Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 18 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]
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[R]
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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Tuesday 18 March 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Tuesday 18 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office
1
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the average weekly hours worked since the first quarter of 2008 to date.
(191752)
2
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) 25 years and over and (b) 16 to 24 years old have been unemployed for more than a year in Brigg and Goole constituency since 2008.
(191915)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
3
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Industrial and Provident Societies have been registered with the Financial Services Authority or Financial Conduct Authority in each year since 2008.
(192198)
4
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
(190486)
5
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce VAT on repairs for those affected by flooding.
(192189)
6
N
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount which will be raised for charities through the Gift Aid Small Charitable Donations Scheme, by 31 March 2014.
(192060)
7
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings his Department has had with (a) pub companies, (b) the British Beer and Pub Association, (c) members of the British Beer and Pub Association, (d) Independent Family Brewers of Britain and (e) members of Independent Family Brewers of Britain.
(192124)
8
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fines have been issued to employers in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber for non-payment of the national minimum wage in each year since 2010; and what the total value of such fines was in each such area.
(191917)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
9
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have been affected by the recent flooding and have applied to his Department for funding under the Bellwin scheme.
(191972)
10
N
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many onshore wind farm applications and how much onshore wind capacity have been recovered by the Secretary of State in each month in 2013; and how many such applications and capacity had previously received consent from the Planning Inspectorate.
(191952)
11
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in England and Wales use higher-rate telephone numbers for public enquiries.
(191953)
12
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the three commissions provided by Hymans Robertson LLP, Squire Sanders (UK) LLP and CEM Benchmarking on the Local Government Pensions Scheme.
(192185)
13
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to respond to the consultation on the Local Government Pension Scheme launched in May 2013.
(192186)
14
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people were employed at Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue in each of the last five years.
(192230)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
15
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much Sport England funding has been allocated to local authorities (a) in and (b) not in the core city group in the last three years.
(192010)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
16
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance has been provided by the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force in the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
(192199)
17
N
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings (a) civil servants, (b) consultants and (c) Ministers of his Department have had on the Logistical Commodities Services Transformation Programme with (i) Telford and Wrekin Council and (ii) Cherwell District Council.
(192055)
18
N
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the overall consultancy budget is for the delivery of the Logistical Commodities Services Transformation Programme; and how much of that budget has been spent to date.
(192056)
19
N
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civil servants and (b) consultants are working on an in-house solution for the Logistical Commodities Services Transformation Programme; and where they are located.
(192057)
20
N
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civil servants and (b) consultants are working on the Logistical Commodities Services Transformation Programme.
(192058)
21
N
David Wright
(Telford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for (a) each stage and (b) the final completion of the Logistical Commodities Services Transformation Programme.
(192059)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
22
N
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent voter confirmation dry run conducted in (a) Darlington constituency and (b) the Borough of Darlington.
(192146)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
23
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Statement of 13 March 2014 by the Minister for Schools, how much of the funding announced will come from (a) his Department's budget and (b) the Treasury.
(192041)
24
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Statement of 13 March 2014 by the Minister for Schools, Official Report, columns 427-42, on school funding, whether any of the funding announced will generate a Barnett consequential.
(192042)
25
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which contractors were awarded the contract by the National College for Teaching and Leadership for professional skills tests for initial teacher training entrants.
(192144)
26
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the professional skills test for initial teacher training entrants.
(192145)
27
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the applicants of the contracts for the professional skills test for ITT entrants will be assessed; and how often Ministers have received reports relating to the quality or otherwise of the contractors.
(192184)
28
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
(190482)
29
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding has been allocated to the Troops to Teachers programme to date.
(192171)
30
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many service leavers have (a) applied to and (b) been accepted on the Troops to Teachers programme to date.
(192172)
31
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many service leavers (a) applied to and (b) were accepted on initial teacher training in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2011-12, (v) 2012-13 and (vi) the current academic year to date.
(192173)
32
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of initial teacher trainees were service leavers in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11, (d) 2011-12, (e) 2012-13 and (f) the current academic year to date.
(192174)
33
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of service leavers (a) applied to and (b) were accepted on initial teacher training in (i) 2008-09, (ii) 2009-10, (iii) 2010-11, (iv) 2011-12, (v) 2012-13 and (vi) the current academic year to date.
(192175)
34
N
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free schools proposed to open in September 2014 have yet to secure a (a) permanent and (b) temporary site; and if he will make a statement.
(192053)
35
N
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by which criteria the Education Funding Agency will prioritise the allocation of capital resources to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement.
(192054)
36
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will meet the Never Such Innocence campaign to discuss educational material relating to the commemoration of the First World War.
(191989)
37
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the relative educational outcomes in Hull and Surrey local authority areas; and what assessment he has made of how the extra funding for schools announced on 13 March 2014 will address such differences.
(191973)
38
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on the use of adrenaline shots in schools to treat children having an anaphylactic shock.
(191916)
39
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of academy trusts have applied to open a free school.
(192221)
40
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, column 816W, on community schools, how many maintained schools his Department believes to be underperforming.
(192222)
41
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contact his Department has had with the largest 10 academy chains to confirm whether they plan to make an application for a free school in the next (a) year, (b) two years and (c) three years.
(192223)
42
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has carried out any form of assessment of the number of state-funded schools where religious items or articles of clothing form part of the school's (a) pupil and (b) staff uniform policy.
(192224)
43
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many representations he has received from local authorities indicating that the local authority does not require a proposed free school; and whether this has led to any proposed free school applications being withdrawn.
(192225)
44
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of free schools approved to date are faith schools.
(192226)
45
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of faith free schools opened to date have met the 50 per cent target of children and young people attending the school who do not belong to that faith.
(192227)
46
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to his Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 223W, on Sandymoor school, what funding will be allocated to Sandymoor Free School in the 2014-15 financial year.
(192123)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
47
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
(190483)
48
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which recommendations of the Maitland Review he has not implemented due to an alternative approach being adopted; and what the alternative approach is in each such case.
(192052)
49
N
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much onshore wind capacity (a) received planning approval and (b) was rejected in each month in 2013; and how many planning applications for onshore wind farms were (i) approved and (ii) rejected in each such month.
(191992)
50
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what solar geo-engineering his Department (a) has conducted, (b) has permitted and (c) is aware of in the airspace above Britain.
(191581)
51
N
Sarah Newton
(Truro and Falmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when his Department plans to consult on changes to the warm home discount for the period from 2015-16.
(191920)
52
N
Sarah Newton
(Truro and Falmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many families with children receive the warm home discount.
(191921)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
53
N
Sir Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate the impact of bats on churches; if he will set out a timetable for such steps; and if he will make a statement.
(191918)
54
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
(190484)
55
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what flood prevention measures have been undertaken in (a) Corby and East Northamptonshire and (b) Northamptonshire in the last four years; and how many staff of (i) his Department and (ii) the Environment Agency have been employed on those matters.
(192231)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
56
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in those years.
(190485)
57
N
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received from the UK Ambassador in Rabat on the arrest of the journalists Lafkir Laghdaf and Khaled Rouhi.
(192176)
58
N
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will raise with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK the arrests of the journalists Lafkir Laghdaf and Khaled Rouhi.
(192177)
59
N
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Polisario Front on security in the parts of Western Sahara under its control.
(192178)
60
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met Uganda's High Commissioner in London.
(191912)
61
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Commonwealth governments on Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act and Anti-Pornography Act.
(191913)
62
Stephen Twigg
(Liverpool, West Derby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on an independent investigation into human rights abuses in Burma.
[R] (192201)
63
Stephen Twigg
(Liverpool, West Derby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on ensuring that the upcoming census will not further endanger the Rohingya communities and any other minority groups in Burma.
[R] (192202)
64
Stephen Twigg
(Liverpool, West Derby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Burma.
[R] (192203)
65
Stephen Twigg
(Liverpool, West Derby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether Burma's state institutions have the capacity and capability to conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the persecution of, and violence against, minorities in Burma.
[R] (192204)
66
Stephen Twigg
(Liverpool, West Derby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publicly acknowledge and condemn supporting roles played by the Burmese state in the institutionalisation of persecution and violence against the Rohingya communities in Burma.
[R] (192232)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
67
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the chair of the food network of the responsibility deal has received (a) paid employment, (b) funding for research and (c) hospitality from the food industry.
(192170)
68
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential change in the number of health visitors working with children as a result of the transfer of funding for health visitors from the NHS to local authorities in 2015.
(191911)
69
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are given in support of NHS nurses reporting cases of female genital mutilation.
(191991)
70
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2014, Official Report, column 196W, on Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme, for what reasons his Department considers that the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme does not affect the operation of Government accounting and borrowing rules; to which organisations his Department has communicated this; whether he has discussed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the possibility of allowing an exemption to Government accounting and borrowing rules in this instance; and if he will make a statement.
(191833)
71
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has given to local authorities on the provision of respite care to severely disabled children and adults.
(191977)
72
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities currently planning to close homes offering respite care to severely disabled children and adults.
(191978)
73
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients who reside in Wales have been admitted to English hospitals for (a) cardio-vascular surgery and (b) maternity services in each of the last five years for which are figures are available.
(192228)
74
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to carry out a consultation with patients and professionals on the effect of switching between brands of anti-epileptic drugs.
(191970)
75
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the effects of switching between different versions of levetiracetam and other anti-epileptic drugs.
(191971)
76
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency took to consult with patients before issuing new guidance on switching between different manufacturers' versions of anti-epileptic drugs.
(191974)
77
N
Barbara Keeley
(Worsley and Eccles South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on that body's policy for payment of senior staff after leaving NHS jobs for a period of secondment.
(191975)
78
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to ensure that children who need mental health interventions are placed in facilities as close to their homes as possible.
(191994)
79
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers the Care Quality Commission has to carry out spot checks of all wards of a hospital without seeking the permission of the relevant commissioner beforehand.
(192040)
80
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elderly people have received help with (a) low, (b) moderate, (c) substantial and (d) critical needs in each month since January 2010.
(191567)
81
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of doctors and nurses participated in clinical audit in each of the last five years.
(192120)
82
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS funding has been spent on clinical audit in each of the last five years.
(192121)
83
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many alert notices have been issued in respect of healthcare professionals in each of the last five years.
(192122)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
84
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make the reporting of female genital mutilation cases mandatory for all public sector workers.
(191984)
85
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make conspiring to perform female genital mutilation a criminal offence.
(191986)
86
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the proportion of calls made to the NSPCC reporting female genital mutilation cases that have been passed on to the police.
(191987)
87
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police staff in each police area in England and Wales have received training in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
(191757)
88
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that police forces create wildlife crime officer posts; and if she will make a statement.
(192200)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
89
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time officials in her Department have responsibility for helping developing countries improve their healthcare systems.
(191985)
90
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent officials in her Department have responsibility for helping developing countries improve their tax collection systems.
(191988)
91
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many full-time equivalent officials in her Department have responsibility for helping developing countries improve education systems.
(191990)
92
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funds her Department has made available to the Inter-Religious Council of Ugunda in each year from 2010-11 to 2013-14.
(191914)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
93
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to negotiate compulsory prisoner transfer agreements with (a) Jamaica and (b) Pakistan.
(191919)
94
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the Youth Justice Board's budget has been spent on research in each year since 2010.
(191980)
95
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants in homicide cases have pleaded the partial defence of diminished responsibility in each year since 2010; and how many defendants have been convicted with diminished responsibility in each of those years.
(192012)
96
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of probation staff have received training in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
(191756)
97
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what treatment is available for persons convicted of stalking (a) in prisons and (b) as a condition of a community order.
(191758)
98
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of attempted murder have been granted permission to enter exclusion zones in the Liverpool City Region which form part of their license arrangements since 1 January 2014.
(191982)
99
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will initiate a review into the reasons why Mr Edward McEvilly was permitted to enter an exclusion zone in which his victim lives within one week of his release from prison.
(191983)
100
N
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the full costs of the National Compliance and Enforcement Service and the value of its business; and when this estimate was made.
(190327)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
101
N
Mr Ben Wallace
(Wyre and Preston North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how Scottish soldiers and their families posted on accompanied tours elsewhere in the UK can register to vote in the Scottish Referendum.
(192169)
Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
102
N
Fiona O'Donnell
(East Lothian):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in East Lothian constituency.
(192011)
103
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 postal votes there were as a proportion of those issued in the top 100 constituencies in turnout ranked order at the 2010 General Election.
(192239)
104
Nick Smith
(Blaenau Gwent):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent confirmation dry run conducted in Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.
(192220)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
105
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has made to the European Commission on the state aid judgement on the Merseyside cruise terminal; and if he will make a statement.
(191979)
106
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the electrification of the Windemere to Oxenholme railway line.
(191981)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
107
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to introduce statutory time limits on claims for personal independence payments.
(191993)
108
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much in discretionary housing payments has been allocated in Corby and East Northamptonshire constituency for those affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
(192229)
109
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2012, Official Report, column 1032W, on Work Programme, when he expects to publish the independent evaluation of the Work Programme.
(192005)
110
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people referred by Jobcentre Plus to the Work Programme in each month since June 2011 failed to start on the Programme.
(192006)
111
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the operation of the Work Programme in rural areas.
(192007)
112
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received from (a) providers and (b) customers on the effectiveness of the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement.
(192008)
113
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he received the Work Programme Evaluation: Interim meta-report; what his plans are for its publication; and if he will make a statement.
(192009)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
114
Caroline Nokes
(Romsey and Southampton North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will put a mechanism in place to waive landfill tax for the disposal of sandbags by local authorities.
[Transferred]
(192187)
115
Caroline Nokes
(Romsey and Southampton North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on local authorities of landfill tax payable for the disposal of sandbags since the recent floods.
[Transferred]
(192188)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
116
N
Mr John Denham
(Southampton, Itchen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will estimate the average cost to the public purse of placing a severely disabled child in full-time residential care.
[Transferred]
(191976)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
117
N
Mark Menzies
(Fylde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on his reforms to rehabilitation aimed at reducing reoffending.
[Question Unstarred]
(903108)