Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 April 2014
Notes:
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Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
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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 Wednesday 9 April 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 9 April 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
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Attorney General, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195545)
2
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Attorney General, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195567)
3
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Independent Police Complaints Commission with advice on criminal charges against current or former police officers suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.
(195078)
4
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Metropolitan Police Service with advice on criminal charges against members of the public suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.
(195079)
5
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Attorney General, how and on what basis the Crown Prosecution Service decides whether to prioritise the allocation of resources to its decision-making on criminal charges following conclusions of unlawful killing at an inquest or public inquiry; and whether there is additional consideration where the events in question occurred more than three years prior to the conclusion of the inquest or public inquiry.
(195080)
6
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Attorney General, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by the Law Officers' Departments since May 2010.
(195504)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
7
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what he expects the RAB charge to be for extra students entering higher education when the present cap on student numbers is removed in 2014-15.
(195413)
8
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will break down by component elements the increase in the RAB charge from 33 per cent to 45 per cent.
(195456)
9
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the proportion of student loans issued under the (a) pre-2012 and (b) new funding system that will be fully written off.
(195458)
10
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's estimate is of the latest RAB charge for part-time students.
(195459)
11
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's estimate is of the latest RAB charge for further education students.
(195461)
12
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of reform of apprenticeships resulting from the Richard Review on the cost of training new (a) ratings and (b) officer cadets in the maritime industry; and if he will make a statement.
(195525)
13
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many projects in Ashfield constituency have been selected to receive funding from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available; and how many projects from Ashfield contituency have received final offer letters from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available.
(195636)
14
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was (a) committed to and (b) spent in each constituency in the East Midlands through the Regional Growth Fund in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013 and (v) 2014 to date.
(195637)
15
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much has been disbursed in compensation for the carbon price floor in each month since April 2013.
(195488)
16
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195544)
17
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195566)
18
N
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2014, Official Report, column 220W, on bananas, what the evidential basis is for his statement that the grocery retail market is working well for UK consumers.
(195378)
19
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the (a) level of government funding for and (b) effect of research undertaken to date into gender differences in brain development and functioning.
(195379)
20
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects of the National Renewable Energy Centre on its local economy.
(195660)
21
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195503)
22
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what process the Government adopted to (a) identify and (b) select priority investors in the recent Royal Mail privatisation.
(195196)
23
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons details of arrangements with priority investors in respect of the privatisation of Royal Mail were not published at the time of that privatisation.
(195197)
24
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the names are of (a) the 16 priority investors selected and (b) the 21 priority investors under initial consideration by the Government in the privatisation of Royal Mail.
(195210)
25
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) verbal and (b) contractual agreement was made with priority investors in relation to their shareholders during the privatisation of Royal Mail.
(195293)
26
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what involvement (a) the bank acting as financial adviser to the Government and (b) banks acting as bookrunners, co-ordinators and lead managers had in discussions with priority investors on the privatisation of Royal Mail.
(195294)
27
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what due diligence was undertaken by officials in his Department in relation to the reliability of the gentlemen's agreement on the holding of Royal Mail shares by priority investors.
(195593)
28
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what safeguards were (a) sought and (b) put in place to ensure that priority investors would continue to invest over a longer period of time in respect of the privatisation of Royal Mail.
(195594)
29
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to Lord Adonis of 3 June 2013, Official Report, House of Lords, column 122WA, on government departments: secondments, of those secondments to his Department listed on that date, how many of these secondments related (a) wholly, (b) partly and (c) incidentally to the privatisation of Royal Mail; and how many of those secondments took place primarily for the purpose of helping with the privatisation of Royal Mail.
(195632)
30
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many secondments from the private sector to his Department and its agencies the secondee's work-related (a) wholly, (b) partly or (c) incidentally to the privatisation of Royal Mail; from which firms those secondments were made; and on what dates they began and ended.
(195633)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
31
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy to encourage civil servants to use video conferencing in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement.
(195411)
32
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on ensuring that Government IT initiatives represent best value for money; and if he will make a statement.
(195412)
33
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195546)
34
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195568)
35
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to private sector from (a) his Department and (b) the Office of the Leader of the House as a result of privatisation or outsourcing since May 2010.
(195522)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
36
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of seven-day bank account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider; and if he will make a statement.
(195454)
37
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he held with the Office of Tax Simplification in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
(195455)
38
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held with financial institutions based in the UK in respect of improving tax transparency in other jurisdictions in which they or their subsidiaries operate.
(195444)
39
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in each (a) region and (b) constituent part of the UK were in receipt of (i) universal credit and (ii) other in-work tax credits or benefits at the beginning of the current financial year; and if he will estimate the likely numbers of such people in each of the following two financial years.
(195483)
40
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the average net change in household income, taking account of consequential changes to benefits and tax credits, for (a) single earner households (i) without children, (ii) with one child and (iii) with two or more children and (b) two-earner couple households (i) without children, (ii) with one child and (iii) with two or more children in receipt of universal credit or other tax credits or in-work benefits as a result of the increase in the personal allowance in (1) 2014-15, (2) 2015-16 and (3) 2016-17.
(195598)
41
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2013, Official Report, column 914W, on financial services, what progress has been made on the continuation of money transfer services by UK banks; what recent discussions he has had with international partners and regulators on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
(195376)
42
N
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment HM Revenue and Customs has made of the economic viability of its Customs House landholding adjacent to Dover Priory railway station.
(195081)
43
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations HM Revenue and Customs has received from interested parties on the sale of the Customs House landholding near Dover Priory Railway Station.
(195409)
44
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines exist for the sale of assets and land belonging to HM Revenue and Customs.
(195490)
45
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which social care providers have been identified by HM Revenue and Customs as non-compliant with national minimum wage legislation; how much is owed in arrears by each such provider and to how many workers; and what value of fines have been levied on such providers to date.
(195074)
46
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195563)
47
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195585)
48
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195516)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
49
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how the £320 million Transformation Challenge Award for 2014-15 and 2015-16 will be funded; and whether it will be top-sliced from existing grants.
(195339)
50
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans for the service Transformation Panel to (a) form, (b) invite bids, (c) announce bid deadlines and (d) consider bids.
(195340)
51
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Written Statement of 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 81WS on Improving Public Services, how much each local authority will receive from the £90 million funding made available to all councils so they can start investing to save; and how the allocation of such funding will be calculated.
(195393)
52
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many firefighters in South Yorkshire retired before the age of 60 in each of the last 10 years.
(195463)
53
N
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, where within his Department information on the energy capacity of schemes is held.
(195380)
54
N
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March, Official Report, column 439W, on wind power, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the use of recoveries in the planning system with regards to onshore wind developments on (a) investment in onshore wind, (b) energy bills, (c) competition in the market, (d) community benefit and (e) onshore wind supply chain and jobs.
(195388)
55
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195547)
56
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195569)
57
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with (i) secularist and (b) humanist organisations since May 2010.
(195487)
58
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195505)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
59
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the level of funding from the public purse for local television in each year to 2020.
(195457)
60
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many heritage sites English Heritage has declined to take control of as custodian of last resort in the last 30 years; and what the reasons were for declining in each such case.
(195645)
61
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make the business plan for the new English Heritage charity available.
(195646)
62
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Local Government Association and local authorities about the proposed remodelling of English Heritage.
(195647)
63
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what contingency plans her Department has in place should the proposed English Heritage charity annual revenues be affected by (a) poor weather, (b) a fire at a heritage site or (c) other unforseen circumstances.
(195648)
64
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) the English Heritage charity or (b) Historic England will fulfil a historic preservation research role under the proposed remodelling of English Heritage.
(195649)
65
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195548)
66
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195570)
67
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by her Department since May 2010.
(195506)
68
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints have been made to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission on the treatment of employment and support allowance recipients on the Work Programme on the grounds of disability discrimination since June 2011.
(195343)
69
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many complaints have been made to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission about the Work Programme on the grounds of equality since June 2011.
(195344)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
70
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance and support his Department provides to military veterans and their families on securing stable housing; and if he will make a statement.
(195453)
71
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195549)
72
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195571)
73
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) trucks for bridging, (b) medium girder bridges, (c) medium over girder bridges, (d) air portable ferry bridges, (e) pontoon sets, (f) LSB bridge and ramp sets and (g) launch sets are owned by his Department; how many are stored at MoD Ashchurch; and if he will make a statement.
(195410)
74
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2014, Official Report, column 650W, on armed forces: disciplinary proceedings, what the (a) number and (b) total sum was of ex gratia or other payments made to armed forces personnel incorrectly doubly punished following a police caution; and if he will make a statement.
(195414)
75
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195507)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
76
Sarah Champion
(Rotherham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the quality of service provided by co-operative model children's centres.
(195462)
77
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether academies are permitted to (a) sell and (b) otherwise financially profit from their holding of school title deeds which were formally held by local authorities.
(195447)
78
Mr Mark Hoban
(Fareham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure parents are aware of the early years educational support available to children with cerebral palsy under two years of age.
(195484)
79
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195550)
80
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195572)
81
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on independent survey packs sent from IPSOS Mori and Ecorys to childminders since the childminder agency pilot began; how many such packs have been sent out to (a) childminders and (b) parents; in which areas have such packs been sent out; how many surveys have been returned by (i) childminders and (ii) parents to date; and what results have been received to date on the likelihood of (A) childminders and (B) parents using a childminder agency.
(195335)
82
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many early years providers with exemptions from the early years foundation stage are funded to provide early education places to two, three and four year olds.
(195336)
83
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of childminder agencies that will be established in September (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
(195337)
84
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of average changes to childcare costs following the establishment of childminder agencies.
(195338)
85
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to early education and childcare, what estimate he has made of the number of new childcare providers which will enter the market as a result of changes made to regulations under section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006 in section 3.4 of the Consultation on proposed changes to the role of the local authority.
(195377)
86
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195508)
87
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will visit further education colleges to discuss the effect of his proposed 17.5 per cent reduction from September for funding for 18 year olds in full-time education.
(195446)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
88
N
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will make an assessment of the effects of a cap on the construction and capacity of onshore wind developments on (a) consumer bills, (b) investment in onshore wind, (c) competition in the market, (d) community benefit and (e) onshore wind supply chain and jobs.
(195381)
89
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment has been made by (a) the RIMNET network and (b) other bodies of the possibility that the sand fallout across the British Isles from the Sahara desert has been contaminated by long-lived radioactive fallout from atmospheric nuclear weapons tests conducted by France in the Algerian Sahara in the 1960s.
(195416)
90
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that all customers receive the full benefit of reductions in levies on energy bills.
(195520)
91
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the Supplemental Balancing Reserve on energy bills for the year (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
(195408)
92
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195551)
93
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195573)
94
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195509)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
95
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the number of dogs owned by people who have previously been banned from owning dogs.
(195407)
96
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to deter inappropriate development in National Parks in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(195595)
97
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the minimum welfare requirements for ducks raised in captivity.
(194997)
98
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195552)
99
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195574)
100
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195510)
101
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount spent per person on flood defences in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2001 to date; and what estimate he has made of the amounts in each year to 2016.
(195489)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
102
N
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of a further Russian military incursion into eastern Ukraine.
(195329)
103
N
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action the Government is recommending on the UN Human Rights Council to tackle the persecution of Christians around the world.
(195330)
104
N
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department has given to the Commonwealth (a) Secretariat and (b) Chairperson on the attendance of President Rajapaksa at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
(195331)
105
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what response his Department has made to the expulsion of Médicins Sans Frontières from Rakhine state by the Burmese government.
(195591)
106
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Iranian counterpart for the release of Shahrokh Zamani.
(195491)
107
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195553)
108
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195575)
109
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure women's equal and meaningful participation in the Syrian peace process.
(195638)
110
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of how representative the Syrian National Council is of all Syrian opposition groups.
(195644)
111
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195511)
112
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's trade in (a) exports and (b) imports for (i) goods, (ii) services and (iii) current accounts was with each Commonwealth country between 1988 and 2014.
(195599)
113
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to promote freer trade (a) between the UK and other Commonwealth countries, (b) between Commonwealth countries and the EU and (c) amongst Commonwealth countries in Africa, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
(195634)
114
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the export and trade promotion work of UK Trade and Investment is focused on Commonwealth countries.
(195635)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
115
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2014, Official Report, columns 792-3W, on health services, what is meant by the statement in that Answer that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) commissioning resources page signposts to NICE products of value to commissioners, including NICE pathways, referral advice, cost savings, NICE do not do recommendations database, social value judgments and the NICE field team; and what steps his Department takes to ensure that written answers to parliamentary questions are in comprehensable English.
(195670)
116
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding, information and training available for people with epilepsy and their families.
(194300)
117
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether funding allocated to Action on Smoking and Health may be used for campaigning purposes by that body under the terms on which it is allocated.
(195596)
118
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions have been performed in the UK in the last 30 years.
(195327)
119
N
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were born with sex-linked inherited conditions in the last five years for which records are available.
(195328)
120
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to transpose quality statements 1 and 2 of the National Institute for Care and Clinical Excellence quality standard on psoriasis into Clinical Commissioning Group outcome indicators.
(195334)
121
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data requirements are necessary to precipitate the development of Clinical Commissioning Group Outcome Indicators based on quality statements 1 and 2 of the NICE quality standard on psoriasis.
(195390)
122
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were on a waiting list for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests in January in each of the last five years.
(195517)
123
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients waited 13 weeks or longer for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests in January in each of the last five years.
(195518)
124
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of patients waited six weeks or longer for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests in January in each of the last five years.
(195519)
125
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that children under the age of two years old who are diagnosed with cerebral palsy may be assessed for an education, health and care plan.
(195464)
126
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children under the age of two years old have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy in the latest period for which figures are available.
(195465)
127
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged between the ages of two and 18 years old have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy in the latest period for which figures are available.
(195466)
128
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had a selective dorsal rhizotomy performed in NHS hospitals the latest period for which figures are available.
(195467)
129
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on how many people have had a selective dorsal rhizotomy in the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
(195521)
130
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had a selective dorsal rhizotomy paid for by the NHS in the latest period for which figures are available.
(195523)
131
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195555)
132
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195512)
133
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likely patient charge revenue for Birmingham and the Black Country Area Team from NHS Dental Services in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
(195399)
134
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the management of the Birmingham and the Black Country Area Team in relation to the shortfall or surplus between the predicted and actual patients charges revenue for NHS Dental Services in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13.
(195402)
135
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Birmingham and the Black Country Area Team management of patient charge revenue from NHS Dental Services.
(195403)
Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
136
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise patterns of coercive control in domestic violence cases.
(195661)
137
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise psychological abuse and coercive control.
(195662)
138
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) criminalise a pattern of partner abuse and (b) ensure that the police are not required only to treat each incident comprising such a pattern as a separate crime.
(195664)
139
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce specialist-led training for police services in England and Wales on domestic violence and coercive control.
(195665)
140
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce provisions for bringing prosecutions on the basis of a course of conduct in which a person has acted strategically to control, isolate, intimidate or degrade their victim in domestic violence cases.
(195666)
141
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vehicles were impounded under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2010.
(195391)
142
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties were imposed on hauliers under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in each year since 2010.
(195392)
143
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195556)
144
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195578)
145
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of business awarded under Framework Contract RM1568 was awarded to businesses on Capita's prime supplier list; and what the value of that business was.
(195588)
146
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of business awarded under Framework Contract RM1568 was awarded to small and medium-sized enterprises; and what the value of that business was.
(195589)
147
N
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the statement of 5 July 2013, Official Report, column 74WS, on the Azelle Rodney Inquiry, and with reference to the report of the Azelle Rodney Public Inquiry, what assessment she has made of the responses of the Metropolitan Police Service and the Independent Police Complaints Commission to the Inquiry's findings and recommendations; and if she will make a statement.
(195077)
148
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by her Department since May 2010.
(195513)
149
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 615-6W, on proceeds of crime, whether the requests for repatriation of assets arose from charges against public officials suspected of corruption offences or wider criminal charges.
(195600)
150
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 615-6W, on proceeds of crime, how many requests from juristictions overseas to repatriate frozen assets the Government has received; and which jurisdications made those requests.
(195601)
Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
151
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195557)
152
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195579)
153
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by her Department since May 2010.
(195514)
154
N
Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on its programmes in Palestine.
(903626)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
155
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent offenders receiving compensation for assault which occurred during their incarceration.
(195417)
156
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount of compensation paid to offenders for assaults which took place during their incarceration in each of the last four years.
(195418)
157
Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy that compensation awarded to prisoners is put towards legal costs and compensation for victims.
(195419)
158
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will adopt the Law Commission's proposal in its 12th programme of law reform on fraud by victims of personal injury.
(195630)
159
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on potential measures to discourage personal injury claimants from exaggerating or fabricating losses over and above genuine elements; and if he will make a statement.
(195650)
160
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of victims of personal injury insurance fraud in the last year for which information is available.
(195396)
161
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the average loss incurred by victims of insurance fraud in the last year for which information is available.
(195397)
162
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will estimate the savings in reduced litigation costs that might accrue from a reform of civil procedure rules to clarify the courts' powers to strike out cases on a basis that personal injury claims were exaggerated or fabricated; and if he will make a statement.
(195398)
163
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195558)
164
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195580)
165
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
(195515)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
166
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for her Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195559)
167
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195581)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
168
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195561)
169
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195583)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
170
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to improve transport connections between Windsor and London.
(195451)
171
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will commission an assessment of the dangers and problems of vehicles parked on pavements.
(195400)
172
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will take steps to prevent unnecessary pavement parking.
(195401)
173
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which High Speed 2 station designs will include international arrivals and departures.
(195332)
174
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what anticipated construction costs of building High Speed 2 are for each year of its construction.
(195333)
175
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what date all properties in each local authority area affected by Phase 1 and Phase 2 of High Speed 2 or situated above the proposed tunelled sections of High Speed 2 were purchased (a) under the HS2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme and (b) by compulsory purchase; and what was paid for each such property.
(195389)
176
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on the introduction of part-time season tickets for rail commuters; and if he will make a statement.
(195460)
177
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195562)
178
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195584)
179
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what he expects the percentage increase in passenger capacity on the West Coast Mainline to be as a result of High Speed 2.
(195448)
180
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what calculations he has used to estimate actual take-up by freight of any spare capacity releases on existing West Coast Mainline tracks if High Speed 2 Phase 2 is realised, including the costs of double and triple handling of goods, products and containers from point of production to point of sale.
(195449)
181
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the average load factor of West Coast Mainline trains leaving London Euston in 2013.
(195450)
182
Mr Stephen O'Brien
(Eddisbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2014, Official Report, column 940W, on railways: passengers, and to paragraph 4 of Annex 2 to the Tenth Report of the Transport Committee of Session 2010-12, High Speed Rail, HC 1185-i, what assessment he has made of whether an 80 per cent increase in seats on the West Coast Main Line by 2016 should create enough extra seats to deal with projected increase in passenger growth outlined in the Answer.
(195482)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
183
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195564)
184
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195586)
Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
185
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Government Equalities Office in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195554)
186
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Government Equalities Office in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195576)
187
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by her Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195577)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
188
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
(195565)
189
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
(195587)
190
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current number of job vacancies is in the Thirsk, Malton and Filey travel-to-work area.
(195486)
191
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of children in poverty affected by the under-occupancy penalty since its introduction; and if he will make a statement.
(195382)
192
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for a personal independence payment assessment for claimants in (a) the Torbay local authority area, (b) the South West and (c) England.
(195671)
193
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time is taken to re-imburse a jobseeker's allowance claimant who has been wrongly sanctioned.
(195341)
194
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made about the Work Programme on the grounds of the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 since June 2011.
(195342)
195
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department plans to publish revised statistics on the number of people who have successfully appealed a sanction decision.
(195345)
196
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2014, Official Report, columns 518-9W, on the Work Programme, for what reason the change in the definition of Payment Group 6 referred to in the memorandum was made.
(195415)
197
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what provision is made by Jobcentre Plus for victims of domestic violence.
(195445)
198
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent of the availability of free telephones in jobcentres for jobseekers to contact officials within his Department.
(195404)
Questions to the Attorney General
199
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Attorney General, whether any domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for coercive control since the inclusion of coercive control in the Government's definition of domestic violence in March 2013.
[Transferred]
(195663)
200
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Attorney General, how many domestic violence cases have led to prosecutions for non-injurious behaviours.
[Transferred]
(195667)
201
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for psychological abuse in each of the last five years.
[Transferred]
(195668)
202
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
To ask the Attorney General, whether any cases of domestic violence have led to prosecutions for stalking when the stalking behaviours occurred before the victim and perpetrator had separated.
[Transferred]
(195669)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
203
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what joint trade missions have been undertaken by the UK and the Republic of Ireland since 2010; and what steps he is taking to increase collaboration with the Republic of Ireland on trade and exports.
[Transferred]
(195631)
Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
204
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for No. 10 Downing Street in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
[Transferred]
(195560)
205
Chris Leslie
(Nottingham East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by No. 10 Downing Street in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
[Transferred]
(195582)
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
206
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make personal debt charged at an APR of over 30 per cent unrecoverable; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(195592)
207
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to limit the interest rate payable on payday loans; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(195597)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
208
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to increase tourism to (a) Berkshire and (b) the South East; and if she will make a statement.
[Transferred]
(195452)
Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
209
Yvonne Fovargue
(Makerfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance appeals were represented at tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014; and what proportion of such claimants were successful.
[Transferred]
(195524)
210
Yvonne Fovargue
(Makerfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against jobseeker's allowance decisions went to tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.
[Transferred]
(195526)