Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Notes:
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 11 March 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 11 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
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Attorney General, whether his Department is aware of any undertakings of (a) amnesty, (b) immunity and (c) implied immunity from prosecution given to any (i) former or serving members of the security forces, (ii) person who has acted as an agent of the security forces or Government intelligence services and (iii) member of a paramilitary organisation.
(191085)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
2
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what contribution cyber-security exports made to the UK economy in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
(191109)
3
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs were created in the UK online and digital industries in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(191110)
4
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which remain unfilled in the UK online and digital industries due to a lack of people with the prerequisite skills for those jobs.
(191111)
5
Sir Peter Bottomley
(Worthing West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what data the Land Registry holds on the number of leasehold domestic premises in (a) Worthing West constituency, (b) Worthing borough, (c) Arun district, (d) West Sussex county, (e) South East England region, (f) England and (g) England and Wales; what data collection the Land Registry makes on housing tenure types; and if he will make a statement.
(191127)
6
N
Stephen Gilbert
(St Austell and Newquay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications have been received for Regional Growth Fund funding from businesses operating within the tourism industry in (a) Cornwall and (b) England in the latest period for which figures are available.
(190791)
7
N
Stephen Gilbert
(St Austell and Newquay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Regional Growth Fund grants have been awarded to applicants based in (a) St Austell and Newquay constituency and (b) Cornwall in the latest period for which figures are available.
(190792)
8
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what programmes he has for public engagement with science; what the cost of those programmes is; what evaluation he has made of their effectiveness; and if he will publish the results of that evaluation.
(191032)
9
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of debt relief orders filed in 2011-12 failed due to an increase in the debtor's income invalidating the procedure.
(190924)
10
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average total debt was of individuals who filed for (a) a debt relief order, (b) bankruptcy and (c) an individual voluntary arrangement in 2012-13.
(190925)
11
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many individual voluntary arrangements failed because an increase in the debtor's income invalidated the procedure in each year for which data is available.
(190927)
12
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office accounts have been opened as part of the Post Office Ltd pilot in East Anglia and the East Midlands.
(191148)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
13
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the net benefit to the UK economy of data.gov.uk since it publicly launched in January 2010.
(191143)
14
Sir Peter Bottomley
(Worthing West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Office of National Statistics (ONS) can best estimate the number and trends of the stock in the leasehold domestic premises in (a) Worthing West constituency, (b) Worthing borough, (c) Arun district, (d) West Sussex county, (e) South East England region, (f) England and (g) England and Wales; what data collection the ONS makes on housing tenure types; and if he will make a statement.
(191128)
15
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of 24-year-olds have not been in employment, education or training but have been looking for and available for work for (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five and (f) six of the last six years.
(190979)
16
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what points he has identified from the recent flooding crisis to enable COBR to work more effectively.
(191057)
17
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any records relating to the loss of the escort aircraft carrier HMS Dasher in March 1943 have (a) been retained from transfer to and (b) remain closed in the National Archives; and if he will make a statement.
(189731)
18
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children living in households in Wrexham constituency where one or both parents are (a) working-part-time because they are unable to find full-time work and (b) employed on a zero-hours contract.
(191112)
19
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross pay for women in Wrexham constituency since 2010.
(191115)
20
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of jobseekers over the age of (a) 50 and (b) 60 in (i) Wrexham constituency, (ii) Wales and (iii) the UK in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(191125)
21
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed in the (a) commerce and (b) manufacturing sectors in (i) Wrexham constituency, (ii) Wales and (iii) the UK.
(191137)
22
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross weekly earnings for (a) men and (b) women in Wrexham constituency since 2010.
(191138)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
23
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many house sales have been completed in Chelmsford constituency using the Help-to-Buy scheme since that scheme's introduction.
(190690)
24
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further fiscal steps he plans to take to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality sector.
(191157)
25
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs which would be created in 2014 if he removed the Alcohol Duty Escalator in that year rather than in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(191158)
26
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of removing the Alcohol Duty Escalator on levels of alcohol fraud in 2014; and if he will make a statement.
(191159)
27
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of Ernst & Young's report entitled Economic Impact Assessment into the Wine and Spirit industry in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(191160)
28
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK largest export industry by value is.
(191161)
29
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total annual economic contribution of the wine and spirit industries to the UK economy is.
(191162)
30
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association's Budget 2014 submission; and if he will make a statement.
(191163)
31
N
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK's largest export industry by value is.
(190685)
32
N
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of removing the Alcohol Duty Escalator on levels of alcohol fraud in 2014; and if he will make a statement.
(190691)
33
N
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of changes in employment levels in 2014 if the Alcohol Duty Escalator were removed; and if he will make a statement.
(190692)
34
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in corporation tax by businesses registered in Wrexham constituency in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of such taxation was paid by small and medium-sized enterprises.
(191108)
35
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) higher rate taxpayers and (b) people who earn over £1 million there were in Wrexham constituency in the last year for which figures are available.
(191119)
36
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to warn people of the dangers of using lookalike websites when completing their tax return online; and if he will make a statement.
(191012)
37
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to maintain the current fuel differential between road fuel gases and petrol and diesel for a rolling 10 year period.
(190922)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
38
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department has allocated to Coventry City Council in each of the last five years.
(190977)
39
Sir Peter Bottomley
(Worthing West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he last reveiwed the purposes of LEASE; and if he will ask LEASE to make a public report to him on the problems in the leasehold sector known to LEASE.
(191120)
40
Sir Peter Bottomley
(Worthing West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what data (a) his Department holds and (b) can be estimated from the Land Registry, the Census and the Office of National Statistics on the number of leasehold domestic premises in (i) Worthing West constituency, (ii) Worthing borough, (iii) Arun district, (iv) West Sussex county, (v) South East England region, (vi) England and (vii) England and Wales; what data collection his Department makes on housing tenure types; and if he will make a statement.
(191129)
41
N
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to allow elected council leaders to take over the role and responsibilities of council chief executives.
(190926)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
42
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the reform of football governance.
(191037)
43
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Responsible Gambling Trust about its research into B2 gaming machines; and on what grounds she is satisfied that it will be independent.
(191014)
44
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any betting shops have been forced to close as a result of local authority action in the last five years.
(191017)
45
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what evidence she has considered about the prevalence of betting shops in low income areas; and whether she plans to commission research on this subject.
(191020)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
46
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the Government will be providing to the Invictus Games for wounded servicemen.
(191090)
47
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what operational contingency plans he has made for future armed forces capability requirements in the event of further severe flooding in the UK.
(191091)
48
Stephen Pound
(Ealing North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made on RAF Northolt's fulfillment of its obligations under Regulation (EC) No. 1108/2009.
(191106)
49
Stephen Pound
(Ealing North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the continued classification of RAF Northolt as a military aerodrome; and what account that policy takes of the proportion of flights using that aerodrome that are commercial.
(191136)
50
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is aware of any undertakings of (a) amnesty, (b) immunity and (c) implied immunity from prosecution given to any (i) former or serving members of the security forces, (ii) person who has acted as an agent of the security forces or Government intelligence services and (iii) member of a paramilitary organisation.
(191097)
51
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Sir John Holmes review into the award of the Bomber Command pin for aircrew who flew on bomber aircraft will be complete.
(191063)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
52
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will estimate the average percentage of household expenditure spent on energy bills in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
(190980)
53
Caroline Flint
(Don Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 519W, on energy competition, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's assessment of the effects of the introduction of a ring-fence between the generation and retail arms of vertically integrated energy companies.
(191107)
54
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what evidence his Department uses to determine the effect on local communities of noise, flicker and value reduction of property in relation to wind turbines.
(190919)
55
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of (a) the efficacy and (b) the running costs of air exhaust heat pumps installed in social and council housing.
(190920)
56
N
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to include gas absorption heat pumps in the Renewable Heat Incentive.
(190921)
57
Mike Wood
(Batley and Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department plans to bid for European Union funding for carbon capture and storage projects; and if he will allocate part of any of such funding to Drax power station.
(191144)
58
Mike Wood
(Batley and Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, at what stage of development the conversion of Drax power station to biomass is; and when that project is due to be completed.
(191145)
59
Mike Wood
(Batley and Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether the conversion to biomass at Drax power station will continue to ensure that the station provides seven to eight per cent of the UK's electricity needs.
(191146)
60
Mike Wood
(Batley and Spen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what socio-economic benefits the local community will receive from Drax power station's conversion from coal-fire to biomass.
(191147)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
61
Mrs Anne Main
(St Albans):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many visits and checks Trading Standards has carried out in relation to equine passports and microchipping since 2005.
(191135)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
62
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he bring forward proposals to impose further sanctions against the government of Iran for its continued support of terrorism in (a) Iraq, (b) Syria and (c) Israel; and if he will be make a statement.
(191100)
63
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of human rights abuses in Iran; if he will raise that matter at the United Nations; and if he will make a statement.
(191101)
64
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had at the United Nations about the Iranian nuclear programme; and if he will be make a statement.
(191102)
65
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of weapons from Iran reaching Syria across Iraqi airspace; if he will raise that matter at the United Nations; and if he will be make a statement.
(191103)
66
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of (a) military and (b) financial support of the Syrian government by the government of Iran; if he will raise this issue at the United Nations; and if he will make a statement.
(191117)
67
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had at the United Nations about the financial and military support given to the government of Syria by the government of Iran; and if he will make a statement.
(191118)
68
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on UN Security Council Resolution 2023 on Eritrea and the diaspora tax.
(190886)
69
N
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of levels of enforcement of UN Security Council Resolution 2023 on Eritrea and the diaspora tax; and if he will make a statement.
(190887)
70
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) steps the Government has taken and (b) advice his Department has given to operators of cruise liners in respect of cruise liner companies being requested to remove the red ensign when docking in Argentina; and if he will make a statement.
(189730)
71
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Statement on Syria of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 584, to which groups the £200,000 provided to enable Syrian women's groups to take part in the Geneva II conference has been allocated; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such on the contribution of such groups in the Geneva II talks.
(191061)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
72
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish age-stratified data on predicted reduction of life expectancy attributable to obesity.
(191021)
73
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who is responsible for commissioning Tier 3 obesity treatment for (a) children and adolescents and (b) adults.
(191033)
74
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2014, Official Report, columns 460-1W, on floods: health hazards, how many people are employed as part of the Public Health England Real Time Syndromic Surveillance Team; and what the job titles and main duties of those people are.
(191064)
75
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2014, Official Report, columns 460-1W, on floods: health hazards, if he will (a) publish and (b) place in the Library copies of all the advice given to him since 1 November 2013 by the Public Health England Real Time Syndromic Surveillance Team.
(191065)
76
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) district nurses, (b) health visitors, (c) community psychiatric nurses, (d) community matrons and (e) community learning disabilities nurses were employed by the NHS in each clinical commissioning group area in South Yorkshire in (i) the latest period for which figures are available and (ii) the previous 12 months from that date.
(189376)
77
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many registered nurses there were in each NHS trust in South Yorkshire in the last five years for which figures are available.
(189483)
78
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect on access to medicines of his Department's pharmaceutical price regulation scheme; what steps he is taking to improve access to medicines through the scheme; and if he will make a statement.
(190885)
79
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the 2014 pharmaceutical price regulation scheme on departmental spending; and if he will make a statement.
(190928)
80
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions officials in his Department have had on the potential effect of departmental expenditure limits on the operation of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme agreed in November 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(191058)
81
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which companies outside the NHS have received NHS patient data over the last 10 years; what data was provided; and how much was charged for that data in each case.
(191104)
82
Barbara Keeley
(Worsley and Eccles South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many senior staff employed at the Health and Social Care were previously employed at the NHS Information Centre; and what the grade is of each such member of staff.
(191116)
83
Barbara Keeley
(Worsley and Eccles South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff are employed at the Health and Social Care Information Centre; and how many of those staff were previously employed at the NHS Information Centre.
(191121)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
84
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what polices (a) Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and (b) the Independent Police Complaints Commission have adopted on their employees receiving gifts and hospitality from (i) police forces, (ii) police and crime commissioners and (iii) serving police officers.
(190978)
85
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what value of illegal drugs was seized by police in Chelmsford constituency in each of the last five years.
(190688)
86
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of reductions in funding to local authorities on police forces in (a) Essex and (b) Chelmsford.
(191019)
87
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received correspondence from the hon. Member for Birkenhead on the immigration status of constituent Luiza Czarnecka; and when she expects to reply to such correspondence.
(190976)
88
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what preparations and resources her Department has put in place to address the backlog of deferred visa applications following a decision on her Department's appeal against the judgment of Mr Justice Blake on 5 July 2013 on the Government's visa income threshold.
(191099)
89
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce a new chair of the Daniel Morgan inquiry team.
(191010)
90
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the Daniel Morgan inquiry committee has met in the last 12 months.
(191011)
91
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many spousal visas were granted in 2013.
(191094)
92
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what average time is taken for a British citizen resident in the UK applying for a spousal visa for a non-EU citizen.
(191095)
Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
93
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will estimate the potential savings from collaboration with Lambeth Palace on conservation of archives; and if the Commission will confirm that there are no obstacles to such collaboration on the grounds that Lambeth Palace is a faith organisation.
(190923)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
94
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has made to the Israeli government about oil production in Gaza.
(191059)
95
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with civil society organisations working in Lebanon and Jordan about the number of child protection cases in the region.
(191060)
96
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the inclusion of a stand-alone climate change goal in a new development framework.
(191062)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
97
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what facility time was allocated to trades unions in his Department in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 to date.
(191018)
98
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of transporting children from London and the South East to secure children's homes elsewhere in the country in each of the last three years.
(191089)
99
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what length of custodial sentence was given to each foreign national returned to their home country as part of the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement in each year since that agreement came into force; and how long each had left to serve at the time of the repatriation.
(191086)
100
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK citizens have been returned to the UK from abroad to serve their custodial sentences under the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement in each year since that agreement came into force; of what offences they were convicted; what length of custodial sentence they received; and how long they had left to serve in custody at the time of their repatriation.
(191087)
101
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners in England and Wales originate from countries that are signed up to the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement.
(191088)
102
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what crimes were committed by those foreign nationals who have been returned from the UK to their home countries under the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement in each year since that agreement came into force.
(191092)
103
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been returned from the UK to each country under the EU Prisoner Transfer Agreement in each year since that agreement came into force.
(191093)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
104
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether her Department is aware of any undertakings of (a) amnesty, (b) immunity and (c) implied immunity from prosecution given to any (i) former or serving members of the security forces, (ii) person who has acted as an agent of the security forces or Government intelligence services and (iii) member of a paramilitary organisation.
(191098)
Questions to the Prime Minister
105
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish any correspondence he had with Baroness Neville-Jones on her appointment and resignation as a Minister.
(191038)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
106
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, which local authorities in Great Britain failed the Standard Three performance standard for the completeness and accuracy of electoral registration records in 2013.
(191114)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
107
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Stornoway was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in February 2014.
(191122)
108
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Liverpool was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in February 2014.
(191123)
109
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Belfast was staffed at below risk-assessed levels in February 2014.
(191124)
110
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the amount of (a) net franchise payment and (b) revenue support are for the extension of (i) Northern Rail's Northern franchise from April 2014 to February 2016, (ii) First TransPennine Express TransPennine franchise from April 2015 to February 2016, (iii) First Group's Great Western franchise from October 2013 to July 2016, (iv) Abellio's Greater Anglia franchise from July 2014 to October 2016, (v) London Midland franchise from September 2015 to June 2017, (vi) East Midlands franchise from April 2015 to October 2017, (vii) South Eastern franchise from April 2014 to June 2018, (viii) South West franchise from Febraury 2017 to April 2019 and (ix) Cross Country franchise from April 2016 to November 2019.
(190990)
111
N
Michael Ellis
(Northampton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will release funds to enable improvements to the condition of the roads and reduction of the number of potholes in Northampton North constituency.
(902935)
112
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which of his Department's (a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) officials are members of Greengauge 21; whether his Department is a member of that organisation; and what fees each such member pays for membership.
(191048)
113
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to bring forward proposals to increase the size of on-street parking bays.
(190686)
114
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conclusions he has reached following his consideration of changes to the (a) prescribed size and (b) other regulatory requirements in respect of parking bays; what plans he has to propose revisions to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2002; and what his proposed timetable is for such proposals.
(190687)
115
N
Mr David Lammy
(Tottenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conversations he has had with ministerial colleagues and others about possible new Thames river crossings in East London.
(191013)
116
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the future of the Driver and Vehicle Agency centre in Coleraine.
(191096)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
117
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the accuracy of decision-making during the initial assessment phase of the work capability assessment.
(190883)
118
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department provides to assist people with a disability to return to employment; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle disability discrimination in the workplace.
(190884)
119
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Chelmsford constituency have found work through back-to-work schemes in each of the last five years; and if he will make statement.
(190689)
120
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the quality of the administration of the short-term benefit advances scheme since its inception.
(191105)
121
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will assess the potential for improved administration and awareness of the short-term benefit advances scheme to affect demand for food banks; and if he will make a statement.
(191156)
122
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been in receipt of out-of-work benefits for (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years or more in (i) Wrexham constituency, (ii) Wales and (iii) the UK in each of the last three years.
(191126)
123
N
Teresa Pearce
(Erith and Thamesmead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with mobile telephone companies on making mobile telephone calls to the Child Maintenance Options Service 0800 telephone line free of charge.
(190897)
124
N
Teresa Pearce
(Erith and Thamesmead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of calls to the telephone lines operated by (a) the Child Support Agency, (b) the Child Maintenance Service and (c) the Child Maintenance Options Service are from mobile telephones.
(190898)
125
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what conclusions his Department has drawn from the jobseeker's allowance skills conditionality pilot.
(190715)
126
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what headings made up the Jobcentre Plus administrative budget in each of the last five years; and how much was spent on (a) staff salaries, (b) premises, (c) IT and (d) external contractors for jobseeker support in each of those years.
(191015)
127
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the budget for Jobcentre Plus was in the last financial year; and how it was allocated between the regions of the UK.
(191016)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
128
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer given to the hon. Member for Corby of 27 February 2014, Official Report, columns 406-7, how much compensation beyond the £28 million already stated for the Emission Trading System is expected to be provided; and when that additional compensation will be provided.
[Transferred]
(191141)
129
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on when the compensation scheme for the carbon floor price will be approved.
[Transferred]
(191142)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
130
N
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Autumn Statement of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 1106, which police service-related charities will receive funds from LIBOR fines in 2014; and what criteria are used to determine which organisations receive such funds.
[Transferred]
(190981)