Session 2013-14
Publications on the internet
The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 27 March 2014
Notes:
*
Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+
Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N]
Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R]
Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.
Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Thursday 27 March 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Thursday 27 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
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that victims of female genital mutilation whose cases go to trial have access to the full range of support and special measures that are available to victims of other sexual offences.
(193653)
2
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, if he will make it his policy to introduce the option of anonymity for victims of female genital mutilation in court trials.
(193654)
3
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, when the next inspection of the Services Prosecuting Authority is planned by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.
(193655)
4
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, how many and what value of asset freezing orders have been enforced in the UK at the request of overseas jurisdictions in each year since 2008-09.
(193657)
5
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Attorney General, for how many cases the Serious Fraud Office has sought additional funding from the Exchequer in the last two years; and on how many occasions such funding was granted (a) in part and (b) in full.
(193705)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
6
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the rail manufacturing industry.
(193532)
7
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students were in higher education in Rossendale and Darwen constituency in 2013.
(193570)
8
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will limit the number of (a) alternative learning providers and (b) students studying at alternative learning providers over the next 10 years.
(193607)
9
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent change there has been to the fair value of previously issued student loans; and what the current (a) face value and (b) fair value of existing student loans is.
(193608)
10
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency who are paid at least (a) the minimum wage and (b) the amount defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage.
(193706)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
11
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the working population of Rossendale and Darwen constituency is employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector.
(193530)
12
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women in Warrington were (a) diagnosed with ovarian cancer and (b) had ovarian cancer listed as a cause of death in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(193340)
13
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of women in (a) the UK and (b) the North West were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the last five years for which figures are available.
(193396)
14
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of the figures for zero-hour contracts in the Labour Force Survey.
(193442)
15
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) 18 year olds and (b) people under 25 have been out of work for over a year; and what the equivalent figures were in each of the last six years.
(193505)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
16
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with Atos and employers providing workplace-based childcare before the announcement of his policy on tax relief for childcare.
(193517)
17
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effects of the introduction of tax relief on childcare on existing employer-provided childcare schemes in each of the next four financial years.
(193535)
18
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the administration costs of the introduction of tax relief on childcare in each of the next four financial years.
(193536)
19
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases of child benefit fraud his Department is investigating.
(193521)
20
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs staff were employed on detection of (a) tobacco and (b) alcohol smuggling in each of the last five years.
(193522)
21
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with the Guernsey Financial Services Commission on its investigation into the Channel Islands Stock Exchange over its recognised status and the recent reported allegations of wrongdoing.
(193331)
22
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions illegal fuel plants in Northern Ireland have been uncovered (a) when the fuel plant has still been operating and (b) at times when the plant had ceased being operational in the last two years.
(193402)
23
N
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the yield of a levy on higher value homes during the preparatory work carried out by his Department into the possible introduction of such a tax.
(193358)
24
N
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the number of properties in each region liable for a possible levy on higher value homes.
(193359)
25
N
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what work has been carried out by his Department's officials on the possible introduction of a levy on higher value homes; what starting points for liability in the value of properties have been considered in the course of any such work; and if he will publish that work.
(193360)
26
N
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what methods of assessing liability for a levy on higher value homes have been considered by his Department in the course of preparatory work on the introduction of such a tax; whether individual valuation of properties has been considered in such work; and what estimate has been made of the cost of implementation of such a tax.
(193361)
27
N
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultations have been carried out with (a) valuers and (b) other organisations on the possible introduction of a levy on higher value homes.
(193362)
28
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on extending the scope of the existing Regional Air Connectivity Fund.
(193664)
29
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of cathedrals that will benefit from the grant scheme for repairs announced in the 2014 Budget.
(193665)
30
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the allocation of funds from the Potholes Challenge Fund.
(193666)
31
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have utilised their full tax-free ISA allowance in each of the last three years in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) each parliamentary constituency.
(193677)
32
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely costs to businesses of the introduction of a new one pound coin.
(193682)
33
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the guidance given to HM Revenue and Customs on how that body should exercise its new powers to directly remove money from an individual's bank account.
(193549)
34
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is required to take to prove that a debt is owed before officials directly extract money from a person's bank account.
(193550)
35
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the amount allocated to the Regional Air Connectivity Fund in line 37 of Table 2.1 of Budget 2014 is £10 million per annum and the increase in funding listed at paragraph 2.42 for that Fund is £20 million per annum.
(193327)
36
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how his Department calculates that 2.5 million eligible families would benefit from tax-free childcare in the consultation on Tax-free Childcare; and how his Department calculated the revised figure of 1.26 million eligible familes in Delivering Tax-Free Childcare, the Government's response to the consultation on design and operation.
(193329)
37
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193566)
Questions to the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
38
N
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate he has made of when it will be possible for women to be bishops in the Church of England.
(903288)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
39
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been (a) started and (b) completed in (a) Rossendale and (b) Darwen since May 2010.
(193548)
40
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he will publish the Government's response to the consultation on its commitment to implement zero carbon homes by 2016.
(193636)
41
N
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many proposals have been made by local authorities under the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 in each year since that Act has been in force; and how many such proposals his Department has adopted.
(193399)
42
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to landlords of fitting smoke alarms in all rented properties.
(193341)
43
N
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether there is a requirement for local authorities to remove apostrophes from street names and street signs.
(193156)
44
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 476W, on land: contamination, what proportion of the revenue support grant arises from a calculation of the cost to local authorities of fulfilling their duties under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
(193553)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
45
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department makes available to allow non-elite disabled cyclists to acquire specialist sporting equipment.
(193574)
46
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what targets have been set for the rollout of superfast broadband in Devon and Somerset; and whether Broadband Delivery UK has met those targets.
(193602)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
47
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the introduction of the Type 26 Frigate.
(193523)
48
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35s the UK is contractually obliged to purchase.
(193514)
49
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many F-35s his Department plans to purchase under its Joint Equipment Programme.
(193515)
50
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the military port function of the Sea Mounting Centre at Marchwood will continue to be operated in that location after the awarding of a lease to a commercial organisation for the development of part of that site; and if he will make a statement.
(193440)
51
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the value for money assessment prepared for the closure of DSG Ashchurch is in accord with Joint Service Protocol 507; and if he will make a statement.
(193644)
52
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been dismissed under AGAI 67 in each year since 2008; what the reasons were for each such dismissal; and if he will make a statement.
(193647)
53
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library any legal advice his Department has received on the legality of the AGAI 67 internal sanctions regime; and if he will make a statement.
(193648)
54
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) allegations of, (b) investigations of, (c) prosecutions for and (d) convictions for (i) rape and (ii) sexual assault fell under the jurisdiction of the Service Police in Cyprus in each year since 2008.
(193650)
55
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the value for money report for the proposed closure of the DSG Ashchurch site will be produced; and if he will make a statement.
(193651)
56
Mr David Nuttall
(Bury North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual saving to the defence budget will be from the disbandment of the Second Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
(193518)
57
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the objectives are of Britain's Defence and Security Strategy.
(190480)
Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
58
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many registered voters there are who are (a) Commonwealth and (b) Irish but not British citizens.
(193520)
59
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, What recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues about the Government’s policy on devolution and decentralisation.
(193672)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
60
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to reduce absences from school due to bullying.
(193533)
61
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department issues guidance to local authorities on how best to make use of unutilized foster carers.
(193526)
62
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is responsible for monitoring and approving the use of Government-funded credit cards by employees of Ofsted.
(193569)
63
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what records his Department keeps of use of Government-funded credit cards by employees of Ofsted.
(193571)
64
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have entered (a) teacher training and (b) the teaching profession as qualified teachers in each of the last five years; and how many unqualified teachers have been employed in (i) England and (ii) North Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
(193524)
65
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the baseline requirements are for wi-fi provision for all secondary schools to enable the use of one-to-one tablet computers in the classroom; and if he will make a statement.
(193444)
66
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the baseline requirement is for wi-fi provision for all primary schools; and if he will make a statement.
(193445)
67
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department has made on the rollout of broadband for schools; and if he will make a statement.
(193446)
68
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effects on pedagogy of giving pupils in secondary schools one to one tablet computers; and if he will make a statement.
(193447)
69
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparison he has made with other OECD countries of the effects on pedagogy of giving one to one tablets to every pupil in secondary schools.
(193448)
70
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to increase links between education and employment.
(193671)
71
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the capital costs incurred by schools as a result of the implementation of universal infant free school meals; and whether the capital funding provided by his Department to schools to date covers such costs.
(193576)
72
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he held with schools and local authorities for the purposes of drafting departmental advice on universal infant free school meals.
(193601)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
73
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government plans to take to deliver the commitments on nuclear security contained in paragraph 27 of the Hague Nuclear Security Summit Communiqué held in the Hague on 24 and 25 March 2014.
(193687)
74
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government plans to take to deliver the commitments on nuclear security contained in paragraph 21 of the Hague Nuclear Security Summit Communiqué of the Nuclear Security Summit held in the Hague on 24 and 25 March 2014 to keep the national stockpile of separated plutonium to the minimum level.
(193688)
75
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress he has made in negotiations with the European Commission on a derogation from the ban on the import or manufacture of incandescent bulbs; and if he will make a statement.
(903331)
76
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he expects the smart meter central delivery body to set out plans for assiting microbusinesses to use smart meters.
(193679)
77
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193555)
78
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what (a) direct and (b) indirect bilateral funding arrangements his Department has with governmental or non-governmental projects and bodies in Argentina.
(193646)
79
N
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to reduce the effect of rises in rural and off-grid energy bills on the cost of living.
(903328)
80
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the effects on the community energy sector of removing eligibility for Enterprise Investment Scheme awards from business qualifying for renewable obligation certificates.
(193453)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
81
N
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of progress on the water pricing review led by Ofwat; and if he will make a statement.
(903340)
82
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence his Department has collected on the effect of badger culls conducted in Ireland on levels of bovine TB in that country.
(193609)
83
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what resources are being allocated to prevent sheep rustling.
(193599)
84
N
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcomes were of the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade 2014.
(903339)
85
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193556)
86
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the letter of 19 March 2014 from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management to the hon. Member for Torbay, what the evidential basis is for his statement that offering a water company funding for domestic users who happen to occupy business premises would risk such a payment being classified as state aid under European legislation.
(193604)
87
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what facilities exist for the retention and care of non-native wildlife species confiscated in the UK; where those facilities are located; and how many times such non-native wildlife species confiscated have been returned to the people or location where they were first confiscated.
(193703)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
88
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his Egyptian counterpart the jailing of journalists for legitimate news reporting activities and the case of Mr Hossam Meneai; and if he will make representations calling for Mr Menaei's release.
(193534)
89
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps to respond to reports of violations of human rights and judicial processes in the simultaneous sentencing to death of 529 people in Egypt; and if he will make a statement.
(193616)
90
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to increase the number of UK embassies and consulates through co-operation with Commonwealth governments.
(193531)
91
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the UK's embassies and consulates play in preventing human trafficking in source countries.
(193547)
92
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on access to tourist visas for UK nationals with Pakistani heritage.
(193335)
93
N
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the arrest and interrogation of eight Christians in Iran on 5 March 2014 and the issuing of arrest warrants for Amin Khuki, Hossein Bamuzadah and Rahman Buhman; and what recent representations he has made to Iran on religious toleration.
(193367)
94
N
Dr Liam Fox
(North Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the International Court of Justice's judgment on 5 December 2011 in the case concerning the Application of the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995 (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia v. Greece) will affect the Republic of Macedonia's membership entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
(193391)
95
N
Dr Liam Fox
(North Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on (a) the Republic of Macedonia and (b) the Republic of Montenegro joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation discussions during the 2014 Summit in Wales.
(193392)
96
N
Dr Liam Fox
(North Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Greek counterpart on the Republic of Macedonia's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
(193393)
97
N
Dr Liam Fox
(North Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy to formally classify the presence of Russian troops in (a) South Ossetia, (b) Abkhazia, (c) the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and (d) the City of Sevastopol as an occupation.
(193394)
98
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the security situation in Bahrain.
(193551)
99
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on Serbia's EU accession.
(193055)
100
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the business and inward investment environment in Serbia.
(193056)
101
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Serbian counterpart on (a) rule of law, (b) business and economic reforms, (c) trade and investment, (d) organised crime and (e) corruption in that country.
(193057)
102
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of misuse of Article 234 of the Serbian Criminal Code against the Serbian business community.
(193058)
103
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to strengthen the language of the draft Human Rights Council Resolution on Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka and to build support from Human Rights Council members for an international inquiry into Sri Lanka.
(193332)
104
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the role and influence of South Sudan's neighbouring countries in the conflict in South Sudan.
(193645)
105
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has been informed that the Alcaidesa marina in La Linea has been partly constructed in British-Gibraltar Territorial Waters.
(193673)
106
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the Alcaidesa marina in La Linea has been constructed in British-Gibraltar territorial waters.
(193674)
107
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department made to the Spanish government on the Alcaidesa marina in La Linea; when such representations were made and by whom; and what further steps he intends to take on this issue.
(193675)
108
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193557)
109
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to Israel on the building of 839 new housing units in the Settlement of Ariel announced in March 2014.
(193397)
110
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2014, Official Report, column 525W, on Argentina, how much his Department has spent under each cost heading in each of the last three years.
(193652)
111
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of expropriation of UK assets in Russia; and if he will make a statement.
(193363)
112
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the risk of a Russian invasion of the Transnistria region of Moldova; and if he will make a statement.
(193364)
113
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to extend the requirement to apply sanctions set out in Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014 to all British Overseas Territory governments.
(193365)
114
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek an estimate from all British Overseas Territory governments of the value of Russian (a) financial and (b) non-financial assets held in their territories.
(193366)
115
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the potential role of the UK's sovereign bases in Cyprus in reaching a comprehensive settlement in Cyrpus.
(193499)
116
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential economic benefits of reaching a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus in respect of resolving the issues relating to the port of Famagusta.
(193500)
117
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their Turkish counterparts on efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus in respect of issues relating to the port of Famagusta.
(193501)
118
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with their EU counterparts on efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus in respect of issues relating to the port of Famagusta.
(193502)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
119
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the (a) name, (b) job title, (c) salary level and (d) professional qualifications of each director who has worked at Public Health England since that body's formation; and if he will state whether each such position was advertised publicly.
(193389)
120
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what stomacare products were prescribed in each NHS trust in England in each of the last five years by (a) product and (b) manufacturer.
(193610)
121
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what sponsorship arrangements are in place between manufacturers of stoma care products and individual NHS trusts; and how many such arrangements were in place in each of the last five years.
(193680)
122
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to (a) receive and (b) publish his response to Sir Cyril Chantler's independent review of the public health impact of standardised tobacco packaging.
(193409)
123
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff of what grades there are in each of the private offices of the directors of Public Health England.
(193410)
124
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, columns 725-6W, on mental health services, what critical steps were set out at the third Choice in the Mental Health Workshop on 12 March 2014; and if he will publish the minutes of that workshop and the programme that emerged from it.
(193411)
125
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that patients' views and feedback are taken into account in the delivery of mental health services.
(193449)
126
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the health risks associated with krokodil.
(193451)
127
N
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the proportion of children aged 4 and 5 years who have received screening for visual defects since 1 April 2013; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure such screening is provided universally across England in line with the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee.
(193330)
128
N
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on disposal of foetal remains through incineration to heat hospitals.
(193326)
129
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortion notification HSA4 forms have been referred to (a) to the General Medical Council and (b) the police following scrutiny by his Department since 2006.
(193618)
130
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made in implementing (a) the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative recommendations and (b) the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative recommendation that services to treat complex problems arising from cancer treatment be commissioned on a national basis; and what assessment he has made of complex problems arising from bone marrow transplant in the context of such treatments.
(193649)
131
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Congleton of 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 722W, on abortion, on how many occasions departmental medical practitioners have requested further details from a patient's medical records via the doctor approving termination in each of the last five years for which records are available.
(193683)
132
N
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will establish a strategic small surgeries fund to help small rural GPs affected by the new funding formulae.
(193503)
133
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the resource implications of requiring all ambulance trusts to meet category A eight-minute response time in all rural locations.
(193611)
134
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the performance of ambulance trusts serving predominantly (a) rural and (b) urban areas against the (i) eight-minute and (ii) 19-minute response time targets for category A patients.
(193612)
135
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review ambulance response targets for category A and category C call-outs.
(193613)
136
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the (a) response time targets and (b) resources available for ambulance trusts which serve in largely or predominantly rural areas.
(193614)
137
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a comparative assessment of response (a) outcomes and (b) times for category A calls for ambulance trusts in (i) rural and (ii) urban locations.
(193615)
138
Andrew George
(St Ives):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the response outcomes were for each ambulance trust for category B calls in each of the 10 years for which records are available up to 2011.
(193685)
139
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many National Health Service staff in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Gateshead, (d) the North East and (e) the UK who have been made redundant since May 2010 have been re-employed by an NHS organisation on (i) a permanent basis and (ii) a fixed-term contract basis.
(193528)
140
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS staff in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) Gateshead, (d) the North East and (e) the UK have been made redundant in each year since 2005.
(193546)
141
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission national guidance on ensuring Parkinson's disease patients do not miss doses of their medication in hospital.
(193605)
142
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many staff at each grade were employed in each of the private offices of the directors of the Health Protection Agency in the 12 months prior to April 2013.
(193497)
143
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that women diagnosed with ovarian cancer should be tested for the BRCA 1/2 gene on diagnosis.
(193339)
144
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether it is his policy that pregnant women resident in the UK will continue to have free access to NHS maternity services regardless of their immigration status.
(193634)
145
Mr John Leech
(Manchester, Withington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed changes in the Immigration Bill on the role of GPs on the level of public trust in GPs; and if he will make a statement.
(193635)
146
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish all representations made to him by NHS England on the care.data scheme.
(193450)
147
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with NHS England on the time taken to roll-out the care.data scheme.
(193498)
148
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193559)
149
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individual funding requests for Fampridine have been made to NHS England since April 2013; and how many such requests have been approved.
(193572)
150
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what calculations were used to assess the costs and benefits of using Fampridine to treat multiple sclerosis patients.
(193573)
151
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the annual cost to the (a) NHS and (b) economy of people with multiple sclerosis who suffer from deteriorating spasticity.
(193575)
152
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers clinical commissioning groups have to reduce missed GP appointments; and if he will make a statement.
(193603)
153
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women and girls received NHS treatment in each foundation trust area after having undergone a female genital mutilation procedure in each of the last three years.
(193323)
154
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whom he has appointed to undertake the NHS England Review into consultant-led obstetric maternity services at Stafford Hospital; and what timetable applies for (a) the final report and (b) decision by the Government.
(193707)
155
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 26 February 2014, Official Report, columns 21-3WS, on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, what his assessment is of the clinical services changes which can occur ahead of the NHS England Report and Government decision.
(193708)
156
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what extra provision is being provided by (a) University Hospital of North Staffordshire and (b) other hospitals to enhance services at the Trust Special Administrator-run Mid Staffordshire Hospital Trust pending the outcome of the NHS England Review; and what the extra cost is of such provision.
(193709)
157
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial viability and (b) medical safety of the Trust Special Administrator-provided services at Stafford Hospital pending the competition of the NHS England Review; and if he will make a statement.
(193710)
158
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received in respect of the situation following his acceptance in full of the Trust Special Administrator for Mid Staffordshire Hospital Trust's recommendation and additional decisions to instigate a review of consultant-led maternity services at Stafford.
(193711)
159
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how long it will take for the University Hospital of North Staffordshire (UHNS) NHS Trust to complete all contractual commitments, including transfer of undertakings from Staffordshire Hospital to UHNS.
(193712)
160
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the latest date is for the review to report acceptance of the Trust Special Administrator recommendations consistent with achieving University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust responsibilities for appropriate Stafford Hospital services by his deadline of Autumn 2014 as specified in the statement on Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Special Administration of 26 February 2014.
(193713)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
161
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reform anti-social behaviour orders; and if she will make a statement.
(193527)
162
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken in the last 12 months to reduce the burden of administration for the police.
(193681)
163
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking on the decision to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol in a motorway service area.
(193334)
164
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children were placed in local authority care in each of the last 10 years.
(193336)
165
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many unaccompanied asylum-seeking children there were in the UK in each of the last 10 years.
(193337)
166
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has paid for the use of Interpol's SLTD database in each year since 2010.
(193398)
167
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on how many injuries have been associated with the use of water cannon in Northern Ireland.
(193720)
168
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that the temperature of water within a water cannon tank is retained at five degrees celsius.
(193721)
169
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers in England are trained to use water cannon.
(193722)
170
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the efficacy of the existing tactics in place for use of water cannon in Northern Ireland.
(193723)
171
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the appropriateness of water cannon tactics used in Northern Ireland ahead of their possible use in London.
(193724)
172
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of updating awareness training for public order-trained staff operating alongside water cannon.
(193725)
173
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the strategic policing requirement of water cannon based on planning assumptions around three spontaneous sets of disorder ahead of their deployment in London.
(193726)
174
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will place in the Library a record of the regions and sub-regions within the UK subject to the highest number of refusals of people seeking a visa to study in institutions in the UK.
(193529)
175
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 268W, on Computer Misuse Act 1990, and with reference to action 7 under objective 1 on page 36 of the UK Cyber Security Strategy, when the Government plans to publish its review of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.
(193210)
176
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 604W, on EU Justice and Home Affairs, with which countries the EU as a legal personality has concluded co-operation agreements in the field of justice and home affairs.
(193408)
177
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193560)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
178
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the World Health Organisation and United Nations Children's Fund report entitled Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea; and whether she intends to take the steps recommended in this report to support integrated healthcare solutions, incorporating water, sanitation and hygiene strategies.
(193676)
179
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government offered for World Water Day 2014.
(193686)
180
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her speech of 27 January 2014 on smart aid, with which key industries and professions her Department is partnering.
(193452)
181
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that its private sector strategy adheres to the Busan principles on aid effectiveness.
(193511)
182
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her speech given at the London Stock Exchange on 27 January 2014, which the major partner companies are that she referred to in the section of the speech dealing with greater engagement with businesses.
(193512)
183
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her speech given at the London Stock Exchange on 27 January 2014, what the role will be of the dedicated contact points referred to in that speech; and whether organisations from civil society will have access to those contact points.
(193513)
184
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193561)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
185
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in Northern Ireland per 10,000 of the population were prosecuted for non-payment of the television licence fee in each of the last three years.
(193401)
186
Huw Irranca-Davies
(Ogmore):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the rules governing the provision of books to prisoners have recently been changed.
(193552)
187
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which instances Probation Trust staff have been co-located with other public or private organisations in (a) Probation Trust premises and (b) other organisation premises; and what the annual cost to the Probation Trust is of sub-letting space shared with another organisation for the purpose of staff co-location.
(193387)
188
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people given custodial sentences for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 were sentenced to (A) up to three months, (B) up to six months, (C) up to 12 months and (D) over 12 months.
(193388)
189
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who the current bidders for the Transforming Rehabilitation prime provider contracts are in each of the 21 geographic areas; and which bidders for these contracts have indicated but then withdrawn an interest.
(193390)
190
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people appearing in court for non-payment of (a) a television licence, (b) vehicle excise duty and (c) council tax in each year since 2010 were found (i) guilty and (ii) not guilty.
(193400)
191
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the EU as a legal personality is currently negotiating co-operation agreements in the field of justice and home affairs.
(193454)
192
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with which countries the EU as a legal personality has concluded co-operation agreements in the field of justice and home affairs.
(193455)
193
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193562)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
194
N
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people on remand or on bail in connection with terrorism-related charges are recipients of letters as part of the On the Run scheme.
(193412)
195
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with members of the US Administration on recent developments in Northern Ireland.
(193668)
196
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193563)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
197
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193564)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
198
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 692W, on rural bus services, to which projects the £300 million funding for major bus projects has been allocated; and how much has been allocated to each.
(193328)
199
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with train operating companies and rolling stock companies on the availability of rolling stock to train operating companies during the periods of franchise extension.
(193333)
200
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of schools that undertake cycling training; whether his Department provides information to schools on the wearing of cycle helmets by children; and if he will take steps to ensure that a Travel to School Policy becomes compulsory for all local education authorities in relation to schoolchildren and safety.
(193554)
201
N
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that the remuneration of Network Rail executives should be reduced in response to the incidence of deaths on level crossings.
(193324)
202
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to appoint the working group to assess the impact of the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 in the shipping industry; what the terms of reference will be for that group; and what the expected timeframe will be within which it will report its findings to Ministers.
(193494)
203
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to enforce the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 in the shipping industry; and which regulatory body is responsible for such enforcement on (a) UK and (b) overseas-flagged vessels in UK ports.
(193495)
204
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 4W, on railways: Chester, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Wales on the potential implications for (a) rail services in Chester and (b) Chester railway station of the recommendation in the report on the Commission on Devolution in Wales that the Wales and Borders rail franchise should be devolved to the National Assembly for Wales.
(193684)
205
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to relieve congestion on roads.
(193669)
206
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193565)
207
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what compensation will be available to train operating companies as a result of the rail line closures in the South West of England in early 2014.
(193600)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
208
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the growth prospects of small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.
(193670)
209
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193567)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
210
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the Government Equalities Office's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193558)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
211
Peter Aldous
(Waveney):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions his Department has had (a) with Post Office Ltd and (b) other payment services providers on offering a wider range of payment outlets at which Post Office Card Account customers can access pensions and benefits.
(193617)
212
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people paying the under-occupancy penalty who have fallen into rent arrears.
(193395)
213
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much additional funding each local authority will receive to enable it to investigate whether claimants are eligible for refund of under-occupancy penalty payments in 2014-15.
(193441)
214
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria will be used by his Department to determine how much funding each local authority will receive to investigate those eligible to receive a refund of under-occupancy payments.
(193456)
215
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of zero-hours contract positions advertised in Jobcentre Plus in England in the last 12 months.
(193443)
216
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the benefit cap.
(193667)
217
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
(193568)
218
Mr Graham Stuart
(Beverley and Holderness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of average waiting times for Atos (a) personal independence payments and (b) work assessments in Beverley and Holderness constituency; and what steps he is taking to achieve a reduction in waiting times for such assessments.
(193525)
219
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals he has to tackle worklessness among social housing tenants.
(193504)
220
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people on the Work Programme with (a) no qualification, (b) a qualification below Level 2, (c) a qualification at Level 2 and (d) a qualification at Level 3, 4 or above secured a sustained job outcome within two years of starting on the programme.
(193506)
221
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on tackling worklessness among social housing tenants.
(193507)
222
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many press officers his Department employed in each of the last six years.
(193508)
223
Mr Mark Williams
(Ceredigion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance claimants in the Work Related Activity Group Atos has sought further medical evidence and opinion from the person's nominated professional.
(193704)
Questions to the Attorney General
224
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 13 February 2014, Official Report, columns 705-6W, on domestic violence: prosecutions, if he will estimate the number of victimless prosecutions for domestic violence-related offences in 2013.
[Transferred]
(193325)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
225
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many traineeships have been taken up in each parliamentary constituency since their introduction.
[Transferred]
(193519)
226
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of energy intensive businesses in (a) the UK and (b) Scotland which will benefit from compensation for higher prices resulting from the renewables obligation and small scale feed-in tariffs.
[Transferred]
(193678)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
227
N
Mr Ben Wallace
(Wyre and Preston North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in persuading China to recognise UK export health certificates for pet foods.
[Transferred]
(193338)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
228
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will place in the Library a copy of the report, The medical implications of vehicle-mounted water cannon with special reference to the Ziegler Wasserwerfer 9000 (WaWe 9) system, published by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in 2013.
[Transferred]
(193719)
229
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many assets of criminal origin have been repatriated from the UK to jurisdictions overseas in each year since 2008-09.
[Transferred]
(193656)