales and dolphins.
       (184504)
178 N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times officials in his Department have met (a) representatives of the World Sugar Research Organisation and (b) Sugar Nutrition UK in each year since 2010.
       (184261)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
179 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the (a) list of attendees and (b) minutes of meetings between (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of his Department and (A) McDonalds, (B) Burger King and (C) KFC since May 2010.
       (184379)
180 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) civil servants and (b) Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of (i) McDonalds, (ii) Burger King and (iii) KFC, since January 2013.
       (184380)
181 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children and adolescents who have (a) self-harmed and (b) had suicidal tendencies since 2010.
       (184382)
182 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetes health checks have been carried out (a) nationally and (b) regionally in each of the last three years.
       (184383)
183 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have attended accident and emergency due to self-harm in each year since 2010; and how many such people received a NICE recommended psychological assessment.
       (184384)
184  
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of Government spending on the National Health Service was in current prices in each year since 1984.
       (184419)
185  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184447)
186  
Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in his review of regulations involved in the management of supply of blood and blood-derived products; and when the review will be complete.
       (184530)
187 N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between depression and (a) type I diabetes and (b) type II diabetes.
       (184218)
188 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has identified a number or proportion of patient opt-outs for medical records sharing in GP practices at which it considers too high.
       (184275)
189 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to investigate GP practices which his Department considers to have a patient opt-out rate on medical records data sharing which is too high; and if he will make a statement.
       (184276)
190 N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has discussed with NHS England the level of information local area teams should share in meetings with hon. Members.
       (184299)
191 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 676W, on junior doctors, what course of action his Department would take if an NHS trust was found to be not complying with the Working Time Directive.
       (184362)
192 N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 676W, on junior doctors, when the President of the Royal College of Surgeons' independent taskforce will report; and if he will make a statement.
       (184363)
193  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the amount of GPs time spent complying with care.data requirements; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such an obligation on patient waiting times.
       (184515)
194  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what penalties will be incurred by GPs who (a) refuse to take part in care.data and (b) decide to opt-out all their patients from care.data.
       (184516)
195  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to produce an estimate of the cost of care.data.
       (184517)
196  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons he decided against making patient data extracted under care.data anonymous at source.
       (184603)
197  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it will be possible for patients to sue GPs for releasing their personal information under the care.data scheme.
       (184607)
198  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether data entered under care.data will undergo pseudonymisation.
       (184684)
199  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems are currently in place at the Health and Social Care Information Centre to inform the public on the personal data it holds.
       (184747)
200 N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients were seen in under four hours at (a) type 1 accident and emergency departments and (b) all accident and emergency departments in each week of 2009-10.
       (184301)
201  
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in England had hip replacements carried out on the NHS in 2012 and 2013.
       (184600)
202  
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost to the NHS of a hip replacement in England was in 2012 and 2013.
       (184601)
203  
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average NHS waiting time for hip replacements was in England in each of the last four years.
       (184602)
204  
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will implement the proposals of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry relating to the Nursing and Midwifery Council; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable the Nursing and Midwifery Council to review its decisions.
       (184421)
205  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total spending by his Department per head of population was in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184659)
206  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total ring-fenced spending on social care was in each London borough in each of the last five years.
       (184668)
207 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2014, Official Report, column 591W, on NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, which consultancy firms were employed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement in 2012-13.
       (184327)
208 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, Pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 537W, on Deloitte, whether NHS Protect was used for any part of the internal investigation into his Department's relationship with Deloitte.
       (184356)
209 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, Pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 537W, on Deloitte, on what dates the internal investigation into his Department's relationship with Deloitte took place; and who in his Department was responsible for the investigation.
       (184357)
210 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals have applied for the position of chairman of NHS Property Services and how many such individuals applied having been approached directly.
       (184361)
211 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the minutes of all meetings of the Keogh Review committee held between 1 and 6 July 2013.
       (184386)
212  
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that professionals recruited from non-English-speaking countries to work in the NHS speak proficient English.
       (184584)
213  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action he is taking to diagnose earlier heart problems among people suffering with dizzy spells.
       (184474)
214  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the use of energy drinks in schools.
       (184475)
215  
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will increase the level of resources available for the treatment of hepatitis C; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of such treatment on end-stage liver disease and liver cancer.
       (184403)
216  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) permanent and (b) bank staff are employed in each NHS hospital in the East of England.
       (184528)
217  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) permanent and (b) bank staff are employed in each accident and emergency department in each NHS hospital in the East of England.
       (184529)
218  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been left waiting in ambulances for more than one hour outside each NHS hospital in the East of England in each year since 2010-11.
       (184739)
219  
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many unique visitors there have been to the care.data page of the NHS Choices website since that page was launched.
       (184471)
220 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the per capita spend on mental health services was in each primary care trust in Cumbria in each of the last five years.
       (184397)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
221  
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the enforcement of laws preventing communication or publication of racist, anti-Semitic and threatening behaviour through Twitter; what steps the Government can take to ensure the removal of such material; and if she will make a statement.
       (184418)
222  
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total Home Office direct funding was for the police in each of the last four years; and what the projected funding is for 2014-15.
       (184408)
223  
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the percentage change has been in central grant funding to each police force in England and Wales has changed between 2012-13 and 2013-14.
       (184417)
224  
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of net immigration into the UK was in each year since 1990.
       (184519)
225  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) her Department, (ii) agencies of her Department and (iii) contractors of her Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184448)
226  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police helicopter pilots have been relieved from duty after a laser pen attack in the last three years.
       (184716)
227 N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are based at Desborough police station; and whether there are any plans to close it.
       (184298)
228  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police community support officers in the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic.
       (184565)
229  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by gender of all stop and searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184617)
230  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by ethnicity of all stop and searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184618)
231  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by ethnicity of all stop and searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 which led to an arrest.
       (184619)
232  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by ethnicity of all stop and searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 which led to a conviction.
       (184620)
233  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by ethnicity of all stop and searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 which led to the individual being charged.
       (184621)
234  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by ethnicity of all strip searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 which led to the individual being charged.
       (184622)
235  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by ethnicity of all strip searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 which led to arrest.
       (184623)
236  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown by ethnicity of all strip searches by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 which led to conviction.
       (184624)
237  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many special constables in the Metropolitan Police there were in each London borough in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184632)
238  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Metropolitan Police staff lived in Greater London in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184633)
239  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Metropolitan Police staff live in Greater London.
       (184634)
240  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of stop and searches conducted in Greater London were carried out on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184635)
241  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of officers of Borough Commander rank or higher in the Metropolitan Police were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184636)
242  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Metropolitan Police officers were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184637)
243  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the workforce of the Metropolitan Police were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184638)
244  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of appointments to all Metropolitan Police jobs were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184639)
245  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of applicants to all Metropolitan Police jobs were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184640)
246  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Police and Community Support Officer applicants to the Metropolitan Police were Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184661)
247  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of stop and searches conducted in Greater London led to a conviction in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184662)
248  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of stop and searches conducted in Greater London led to a charge in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184663)
249  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of stop and searches conducted in Greater London led to an arrest in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184664)
250  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of strip searches conducted by the Metropolitan Police in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 were by people of each recorded ethnic group.
       (184743)
251  
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on translation services in each of the last five years.
       (184498)
252  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of citizens of other EU member states who entered the UK in 2013.
       (184511)
253 N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the protection of children online.
       (184322)
254 N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department has given to the use of a national identity card system for determining an individual's immigration status.
       (184300)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
255  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) her Department, (ii) agencies of her Department and (iii) contractors of her Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184449)
256  
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, at what level the Government will be represented at the 2014 Sanitation and Water for All high-level meeting in Washington, DC.
       (184459)
257  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the efficacy of humanitarian assistance in South Sudan.
       (184512)
258  
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was spent on the International Citizen Service programme in each country in each year since 2011.
       (184543)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
259  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184450)
260  
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, columns 681-2W, on prisoners: foreign national, how many of the foreign national offenders listed in that answer (a) have been released, (b) have been deported and (c) are still detained; and if he will make a statement.
       (184547)
261  
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that victim of crime statistics should include data on those killed as a result of the actions of vehicle drivers who are breaking the law.
       (184401)
262  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) first-tier and (b) upper-tier tax tribunal judges there were in each year since 2010.
       (184740)
263  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for how many days (a) first-tier and (b) upper-tier tax tribunal panel members sat in each year since 2010.
       (184741)
264  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) first-tier and (b) upper-tier tax tribunal expert panel members there were in each year since 2010.
       (184742)
265  
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was paid to tax tribunal panel members in each year since 2010.
       (184745)
266 N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person in private law cases have appeared in (a) Gwent civil and family and tribunals sub-clusters and (b) Wales civil and family tribunals cluster since April 2013.
       (184376)
267 N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been adjourned because a litigant in person in a private law case was not considered sufficiently prepared as directed by a judge in (a) Gwent civil and family and tribunals sub-cluster and (b) Wales civil and family tribunals cluster, since April 2013.
       (184377)
268 N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person in private law cases appeared in (a) Gwent civil and family and tribunals sub-cluster and (b) Wales civil and family tribunals cluster between April 2012 and April 2013.
       (184378)
269  
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure adequate procedural safeguards are in place for vulnerable defendants in European Arrest Warrant proceedings.
       (184542)
270  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of citizens of other EU member states living in the UK who have been convicted of crimes committed in the UK.
       (184510)
271 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of changes set out in the new sexual offences sentencing guideline published by the Sentencing Council on 12 December 2013 on the number of prisoners.
       (184274)
272 N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received community sentences in Barrow and Furness constituency in each category of offence in 2013.
       (184400)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
273  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of staff employed by (i) her Department, (ii) agencies of her Department and (iii) contractors of her Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184451)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
274  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of staff employed by (a) his Department and (b) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184452)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
275 N
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will publish the name of each local authority in Scotland that failed the Standard Three performance standard for the completeness and accuracy of electoral registration records in 2012.
       (184313)
276  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the effect on public perceptions of electoral registration fraud of (a) newspaper coverage, (b) the views of politicians and (c) statements by the Electoral Commission.
       (184676)
277  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with (a) the National Union of Students, (b) Bite the Ballot, (c) groups representing young people, (d) groups representing Black and ethnic communities and (e) groups representing the unemployed about the effect of the introduction of voter identification at polling stations on (i) electoral registration and (ii) electoral turnout.
       (184682)
278  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with (a) the National Union of Students, (b) Bite the Ballot, (c) groups representing young people, (d) groups representing Black and ethnic communities and (e) groups representing the unemployed about the Electoral Commission's proposed changes to the handling of electoral registration forms.
       (184683)
279  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with which bodies the Electoral Commission has collaborated on efforts to increase voter registration.
       (184706)
280  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission has taken to register attainers.
       (184707)
281  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what (a) input and (b) output measures the Electoral Commission uses to assess its performance in increasing electoral registration.
       (184710)
282  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assistance the Electoral Commission has given to civic society groups to facilitate the registration of unregistered voters.
       (184711)
283  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of the (a) white and (b) non-white population were registered to vote in each of the last 20 years.
       (184712)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
284  
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual cost to the DVLA is of the retention of paper driving licence counterparts.
       (184470)
285  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff employed by (a) his Department, (b) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184453)
286 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the data collected for the operator compliance risk score by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
       (184195)
287  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of pilots operating in the UK who have sought assistance from an optometrist or opththalmologist after a laser pen attack which occurred in the course of their work.
       (184703)
288  
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the number of UK pilots who have been stood down after a laser pen attacks which occurred in the course of their work.
       (184705)
289 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many hours UK motorways were closed in part or completely in either direction due to accidents in each of the last five years.
       (184214)
290 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on air quality of the (a) managed motorway pilots on the M42 and M7 and (b) all-lanes-running aspects of the managed motorway pilots on the M42 and M7.
       (184220)
291 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many hours any part of the motorway between (a) junction 10 and junction 13 on the M1, (b) junctions 19 and 20 on the M4, (c) junctions 15 and 17 on the M5, (d)(i) junctions 4 and 5 and (ii) junctions 8 and 10a on the M6 and (e) junctions 3a and 7 on the M42 was fully or partially closed in either direction as a result of an accident in each of the last five years.
       (184242)
292 N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will comply with the decision of the House of Lords Standing Orders Committee that the consultation period on the Environmental Statement should be extended to 27 February 2014.
       (184323)
293 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets are classified as held for sale by (a) his Department, (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies, (c) his Department's executive agencies, (d) Directly Operated Railways and (e) London and Continental Railways Ltd.
       (184247)
294 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) temporary staff and (b) consultants (i) have worked and (ii) are projected to work on the (A) Thameslink Programme, (B) InterCity Express Programme and (C) a rail franchising programme in each year between 2010 and 2015.
       (184250)
295 N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff have been made redundant or retired by his Department and subsequently re-employed since May 2010.
       (184297)
296 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians under the age of 16 were killed in Greater London in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184352)
297 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in Greater London in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
       (184353)
298 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of pedestrian fatalities in Greater London involved pedestrians on a pedestrian crossing in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184354)
299 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists were killed in Greater London in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184358)
300  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of serious injuries to cyclists in Greater London involved cyclists hit by HGVs in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184641)
301  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of cyclist fatalities in Greater London involved cyclists hit by HGVs in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184642)
302  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of serious injuries to pedestrians in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by vehicles while on a footpath in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184643)
303  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of pedestrian fatalities in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by a vehicle while on a footpath in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184644)
304  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of serious injuries to pedestrians in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by motorcycles in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184645)
305  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of pedestrian fatalities in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by motorcycles in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184646)
306  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of serious injuries to pedestrians in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by speeding vehicles in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184647)
307  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of pedestrian fatalities in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by speeding vehicles in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184648)
308  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of serious injuries to pedestrians in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by buses or coaches in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184649)
309  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of pedestrian fatalities in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by buses or coaches in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184650)
310  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of serous injuries to pedestrians in Greater London involved pedestrians on a pedestrian crossing in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184651)
311  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of serious injuries to pedestrians in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by HGVs in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184652)
312  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of pedestrian fatalities in Greater London involved pedestrians hit by HGVs in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
       (184653)
313 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Coastguard station at Belfast was staffed at a level that was below safe risk in 2013; and what proportion of shifts this represented.
       (184319)
314 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that people who have recently renewed their driving licences are not charged when they are required to renew them again when they reach the age of 70; and if he will make a statement.
       (184245)
315  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons 85 per cent of shifts at the Belfast Maritime Rescue and Co-ordination Centre were understaffed in June 2013 and 17 per cent of shifts in December 2013; and what steps he is taking to address those reasons.
       (184436)
316  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on road safety on the granting of the licensing of public houses at motorway service stations.
       (184472)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
317  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department and (ii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184455)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
318  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what proportion of staff of the Equality and Human Rights Commission have indicated that they do not wish to declare their status in answer to any of the questions on the Commission's diversity declaration forms in each of the last five years.
       (184461)
319  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will place in the Library a copy of the materials used by the Equality and Human Rights Commission during its series of conferences on Dignity at Work.
       (184462)
320  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will place in the Library a copy of the diversity training materials currently used by the Equality and Human Rights Commission to train its employees.
       (184464)
321  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will place in the Library a copy of the guidance entitled Manage a Diverse Workforce through Organisational Change given to managers at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
       (184467)
322  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many staff currently working at the Equality and Human Rights Commission have not received the Commission's diversity training.
       (184468)
323  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what grievances have been raised by staff at the Equality and Human Rights Commission in each of the last three years; and what the outcome was in each such case.
       (184763)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
324  
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of staff employed by (i) his Department, (ii) agencies of his Department and (iii) contractors of his Department are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
       (184456)
325 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the independent evaluation of the seven projects granted £6.5 million of funding in April 2013 under the Help and Support for Separated Families initiative; and if he will set out the criteria for that evaluation.
       (184318)
326 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to publish regular statistics on outcomes achieved by the Child Maintenance Options Service following the introduction of a mandatory conversation with the Service for parents wishing to apply to the 2012 statutory Child Maintenance Service.
       (184320)
327 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to repeat the survey of child maintenance options outcomes.
       (184324)
328 N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 112W, on universal credit, what progress his Department has made in ensuring that claimants who do not have a bank account have access to suitable financial products and money advice before migrating to universal credit.
       (184375)
329  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK citizens receive more in welfare than they pay in tax.
       (184507)
330  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Work Capability Assessments were overturned at appeal in each Department for Work and Pension area.
       (184677)
331  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants who have had their claims terminated after a work capability assessment died within six weeks of the termination of their claim in the last year for which figures are available.
       (184744)
332 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to produce a paper application form for universal credit.
       (184388)
333 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which local authorities have contracts with his Department to deliver back to work support; and which local authorities have Work Programme sub-contracts with prime providers.
       (184389)
334 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what partnership agreements are in place between Jobcentre Plus and (a) individual local authorities and (b) the local government association.
       (184390)
335 N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on redundancy payments in each year since 2010.
       (184391)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
336  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on EU Free Trade Agreements.
   [Transferred]   (184513)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
337  
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the percentage change has been in recorded crime in each police force in England and Wales between 2012-13 and 2013-14.
   [Transferred]   (184416)
338  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of citizens of other EU member states living in the UK who are not in employment.
   [Transferred]   (184508)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
339  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many citizens of other EU member states currently living in the UK receive child benefit.
   [Transferred]   (184509)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
340  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of attainers in (a) Great Britain and (b) each region of Great Britain were registered to vote in each of the last 10 years.
   [Transferred]   (184561)
341  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what proportion of (a) young people aged 18 to 25 years old and (b) pensioners were registered to vote in each of the last 20 years.
   [Transferred]   (184709)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
342  
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Sure Start centres closed in London in each of the last five years.
   [Transferred]   (184655)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
343 N
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis his Department (a) has conducted and (b) is conducting on the potential effect on the economy of the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging.
   [Transferred]   (184272)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
344 N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason a person accused of a speeding offence is not allowed to view photographic evidence held by police authorities in relation to that alleged offence before deciding whether to contest the decision.
   [Transferred]   (184273)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
345  
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department gives to unemployed people concerning travel expenses as a result of attending job interviews.
   [Transferred]   (184674)
346  
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs advertised as compatible with flexible working in each of the last four years.
   [Transferred]   (184608)

Prepared 24th January 2014