Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 26 February 2014

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.


Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Wednesday 26 February 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on

Wednesday 26 February 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.

Wednesday 26 February  
Questions to the Attorney General
1  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of civil servants in the Law Officers' Departments' who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189055)
2  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in the Law Officers' Departments.
      (189075)
3  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by the Law Officers' Departments' and (b) operated by a third party on the Law Officers' Departments' property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189095)
4  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of civil servants in the Law Officers' Departments who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189115)
5  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of civil servants in the Law Officers' Departments who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189135)
6  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of civil servants in the Law Officers' Departments who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189155)
7  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of civil servants in the Law Officers' Departments who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189175)
8 N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Attorney General, how many publications the Law Officers' Departments has produced for the purposes of monitoring or promoting staff equality and diversity in each of the last five years; and what the cost of producing such publications was in each such year.
      (188893)
9  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for illegal taking of game there have been in the UK in each of the last three years.
      (189270)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
10  
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the case for an independent adjudicator for pubs and pub companies.
      (189194)
11 N
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he will take to ensure that the impartiality of the Land Registry is protected following any privatisation.
      (188798)
12  
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote greater communication between the chambers of commerce, businesses, schools and universities.
      (189003)
13  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which export promotion teams which include Ministry of Defence or military personnel (a) in UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation and (b) elsewhere promote the (i) Eurofighter Typhoon, (ii) combat ships, (iii) submarines and (iv) complex weapons.
      (189015)
14  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether the Regulatory Co-operation Council provided for in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will have a right to override national and EU-level legislation.
      (189253)
15  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what comparative assessment he has made of the merits of the (a) investor-state dispute settlement contained in Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and (b) Court of Justice of the European Union as a mechanism for settling investor-state disputes involving EU member states.
      (189254)
16  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and desirability of the investor-state dispute settlement clause in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
      (189255)
17  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect in the UK of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on (a) regulations on hydraulic fracturing, (b) the use of genetically modified crops and (c) price controls on pharmaceutical drugs.
      (189256)
18  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of whether the investor-state dispute settlement clause in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would allow corporations to take legal action against EU governments which enact or abide by legislation aimed at protecting human or consumer rights or the environment.
      (189257)
19  
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the regulatory harmonisation in the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on regulatory standards in the EU.
      (189258)
20  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189054)
21  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189074)
22  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189094)
23  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189114)
24  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189134)
25  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189154)
26  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189174)
27 N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2013, Official Report, columns 869-70W, on arms trade: trade fairs, what the specific roles and responsibilities are of (a) his Department, (b) other government departments, (c) Clarion Events and (d) other parties for ensuring compliance with and enforcing the Export Control Order 2008 in respect of (i) the Defence and Security Equipment International arms fair and (ii) an alleged breach of arms control legislation at that arms fair in 2013; and if he will place a copy of the memorandum of understanding between his Department's Export Control Organisation and Clarion Events in the Library.
      (188909)
28  
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will adopt the proposal recommended in the British Chambers of Commerce Skills and Employment Manifesto for government to work with the Chambers of Commerce and local bodies to provide greater employment opportunities and work experience for young people.
      (189050)
29  
Ian Mearns (Gateshead): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will adopt the proposal recommended in the British Chambers of Commerce Skills and Employment Manifesto for government to work with universities to incentivise a greater focus on the development of foreign language skills and overseas mobility.
      (189051)
30 N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many publications his Department has produced for the purposes of monitoring or promoting staff equality and diversity in each of the last five years; and what the cost of producing such publications was in each such year.
      (188892)
31 N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will discuss with the European Commission the backdating of compensation to energy-intensive industries for the costs associated with the Carbon Floor Price.
      (188753)
32 N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of when the EU state aid decision will be made on compensating energy-intensive industries for the costs associated with the Carbon Floor Price.
      (188754)
33 N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what long-term support his Department will provide for energy-intensive industries.
      (188755)
34 N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on extending the compensation package for energy-intensive industries to include the Renewables Obligation.
      (188780)
35  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with banks and payday loan companies on measures to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses are not penalised for repaying loans early.
      (189266)
36  
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will respond to the recommendations of the British Chambers of Commerce Skills and Employment Manifesto.
      (189053)
37 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the privatisation of student loans.
      (188804)
38 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of privatising the Student Loans Company on the cost of debts to debtors.
      (188805)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
39 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many term intrapartum deaths occurred each year in the UK since 2008.
      (188776)
40 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the mortality rate of women aged over 75 in the last five years.
      (188777)
41 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of overall all-age mortality in each of the last five years.
      (188778)
42 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with which companies the Government has a contract to provide pagers; and what the annual value is of each such contract.
      (188749)
43 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government-owned pagers are provided to members of the Civil Service.
      (188750)
44 N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government departments provide pagers for staff.
      (188751)
45  
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library all correspondence between his Department and other departments on the matter of union subscription check off.
      (189004)
46  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189056)
47  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189076)
48  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189096)
49  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189116)
50  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189136)
51  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189156)
52  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189176)
53 N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many publications his Department has produced for the purposes of monitoring or promoting staff equality and diversity in each of the last five years; and what the cost of producing such publications was in each such year.
      (188894)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
54 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that online companies declare the full value of imported goods on their customs declarations.
      (188822)
55  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189071)
56  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189091)
57  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189111)
58  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189131)
59  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189151)
60  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189171)
61  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189191)
62 N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what capacity his Department has to monitor the transfer of funds from individuals in the UK to recipients in other countries; and if he will make a statement.
      (188249)
63 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to provide a substantive answer to Question 179832 tabled on 10 December 2013 for answer on 16 December 2013.
      (188869)
64 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) he, (b) other Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department have had with outside organisations on tax-free childcare since the closure of his Department's consultation on that issue; and which organisations were involved.
      (188874)
65  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the role played by the inequality of (a) wealth and (b) income in the 2007 financial crisis.
      (189202)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
66 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 443W, on local government: cooperation, how his Department is implementing the commitment, on page 184 of the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Revocation of the West Midlands Regional Strategy: Post Adoption Statement, to monitor the environmental impacts of the duty to co-operate in the West Midlands and implement measures to address or mitigate any negative effects.
      (188762)
67 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he expects to publish his Department's revision to planning practice guidance.
      (188775)
68  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189057)
69  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189077)
70  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189097)
71  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189117)
72  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189137)
73  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189157)
74  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189177)
75 N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many publications his Department has produced for the purposes of monitoring or promoting staff equality and diversity in each of the last five years; and what the cost of producing such publications was in each such year.
      (188895)
76  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much each local authority has received from the local government emergency fund in the last five years.
      (189195)
77  
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the size was of the local government emergency fund in each year for which figures are available; and how much his Department has allocated in such funding in each of the next three years.
      (189196)
78  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support his Department plans to provide for local authorities in crisis loans in 2015-16.
      (189201)
79 N
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to ensure that (a) only closed cell insulation is used in buildings and flood risk areas and (b) BBA Agrément certificates specify that other types of cavity wall insulation are not certified for use in such areas.
      (188765)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
80  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council gave to (a) opera and (b) brass bands in each of the last three years.
      (189014)
81 N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the tourism industries affected by the recent floods; and if she will make a statement.
      (188816)
82 N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with tourism bodies to discuss the floods.
      (188817)
83  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189058)
84  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in her Department.
      (189078)
85  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by her Department and (b) operated by a third party on her Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189098)
86  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189118)
87  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189138)
88  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189158)
89  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189178)
90 N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2014, Official Report, column 303W, on sports: scholarships, when she expects a decision to be made on the funding of the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme after September 2014.
      (188852)
91 N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how UK Sport's commitment to equality of opportunity, as set out in its Equality and Diversity Strategy, is implemented in its funding decisions.
      (188853)
92 N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the Football Association's rule on football credits in insolvency cases.
      (188875)
93 N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many publications her Department has produced for the purposes of monitoring or promoting staff equality and diversity in each of the last five years; and what the cost of producing such publications was in each such year.
      (188896)
94  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of people in (a) England and (b) the London Borough of Havering who suffer from gambling addiction.
      (189025)
95  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what provisions her Department makes available to those suffering from gambling addiction.
      (189026)
96  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the research being undertaken by the Responsible Gambling Trust into fixed odds betting terminals is a fair assessment of the situation.
      (189041)
97 N
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who set the eligibility criteria for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal; and whether consideration was given to making it available to veterans.
      (188876)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
98 N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized enterprises enter the competitive tendering process for contracts with his Department.
      (188773)
99  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189059)
100  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189079)
101  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189099)
102  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189119)
103  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189139)
104  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189159)
105  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189179)
106 N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Question 187339 of 11 February 2014, where each vacancy is located; and what the role of each position is.
      (188564)
107  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what military personnel are stationed in each of the British Overseas Territories.
      (189022)
108  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Health a policy of inviting former members of HM Armed Forces to consider a career with the ambulance service; and if he will make a statement.
      (189249)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
109  
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the additional costs to be reimbursed to local authorities for the transition of voter registration forms from A4 size to A3.
      (188934)
110  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what progress he has made on identifying areas not included in the first or second wave of the City Deals programme as eligible for subsequent initiatives.
      (189252)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
111 N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 360W, on teachers: surveys, when his Department will complete its analysis of the 2013 Teacher Workforce survey.
      (188763)
112  
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to publish the results of the teacher workload survey dated March 2013.
      (188914)
113  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will conduct an investigation into the reasons why pupils are being removed from school rolls before completing GCSE courses.
      (188982)
114  
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects to publish the results of the Teacher Workload Survey for 2014.
      (188991)
115  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189060)
116  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189080)
117  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189100)
118  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189120)
119  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189140)
120  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189160)
121  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189180)
122 N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will use the findings of the March 2013 Teacher Workload survey to inform (a) current cross union talks, (b) departmental decision-making processes and (c) any further review of existing policies; and if he will make a statement.
      (188764)
123  
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from the scientific and engineering communities on Ofqual's proposal to reform the A-level science curriculum by separating non-examined assessment from the final grade awarded to students.
      (188919)
124  
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what grounds Tollbar Academy in Grimsby received more funding than other local academies in the north Lincolnshire area; and on what basis the funding for those academies was calculated.
      (188970)
125 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much match funding the Government's £8 million investment in the expansion of early years places in London has generated in each local authority area.
      (188870)
126 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Gateshead of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 699W, on education: finance, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the annual funding for early education for (a) two and (b) three and four year olds which reaches providers.
      (188871)
127 N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government's £8 million fund to increase supply of early education places in London has been distributed to local authorities; and how much each local authority has received.
      (188910)
128  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues on the standard of accommodation which should be provided to foster children.
      (189024)
129  
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the findings of the report entitled Ruled Out, published in February 2014 by Ambitious About Autism, that substantial numbers of autistic children are being unlawfully excluded from schools.
      (188915)
130 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the performance of converter academies with schools which are eligible to convert but which have chosen to retain their maintained status.
      (188757)
131 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment he has made of the recent changes in the performance of sponsored academies and low-performing schools which choose to keep maintained status.
      (188758)
132 N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the community primaries that have had their academy status applications declined by his Department are rated (a) outstanding and (b) good by Ofsted.
      (188759)
133 N
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy that school transport for pupils aged 16 and over should become a statutory function for local authorities following the raising of the school leaving age.
      (188756)
134 N
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he will hold the consultation on new guidelines for home to school transport announced by the Minister for Schools in October 2013.
      (188850)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
135 N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what comparative assessment he has made of the costs of transitting energy to the Grid from combined cycle gas turbine plants in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK; and what discussions he has had on reducing Government subsidy to such plants in Scotland.
      (188748)
136  
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to ensure that an Inter-Governmental Agreement is signed in time for projects to export wind energy from Ireland to the UK to start by 2020.
      (188972)
137  
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with his Irish counterpart on the Inter-Governmental Agreement on renewable energy trading.
      (188973)
138  
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when the Inter-Governmental Agreement between the UK and Ireland is likely to be signed.
      (188974)
139  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of civil servants in his Department on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189061)
140  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189081)
141  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189101)
142  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189121)
143  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189141)
144  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189161)
145  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189181)
146 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the risk of flooding at the site for the new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point.
      (188803)
147 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the recommendation of the European Council President that binding targets of 40 per cent for energy efficiency and 30 per cent for renewable energy should be set.
      (188858)
148  
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the level of Government financial liability for radioactive incidents at UK nuclear plants.
      (188920)
149  
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the carbon impact of new nuclear power plants as a result of (a) obtaining uranium, (b) processing uranium and (c) storing radioactive waste.
      (188922)
150 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the Boiler Replacement Scheme covers houses which use bottled LPG; and if he will make a statement.
      (188787)
151 N
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of smart meters installed by each energy company in each of the last three years.
      (188774)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
152  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy that the new biodiversity offsetting scheme is mandatory.
      (188926)
153  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the inclusion of special habitats in the biodiversity offsetting scheme.
      (188927)
154  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission, (b) his European counterparts and (c) UK members of the European Parliament on European-wide counter-measures against invasive non-native species.
      (188928)
155  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189062)
156  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189082)
157  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189102)
158  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189122)
159  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189142)
160  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189162)
161  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189182)
162  
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many houses built on a flood plain have flooded in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Greater London in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
      (189198)
163  
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many houses that have flooded in the current financial year were built on a flood plain; and if he will make a statement.
      (189200)
164 N
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the Flood Awareness Service and Flood Shops proposed by UK Flood Barriers Ltd and their partners in assisting householders to improve individual property protection against flooding.
      (188872)
165 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of fracking techniques on the likelihood of flooding.
      (188818)
166 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the environmental effect of continuous flooding techniques and the use of underground aquifers associated with the fracking process.
      (188820)
167 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on only declaring land to be of flood risk if it is prone to river as opposed to surface water flooding; and if he will make a statement.
      (188786)
168 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial assistance his Department makes available to enable people to protect homes from flooding; and if he will make a statement.
      (188806)
169 N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will place limits on the amount of excess charges insurance companies can apply to their policies under the Flood Re scheme; and if he will make a statement.
      (188807)
170  
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department assesses the effectiveness of sustainable drainage solutions in ensuring that other properties are not adversely affected by water run-off from new developments; and if he will make a statement.
      (188918)
171 N
Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of when the Thames Barrier will need to be (a) upgraded, (b) supplemented and (c) replaced.
      (188746)
172  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with organisations representing wildfowling interest about the designation of marine conservation zones.
      (189259)
173  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the recent increase in butterfly numbers; and what steps he plans to take to further increase the number of butterflies.
      (189261)
174 N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide funding for the Derby City flood defence project Our River Our City.
      (188785)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
175  
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the release of files (a) related to violence against the Kenyan people at the hands of British colonial authorities and (b) relating to Britain's role in colonial Kenya; and if he will make a statement.
      (189002)
176  
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on the case of Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly.
      (188971)
177 N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the kidnap and alleged execution of the Jesuit Priest Father Paolo Dall'Oglio; and if he will make a statement.
      (188812)
178 N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the group Open Doors on the current situation of Christians in Syria.
      (188814)
179 N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of Christians who have fled Syria.
      (188815)
180  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189063)
181  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189083)
182  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189103)
183  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189123)
184  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189143)
185  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189163)
186  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189183)
187 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Energy Industries Council on the UK Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.
      (188770)
188 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place alleged crimes against humanity in North Korea on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council.
      (188794)
189 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss the Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with his Chinese counterpart.
      (188795)
190 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to use the upcoming session of the Human Rights Council to extend the mandate for the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea.
      (188796)
191 N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will use the upcoming session of the Human Rights Council to extend the country-specific human rights monitoring and reporting mechanisms on North Korea and the periodic reports of the Secretary General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
      (188797)
192  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission on Gibraltar in 2014 to date.
      (189019)
193  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the process is by which UK citizens can relocate to Gibraltar.
      (189021)
194  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking in respect of advice from the UN Human Rights Council to tackle human rights abuses in North Korea.
      (189027)
195  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on preventing tensions in the region following reports that Iran may send troops into Pakistan.
      (189028)
196  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Spanish counterpart on Gibraltar in 2014 to date.
      (189029)
197  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Argentinian counterpart on UK oil drilling in the Falkland Islands since the beginning of 2014.
      (189031)
198  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to offer diplomatic support to Ukraine.
      (189042)
199  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to improve US-UK trading relations since the beginning of 2014.
      (189044)
200  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to visit China in 2014.
      (189046)
201  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on the political instability in Ukraine.
      (189047)
202  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure that British diplomatic contacts with Ministers and officials in Ukraine are held with representatives of the legitimate government of that country.
      (189237)
203  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the statement on 24 February 2014 by Prime Minister Medvedev of Russia that the current situation in Ukraine represents armed mutiny, what assessment he has made of the activities and status of the interim authorities in that country.
      (189243)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
204  
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve mental health provision in England.
      (189006)
205 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many perinatal deaths occurred within the first week of birth; how many Apgar scores were recorded in respect of such cases; and in how many of these cases neonatal cooling treatment was undertaken in each year since 2008.
      (188779)
206 N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of scarlet fever were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
      (188802)
207  
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has in place to roll-out national commissioning of existing molecular pathology tests for cancer treatment.
      (188930)
208  
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on including molecular diagnostic testing of cancer within specialised commissioning; and if he will make a statement.
      (188931)
209  
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the cost of NHS England funding the RAS test and other companion diagnostic tests.
      (188932)
210 N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the validity and procedural process of elections to clinical commissioning groups in England from the constituent parts making up these bodies; and if he will make a statement.
      (188811)
211 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2014, Official Report, column 549W, on surgical dressings, whether wound dressings were provided free of charge for patients in post-operative care before clinical commission groups were established.
      (188857)
212 N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential need and benefits of routinely testing babies at birth for congenital heart disease; and if he will make a statement.
      (188771)
213 N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of routinely testing babies at birth for congenital heart disease; and if he will make a statement.
      (188772)
214  
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS service providers subcontract to a private provider for ambulance services.
      (189007)
215  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189064)
216  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189084)
217  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189104)
218  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189124)
219  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189144)
220  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189164)
221  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189184)
222 N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people with (a) Type 1 and (b) Type 2 diabetes in Peterborough constituency in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement.
      (188499)
223 N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of brain tumours in children; and if he will make a statement.
      (188500)
224 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost of an emergency ambulance call-out is.
      (188760)
225 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has made to the food and drink industry on reducing the levels of (a) sugar and (b) salt in processed foods.
      (188362)
226 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations his Department has made to the food and drink industry on reducing the levels of (a) sugar and (b) salt in processed foods.
      (188363)
227 N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of patients failing to turn up for NHS appointments.
      (188388)
228 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons the care.data database requires patients to opt out rather than opt in.
      (188739)
229 N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of procedures to allow patients to opt out of the care.data database.
      (188740)
230  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the steps (a) already taken and (b) planned to fully implement the Improving Outcomes guidance reports on cancer services; and if he will make a statement.
      (188963)
231  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of (a) Gamma Knife, (b) Novalis, (c) Cyberknife and (d) XKnife treatments; and if he will make a statement.
      (188964)
232  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much of the Government's £450 million for earlier cancer detection has been spent on MRI machines for brain cancer.
      (188965)
233  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS sites received new MRI machines in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
      (188966)
234  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria were used to determine which sites were provided with new MRI machines in the last five years.
      (188967)
235  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of how much was spent on the early diagnosis of brain cancer in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date; and if he will make a statement.
      (188968)
236  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria his Department used to decide where new treatments for (a) cancer and (b) brain cancer will be placed; and if he will make a statement.
      (188969)
237  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the efficacy of the steps taken by his Department to improve the quality of life of cancer patients since 2011; and if he will make a statement.
      (188983)
238  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to implement the Improving Outcomes guidance reports on cancer services; and if he will make a statement.
      (188984)
239  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many brain MRI scans were performed on suspected brain tumour patients in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; and if he will make a statement.
      (188985)
240  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to improve diagnosis and awareness of brain cancers; and if he will make a statement.
      (188986)
241  
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to increase the amount spent on funding brain tumour research; and if he will make a statement.
      (188987)
242 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent progress he has made on providing mobility and flexibility in middle grade contracts for doctors.
      (188819)
243  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients waited longer than the specified 18 week period to begin NHS consultant-led treatment on referral from their GP in the latest period for which data is available.
      (189023)
244  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on how many people have suffered concussion injuries while playing sport, by category of sport, in each year for which data is available.
      (189260)
245  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether sofosbuvir will be made available on the NHS to treat hepatitis C.
      (189262)
246  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure safety of patients and high professional standards in the cosmetic surgery sector.
      (189265)
247  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of whether there is a connection between use of the contraceptive pill and fatal blood clots.
      (189267)
248  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of syphilis have been diagnosed in each of the last three years.
      (189268)
249 N
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he intends to take to raise awareness of oesophageal cancer.
      (188784)
250 N
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of oesophageal cancer in (a) Hampshire and (b) England.
      (188788)
251 N
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on research into (a) oesophageal cancer and (b) other cancers in each of the last five years; and how much his Department will spend on such research in 2014.
      (188789)
252  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many press officers were employed in his Department on 1 February 2014.
      (189012)
253  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings he has had with campaign groups dealing with the health risks of sugar since taking office.
      (189013)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
254  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many fraud crimes are (a) reported and (b) investigated in each police force area in the UK annually; and how many convictions for fraud there were in the UK in the last year for which data is available.
      (189008)
255  
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of economic and fraud crimes reported in the last 10 years that remain un-investigated in each police area due to resource constraints or a lack of suitably-qualified personnel.
      (189009)
256  
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to address unofficial websites offering passport application services.
      (189052)
257 N
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to offer asylum to Christians looking to flee the fighting in Syria; and if she will make a statement.
      (188813)
258 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in prison in the latest period for which data is available served a time longer than their full sentence.
      (188792)
259  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189065)
260  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in her Department.
      (189085)
261  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by her Department and (b) operated by a third party on her Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189105)
262  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189125)
263  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189145)
264  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189165)
265  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189185)
266 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average cost of an emergency police call out is.
      (188741)
267 N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department gives the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) on handling complaints about an investigation conducted by the IPCC.
      (188747)
268 N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with Ministers of the Department for Education regarding children subject to sexual exploitation.
      (188854)
269 N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will represent the UK at the Interpol General Assembly in November 2014.
      (188799)
270  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the continued deployment of immigration enforcement information vans across the UK.
      (189032)
271  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that live animals seized by the UK Border Force are correctly and safely re-homed.
      (189033)
272  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle human trafficking within the UK.
      (189034)
273  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals requesting citizenship to the UK were refused on the grounds of failure to pass the Life in the UK text in 2013.
      (189036)
274  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many criminal offences by foreign born nationals were recorded in the London Borough of Havering in 2013.
      (189037)
275  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to ensure her Department's officials are present in all court appeals relating to cases where a person has been refused leave to remain in the UK.
      (189038)
276  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to minimise the amount being spent on processing asylum claims.
      (189039)
277  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to minimise the number of football match-related crimes.
      (189040)
278  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she is taking to tackle paedophilia; and if she will make a statement.
      (189043)
279  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prohibit the offer and sale of stun guns on eBay.
      (189263)
280  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to counter the threat of letter-bomb attacks on Army recruiting offices on the UK mainland.
      (189264)
281  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of illegal taking of game have been recorded in the UK in each of the last three years.
      (189269)
282  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum cases were awaiting decision for travel documents on 1 February 2014.
      (189239)
283  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to appoint a permanent Director General for Visas and Immigration.
      (189240)
284  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people applied for fast-track visas to the UK in India in 2013.
      (189241)
285  
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many press officers were employed in her Department on 1 February 2014.
      (189242)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
286 N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2013 to the hon. Member for Lichfield, Official Report, column 4W, on wi-fi; what progress the Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology service has made in looking at ways of securely improving the wi-fi service to a wider range of devices.
      (188809)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
287  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189066)
288  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in her Department.
      (189086)
289  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by her Department and (b) operated by a third party on her Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189106)
290  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of civil servants in her Department and non-departmental public body who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189126)
291  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of civil servants in her Department and non-departmental public body who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189146)
292  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189166)
293  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189186)
294 N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library a copy of each of the partnership agreements between her Department and major UK food and clothes retailers, announced to the London Stock Exchange Group on 27 January 2014.
      (188851)
295  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on reviewing financial aid levels to the British Overseas Territories.
      (189030)
296  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development aid was provided to the government of Argentina in 2013.
      (189048)
297  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid programmes the Government operates in Eastern Europe.
      (189049)
298  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions Ministers in her Department have visited Gaza in each of the last three years.
      (189250)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
299 N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the capacity is of each women's prison in England and Wales.
      (188761)
300 N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates applied for a place in a mother and baby unit in the custodial estate in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
      (188781)
301 N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women are currently held in each women's prison in England and Wales.
      (188782)
302 N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for a place in a mother and baby unit in the custodial estate in England and Wales were (a) accepted and (b) refused in each year between 2010 and 2013.
      (188783)
303 N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many places are available in mother and baby units in the custodial estate in England and Wales.
      (188790)
304 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Delyn, of 6 February 2014, Official Report, column 325W, on freedom of information, if he will (a) compile, (b) publish and (c) maintain in the public domain a comprehensive list of companies wholly owned by more than one public authority which are covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
      (188855)
305 N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the right hon. Member for Delyn, of 6 February 2014, Official Report, column 325W, on freedom of information, how members of the public can find out whether a company is wholly owned by more than one public authority and covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
      (188856)
306 N
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions for fraud in (a) England and (b) Cornwall have been for cases involving trade on the website eBay in each of the last five years.
      (188913)
307  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189067)
308  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189087)
309  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189107)
310  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189127)
311  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189147)
312  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189167)
313  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189187)
314  
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made with the Information Commissioner on development of a code of practice for the electronic monitoring of offenders; and when such a code of practice will be published.
      (189204)
315 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which members of staff holding the positions of (a) Director, (b) Deputy Director, (c) Activities Manager, (d) Head of Reducing Re-offending, (e) Head of Safer Custody, (f) Head of Security, (g) Head of Community Engagement and (h) Head of Performance at the time of HM Prison Oakwood taking its first inmates had previous experience of (i) working, (ii) less than one year service, (iii) between one and five years service and (iv) over five years working in the prison system.
      (188742)
316 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which members of staff holding the positions of (a) Director, (b) Deputy Director, (c) Activities Manager, (d) Head of Reducing Re-offending, (e) Head of Safer Custody, (f) Head of Security, (g) Head of Community Engagement and (h) Head of Performance at the time of HM Prison Oakwood taking its first inmates had previous experience of working in a new prison when it took its first inmates.
      (188743)
317 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget for judges' lodgings was in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14; and how much is so budgeted for 2014-15.
      (188744)
318 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on preliminary work associated with plans for a new prison at Feltham to date.
      (188745)
319 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many occasions judges' lodgings were used in each month since January 2010.
      (188767)
320 N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on judicial pensions in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14; and what estimate he has made of such spending in each of the next five financial years.
      (188768)
321 N
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the implementation of the so-called Eve's Law.
      (188752)
322  
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for illegal taking of game there have been in the UK in each of the last three years.
      (189271)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
323  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189068)
324  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in her Department.
      (189088)
325  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by her Department and (b) operated by a third party on her Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189108)
326  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189128)
327  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189148)
328  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189168)
329  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of civil servants in her Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189188)
330  
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the current weather conditions on fishermen in Northern Ireland.
      (188921)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
331  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189069)
332  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189089)
333  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189109)
334  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189129)
335  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189149)
336  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189169)
337  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189189)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
338  
Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission has produced on the practice of allowing foreign language translators into polling stations to advise individual electors on how to cast their vote.
      (188935)
339  
Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst): 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 which local authorities allow foreign language translators into polling stations to advise individual electors on how to cast their vote.
      (188936)
340  
Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent representations the Electoral Commission has received on the London Borough of Tower Hamlets allowing foreign language translators into polling stations to advise individual electors.
      (189010)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
341  
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken against unofficial websites offering government services relating to the application for driving licences.
      (188990)
342 N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency was consulted on the decision to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol in motorway service areas.
      (188821)
343 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the Highways Agency's budget has been spent on (a) each scheme aimed at improving weather resilience and (b) each scheme responding to additional pressures on roads as a result of climate change in each of the last five years.
      (188800)
344 N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) net franchise payment and (b) revenue support sums are for the extension of First Capital Connect's Thameslink franchise from 31 March to 14 September 2014.
      (188801)
345  
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on schemes for (a) cyclists, (b) bridleways and (c) pedestrians in each of the last five years.
      (188929)
346 N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will meet Google to discuss copycat websites which charge for driving licence renewals.
      (188873)
347  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189070)
348  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189090)
349  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189110)
350  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189130)
351  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189150)
352  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189170)
353  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189190)
354 N
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the reliability and punctuality of passenger services on the North Cotswold Line; and if he will instruct First Great Western to commence publishing this information separately in its Passenger Charter figures.
      (188793)
355  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many days the (a) Exeter St Davids to Tiverton Parkway, (b) Exeter St Davids to Salisbury, (c) Taunton to Bristol Temple Meads, (d) Plymouth to Newton Abbot, (e) Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot and (f) Plymouth to Penzance railway lines were closed in each of the last five years.
      (189234)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
356  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189072)
357  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189092)
358  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189112)
359  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189132)
360  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189152)
361  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189172)
362  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189192)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
363  
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of the requirement for claimants to demonstrate availability to work on their right to a holiday from signing on; and if he will make a statement.
      (189248)
364  
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking against unofficial websites offering services relating to the application for national insurance numbers.
      (189011)
365  
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether successors in title to insurers who maintained employer's liability insurance schemes will be liable to contribute to the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme.
      (188933)
366  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with his Canadian counterpart over unfreezing the annual uprating of state pensions of UK citizens living in Canada and Canadian citizens living in the UK.
      (188988)
367  
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to unfreeze the annual uprating of the state pension for UK citizens living in Canada.
      (188989)
368  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of personal independence payments claims which were not made under the special rules for terminally ill people, were withdrawn by claimants resident in (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (b) the North East and (c) England in each month for which records are available.
      (188923)
369  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of decided personal independence payments claims, which were not made under the special rules for terminally ill people, have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful, by claimants resident in (i) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (ii) the North East and (iii) England in each month for which records are available.
      (188924)
370  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payments claims, not made under the special rules for terminally ill people, have been made by residents of (a) Washington and Sunderland West constituency, (b) the North East and (c) England in each month for which records are available.
      (188925)
371  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
      (189073)
372  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
      (189093)
373  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
      (189113)
374  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
      (189133)
375  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
      (189153)
376  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
      (189173)
377  
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
      (189193)
378 N
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of job vacancies in each sector in London.
      (188360)
379 N
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of job vacancies in London in the (a) hospitality, (b) care and (c) cleaning sectors in (i) 2003, (ii) 2007, (iii) 2010 and (iv) 2013.
      (188361)
380 N
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the structural vacancy rate in London.
      (188766)
381  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions have been enacted by Jobcentre Plus in (a) Livingston constituency and (b) West Lothian local authority area in the last 12 months.
      (189197)
382  
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have found work lasting six months or longer through the Work Programme in (a) Livingston constituency and (b) West Lothian local authority area in the last 12 months.
      (189199)
383 N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households have had their benefits reduced as a result of the household benefit cap in (a) the London Borough of Brent and (b) Brent Central constituency.
      (188912)
384  
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the future provision of freephones at jobcentres.
      (188981)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
385  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress his Department has made on trade deals agreed between India and the UK since the visit by the Prime Minister in 2013.
   [Transferred]  (189020)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
386 N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what share of the £100 million Enterprise Capital Fund was allocated to Merseyside.
   [Transferred]  (188810)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
387 N
Liz Kendall (Leicester West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) Leicester West constituency and (b) the UK are on district council electricity schemes; and how many such properties have gas meters that can no longer be used.
   [Transferred]  (188808)
388  
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to extend the Warm Home Discount to include families where the parents are (a) unemployed and (b) have an annual income of less than £10,000.
   [Transferred]  (189251)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
389 N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the proportion of retail products in the UK which are compliant with EU energy efficiency standards.
   [Transferred]  (188791)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
390  
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the economic effect to the UK has been of the recent economic performance of (a) Bermuda and (b) the Cayman Islands.
   [Transferred]  (189045)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
391 N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will make it the Government's policy to press for the adoption of an international goal that no baby should be born without a midwife present in order to reduce deaths among newborns; and if he will make a statement.
   [Transferred]  (188911)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
392  
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the Leasehold Value Tribunal system; and if he will make a statement.
   [Transferred]  (189203)

Prepared 26th February 2014