Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 6 March 2014
Notes:
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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]
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 6 March 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 6 March 2014
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on the date of issue of this paper of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper.
For other Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper.
For Written and Oral Questions for answer on future days, see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to the Attorney General
1
N
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how much (a) wrongly-claimed VAT and (b) interest on such VAT the Serious Fraud Office has been required to pay to HM Revenue and Customs in 2014 to date.
(190272)
2
N
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how much the Serious Fraud Office has been fined in respect of VAT claims in 2014 to date.
(190273)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
3
N
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his Department's proposed changes to the Land Registry on jobs in Plymouth.
(190323)
4
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answers of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 166W, on students: loans, when he expects to start reviewing the RAB charge model.
(190199)
5
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department provides funding to strengthen supply chains in the UK so that British producers and farmers can sell more of their food to public sector institutions.
(190412)
6
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings his Department (a) has had and (b) plans to have with publicans tied to the large pub companies to discuss plans for a statutory code and adjudicator.
(190229)
7
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the Fairtrade Foundation's Make Bananas Fair campaign.
(190535)
8
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on rebalancing the economy across regions and sectors.
(902880)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
9
N
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average duration of unemployment or inactivity is of those who become unemployed or inactive having previously been in employment for (a) less than six months, (b) between six months and a year, (c) between one and two years, (d) between two and three years, (e) between three and four years, (f) between four and five years, (g) between five and 10 years and (h) 10 or more years.
(190220)
10
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total amount of remuneration paid to non-executive directors of Government departments was for the financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2012-13.
(190309)
11
N
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in Number 10 Downing Street in 2012; and how many people are so employed currently.
(190310)
12
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of underemployment.
(902867)
13
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office has provided advice to ensure that all local resilience forums have effective and linked websites providing public information before, during and after an emergency.
(190463)
14
Martin Vickers
(Cleethorpes):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the amount of surplus public land sold to support housebuilding and development to date.
(190435)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
15
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he decided not to charge VAT on the sale of cryptocurrencies.
(190434)
16
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of units of alcohol sold in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(190274)
17
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2014, Official Report, column 284W, on equality, what the (a) total departmental expenditure, (b) number and (c) cost of people employed for the purpose of promoting equality and diversity was in 2013-14 to date.
(190201)
18
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people changing from a single working tax credit claim to a joint claim have had to submit a fresh application in each of the last five years; what the average back-dated payment was to such an applicant in each such year; and what average time was taken for the joint claim to be paid in each such year.
(190400)
19
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have had working tax credits stopped in each of the last 10 years in each constituency.
(190403)
20
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many awards of tax credits there have been where the national insurance number of one or more claimants was identifiable as one issued to a person who was not a UK national at the time of issue of the number in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the total amount was of those awards.
(190311)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
21
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to increase investment in house building; and if he will consider the introduction of rent controls.
(190549)
22
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many refusals of planning permission involving flood risk were appealed to the Planning Inspectorate in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and how many of these were (i) dismissed, (ii) allowed with conditions to fully implement the advice of the Environment Agency, (iii) allowed with conditions to partially implement the advice of the Environment Agency and (iv) allowed against the advice of the Environment Agency.
(190566)
23
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average cost to a local authority of making an Article 4 direction.
(190567)
24
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people subject to the under-occupancy penalty were evicted in each local authority in the North East in the last 12 months.
(190498)
25
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many rough sleepers there were in each local authority in the North East in each of the last five years.
(190504)
26
Robert Neill
(Bromley and Chislehurst):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2014, Official Report, column 694W, on polling stations, what assessment he has made of the effect of foreign language translation by local authorities on integration of non-English speakers into their communities.
(190554)
27
Gavin Williamson
(South Staffordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure that car boot sales are properly regulated and do not contribute to traffic congestion in the surrounding area.
(190563)
28
Gavin Williamson
(South Staffordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to remove permitted development rights for car boot sales.
(190565)
29
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many individuals registered as homeless in Barrow and Furness constituency were aged (a) under 16 and (b) 16 to 18 in each of the last three years.
(190315)
30
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many bowling greens have been listed as assets of community value.
(190316)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
31
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to ensure that her Department's contracts with BT for the roll-out of rural superfast broadband include a reasonable market rate for (a) equipment costs and (b) other non-management costs.
(190397)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
32
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what turnover levels companies must meet under the Government Vehicle Lease framework.
(189482)
33
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on translating and accrediting skills, experience and qualifications gained in the armed forces to the civilian world.
(190537)
34
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Planning Assumptions set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review in October 2010 remain in place.
(190391)
35
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of his Department's recent More than meets the eye recruitment campaign.
(190006)
36
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 68W, on equality, what the (a) number of staff and (b) total salary cost of the Head Office team members in equality and diversity roles was in each year from 2008-09 to 2013-14.
(190204)
37
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval ships are at sea on duty; on what tasks; and where.
(190197)
38
N
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) rape, (b) attempted rape, (c) sexual assault by penetration and (d) sexual assault were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority from the Royal Military Police in each of the last three years; and how many such cases were prosecuted (i) successfully and (ii) unsuccessfully.
(190278)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
39
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what services and support his Department plans to provide to families who will be ineligible for the Government's new childcare scheme.
(190551)
40
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support low-income families to access affordable and quality childcare and to ensure that no children miss out on the early stages of education.
(190552)
41
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, column 825W, on students: finance, for what reason his Department has not compared the number of 18-year-olds affected by changes in funding for full-time education with the 16 to 18 cohort in full-time education.
(190472)
42
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2014, Official Report, column 535W, on schools: finance, when he plans to publish the consultation on a fair funding formula; and what the timetable for the consultation will be.
(190200)
43
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy that free schools and academies be granted discretion to give preference to children who attend their nursery classes during the admissions process for a reception place.
[R] (190313)
44
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average daily number of children absent from school is; and what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for their non-attendance.
(190354)
45
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the contribution by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families of 21 January 2014, Official Report, column 275, on the Staying Put Agenda, what work is being carried out by the National Children's Bureau; and when he expects it to be completed.
(190206)
46
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which primary schools offer nursery provision on or off site; and which of those schools have been rated outstanding by Ofsted.
(190231)
47
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils of each ethnicity who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals and who did not have statements of Special Education Needs did not achieve an A* to C GCSE grade in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) either English or mathematics in the most recent year for which figures are available.
(190232)
48
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils of each ethnicity who (a) were and (b) were not eligible for free school meals attended faith (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each year for which records are available.
(190275)
49
Mr Marcus Jones
(Nuneaton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will introduce universal qualifications for functional skills to better allow employers to understand an individual's competencies.
(190405)
50
Mr Marcus Jones
(Nuneaton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make employability and employment outcomes key measures of accountability for schools.
(190431)
51
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 211W, on Children's Social Services, how many local authorities have stopped using the Integrated Children's System since 2006.
(190471)
52
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what monitoring procedures his Department has in place to ensure that assessment of pupils' special needs are accurate.
(190008)
53
N
Ian Swales
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) further education colleges and (b) sixth form colleges have access to the Online Free School Meal Eligibility Checking Service.
(189839)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
54
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on implementation of the competent authority model of regulating the offshore oil and gas industry required by the EU Offshore Safety Directive.
(190198)
55
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which recommendations of the Maitland Review into Offshore Oil and Gas in the UK have not been implemented due to the publication of the EU Offshore Safety Directive.
(190202)
56
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the current status is of the memorandum of understanding agreed in 2012 between his Department and the Health and Safety Executive on the co-ordination of their respective regulatory roles in the offshore oil and gas industry.
(190216)
57
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made of the potential effect of the recommendations of the interim report of the UK Continental Shelf Maximising Recovery Review on his Department's (a) regulatory role in the offshore oil and gas industry and (b) work implementing the recommendations of the Maitland Review.
(190280)
58
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the incidence and impact of load management measures on manufacturing industry.
(190194)
59
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make it his policy to remove Government subsidies from renewable energy generating plants once the plant has achieved a reasonable return on investment.
(189481)
60
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department took to mark Cold Homes Week.
(190532)
61
Sandra Osborne
(Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on compensatory forestry planting to mitigage deforestation undertaken as a result of wind turbine construction.
(190502)
62
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress his Department has made on plans for an interconnector to Iceland.
(190470)
63
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what criteria his Department used in its choice of Zig Bee wireless standard for the UK's smart meter roll-out.
(190010)
64
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 currently in use which do not meet Ofgem's regulations on smart meters.
(190011)
65
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of a smart meter which is compliant with government regulations.
(190012)
66
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the total cost of the roll-out of smart meters to the year 2020.
(190013)
67
N
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which smart phones are compatible with the UK-regulated smart meters.
(190014)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
68
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.
(190195)
69
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) resource and (b) capital funding was received by his Department, excluding non-departmental public bodies, to achieve its core responsibility of improving the environment in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
(190221)
70
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) resource and (b) capital funding was received by his Department, excluding non-departmental public bodies, to achieve its core responsibility of safeguarding plant health in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
(190222)
71
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) resource and (b) capital funding was received by his Department, excluding non-departmental public bodies, to achieve its core responsibility of growing the rural economy in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
(190223)
72
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much (a) resource and (b) capital funding was received by his Department, excluding non-departmental public bodies, to achieve its core responsibility of safeguarding animal health in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
(190224)
73
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to implement the findings of Household food security in the UK: a review of food aid.
(190225)
74
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will rewrite the counter-invasive species strategy to reduce the cost of management of non-native invasive species.
(190491)
75
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with regard to the environmental land management scheme announced on 26 February 2014, if he will provide further details on (a) how the scheme will be targeted, (b) whether specific local areas have been identified for the scheme, (c) what the (i) minimum and (ii) maximum grants available to farmers are, (d) when the scheme will be open for applications to farmers and (e) what assessment his Department has made of the potential environmental benefits of this scheme.
(190487)
76
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the Rural Development Pillar within the Common Agricultural Policy envelope has been allocated in (a) cash and (b) percentage terms to date.
(190488)
77
Sandra Osborne
(Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to increase commercial coniferous forest planting; and if he will make a statement.
(190500)
78
Sandra Osborne
(Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of UK forests that are under sustainable management.
(190501)
79
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether local authorities have co-ordinated a systematic programme of community engagement in their area during recovery phases.
(190414)
80
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when national flooding exercises have taken place in order to test arrangements which Government departments have put into place to deal with flooding and infrastructure emergencies in the last five years.
(190415)
81
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has begun its systematic programme to reduce the disruption of essential services resulting from natural hazards by publishing a national framework and policy statement, setting out the process, timescales and expectations.
(190416)
82
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work Government departments and the Environment Agency have undertaken with infrastructure operators to identify the vulnerability and risk of assets to flooding; and if he will publish a summary of the analysis found in sector resilience plans.
(190417)
83
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work his Department and infrastructure operators have done to build a level of resilience into critical infrastructure assets that ensures continuity during a worst-case flood event.
(190418)
84
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has extended the duty to undertake business continuity planning to infrastructure operating Category 2 responders to a standard equivalent to BS25999, which is ensured through an annual benchmarking exercise within each sector.
(190419)
85
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has established a programme to support and encourage individuals and communities to be better prepared and more self-reliant during emergencies.
(190420)
86
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether, in all cases relating to the recent flooding, upper tier local authorities have become the lead responders to multi-agency planning for severe weather emergencies at the local level and for triggering multi-agency arrangements in response to severe weather warnings and local impact assessments.
(190421)
87
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether category 1 and 2 responders currently assess the effectiveness of their emergency response facilities, including flexible accommodation, IT and communications systems.
(190423)
88
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department and the insurance industry have taken to deliver a public education programme setting out the benefits of insurance in the context of flooding.
(190425)
89
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the insurance industry has developed and implemented industry guidance for flooding events, covering reasonable expectations of the performance of insurers and reasonable actions by customers.
(190426)
90
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether insurance notices now include information on flood risk and the simple steps that can be taken to mitigate the effects in flood risk areas.
(190427)
91
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has yet provided a specialised site-specific flood warning service for infrastructure operators in order to offer longer lead times and greater levels of detail about the velocity and depth of flooding.
(190428)
92
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work the Environment Agency has done with its partners to progressively develop and bring into use flood visualisation tools that are designed to meet the needs of flood-risk managers, emergency planners and responders.
(190429)
93
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Government has made towards creating a fully-funded national capability for flood rescue, with fire and rescue authorities playing a leading role.
(190430)
94
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has issued clear guidance on expected levels of Category 2 responders' engagement in planning, exercising and response; and what assessment the Government has made of the case for strengthening enforcement arrangements.
(190432)
95
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the degree to which, for emergencies spanning more than a single local authority area, Government Offices have ensured coherence and coordination between recovery operations.
(190451)
96
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether local recovery coordination groups have made early recommendations to elected local authority members about longer-term regeneration and economic development opportunities.
(190452)
97
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all Government guidance has been updated to reflect the new arrangements for recovery; and whether local resilience forums have planned, trained and exercised on this basis.
(190453)
98
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has published an action plan to implement the recommendations of the Review released after the 2007 floods, with a director in his Department overseeing the programme of delivery and issuing regular updates.
(190454)
99
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has established a Cabinet Committee with a remit to improve the country's ability to deal with flooding and implement the recommendations of the Review following the 2007 floods.
(190455)
100
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has established a National Resilience Forum to facilitate national level multi-agency planning for flooding and other emergencies.
(190456)
101
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether all upper tier local authorities have established Oversight and Scrutiny Committees to review work by public sector bodies and essential service providers in order to manage flood risk and implement the suggestions of the Review following the 2007 floods; and whether any such reports have been made public and reviewed by Government Offices and the Environment Agency.
(190457)
102
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether and when local resilience forums have evaluated and shared lessons from both the response and recovery phases to inform planning for future emergencies.
(190458)
103
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council has explored how the public can improve their understanding of community risks, including those associated with flooding; and whether his Department has implemented such findings as appropriate.
(190459)
104
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether flood risk has been made part of the mandatory search requirements for property purchase; and whether flood risk has formed part of home information packs.
(190460)
105
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether local authority contact centres have taken the lead in dealing with general enquiries from the public during and after major flooding and redirecting calls to other organisations when appropriate.
(190461)
106
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency now works with local responders to raise awareness in flood risk areas and identifies a range of mechanisms to warn the public in response to flooding.
(190462)
107
Julian Sturdy
(York Outer):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's announcement of 6 February 2014 on new flood defence schemes, what proportion of that funding will be allocated to (a) the York area and (b) York Outer constituency.
(190413)
108
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in preparing a Bill to outlaw the use of wild animals in circuses.
(190388)
109
Gavin Williamson
(South Staffordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect ancient woods in (a) the UK and (b) South Staffordshire.
(190564)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
110
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Egyptian government about trafficking of East African refugees in the Sinai Peninsula; and if he will make a statement.
(190553)
111
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Myanmar about the Fortify Rights report, Policies of Persecution and discrimination and violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
(190555)
112
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether in her capacity as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy the right hon. Baroness Ashton of Upholland scheduled to visit Iran for nuclear talks.
(190314)
113
N
Guto Bebb
(Aberconwy):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is intended that a permanent nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 will include a comprehensive monitoring framework of Iran's future nuclear activities.
(190322)
114
N
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which African countries he (a) has appointed and (b) intends to appoint prosperity officers.
(190210)
115
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the publication by Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Indonesia: Pluralism in peril, what assessment he has made of the conclusions of that report; what representations he has made to the Indonesian government about tolerance for religious communities including Christians; and if he will make a statement.
(190568)
116
Mr David Crausby
(Bolton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many requests for consular assistance relating to crime have been made by UK citizens at the UK embassy in Kiev since November 2013.
(190474)
117
Mr David Crausby
(Bolton North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of British citizens in Ukraine.
(190475)
118
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many executions there were in Iran of (a) adults and (b) minors in 2013.
[R] (190539)
119
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has received from the Bosnia-Herzegovinian government on the political and security situation in that country.
(190007)
120
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage Syrian opposition groups to work together.
(190533)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
121
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Chief Coroner's Office on collecting sexual orientation data on people who have committed suicide.
(190190)
122
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for commissioning Tier 3 obesity treatments.
(190191)
123
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the mental health of LGBT people.
(190192)
124
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the (a) dates, (b) agendas and (c) minutes of any meetings (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in his Department have had with representatives of the Advertising Association between January 2012 and February 2014.
(190321)
125
N
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department will ensure that communication professionals working with deaf people are eligible for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service declaration.
(190226)
126
N
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department will ensure that communication professionals engaged to work with deaf people meet the standards for enhanced criminal records checks as maintained by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
(190227)
127
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to put a trace on medical records to indicate past military service to enable armed forces veterans to be identified after their death for the purpose of arranging their funeral.
(190271)
128
Ben Gummer
(Ipswich):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department paid in fees and allowances to pharmacies in each of the last three years.
(190473)
129
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the effectiveness of the test used to diagnose those with pernicious anaemia; and if he will make a statement.
(190481)
130
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he was informed that NHS England would not complete the Congenital Heart Disease Review by June 2014.
(190536)
131
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health trusts are currently under consideration for the trust special administration regime.
(190207)
132
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many previous years' spending was used in calculations for the baseline funding allocation for specialised commissioning in 2013-14.
(190277)
133
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that future grants from his Department to the Nursing and Midwifery Council should be subject to agreement of a cap on registration fees for newly-qualified nurses.
(190450)
134
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, column 828W, on abortion, whether gender may be considered a contributing factor to grounds for abortion when compounded by other considerations.
(190387)
135
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will investigate abortion providers whose advice on the legality of gender abortions contradicts that of his Department.
(190389)
136
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department considers cleft palate to be a serious disability for the purposes of establishing the legality of abortions.
(190390)
137
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evidence his Department holds or has assessed on whether giving birth to a baby of a specific gender constitutes a greater risk to the mother's physical or mental health than termination of the pregnancy.
(190392)
138
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, column 832W, on abortion, under what conditions and in relation to what other factors gender may be considered a relevant criterion for an abortion under the Abortion Act 1967, as amended; and if he will make a statement.
(190396)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
139
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Assistance for the Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Returnees project, what the countries of origin of the 1,470 irregular migrants were; what assistance will be provided to the 30 victims of human trafficking from EU countries; how it will provide reintegration assistance to the 75 returning vulnerable migrants; and if she will make a statement.
(190276)
140
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nature and purpose is of the Government-funded Assistance for the Voluntary Return and Reintegration of Returnees project being implemented by the International Organisation for Migration in co-operation with the Greek government; how that project will assist irregular migrants to return to their countries of origin; and how the project will help identified victims of human trafficking from EU countries.
(190398)
141
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has in place to (a) safeguard biosecurity and (b) protect against animal welfare violations regarding the importing of dogs from Eastern Europe to the UK.
(190489)
142
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with ferry companies operating out of the UK on the illegal transportation of dogs into the UK from Continental Europe; and what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of such measures.
(190490)
143
N
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Ellison Review will be published.
(190228)
144
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of EU migrants who have arrived in the UK for work since 1 January 2014.
(190497)
145
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether, in all cases of recent flooding, where a Gold Command has been established for severe weather events, the police, unless agreed otherwise locally have convened and led the multi-agency response.
(190422)
146
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total value was of illegal drugs seized by police in Barrow and Furness constituency in each of the last five years.
(190317)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
147
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to provide better healthcare and more trained midwives to reduce the deaths of new born babies in the poorest countries; and if she will make a statement.
(190279)
148
Naomi Long
(Belfast East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to promote World Water Day; and if she will prioritise financial support for water sanitation and waste water treatment up to 2015.
(190402)
149
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what procedures are in place to ensure foreign aid reaches its target and is not embezzled by corrupt or dictatorial regimes.
(190534)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
150
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received on legislation on killing by one punch; and if he will make a statement.
(190184)
151
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on killing by one punch; and if he will make a statement.
(190185)
152
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce a mandatory 10 year minimum prison sentence for anyone who kills someone with a single punch while under the influence of alcohol; and if he will make a statement.
(190186)
153
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the purpose is of his Department's new Building Better Relationships Programme; how that purpose differs from the purpose of the (a) Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme and (b) Community Domestic Violence Programme; and if he will make a statement.
(190342)
154
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the National Offender Management Service review of Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork includes secure colleges in its scope.
(190353)
155
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons in England and Wales have changed their prison population to accommodate young adults for the first time since May 2010.
(190205)
156
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons closed since May 2010 were previously housing young adults.
(190211)
157
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on televising courts to date.
(190213)
158
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which broadcasters have expressed an interest in televising courts; how much he expects to spend on televising courts in each of the next five years; and what proportion of the total cost will be paid by the broadcasters.
(190214)
159
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle delays in the family justice system.
(190005)
160
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the decision to hire new Public Defender System advocates was made.
(190188)
161
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average salary of a Public Defender Service advocate after the current recruitment drive is complete.
(190189)
162
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for how many advocate positions in the Public Defender System his Department plans to recruit.
(190193)
163
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for each vacancy for the Public Defender System his Department received.
(190208)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
164
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to her Written Statement of 25 February 2014, Official Report, columns 16-18WS, on High Court judgment, what the current status is of the 187 administrative letters sent to on-the-runs; whether the letters have been rescinded; and if she will make a statement.
(190556)
165
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2014, Official Report, column 296W, on equality, what the cost to her Department was of section 75 equality training in each year between 2008-09 and 2012-13.
(190203)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
166
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what percentage of postal votes were cast in the 100 constituencies with the largest amount of postal votes in the most recent general election.
(190399)
167
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, how many (a) items of correspondence and (b) meetings with Ministers in the Electoral Commission has had on (i) postal ballot restrictions and (ii) use of photo ID for voting, in each of the last four years.
(190401)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
168
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average number of rail passengers travelling in first class on weekdays from London to (a) Darlington and (b) Eaglescliffe.
(190503)
169
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish his Department's review of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions.
(190196)
170
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to publish his Department's cycling delivery plan.
(190230)
171
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the most recent report on High Speed 2 by the Major Projects Authority.
(190209)
172
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ensure that the full independent summary of the consultation into the proposed High Speed 2 route from Birmingham to the North of England is published by IPSOS Mori.
(190270)
173
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Highways Agency has recently considered (a) the vulnerability of motorways and trunk roads to flooding, (b) the potential for better warnings and strategic road clearance to avoid people becoming stranded and (c) plans to support people who become stranded.
(190424)
174
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many seats are available on the diesel train fleet allocated to Transpennine Express; and how many are expected to be available in December 2015.
(190318)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
175
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage under-19 school leavers to start apprenticeships.
(190550)
176
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who have stopped claiming jobseeker's allowance in each of the last six months have done so following the application of sanctions.
(190215)
177
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on errors in processing claims for jobseeker's allowance.
(190320)
178
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times claimants for jobseeker's allowance were sanctioned inappropriately due to processing errors in the last year for which figures are available.
(190348)
179
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will investigate the effect of sanctions on jobseeker's allowance claimants.
(190349)
180
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of employment and support allowance claimants who allege they did not receive letters informing them of their next work capability assessment.
(190319)
181
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been refused benefit over the last 12 months; and what steps his Department has taken to ascertain whether those claimants are in receipt of any income.
(190355)
182
N
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals have been in receipt of (a) job seeker's allowance, (b) incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance and employment support allowance and (c) income support for (i) up to one year, (ii) between one and two years, (iii) between two and five years and (iv) over five years over the last 10 years.
(190212)
183
N
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those making a new claim for jobseeker's allowance immediately before their claim was made were (a) in employment, (b) in receipt of employment support allowance, incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or income support and (c) neither in employment nor claiming another out of work benefit.
(190217)
184
N
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals made a claim for any of jobseeker's allowance, incapacity benefit or severe disablement allowance, employment support allowance or income support (a) once, (b) twice and (c) three or more times in each of the last five years.
(190218)
185
N
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those making a new claim for employment and support allowance immediately before their claim was made were (a) in employment, (b) in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or income support or (c) neither in employment nor claiming another out of work benefit.
(190219)
186
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of processing and managing claims for disability living allowance was in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2012-13.
(190404)
187
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the use of discretionary housing payment to deal with people affected by the under-occupancy penalty over the next two financial years; and if he will make a statement.
(190409)
188
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to encourage local authorities to make longer term awards of discretionary housing payments for those people with disabilities.
(190410)
189
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in discretionary housing payments has been allocated in (a) England and (b) Birmingham for those affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16.
(190411)
190
Stephen Lloyd
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will publish statistics on the performance of the Child Maintenance Service in collecting statutory maintenance liabilities under the 2012 scheme; and whether such statistics will include information on the amount and proportion of liabilities not collected each month.
(190494)
191
Stephen Lloyd
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to carry out a public consultation on the statistics being developed to give information on the new 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme.
(190495)
192
Stephen Lloyd
(Eastbourne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish the results of the reclassification of arrears trial run by the Child Maintenance Group which began in June 2012 and ended in October 2013.
(190496)
193
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's Disability Confident campaign in helping more people with disabilities (a) into work and (b) to fulfil their potential.
(190009)
194
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that British nationals taking part in the International Citizen's Service are exempt from undergoing the habitual residency test.
(190531)
195
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 6W, on equality, what the figures are for 2013-14.
(190187)
196
Jim Sheridan
(Paisley and Renfrewshire North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the commitment to 90 per cent of expected pension entitlement for those involved in the Financial Assistance Scheme has been reached.
(190492)
197
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the growth of credit union membership since the award of the Credit Union Expansion Project contract to the Association of British Credit Unions in April 2013.
(190433)
198
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which back-to-work schemes being delivered by local authorities he has visited since May 2010.
(190312)
199
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which sectors of the economy are excluded from the requirement for inspection by the Health and Safety Executive.
(190351)
200
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints he received about the Work Programme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
(190352)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
201
N
Duncan Hames
(Chippenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing the cap on student numbers at higher education institutions.
[Question Unstarred]
(902868)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
202
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether recently announced additional funding for anti-flooding measures has a consequential funding implication for Wales.
[Transferred]
(190493)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
203
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent guidance he has issued to local authorities on their funding of trades union posts and facilities; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(190538)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
204
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.
[Transferred]
(190499)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
205
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made since the NATO Bucharest summit in April 2008 in inviting Ukraine to join NATO; and whether this issue is on the agenda for the NATO summit in Newport in 2014.
[Transferred]
(190407)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
206
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tribunals have been stayed pending decisions in other courts relating to decisions on benefits for over six months; how many claimants this involves; and what the total value of benefits involved is.
[Transferred]
(190406)
207
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many tribunals considering appeals on benefits decisions are currently held pending decisions in other courts; how many claimants this affects; what the value of such benefit claims is; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(190408)