Part 2: Oral and Written Questions beginning on
Monday 10 June 2013
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 Monday 10 June 2013
(the 'Questions Book')
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
MONDAY 10 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
*1
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Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
When she next expects to discuss policing with the Police Federation. |
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(158489)
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*2
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Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
What steps she is taking to prevent abuse of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of the removal of foreign criminals. |
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(158490)
|
*3
|
Geraint Davies
(Swansea West):
What assessment she has made of the effect of spending reductions on frontline policing. |
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(158491)
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*4
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Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
What steps she is taking to reduce benefit tourism. |
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(158492)
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*5
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Richard Ottaway
(Croydon South):
What progress is being made on Operation Alice; and if she will make a statement. |
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(158493)
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*6
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
How many people made subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measure (TPIM) order have subsequently been charged and prosecuted since the inception of the TPIM regime. |
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(158494)
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*7
|
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
What assessment she has made of the ability of the public to access frontline police services through the provision of local police stations in London boroughs. |
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(158495)
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*8
|
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
When she next expects to discuss policing with the Police Federation. |
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(158496)
|
*9
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Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
What assessment she has made of increases in waiting times for visa decisions. |
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(158497)
|
*10
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Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
How many prosecutions have been brought against those subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measure (TPIM) order since the TPIM regime was introduced. |
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(158498)
|
*11
|
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
What assessment she has made of the contribution of police measures to falling crime levels. |
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(158499)
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*12
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Ian Austin
(Dudley North):
What change there has been in the number of businesses fined for employing illegal labour since 2010. |
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(158500)
|
*13
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Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
What assessment she has made of the potential effects of incorporating legal highs in the scope of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. |
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(158501)
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*14
|
Chris White
(Warwick and Leamington):
What assessment she has made of the contribution of police measures to falling crime levels. |
|
(158502)
|
*15
|
Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
What training is undertaken by police forces in respect of child sexual exploitation cases. |
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(158503)
|
*16
|
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
What plans she has to speed up the deportation of those refused asylum in the UK. |
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(158504)
|
*17
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Mr Michael McCann
(East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):
Whether Scots would be able to retain UK citizenship if Scotland became an independent country. |
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(158505)
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*18
|
Jenny Chapman
(Darlington):
What progress her Department has made on improving the detection and reporting of incidents of domestic violence. |
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(158506)
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*19
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Mark Menzies
(Fylde):
What steps she is taking to target dangerous criminals who use firearms. |
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(158507)
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*20
|
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
What assessment she has made of existing gun laws. |
|
(158508)
|
*21
|
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
What steps she is taking to reduce immigration. |
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(158509)
|
*22
|
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
What assessment she has made of the use of community resolutions for offences of serious violence. |
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(158510)
|
*23
|
Dr Phillip Lee
(Bracknell):
What steps she is taking to reduce benefit tourism. |
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(158511)
|
*24
|
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
What assessment she has made of the effect of spending reductions on frontline policing. |
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(158512)
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*25
|
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that net migration continues to fall. |
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(158513)
|
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
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Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
If she will make a statement on her Departmental responsibilities. |
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(158514)
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*2
|
Simon Hart
(Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
|
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(158515)
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*3
|
Roger Williams
(Brecon and Radnorshire):
|
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(158516)
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*4
|
Mr James Gray
(North Wiltshire):
|
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(158517)
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*5
|
Graham Stringer
(Blackley and Broughton):
|
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(158518)
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*6
|
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
|
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(158519)
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*7
|
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
|
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(158520)
|
*8
|
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
|
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(158521)
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*9
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
|
|
(158522)
|
*10
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Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
|
|
(158523)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 3 June
1
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what meetings (a) he and (b) staff in his Office have held with directors or staff of the top 15 food retailers in the UK in the last 15 months; and what subjects were discussed at those meetings. |
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(158413)
|
2
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have held with directors or staff of the top 15 food producers in the UK in the last 15 months; and what subjects were discussed at those meetings. |
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(158414)
|
3
N
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to halt the transfer of population and demolition of Palestinian housing and infrastructure by the Israeli government. |
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(158190)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage people to join the Organ Donor Register. |
|
(158407)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to mark National Transplant Week. |
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(158408)
|
6
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will liaise with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage local schools to take up their Give and Let Live resources which allow teachers to incorporate education about organ and blood donation into the curriculum. |
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(158409)
|
7
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of difficulties experienced by claimants in gaining financial support from the Macfarlane, Skipton and Caxton funds. |
|
(158410)
|
8
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason the Government has decided not to replicate the Irish scheme of compensation for people who contracted hepatitis and other blood diseases from contaminated NHS blood products. |
|
(158411)
|
9
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings (a) he and (b) staff in his Office have held with directors or staff of the top 15 food retailers in the UK in the last 12 months; and what subjects were discussed at those meetings. |
|
(158412)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 4 June
1
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many learners aged 19 to 23 years old achieved a Level 3 qualificaiton through their statutory entitlement to a fully funded first full level 3 qualification in academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
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(158801)
|
2
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many learners aged 24 years and over achieved Level 2 qualifications in academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
|
(158802)
|
3
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many learners aged 19 to 24 years old achieved Level 2 qualifications through their statutory entitlement to a fully funded first full level 2 qualification in academic year (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. |
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(158803)
|
4
N
|
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his Department's publication entitled, Rigour and Responsiveness in Skills, when he will confirm the appointment of the FE Commissioner. |
|
(158804)
|
5
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research, surveys, studies or data gathering on pub closures his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) subscribed to. |
|
(158613)
|
6
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many jobs would have been created and how much investment would have been generated by each bid to the Regional Growth Fund which has been withdrawn to date had the project gone ahead. |
|
(158614)
|
7
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for which industry sectors collaborative strategic partnerships are due to be published during this Parliament; and what timetable he has set for the publication of each. |
|
(158615)
|
8
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what public monies have been allocated to supporting the Government's oil and gas strategy. |
|
(158616)
|
9
N
|
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) trades unions and (b) local authorities with regards to TUPE arrangements in the event of the privatisation of the Land Registry. |
|
(158821)
|
10
N
|
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions representatives from UK Trade and Investment have met with the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership in the last year. |
|
(158789)
|
11
N
|
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on which occasions representatives from UK Trade and Investment have met with businesses based in Cumbria in the last year. |
|
(158790)
|
13
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department will implement the proposed changes to the calculation of charges attached to Freedom of Information requests. |
|
(158599)
|
14
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the role of women in social enterprises. |
|
(158600)
|
15
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, colums 956-7W, on Big Society Network, what the purpose was of each grant or contract the Big Society Network and its subsidiaries received; what evaluation has been concluded as to whether the objectives behind each contract and grant have been achieved; he will make a statement. |
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(158794)
|
16
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 964W, on social action fund, how many organisations benefited from the change in criteria for the Social Action Fund; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158797)
|
17
N
|
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 828W, on VAT High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line, when he expects HM Revenue and Customs to make a decision on whether the HS2 project will be subject to VAT. |
|
(158594)
|
18
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his Irish counterpart on the sale of Ulster Bank. |
|
(158826)
|
19
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that the Financial Regulation Authority publishes its report into the RBS/Ulsterbank computer system failure. |
|
(158827)
|
20
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle inequality in income and wealth in the UK; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158479)
|
21
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 817W, on banks: loans, when he expects postcode level lending data from the banks to be publically available; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158798)
|
22
N
|
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish (a) all correspondence, (b) market research, (c) the business case and (d) the impact assessment produced by his Department in the last 12 months with regards to privatising the Land Registry. |
|
(158577)
|
23
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he is confident that his plan for the mutualisation of the fire service will not lead to its privatisation. |
|
(158597)
|
24
N
|
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial counterparts on the Land Registry prototype for the provision of local land charges. |
|
(158581)
|
25
N
|
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent correspondence he has had with (a) Lord McNally and (b) other Ministers in the Ministry of Justice on the prototype of the Provision of Local Land Charges. |
|
(158823)
|
26
N
|
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have chosen to set their council tax rate for empty properties at above 100 per cent in the 2013-14 financial year. |
|
(158791)
|
27
N
|
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the spending power per head of (a) Barrow and Furness, (b) South Lakeland, (c) Eden, (d) Allerdale, (e) Copeland and (f) Carlisle district councils was in each of the last five years. |
|
(158792)
|
28
N
|
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the spending power per head of (a) Cumbria and (b) Lancashire county councils was in each of the last five years. |
|
(158793)
|
29
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 802W, on broadband: rural areas, when the independent review is expected to report; and whether it has made interim findings available to her (a) formally and (b) informally. |
|
(158601)
|
30
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 801W, on broadband, whether the UK is on track to meet the EU 2020 broadband targets. |
|
(158602)
|
31
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what financial and logistical support she intends to offer Liverpool City Council for the centenary anniversary of World War I. |
|
(158576)
|
32
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to meet Facebook to discuss internet trolling. |
|
(158800)
|
33
N
|
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. |
|
(158488)
|
34
N
|
Mr Alan Campbell
(Tynemouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he intends to sign-off the agreement setting up the Kings Priory Academy. |
|
(158573)
|
35
N
|
Mr Alan Campbell
(Tynemouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what agreements he has signed setting up Academy schools in North Tyneside since May 2010. |
|
(158574)
|
36
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Gateshead of 1 March 2013, Official Report, colums 753-4W, on schools: transport, if he will take steps to update his Department's statutory guidance to local authorities regarding transport for 16 to18 year olds. |
|
(158786)
|
37
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations he has received on the provision of swimming in primary schools. |
|
(158569)
|
38
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to bring forward an aid package for fishermen to cover expenses incurred by them as a result of poor weather conditions and recent gear requirement changes. |
|
(158828)
|
39
N
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on how many Palestinian homes are currently at risk of demolition in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in (a) East Jerusalem, (b) Areas A and B and (c) Area C. |
|
(158533)
|
40
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Bangladesh government regarding the establishment of an independent inquiry into the recent violence in that country. |
|
(158590)
|
41
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Bangladeshi counterpart in support of the rule of law and the abolition of the death penalty in that country. |
|
(158593)
|
42
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the UK has offered to non-members of the Missile Technology Control Regime to prevent the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles. |
|
(158807)
|
43
N
|
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish for each of the last five years (a) mortality rates and (b) risk-adjusted PRAiS data on mortality rates for children's heart surgery units in England, broken down by the number of paediatric surgical procedures on the following basis: (i) less than 150, (ii) 151 to 250, (iii) 251 to 350, (iv) 351 to 450, (v) 451 to 550 and (vi) 551 and over. |
|
(158582)
|
45
N
|
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the spread and adoption of the my home life programme since the publication of the Care and Support White Paper; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158589)
|
46
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the provision of advice through the NHS to the public about the importance of diet. |
|
(158591)
|
47
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GPs in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England use (i) 0844 and (ii) 0845 numbers. |
|
(158815)
|
48
N
|
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a decision will be made on whether NHS England will commission the auto-islet transplant procedure; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158481)
|
49
N
|
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibilities of (a) clinical commissioning groups and (b) local authorities are for the funding of long-term care; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158482)
|
50
N
|
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2013, Official Report, columns 159-60W, on cancer: drugs, what assessment he has made of the policy statement on selective internal radiation therapy by the Clinical Reference Group chairs and the Specialised Services Portfolio Board; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158572)
|
51
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on remuneration in the case of the early retirement of (a) clinical staff and (b) all categories of non-clinical staff in the NHS. |
|
(158567)
|
52
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the policy of the Italian Government towards the classification of medical doctors as executives for the purposes of the European Working Time Directive; and whether this policy could apply to doctors working in the NHS. |
|
(158568)
|
53
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are employed by his Department to investigate whistleblowing cases in the NHS. |
|
(158570)
|
54
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what process his Department initiates when it is made aware of a whistleblowing case in the NHS. |
|
(158571)
|
55
N
|
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the clinical benefits of larger paediatric cardiac surgical units. |
|
(158603)
|
56
N
|
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the latest partial risk adjustment in surgery data confirms the conclusion of the 2011 Safe and Sustainable Review that surgery would be better focused at fewer, larger sites. |
|
(158604)
|
57
N
|
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a detailed analysis of surgical performance, in association with the National Institute for Health Care and Excellence aimed at quantifying other factors that affect surgical success rates such as ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, national funding, technical difficulty and unit size. |
|
(158605)
|
58
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was returned to the Government by Primary Care Trusts in Merseyside before their dissolution. |
|
(158575)
|
59
N
|
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a formal agreement was signed between the now abolished South Central Strategic Health Authority and Southern Water to add fluoride to the water supply in (a) Southampton and (b) the South West Hampshire area. |
|
(158592)
|
61
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted permission to remain in the UK in each of the last three years. |
|
(158478)
|
62
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals of Syrian nationality have been granted asylum in the UK since March 2011. |
|
(158480)
|
63
N
|
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Harrow West of 3 April 2013 and 20 May 2013 to the UK Border Agency regarding Ms Alpa Odedra of Harrow. |
|
(158588)
|
64
N
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to decide whether an immigration case is deemed complex; and what service standards apply to such cases. |
|
(158819)
|
66
N
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average wait for in-country applicants waiting to be sent biometric enrolment invitations from the date their application is acknowledged is. |
|
(158825)
|
67
N
|
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of the total UK international development budget was spent on abortion services in the last five years, by country. |
|
(158806)
|
68
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent reports she has received on the holding of free and fair elections in Zimbabwe. |
|
(158795)
|
69
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will provide advice and support to the First and Deputy First Minister from Northern Ireland following their recent visit to China to ascertain the viability of establishing a bureau in China to help foster good relations and promote inward investment. |
|
(158796)
|
70
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Bury South dated 8 May 2013 regarding her Department's use of private sector contracts. |
|
(158820)
|
71
N
|
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department provides funds to any aid agencies which provide medical services to female victims of sexual violence and which also receive aid from the US and are constrained by that government's policy towards the provision of abortion services; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(158477)
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72
N
|
Meg Munn
(Sheffield, Heeley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on the rights of women and girls who have been raped in situations of armed conflict and their right to medical treatment which may include access to a safe abortion. |
|
(158586)
|
73
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what latest assessment she has made of and what aid the UK is supplying to the humanitarian situation in Syria in response to that situation. |
|
(158587)
|
74
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what monitoring her Department is undertaking on the effect of drone strikes on livelihood strategies in the areas affected. |
|
(158808)
|
75
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received of the movement of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan who have been displaced as a result of drone strikes. |
|
(158809)
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76
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to ensure public safety underhis proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158483)
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77
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to enable third sector providers to compete for probation services with the private sector underhis proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158484)
|
78
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to retain sufficiently qualified and professional staff in the public sector underhis proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158485)
|
79
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to assess the success of his proposals for the outsourcing of probation services. |
|
(158486)
|
80
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how contractors will be incentivised under his proposals for the outsouring of probation services. |
|
(158487)
|
81
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to require public sector organisations to take an audit from the Information Commissioner. |
|
(158814)
|
82
N
|
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will give consideration to implementing a murder offence of terrorism aggravated murder with the punishment of a mandatory whole life sentence without parole. |
|
(158813)
|
83
N
|
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend current legislation relating to Public Sector Information Re-use and the Environmental Information regulations. |
|
(158822)
|
85
N
|
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to analyse the effect of premium pricing on forecast (a) passenger demand, (b) revenues and (c) benefit to cost ratios for High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158595)
|
86
N
|
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to reach a decision on how rolling stock for phase one of High Speed 2 will be financed. |
|
(158596)
|
87
N
|
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding has been allocated from the New Stations Fund; and whether he plans to make further awards from the New Stations Fund. |
|
(158799)
|
88
N
|
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects HS2 Ltd to complete and publish the research it commissioned in August 2012 into the potential effect of High Speed 2 on regional economies. |
|
(158578)
|
89
N
|
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who the members of the High Speed Rail programme board are. |
|
(158579)
|
90
N
|
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the report commissioned by HS2 Ltd from the companies Sinclair Knight Merz and Jacobs into the High Speed 2 modelling framework. |
|
(158580)
|
91
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) people and (b) disabled people in work live in households with incomes below 60 per cent of contemporary median net disposable household income (i) before and (ii) after housing costs. |
|
(158805)
|
92
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of personal independence payment on the number of disabled people living in relative poverty. |
|
(158816)
|
93
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are expected to take up post-Work Programme support in each of the next three years. |
|
(158817)
|
94
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people receiving contributory jobseeker's allowance moved on to income-based jobseeker's allowance after reaching the 182-day limit on the contributory element in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(158818)
|
95
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were in receipt of universal credit on 31 May 2013. |
|
(158583)
|
96
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date jobcentres in (a) Wigan, (b) Warrington and (c) Oldham will start to accept applications for universal credit. |
|
(158584)
|
97
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which people aged under 18 years old will be eligible to claim universal credit. |
|
(158810)
|
98
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the whole life cost of the universal credit project; whether this estimate has changed since 2010; and if he will make a statement about the differences in those estimates. |
|
(158811)
|
99
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances someone undertaking study or training will be eligible to receive universal credit. |
|
(158812)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 5 June
1
N
|
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what measures are in place to control the export of cyber security software. |
|
(158598)
|
2
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many immigrants entered the UK from (a) outside and (b) inside the EU in each of the last three years. |
|
(158585)
|
3
N
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of recent price movements in the Consumer Price Index for (a) food and non-alcoholic beverages and (b) vegetable products for people's dietary choices. |
|
(158532)
|
4
N
|
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will ensure that Ministers attending the Bilderberg Conference at Watford on 6-9 June make a statement to the House afterwards reporting on the proceedings and the implications for Government policy. |
|
(158531)
|
5
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Attorney General, whether he has considered increasing the amount of costs requested by the Crown Prosecution Service at the conclusion of magistrates' court cases. |
|
(159092)
|
6
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Attorney General, what the average cost was to the Crown Prosecution Service of prosecuting a defendant who pleads (a) guilty and (b) not guilty in the last year for which figures are available; and what average costs are sought at the conclusion of such cases. |
|
(159096)
|
7
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people have (a) applied to and (b) accepted conditional or unconditional offers from each university in (i) the North East and (ii) Yorkshire and Humber for the 2013-14 academic year. |
|
(158337)
|
8
|
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase the number of women in the workforce; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158970)
|
9
|
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps to support the natural refrigerant sector in the UK the Government (a) has taken in the last three years and (b) is planning to take. |
|
(158905)
|
11
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what rules exist concerning the speaking of English in the workplace. |
|
(159099)
|
12
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159037)
|
13
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of UK-owned intellectual property lost through cyber-espionage in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(159066)
|
14
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Office has spent on the (a) administration of the Mutuals Taskforce and (b) supporting of new public sector mutuals since the formation of the Mutuals Taskforce. |
|
(158336)
|
16
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department collects on the average rating of satisfaction with (a) social and (b) family life in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(158974)
|
17
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the proportion of the people in the UK who rated their anxiety level as medium or low in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(158975)
|
18
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the proportion of people in the UK who rated their happiness as medium or high in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(158995)
|
19
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of people volunteered in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(159011)
|
20
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the proportion of people that were somewhat, mostly or completely satisfied with (a) their jobs and (b) the amount of leisure time they had in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(159013)
|
21
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of UK citizens who had trust in the Government in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(159056)
|
23
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve cyber-security within the critical national infrastructure supply chain; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159060)
|
24
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, columns 957-8W, on conditions of employment, how many people were employed on zero hours contracts in each three month period in the last five years. |
|
(158940)
|
25
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the work of the Behavioural Insights Team on the Department for Work and Pensions policy areas; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158942)
|
26
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many credit unions have been the subject of intervention by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and its predecessor bodies in the last five years. |
|
(158907)
|
27
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of annual revenue lost in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the UK as a result of tobacco fraud. |
|
(158332)
|
28
|
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what office supplies his Department purchased in each year between 2005 and 2010; and what the cost to the public purse was of such purchases. |
|
(158850)
|
29
N
|
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many inspectors employed by HM Revenue and Customs were responsible for the investigation of non-payment of the national minimum wage in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013. |
|
(158962)
|
30
N
|
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints have been received by HM Revenue and Customs regarding non-payment of the national minimum wage by domiciliary care providers in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013. |
|
(158963)
|
31
N
|
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have investigated for the non-payment of the national minimum wage by domiciliary care providers in the last three years; how many instances of non-compliance have been discovered by HMRC through such investigations; and how many such cases related to the non-payment of travel time. |
|
(158964)
|
32
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further steps he plans to take to regulate consumer credit to ensure that irresponsible firms and bad practice will have no place in the consumer credit marketplace. |
|
(158981)
|
33
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of industry on the Climate Change Levy. |
|
(158982)
|
34
N
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the Climate Change Levy and energy-intensive industries. |
|
(158983)
|
35
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes there were in (a) the retail prices index, (b) the consumer prices index, (c) fuel prices and (d) food prices in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 to date. |
|
(158334)
|
36
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159051)
|
37
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the system of relationship-building with big corporations carried out by the previous head of HM Revenue and Customs, Dave Hartnett, is still being practised by HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159054)
|
38
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the revenue foregone as a result of advice on tax avoidance offered by the big four accountancy firms in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(159055)
|
39
N
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has undertaken into the market costs of borrowing for the Scottish Government under the new powers conferred by the Scotland Act 2012. |
|
(158916)
|
40
|
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been distributed to businesses through the Funding for Lending scheme in (a) Tameside Metropolitan Borough and (b) Stalybridge and Hyde constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(158929)
|
41
N
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount in working tax credits paid to (a) all non-UK nationals and (b) non-UK EEA nationals in each of the last three years. |
|
(159101)
|
42
N
|
Bob Stewart
(Beckenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers HM Revenue and Customs has to inspect passports. |
|
(158945)
|
43
|
Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total annual cost is of civil list pensions. |
|
(158859)
|
44
|
Mr John Whittingdale
(Maldon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list all those individuals in receipt of a civil list pension; on what date each such pension was awarded; and what the amount is of each pension. |
|
(158860)
|
45
|
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of financial and other impediments arising from historical PFI arrangements to the achievement of efficiencies in the fire and rescue service. |
|
(159021)
|
46
|
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential for improved service levels and cost savings from enabling local fire and rescue services to take over responsibilities for emergency ambulance response red 1 and red 2. |
|
(159022)
|
47
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of house fires in (a) Warrington and (b) the North-West were in rented properties in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many people (a) died and (b) had injuries which required hospital treatment as a result of such fires. |
|
(158980)
|
48
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what changes to the planning system he is making to help protect public houses and other valued community assets. |
|
(158953)
|
49
N
|
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding the housing cost contribution under universal credit. |
|
(158992)
|
50
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159038)
|
51
|
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Answer of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1129, on public houses: Scotland, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to implement the powers of Part 9, section 179 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 in the rest of the UK. |
|
(158338)
|
53
N
|
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the corresponding names of the fire and rescue authorities with reference to Figures 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Sir Ken Knight's Facing The Future report published in May 2013. |
|
(158910)
|
54
|
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will give an undertaking that the Government will provide enough public funding to the Science Museum Group in 2013-14 and each of the next two years to enable all the museums in the Group to remain open. |
|
(159077)
|
55
|
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on admission charges to museums containing public collections that are funded by central government grant-in-aid; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(159078)
|
56
|
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public funding was provided to the (a) Science Museum Group, (b) National Railway Museum, York, (c) Television and Media Museum, Bradford and (d) Industry Museum, Manchester in each year since 2009-10; and how much public funding will be provided to each in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) each of the next two years. |
|
(159079)
|
57
N
|
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when the Minister for Communications, Culture and the Creative Arts will respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland of 13 May 2013 about the sale of personal data by mobile telephone companies. |
|
(158912)
|
58
N
|
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to publish a White Paper on a draft Communications Bill. |
|
(159102)
|
59
N
|
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues about reducing the prevalence of child abuse images on the internet. |
|
(159103)
|
60
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will carry out an assessment of the performance of the Suffolk Libraries Industrial and Provident Society. |
|
(158989)
|
61
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to her Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159039)
|
62
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of people that engaged with or participated in cultural activities at least three times in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(159012)
|
63
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the proportion of the adult population that participated in 30 minutes of moderate or intensive sport once a week in the most recent period for which figures are available. |
|
(159014)
|
64
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were employed in the defence industry in the UK in each of the last three years. |
|
(158855)
|
65
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he has visited Libya in 2013; what the (a) dates and (b) purpose was of each such visit; and whom he met during each such visit. |
|
(158999)
|
66
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159040)
|
67
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces with an interrupted service career history have been re-employed in the armed forces since May 2005. |
|
(158976)
|
68
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the additional costs that would be incurred for transport of munitions if Defence Munitions Longtown were to be closed. |
|
(158977)
|
69
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the likely clean-up costs that would be incurred if Defence Munitions Longtown were to be closed. |
|
(158978)
|
70
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to review his Department's policy on early departure payment awards for members of the armed forces with an interrupted service career history. |
|
(158979)
|
71
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the review referred to in his letter of 25 March 2013 to Luis Eckersley at Defence Munitions Longtown will be carried out by the same team from his Department that carried out the initial review. |
|
(158986)
|
72
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place to maintain and improve the mental awareness and combat readiness of (a) aircraft pilots and (b) other service personel. |
|
(159020)
|
73
N
|
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has given on membership of the English Defence League by members of HM Armed Forces. |
|
(158836)
|
74
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support the Royal Air Force is providing to US armed forces in the Gulf region; and what the (a) location, (b) cost and (c) purpose is of that support. |
|
(158918)
|
75
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which other countries provide the Royal Air Force with Reaper conversion training; and what the (a) location and (b) cost is of that training. |
|
(158919)
|
76
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what joint training missions the UK is undertaking with the US in the Gulf; and what the (a) type of training, (b) cost of training and (c) number of personnel involved is in each case. |
|
(158936)
|
77
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in improving cyber-security within the defence supply chain; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159061)
|
78
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on cyber-security breaches at Qinetiq North America; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159062)
|
79
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to UK national security arising from cyber-security breaches at Qinetiq North America; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159063)
|
80
|
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department is providing to US military operations in (a) Mali, (b) the Maghreb and (c) the Horn of Africa. |
|
[R]
(158931)
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81
|
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future use of UK unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(158932)
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82
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Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether disciplinary measures have been brought against members of the Army in relation to the operation of unmanned aerial systems. |
|
[R]
(158933)
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83
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Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2013, Official Report, column 221W, on unmanned air vehicles, whether the UK-USAF airframe arrangement allows the US to use UK unmanned air vehicles should a US unmanned air vehicle be unavailable. |
|
[R]
(158973)
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84
|
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2013, Official Report, column 527W, on unmanned air vehicles, how many days of training each operator of unmanned aerial systems receives. |
|
[R]
(159081)
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85
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Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2013, Official Report, column 527W, on unmanned air vehicles, how many Army personnel have received unmanned aerial systems training; and what proportion of those trained personnel currently operate unmanned aerial systems in (a) the UK, (b) Afghanistan and (c) the Middle East. |
|
[R]
(159082)
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86
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Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2013, Official Report, column 527W, on unmanned air vehicles, how many Army personnel have been trained since the Army acquired unmanned aerial systems. |
|
[R]
(159083)
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87
|
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2013, Official Report, column 527W, on unmanned air vehicles, what the total cost of this training was; what the cost of training each pilot was; and by how much costs increased as a result of changes in training subsequent to the Hermes 450 ZK515 Service Inquiry. |
|
[R]
(159084)
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88
|
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 18 April 2013, Official Report, column 527W, on unmanned air vehicles, at what intervals training for the operation of unmanned aerial systems is reviewed. |
|
[R]
(159085)
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89
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many staff in his Department have worked on the creation of a Register of Lobbyists since May 2010; which (a) individuals and (b) organisations he has met to discuss developing such a register since May 2010; and what draft documents his Department has produced on the development of a Register of Lobbyists since May 2010. |
|
(158843)
|
90
|
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to prohibit the imposition of gagging orders on headteachers who leave their jobs when their school is required to become an academy. |
|
(158928)
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91
|
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what payments were made to each trades union by (a) his Department and (b) his Department's executive agencies in each year since 2007. |
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(158847)
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92
|
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department were working for each trades union in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10. |
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(158848)
|
93
|
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what office supplies his Department purchased in each year between 2005 and 2010; and what the cost to the public purse was of such purchases. |
|
(158849)
|
94
|
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what payments were made by (a) his Department and (b) his Department's executive agencies to PricewaterhouseCoopers between June 2007 and May 2010. |
|
(158851)
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95
|
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what payments were made by his Department and its executive agencies to PricewaterhouseCoopers between May 2006 and June 2007. |
|
(158901)
|
96
|
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of pupils in maintined schools achieved five or more GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and mathematics, (a) in London and (b) nationally excluding London in each year between 1998 and 2012. |
|
(159000)
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97
|
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of primary school pupils achieved Level 4 in both English and mathematics (a) in London and (b) nationally excluding London in each year between 2004 and 2012. |
|
(159001)
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98
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils have been excluded from (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Dartford constituency and (ii) Kent during the last 10 years. |
|
(159003)
|
99
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159041)
|
100
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on flexi-schooling; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158853)
|
101
|
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support will be available to dyslexic and dysplastic students taking the new I-Level examinations; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159071)
|
102
|
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many deaths of formerly looked-after children placed on a local authority pathway plan in the last five years have been subject to a serious case review. |
|
(158966)
|
103
N
|
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many deaths there have been of formerly looked-after young people aged between (a) 16 and 19 and (b) 19 and 21 who were on a local authority pathway plan in the last five years; and what the recorded cause of death was in each case. |
|
(158967)
|
104
N
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many registered Green Deal providers have (a) applied for administration and (b) filed for bankruptcy since the establishment of the Green Deal. |
|
(158854)
|
105
N
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of peole who have been made unemployed since 1 January 2013 by Green Deal providers who have entered into financial difficulty. |
|
(158917)
|
106
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what representations his Department has received from individuals, groups, research bodies, consultants and other interested parties on its 2050 calculator energy modelling tool since it was launched; and what encouragement his Department has given for the calculator to be used by external parties. |
|
(158340)
|
107
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159042)
|
108
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total tonnage of greenhouse gases emitted was in the UK in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(159059)
|
109
|
Mr Graham Brady
(Altrincham and Sale West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were attacked by each breed of dog in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what recent consideration his Department has given to expanding the register of prohibited dogs. |
|
(158845)
|
110
N
|
Steve Brine
(Winchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of public consultation Natural England must undertake when proposing changes to a Site of Special Scientific Interest; and under what statutory authority such consultation is conducted. |
|
(158913)
|
111
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support the declining bee population. |
|
(159072)
|
112
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support the honey industry in light of decreasing bee yields. |
|
(159073)
|
113
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department carried out an assessment of the potential effects on the UK bee and honey industry of the Government's opposition to an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. |
|
(159074)
|
114
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many representations he has received from the chemicals industry on the UK's opposition to an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. |
|
(159075)
|
115
|
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many representations he has received from the bee and honey industry on the UK's opposition to an EU-wide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides. |
|
(159076)
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116
|
Michael Connarty
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the provisions and structures that would be required to be in place in order for the Government to support a ban on hydrofluorocarbons with a global warming potential rating above 150 in new refrigeration equipment in (a) large supermarket systems and (b) large industrial systems. |
|
(158330)
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117
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has any plans to set targets for food waste reduction for producers and retailers. |
|
(158985)
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118
N
|
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with the Northern Ireland Executive on bovine tuberculosis. |
|
(158965)
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119
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159043)
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120
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements are in place to monitor the population of (a) bees and (b) other pollinators across the UK. |
|
(159008)
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121
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to require companies in the agri-chemical industry to place the results of risk assessment trials in the public domain. |
|
(159009)
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122
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the decline in the bee population. |
|
(159010)
|
123
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the proportion of people who accessed the natural environment at least once a week in each year for which data is available. |
|
(159017)
|
124
N
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, columns 859-60W, on Occupied Territories, and with reference to the five International Peace and Cooperation Centre master plans approved in December 2012, what the scope of the period for public objection is; and whether objections can be made by (a) settlement residents, (b) settlement businesses and (c) only those legally resident under international law. |
|
(158858)
|
125
N
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2013, Official Report, columns 679-80W, on Palestinians, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of the Government aiding and abetting breaches of international law by Israel in Area C through funding of master plans which amount to de facto recognition of the Wall and settlements. |
|
(158923)
|
126
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Afghan government on (a) increasing support for family response units and (b) increasing women's recruitment and retention in the police. |
|
(158839)
|
127
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159044)
|
128
N
|
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Turkish government to ensure that (a) excessive force is not used against protestors in Taksim Square and (b) democratic processes are followed in resolving current social and political issues in Turkey. |
|
(158949)
|
131
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese government on cyber-security issues; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159064)
|
132
|
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted for emergency dental treatment from accident and emergency departments in England in each quarter since April 2009; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158844)
|
133
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England waited longer than 18 weeks for treatment in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13. |
|
(158856)
|
134
N
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his timetable is for making a decision on introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes. |
|
(158852)
|
135
N
|
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations are responsible for the NHS 111 service in each part of England. |
|
(158937)
|
136
N
|
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the criteria required of each provider of NHS 111 under their contract. |
|
(158957)
|
137
|
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on steps to enable local fire and rescue services to take over responsibilities for emergency ambulance response red 1 and red 2. |
|
(159023)
|
138
|
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to require the East of England Ambulance Service to improve service levels. |
|
(159024)
|
139
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to allow pharmacists and practice nurses to diagnose and prescribe medicines for minor conditions. |
|
(159005)
|
140
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent representations he has received on the future of (a) North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust and (b) St Helens and Knowsley NHS Trust. |
|
(158958)
|
141
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department plans to issue to clinical commissiong groups on the commissioning of (a) diagnositic and (b) support services for people with autistic spectrum disorders. |
|
(158991)
|
142
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on allowing (a) clinical and (b) non-clinical staff to buy additional years for their pensions. |
|
(158951)
|
143
|
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the 111 telephone service on emergency care and accident and emergency services. |
|
(158835)
|
144
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159045)
|
145
|
John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made on data sharing within the NHS; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158329)
|
146
|
John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what comparative assessment he has made of the performance of (a) the UK, (b) the EU and (c) the US with regard to (i) mortality and (ii) morbidity and disability in stroke outcomes. |
|
(158339)
|
147
|
John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the findings of the 2011 NHS Atlas of Variation on (a) the number of patients who experience transient ischaemic attack who are treated within 24 hours and (b) the number of patients admitted to hospital following a stroke who spend 90 per cent of their time in a specialised stroke unit. |
|
(159080)
|
148
N
|
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency hospital admissions there were, by age of patient, in each of the last five years. |
|
(158924)
|
149
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how cancer strategic clinical networks will involve patients and the public in their work. |
|
(159068)
|
150
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps (a) his Department and (b) NHS England are taking to measure and improve poor care experienced by certain groups of cancer patients in hospitals. |
|
(159069)
|
151
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to measure cancer patients' experience of integrated care and support. |
|
(159070)
|
152
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of people in the UK reported a long-term illness or disability in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(158994)
|
153
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the proportion of people in the UK who were somewhat, mostly or completely satisfied with their health in each year for which figures are available. |
|
(158997)
|
154
|
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what analysis his Department has undertaken to assess the effectiveness of midwife services in the UK. |
|
(158926)
|
155
|
Mr Douglas Carswell
(Clacton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the level of primary immigration was from (a) Somalia, (b) Congo, (c) Pakistan, (d) India, (e) Iraq, (f) Afghanistan and (g) Nigeria in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(158857)
|
156
|
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum legacy cases are outstanding and have not received a decision in postcode areas (a) MK40, (b) MK41 and (c) MK42. |
|
(159025)
|
157
|
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reconsideration requests were received by the UK Border Agency in respect of refusal decisions for each category of decision except entry clearance decisions in each of the last two years for which figures are available; and what proportion were outstanding after (i) six months and (ii) 12 months. |
|
(159026)
|
158
|
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of decisions to refuse entry clearance were (a) the subject of appeals to HM Court and Tribunal Service and (b) reversed on appeal in each of the last two years for which figures are available. |
|
(159027)
|
159
|
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees under the age of 18 have arrived in Britain from Afghanistan in the last 10 years; and how many such refugees were returned to Afghanistan. |
|
(158840)
|
160
N
|
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 15 November 2010, Official Report, column 549W, on drugs, what progress she has made in producing the evaluation framework to support assessments of the new drugs strategy. |
|
(158934)
|
161
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to ensure that immigrants are proficient in spoken and written English. |
|
(158952)
|
162
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to her Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159046)
|
163
N
|
Sir James Paice
(South East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many certificates of sponsorship for tier 5 visas have been issued by each sponsoring body in each of the last three years. |
|
(158968)
|
164
N
|
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received representations from (a) West Yorkshire Police and (b) South Yorkshire Police that they require more resources to deal with freedom of information requests. |
|
(159098)
|
165
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes against the person per 1,000 adults there were in each of the last 30 years. |
|
(159015)
|
166
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the proportion of people who felt (a) fairly or (b) very safe walking alone after dark, by gender, in each year for which data is available. |
|
(159016)
|
167
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the emergency services on the proposed changes to gating orders in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill. |
|
(159018)
|
168
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consultation her Department has had with (a) local access forums and (b) Rambler associations on the proposed changes to gating orders in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill. |
|
(159019)
|
169
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to the UK economy of cyber-crime. |
|
(159065)
|
170
N
|
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the results were of the cohort analysis of asylum in respect of the proportion of asylum applicants who were (a) granted asylum or humanitarian protection and (b) unsuccessful, including after appeal. |
|
(159100)
|
171
N
|
Bob Stewart
(Beckenham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department undertakes into identifying those who are most vulnerable to being influenced by Islamist preachers. |
|
(158944)
|
172
N
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases a month on average a caseworker completes for (a) tier 1 (general), (b) spouse visas, (c) naturalisation, (d) FLR(O) discretionary leave and (e) long residency. |
|
(158914)
|
173
N
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's service standard is for the issuing of biometric enrolment invitations for in-country applications once the application has been acknowledged. |
|
(158915)
|
174
N
|
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK's policy is on supporting the creation of a pan-African regulatory licensing and approvals system, similar to the system administered by the European Medicines Agency in Europe to help increase and speed up access to HIV medicines in Africa; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(158911)
|
175
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of her Department's budget was spent via (a) multilateral organisations and (b) bilateral programmes in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012; what estimate she has made of the equivalent figures for 2013; and if she will list those organisations and programmes. |
|
(158947)
|
176
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's budget was spent on economic growth and the private sector via bilateral programmes, by country, in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; and what estimate she has made of the equivalent figures for 2013. |
|
(158955)
|
177
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's staff was based (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012; and what estimate she has made of the equivalent figures for 2013. |
|
(158956)
|
178
N
|
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department plans to take forward the recommendations in the report by the High Level Panel on the Sustainable Development Goals. |
|
(159097)
|
179
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the effect of drone strikes on the security of (a) locally engaged and (b) other staff of her Department in the affected areas. |
|
(158938)
|
180
|
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of public confidence in the rule of law of the present test of materiality used in partial defences to murder. |
|
(158841)
|
181
|
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that sentencing guidelines in cases of murder and partial defences to murder reflect the time taken for young witnesses to recover from psychological trauma. |
|
(158842)
|
182
|
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the test of materiality used in partial defences to murder; and what steps he has taken to ensure that that test is sufficiently robust. |
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(158902)
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183
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Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of whether the law relating to the defence of diminished responsibility to murder is sufficiently clear. |
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(158903)
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184
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Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that the defence of diminished responsibility to murder may only be used in cases where the associated medical condition has a clear and significant effect on the accused. |
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(158904)
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185
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Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what research his Department has conducted into the possibility of making diminished responsibility pleas the subject of the length of sentencing rather than conviction. |
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(159094)
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186
N
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Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for the Tribunals Service to administer a First-tier Tribunal-Social security and Child Support appeal in respect of employment and support allowance in Coventry in (a) each quarter in 2012 and (b) the latest period for which figures are available. |
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(158846)
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187
N
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Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals to the Tribunals Service regarding (a) disability living allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits were successful in (i) each quarter in 2012 and (ii) the latest period for which figures are available from appellants in (A) Coventry, (B) the West Midlands and (C) England. |
|
(158922)
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188
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been referred by the (a) Legal Services Commission and (b) Crown Prosecution Service to HM Revenue and Customs for consideration of prosecution for tax evasion in each of the last three years. |
|
(159004)
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189
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Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted in magistrates' courts for providing false information relating to their financial circumstances in each of the last five years; and how many of those prosecutions related to applications for legal aid. |
|
(159006)
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190
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of the declared available amount in confiscation orders made in Kent by Crown Courts, how much has been recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in (a) Dartford constituency and (b) Kent. |
|
(159007)
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191
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value of legal aid contribution orders made in the Crown Court in each of the last five years was; and what proportion of those costs were successfully recovered. |
|
(159093)
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192
|
Gareth Johnson
(Dartford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value of outstanding court costs, compensation and fines made against defendants in the magistrates' court is; and how many defendants have been committed to prison for non-payment of court costs, compensation and fines in the last year for which figures are available. |
|
(159095)
|
193
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have received the maximum custodial sentence for possession of a knife in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date. |
|
(158335)
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194
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159047)
|
195
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners given a life sentence were released before their originally allocated minimum period of imprisonment had been served in the last five years. |
|
(158959)
|
196
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions those convicted of a serious specified violent or sexual offence for which the penalty is more than 10 year imprisonment have been released having not served 10 years of their sentence in prison in the last five years. |
|
(158960)
|
197
N
|
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment or an indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection in the last 30 years have not served the entirety of their original punitive tariff period. |
|
(158961)
|
198
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police officers and Armed Forces personnel from outside Northern Ireland are being deployed for the duration of the G8 summit. |
|
(158908)
|
199
N
|
Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what opportunities will be taken before, during and after the G8 summit to maximise tourism and inward investment potential for Northern Ireland. |
|
(158909)
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200
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the implications of Northern Ireland not being part of the National Crime Agency for measures to prevent fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland. |
|
(158333)
|
201
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the working relationship between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and HM Revenue and Customs in tackling oil fraud in Northern Ireland. |
|
(158838)
|
202
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to her Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159048)
|
203
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159049)
|
204
N
|
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what powers the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has to reclaim monies owed to hon. Members by external bodies. |
|
(158954)
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205
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for what reasons IPSA staff are not available to answer telephone calls from hon. Members and their staff before 1pm; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158837)
|
206
|
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total mileage of rail track in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales is owned and operated by Network Rail. |
|
(158969)
|
207
|
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the franchise for the East Coast Main Line will be put out to tender; and when he expects the contract to be awarded. |
|
(159067)
|
208
N
|
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have met the European Commission to discuss the Fourth Railway Package in the last 12 months. |
|
(158971)
|
209
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support his Department gives to mountain rescue teams. |
|
(158984)
|
210
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether in its negotiations on the European Commission's Fourth Railway Package, his Department will seek to ensure that alliances and other forms of joint working between Network Rail and train operators are not prohibited or unduly restricted by EU legislation. |
|
(158988)
|
211
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the reasons are for the time taken to upgrade Aberdeen's coastguard co-ordination centre. |
|
(159086)
|
212
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects Aberdeen's coastguard co-ordination centre to be upgraded. |
|
(159087)
|
213
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish all (a) reports and (b) correspondence received by (i) his Department and (ii) the Marine and Coastguard Agency regarding safety issues relating to long-term staff shortages at Aberdeen coastguard co-ordination station. |
|
(159088)
|
214
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons Aberdeen's coastguard co-ordination centre was not fully staffed for the year ended March 2013. |
|
(159089)
|
215
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures are in place to ensure that Aberdeen's coastguard maintains a full complement of staff at all times. |
|
(159090)
|
216
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of staff morale at Aberdeen coastguard co-ordination centre. |
|
(159091)
|
217
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159050)
|
218
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159052)
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219
|
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to work with schools to broaden girls' education choices and aspirations. |
|
(158996)
|
221
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effects of (a) benefit payment delays, (b) errors in benefit payments and (c) sanctions on levels of food poverty. |
|
(158943)
|
222
N
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether currently deployed armed forces service personnel are exempted from the under-occupancy penalty under the Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013 if prior to their deployment they stayed in barracks. |
|
(158950)
|
223
N
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to record all referrals made by government agencies for people to (a) receive emergency food aid and (b) visit food banks. |
|
(158935)
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224
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of whether welfare changes and benefit delay, error and sanctions have led to an increase in people using food banks since 2010. |
|
(159002)
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225
|
Mr Alistair Darling
(Edinburgh South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff of his Department are located in Scotland; and how many such staff work on services provided to residents of England and Wales. |
|
(158998)
|
226
|
Glenda Jackson
(Hampstead and Kilburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission an independent review of the use of food banks in (a) Greater London and (b) the UK. |
|
(158930)
|
227
N
|
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of staff in Jobcentre Plus centres have received training in autism. |
|
(158990)
|
228
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bassetlaw constituency receive employment and support allowance as a result of being unable work owing to (a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction. |
|
(158925)
|
229
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding his Department has allocated to offering treatment to (a) drug and (b) alcohol-related employment and support allowance claimants when universal credit is introduced in October 2013. |
|
(158927)
|
230
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Bassetlaw constituency claim incapacity benefit as a result of being unable to work owing to drug and or alcohol addiction. |
|
(158972)
|
231
|
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people currently receive employment support allowance and are also defined as suffering from an addiction to either drugs or alcohol, in each parliamentary constituency. |
|
(159028)
|
232
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the names, job titles, area of work, term of appointment and Civil Service equivalent grade are of personnel currently seconded to his Department from the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159053)
|
233
N
|
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on pension entitlements and pension contributions of the working age being lower in Northern Ireland than in Great Britain between 1947 and 1957. |
|
(158920)
|
234
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what health and safety standards his Department specifies when inviting procurement bids; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158941)
|
235
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration is given to the health and safety records of bidders when awarding departmental contracts; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158993)
|
Notices given on Thursday 6 June
1
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of introducing a national living wage on the (a) level of overall dependency on in-work benefits and (b) size of the overall welfare bill. |
|
[Transferred]
(158921)
|
2
|
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment UK Trade and Investment made of the compatibility with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights of its support for GCM Resource's Phulbari open cast coal mine project in Bangladesh. |
|
[Transferred]
(158331)
|
3
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has any plans to require Government departments to reduce their use of 0844 and 0845 numbers. |
|
[Transferred]
(158987)
|
4
N
|
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his German counterpart on whether intelligence supplied by the UK will be used for drone strikes by Germany. |
|
[Transferred]
(158939)
|
5
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many and what proportion of (a) registered voters and (b) people who were entitled to vote voted in each general election in the last 30 years. |
|
[Transferred]
(159057)
|
6
|
Nia Griffith
(Llanelli):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban HFCs in new equipment placed on the market where safe, energy-efficient, cost-effective and technically feasible alternative technologies have been proven and are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(158906)
|
7
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of household waste was recycled in each year for which figures are available. |
|
[Transferred]
(159058)
|
8
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will give consideration to introducing a small additional levy on Bangladeshi garments sold in the UK, the proceeds from which would be put towards ensuring the future welfare of workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry. |
|
(159244)
|
9
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the role that British businesses can play in ensuring the welfare of workers in factories abroad. |
|
(159245)
|
10
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment has been made of the potential effects on businesses of the development of 3D printers. |
|
(159117)
|
11
|
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of business rates on shop vacancy rates; what his policy is on business rates; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159230)
|
12
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department took to mark World Environment Day on 5 June 2013. |
|
(159173)
|
13
|
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average waiting time for a consumer credit licence to be issued from the date of application to the date of issue is in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK. |
|
(159228)
|
14
|
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on parents and children who use the nursery school on the HM Revenue and Customs site at Waterview Park, Washington, of a closure of the school. |
|
(159241)
|
15
|
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on parents and children who used nursery schools on HM Revenue and Customs sites which have recently been closed. |
|
(159242)
|
16
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity since May 2010. |
|
(159255)
|
17
|
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to review its policy on a financial transactions tax. |
|
(159177)
|
18
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department took to mark World Environment Day on 5 June 2013. |
|
(159174)
|
19
|
Austin Mitchell
(Great Grimsby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will initiate an inquiry into the advice given and sold by the big four accountancy firms. |
|
(159178)
|
20
|
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will give consideration to increasing the powers of local police and local authorities to take legal action against pedlars who commit offences. |
|
(159248)
|
21
|
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will give consideration to bringing forward legislative proposals to require pedlars to obtain a licence for peddling en each area from the local authority rather than a licence for the whole UK. |
|
(159249)
|
22
|
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department last reviewed the law relating to the issue of pedlars' licences. |
|
(159250)
|
23
|
Mr Gary Streeter
(South West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has issued to local authorities on commercial advertising being placed on broadband cabinets without planning consent; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of powers available to local authorities to prosecute those who place advertising in that way. |
|
(159259)
|
24
|
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the legal framework for attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles targeted at particular individuals. |
|
(159171)
|
25
|
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK personnel have flown unmanned aerial vehicles as part of NATO operations. |
|
(159186)
|
26
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drone strikes carried out by UK armed forces have resulted in fatalities in each of the last three years; and how many such fatalities were subsequently found to have been non-combatants. |
|
(159194)
|
27
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking in liaison with his international counterparts to regulate the use of armed drones; and who is responsible for the legality of their use. |
|
(159246)
|
28
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which external (a) organisations and (b) individuals his Department has engaged with as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at each such consultation. |
|
(159231)
|
29
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department have been allocated to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(159232)
|
30
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what meetings he and officials in his Department have had with the right hon. Member for Edinburgh South West as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at such meetings. |
|
(159233)
|
31
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work his Department has commissioned by external consultants on the Scotland Analysis Programme; which consultants were used; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(159234)
|
32
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average response time was of the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency to queries raised with them by veterans in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(159225)
|
33
|
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements are in place to escalate cases within the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency if they are not dealt with within a satisfactory period for responses. |
|
(159226)
|
34
|
Damian Hinds
(East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2013, Official Report, column 1190W, on GCSE, whether those results data can be further disaggregated by ethnicity from the broad categories of ethnicity listed. |
|
(159193)
|
35
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are currently being taught in temporary facilities in (a) England and (b) Birmingham. |
|
(159189)
|
36
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many surplus places there were in (a) secondary and (b) primary schools in the Birmingham local authority area in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013 to date. |
|
(159190)
|
37
|
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the National Citizen Service has cost in each year since its inception. |
|
(159108)
|
38
|
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many participants in the National Citizen Service are eligible for free school meals. |
|
(159109)
|
39
|
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 and 17 year olds participating in the National Citizen Service are resident in wards in the top 20 index of multiple deprivation. |
|
(159110)
|
40
|
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of participants in the National Citizen Service are of each ethnic group. |
|
(159111)
|
41
|
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's homes there are in each local authority in the UK. |
|
(159229)
|
42
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department took to mark World Environment Day on 5 June 2013. |
|
(159175)
|
43
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department took to mark World Environment Day on 5 June 2013. |
|
(159172)
|
44
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing taxation for England's agricultural county shows; and what steps he is taking to reduce the regulatory burden on such shows. |
|
(159184)
|
45
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he is having with the Highways Agency and local authorities to ensure that ragwort is removed from Shropshire roads and destroyed. |
|
(159185)
|
46
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which external (a) organisations and (b) individuals his Department has engaged with as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at such consultation. |
|
(159235)
|
47
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many officials in his Department have been allocated to work on the Scotland Analysis Programme; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(159236)
|
48
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what meetings he and officials in his Department have had with the right hon. Member for Edinburgh South West as part of the Scotland Analysis Programme; and what was discussed at such meetings. |
|
(159237)
|
49
|
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
(Na h-Eileanan an Iar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work his Department has commissioned by external consultants on the Scotland Analysis Programme; which consultants were used; and at what cost to the public purse. |
|
(159238)
|
50
|
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many performance reports were prepared by the International Board of Auditors of NATO in each of the last three financial years; what policy changes were made in response to the Board's findings; and what recent discussions he has had with the NATO Secretariat on this matter. |
|
(159140)
|
51
|
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many sets of financial accounts were prepared by NATO in each of the last three years; how many such accounts were audited by IBAN within (a) six months, (b) 12 months, (c) 24 months and (d) more than 24 months of the end of the accounting period; how many such accounts have yet to be audited; how many such financial audits were (i) qualified, (ii) accompanied by a management letter advising a need for consequential management action and (iii) given unqualified approval; and how many of these audited sets of accounts have been published to date. |
|
(159141)
|
52
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Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library (a) a copy of the NATO Secretariat's report on the review of NATO's external audit arrangements, (b) a synopsis of the report into NATO's external audit arrangements if the report itself is classified and (c) a summary of the views expressed by the UK representatives and a list of the actions agreed by the North Atlantic Council during its consideration of that report. |
|
(159142)
|
53
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Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reforms he is seeking to NATO's financial accounting and audit arrangements; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159143)
|
54
|
Mr Ian Davidson
(Glasgow South West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the recent death threats made against members of the Colombian oil workers union USO; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159107)
|
55
|
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to invite the president of Guinea to London. |
|
(159112)
|
56
|
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Guinean counterpart about alleged police brutality in the run-up to the June elections in that country. |
|
(159113)
|
57
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2013, Official Report, column 1138W, on fertility, what progress has been made by clinical commissioning groups on implementing the recommendations of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Fertility Guideline to date; what steps he is taking to encourage further progress on implementation; what mechanisms he is putting in place to monitor future progress; and if he will report the results of such monitoring to the House. |
|
(159252)
|
58
|
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the need to raise awareness of dementia in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities to remove stigma, achieve better understanding and acceptance of the disease and allow better access to service provision. |
|
(159247)
|
59
|
Tracey Crouch
(Chatham and Aylesford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to (a) improve child suicide prevention, (b) tackle depression in children and (c) improve provision for mental health issues arising from bullying; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159253)
|
60
|
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many compromise agreements have been made with NHS employers in Bradford since 2000; and what the total cost to the public purse was of those agreements. |
|
(159179)
|
61
|
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many compromise agreements have been made in the NHS since 2000; and what the total cost to the public purse has been of such agreements. |
|
(159227)
|
62
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were treated in NHS accident and emergency departments and were recommended for hospital admission but were sent home because no bed was available in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date. |
|
(159191)
|
63
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the recommended maximum number of patients is per individual nurse ration on a general adult ward. |
|
(159192)
|
64
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress he has made towards developing a framework for statutory regulation of herbalists; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159187)
|
65
|
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the data contained within the NHS Diabetes website will be protected once the work of NHS Diabetes comes to a close. |
|
[R]
(159218)
|
66
|
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the future of the NHS Diabetes website. |
|
[R]
(159219)
|
67
|
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will allow a non-governmental body to take over ownership of the NHS Diabetes website. |
|
[R]
(159220)
|
68
|
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the value of the data held on the NHS Diabetes website; and if he will make a statement. |
|
[R]
(159221)
|
69
|
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2013, Official Report, column 695W, on Misuse of Drugs Ministerial Group, if she will provide the link to the Cabinet Office webpage on which the details of meetings of the Inter-ministerial Group on Drugs are published and indicate the location of that information on that webpage. |
|
(159239)
|
70
|
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which 10 countries received the most support from her Department in the last year for which figures are available; and which other countries received support from her Department in that year. |
|
(159115)
|
71
|
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders released from prison in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date reoffended within (i) one year and (ii) two years of release. |
|
(159188)
|
72
|
John Pugh
(Southport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid has been spent on each of the top 10 per cent of the most costly criminal cases in the last three years. |
|
(159116)
|
73
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many nights (a) she and (b) the Minister of State for Northern Ireland has stayed overnight in Northern Ireland in an official capacity since 1 January 2012. |
|
(159257)
|
74
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Prime Minister, how many times he has visited (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland in an official capacity since May 2010. |
|
(159254)
|
75
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many nights (a) he and (b) other Ministers of his Department has stayed overnight in Scotland in an official capacity since 1 January 2012. |
|
(159258)
|
76
|
Mr Geoffrey Cox
(Torridge and West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the railway network between London and Devon. |
|
(159180)
|
77
|
Mr Geoffrey Cox
(Torridge and West Devon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he plans to take to improve the railway network services between London and Devon. |
|
(159181)
|
78
|
Mr David Hamilton
(Midlothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road (a) accidents, (b) fatalities and (c) serious injuries have involved vehicles exempt from MOT requirements in each of the last five years for which figures are available. |
|
(159105)
|
79
|
Mr David Hamilton
(Midlothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on removing the MOT exemption for mobile cranes which use public roads. |
|
(159106)
|
80
|
Mr David Hamilton
(Midlothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 in ensuring that vehicles exempted from MOT testing requirements meet road safety standards. |
|
(159176)
|
81
|
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the prospects for completion of the Thameslink tender franchise by 2018. |
|
(159240)
|
82
|
Mr Nigel Dodds
(Belfast North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many nights (a) he and (b) other Ministers of his Department have stayed overnight in Wales in an official capacity since 1 January 2012. |
|
(159256)
|
83
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the employment rate of (a) the working-age male population and (b) all male persons over the age of 16, in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2008 for (i) each constituent part and region of the UK and (ii) each parliamentary constituency; and what the gap in the number of jobs between the higher and lower of these two figures is in each case. |
|
(159215)
|
84
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the employment rate of (a) the working-age female population and (b) all female persons over the age of 16, in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2008 for (i) each constituent part and region of the UK and (ii) each parliamentary constituency; and what the gap in the number of jobs between the higher and lower of these two figures is in each case. |
|
(159216)
|
85
|
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the employment rate of (a) the working-age population and (b) all persons over the age of 16, in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2008 for (i) each constituent part and region of the UK and (ii) each parliamentary constituency; and what the gap in the number of jobs between the higher and lower of these two figures is in each case. |
|
(159217)
|
86
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the practicality of requiring the chain of command of a member of the armed forces to confirm that he or she is deployed overseas for purposes of securing an exemption to the underoccupancy penalty during such a deployment. |
|
(159114)
|
87
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it the policy of his Department to record the nationality of benefit claimants. |
|
(159195)
|
88
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 890, on benefits: immigration, in what ways the Government is strengthening the habitual residence test; and when the strengthened test will be operative. |
|
(159251)
|
89
|
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Government has made in developing ways to record the (a) nationality and (b) immigration status of benefit claimants. |
|
(159243)
|
90
|
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 1 May 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Susan Herbert. |
|
(159170)
|
TUESDAY 11 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
*1
|
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
What plans the Government has to change the NHS formula for funding clinical commissioning groups; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158866)
|
*2
|
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
What steps his Department is taking to ensure consistent and continuous provision of prenatal and postnatal care. |
|
(158867)
|
*3
|
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
What plans he has for the future of children's heart surgery provision in Yorkshire and the Humber. |
|
(158868)
|
*4
|
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
What his policy is on the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158869)
|
*5
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
What estimate he has made of the optimal level of bed occupancy in NHS hospitals. |
|
(158870)
|
*6
|
Stephen McPartland
(Stevenage):
What progress he has made on improving cancer waiting times and diagnosis. |
|
(158871)
|
*7
|
Gavin Barwell
(Croydon Central):
What steps he is taking to increase accountability in the NHS. |
|
(158872)
|
*8
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
How many accident and emergency departments he visited in an official capacity in winter 2012-13. |
|
(158873)
|
*9
|
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
When the Government plans to respond to its consultation on standardised packaging of tobacco products. |
|
(158874)
|
*10
|
Andrew George
(St Ives):
Whether he has any plans to review his policy on resource allocation in the NHS. |
|
(158875)
|
*11
|
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
What progress he has made in delivering parity of esteem between mental and physical health. |
|
(158876)
|
*12
|
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
What progress his Department has made on implementing local commissioning of NHS services. |
|
(158877)
|
*13
|
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
What recent representations he has received expressing concern about the service provided by the East Midlands Ambulance Service. |
|
(158878)
|
*14
|
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
What recent assessment he has made of the National Cancer Drugs Fund list. |
|
(158879)
|
*15
|
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
What progress has been made on implementation of the UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy. |
|
(158880)
|
*16
|
Siobhain McDonagh
(Mitcham and Morden):
What the status is of the capital programme for the refurbishment of St Helier Hospital. |
|
(158881)
|
*17
|
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
What steps he is taking to ensure that residents in England registered with GP practices in Wales have access to NHS services in England. |
|
(158882)
|
*18
|
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
What progress his Department has made on the safe and sustainable review of children's congenital heart services in England. |
|
(158883)
|
*19
|
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
What recent assessment he has made of the performance of hospital accident and emergency departments. |
|
(158884)
|
*20
|
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
What his policy is on the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158885)
|
*21
|
Simon Danczuk
(Rochdale):
What estimate he has made of the optimal level of bed occupancy in NHS hospitals. |
|
(158886)
|
*22
|
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
What his policy is on the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158887)
|
*23
|
Caroline Nokes
(Romsey and Southampton North):
What steps he is taking to ensure co-ordinated work to tackle obesity levels in the UK. |
|
(158888)
|
*24
|
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
What progress he has made on improving care for veterans. |
|
(158889)
|
*25
|
Graham Evans
(Weaver Vale):
What progress he has made on improving cancer waiting times and diagnosis. |
|
(158890)
|
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
Chris Heaton-Harris
(Daventry):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. |
|
(158891)
|
*2
|
Simon Hughes
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark):
|
|
(158892)
|
*3
|
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
|
|
(158893)
|
*4
|
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
|
|
(158894)
|
*5
|
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
|
|
(158895)
|
*6
|
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
|
|
(158896)
|
*7
|
Steve Brine
(Winchester):
|
|
(158897)
|
*8
|
Zac Goldsmith
(Richmond Park):
|
|
(158898)
|
*9
|
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
|
|
(158899)
|
*10
|
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
|
|
(158900)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 4 June
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to raise the case of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar with his counterparts in the Indian government and to press for his death sentence to be commuted to a life sentence. |
|
(158829)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Indian government regarding concerns raised by Amnesty International, Reprieve UK, Human Rights Watch and other organisations regarding the treatment of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar. |
|
(158830)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received regarding access for tourists to the West Bank. |
|
(158831)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his counterpart in the Israeli government the importance of allowing tourism to Palestinian-controlled areas as a valuable source for economic growth in the area. |
|
(158832)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 5 June
1
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department are currently working on the business bank; in which office these staff are based; in which directorate or directorates they are employed; how many such staff were previously employed in his Department before the business bank work stream was initiated; and how many of those were employed in the same directorate with his Department before the business bank work stream was initiated. |
|
(159029)
|
2
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what statistics are (a) collected, (b) commissioned and (c) subscribed to by UK Trade and Investment on (i) the number of UK firms operating in each country overseas, (ii) the size of their operations, (iii) the degree of their market penetration and (iv) the performance of UK firms against competitors. |
|
(159030)
|
3
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his announcement on 10 April 2013 of additional funding for lending to small and medium-sized enterprises, how many expressions of interest have been received from lenders to date. |
|
(159031)
|
4
N
|
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to review the Bribery Act 2010; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159104)
|
5
N
|
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to introduce life saving skills as part of the National Curriculum; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(158946)
|
6
N
|
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, on which occasions the Women's Business Council has met since it was initiated. |
|
(158328)
|
Notices given on Thursday 6 June
1
N
|
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2013, Official Report, column 85W, on unfair dismissal, if he has conducted an evaluation of the effect of the decision to allow employment tribunal judges to sit alone. |
|
(159274)
|
2
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what checks take place when an organisation applies to register as a charity to ensure that there is a clear public benefit from the activities of that organisation. |
|
(159182)
|
3
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of which policy objectives of his Department are being frustrated or inhibited by reason of the UK's membership of the EU. |
|
(159214)
|
4
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charity trustees have been removed by the Charity Commission for unacceptable behaviour in each year since 2010. |
|
(159121)
|
5
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enforcement visits have been carried out by the Charity Commission in each year since 2010. |
|
(159122)
|
6
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to make it easier for charities to access gift aid from small donations made in the workplace; and if he will make a statetment. |
|
(159266)
|
7
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to support the Charity Research Support Fund. |
|
(159267)
|
8
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unclaimed estates there are on the Government's bona vacantia list. |
|
(159210)
|
9
N
|
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, to what extent it is his Department's policy that development on the greenbelt is a last resort; and what evidence is required to show the lack of suitable non-greenbelt sites in the surrounding area of each proposed greenbelt development. |
|
(159262)
|
10
N
|
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the effect upon agriculture including the need for food security is a factor to be considered when an application is made to remove a greenbelt designation from agricultural land. |
|
(159263)
|
11
N
|
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the decision-making process to remove a greenbelt designation is required to include a formal consultation with the (a) local community and (b) local authority. |
|
(159265)
|
12
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many apprenticeships have been created in the textiles industry in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012. |
|
(159120)
|
13
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking through the Defence Cyber Security Programme to increase the cyber awareness of (a) civilian staff in his Department and (b) armed forces personnel. |
|
(159280)
|
14
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he has allocated under each budget heading to the Army Reserves in each of the last three years; and how much funding he plans to allocate in each of the next five years. |
|
(159281)
|
15
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial contribution the Department for Education makes to the provision of training for members of the armed forces. |
|
(159201)
|
16
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what ways his Department co-ordinates with the Department for Education to provide training for members of the armed forces. |
|
(159202)
|
17
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends annually on training members of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy to reach (i) Key Stage 1 and (ii) Key Stage 2. |
|
(159203)
|
18
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends annually on providing members of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy with apprenticeships. |
|
(159204)
|
19
N
|
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force were at (i) one star, (b) two star, (c) three star and (iv) four star rank; and what proportion of such posts formed the total strength of each service in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(159205)
|
20
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support soldiers who will be made redundant as a result of the planned reductions in the size of the Army. |
|
(159209)
|
21
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what amount his Department spent on free school meals in each of the last five years. |
|
(159284)
|
22
N
|
Mr David Nuttall
(Bury North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department issues to schools on protecting young children from the effects of overexposure to the sun. |
|
(159119)
|
23
N
|
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in Brigg and Goole constituency sent at least one pupil to the university of (a) Oxford and (b) Cambridge in each of the last 10 years. |
|
(159270)
|
24
N
|
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of proposed changes to school funding on the funding of (a) schools with pupils with special educational needs and (b) such schools which have intermittent spare places; and if he will make a statement. |
|
(159260)
|
25
N
|
Mr Michael Thornton
(Eastleigh):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that parents with more than one child who fulfil all relevant admissions criteria are able to send all their children to the same school. |
|
(159273)
|
26
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average proportion of household expenditure on energy bills in (a) Coventry and (b) Coventry North East constituency in the latest period for which figures are available. |
|
(159278)
|
27
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he has made an assessment of the effects of the closure of the Warm Front Scheme on (a) levels of fuel poverty and (b) the number of energy efficient homes. |
|
(159279)
|
28
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support English wine production. |
|
(159196)
|
29
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what written representations he has received from farmers in Shropshire calling for the introduction of a limited badger cull in that county. |
|
(159198)
|
30
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will visit the Wroxeter Vineyard in Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency to gain information which will assist him in assessing what steps need to be taken to reduce the regulatory burden in that sector. |
|
(159199)
|
31
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to work with UK Trade and Investment to increase the volume of exports of English dairy products. |
|
(159200)
|
32
N
|
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of the total £19.9 million Mau Mau settlement will go to law firms representing Kenyans. |
|
(159197)
|
33
N
|
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the sovereignty of Rockall Island. |
|
(159272)
|
34
N
|
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what amount was paid to GPs for fulfilling the Record 2 indicator of the Quality Outcomes Framework on legibility of records under the terms of the 2004 GP contract in each year in which that indicator was in force. |
|
(159276)
|
35
N
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department and NHS England will use to improve cancer patient experience across all of the domains of the NHS Outcomes Framework. |
|
(159211)
|
36
N
|
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to ensure that providers of NHS funded cancer services and commissioners of those services are held to account for improving cancer patient experience. |
|
(159212)
|
37
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people claimed free prescriptions in each of the last five years; and what the average per person cost was in each such year. |
|
(159268)
|
38
N
|
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what amount his Department spent on free prescriptions in each of the last five years. |
|
(159285)
|
39
N
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has undertaken of the effects on disabled and older people of increasing the Fair Access to Care Services Criteria in an area. |
|
(159206)
|
40
N
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that services provided by the NHS in Bradford are not affected by any change in the Fair Access to Care Services Criteria made by Bradford Council. |
|
(159207)
|
41
N
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has undertaken into the effect on the NHS of local authority decisions to increase their Fair Access to Care Services Criteria. |
|
(159208)
|
42
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the greatest benefit which accrues to her Department by reason of the UK's membership of the EU. |
|
(159213)
|
43
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Health and Safety Executive about improving health and safety for workers in Bangladesh. |
|
(159118)
|
44
N
|
Vernon Coaker
(Gedling):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his planned changes to legal aid on client choice. |
|
(159275)
|
45
N
|
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has undertaken an evaluation of the proposal to restore the Stonebridge Railway and link it with the High Speed 2 interchange at Stonebridge; and what assessment he has made of the effect that this proposal would have on connectivity between the High Speed 2 interchange and (a) Coventry, (b) Nuneaton, (c) Tamworth and (d) the wider region. |
|
(159277)
|
46
N
|
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road closures there have been in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last five years. |
|
(159269)
|
47
N
|
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what period of time roads in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber have been closed in each of the last five years. |
|
(159271)
|
48
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 890, on benefits (immigration), what estimate he has made of the number of EEA/EU jobseekers and workers who (a) are involuntarily unemployed and (b) do not have a genuine chance of finding a job within six months. |
|
(159261)
|
49
N
|
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 890, on benefits (immigration), what estimate he has made of the number of EU citizens from outside the UK who have no entitlement to work in the UK but are currently claiming contributory benefits. |
|
(159264)
|
50
N
|
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England use the child maintenance service. |
|
(159123)
|
51
N
|
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much Atos will receive from contracts held with his Department in each of the next three years. |
|
(159144)
|
52
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals are expected to return to the supervision of Jobcentre Plus by 30 June 2013 having completed two years on the Work Programme. |
|
(159222)
|
53
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobseekers returning to Jobcentre Plus after being on the Work Programme for two years have received a sanction in the last two years. |
|
(159223)
|
54
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobcentres will have a specialist adviser working with people who have returned to Jobcentre Plus after two years on the Work Programme. |
|
(159224)
|
55
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobseekers returning from the Work Programme will be expected to meet their Jobcentre Plus advisor each day. |
|
(159282)
|
56
N
|
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment was made of the effects of the Welfare Reform Act 2013 on those experiencing difficulties with their mental health. |
|
(159283)
|
WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
*1
|
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
What proposals her Department has to tackle tax avoidance by mutinational companies operating in developing countries. |
|
(159145)
|
*2
|
Dr Thérèse Coffey
(Suffolk Coastal):
What steps she is taking to help developing countries improve their tax systems. |
|
(159146)
|
*3
|
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
What proportion of UK Official Development Assistance was allocated for population assistance in 2011-12; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(159147)
|
*4
|
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria. |
|
(159148)
|
*5
|
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
When the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enshrine in law its commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on Official Development Assistance. |
|
(159149)
|
*6
|
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
What her Department's spending priorities are for 2012-13. |
|
(159150)
|
*7
|
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
What recent contact she has had with the Pakistani government about UK aid. |
|
(159151)
|
*8
|
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
What research her Department has undertaken into the humanitarian effects of the occupation of the West Bank. |
|
(159152)
|
*9
|
Kris Hopkins
(Keighley):
What steps her Department is taking to create development partnerships with Gulf states. |
|
(159153)
|
*10
|
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
What assessment she has made of the potential effects of withholding aid from Zimbabwe until the Zimbabwean government restarts pension payments to entitled UK citizens. |
|
(159154)
|
*11
|
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
What assistance her Department is providing to people in Bangladesh affected by the Rana Plaza building collapse. |
|
(159155)
|
*12
|
Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
What assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Gaza; and if she will make a statement. |
|
(159156)
|
*13
|
Michael Connarty
(Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
What her policy is on identifying and tackling modern-day slavery in countries which her Department provides aid. |
|
(159157)
|
*14
|
Sir Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
What work her Department is undertaking in respect of hunger and nutrition in developing countries. |
|
(159158)
|
*15
|
Rebecca Harris
(Castle Point):
What steps her Department is taking to encourage responsible private sector investment, including in supply chains for retailers. |
|
(159159)
|
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*1
|
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. |
|
(159160)
|
*2
|
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
|
|
(159161)
|
*3
|
Dr Thérèse Coffey
(Suffolk Coastal):
|
|
(159162)
|
*4
|
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
|
|
(159163)
|
*5
|
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
|
|
(159164)
|
*6
|
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
|
|
(159165)
|
*7
|
Iain Stewart
(Milton Keynes South):
|
|
(159166)
|
*8
|
Sir Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
|
|
(159167)
|
*9
|
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
|
|
(159168)
|
*10
|
Jim McGovern
(Dundee West):
|
|
(159169)
|
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice.
*1
|
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 June. |
|
(159125)
|
*2
|
Jim McGovern
(Dundee West):
|
|
(159126)
|
*3
|
Jessica Lee
(Erewash):
|
|
(159127)
|
*4
|
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
|
|
(159128)
|
*5
|
Richard Graham
(Gloucester):
|
|
(159129)
|
*6
|
Mr David Crausby
(Bolton North East):
|
|
(159130)
|
*7
|
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
|
|
(159131)
|
*8
|
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
|
|
(159132)
|
*9
|
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
|
|
(159133)
|
*10
|
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
|
|
(159134)
|
*11
|
Jim Dowd
(Lewisham West and Penge):
|
|
(159135)
|
*12
|
Sheryll Murray
(South East Cornwall):
|
|
(159136)
|
*13
|
Mr Henry Bellingham
(North West Norfolk):
|
|
(159137)
|
*14
|
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle Upon Tyne North):
|
|
(159138)
|
*15
|
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
|
|
(159139)
|
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given between Wednesday 22 May
and Friday 31 May
1
N
|
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration her Department has given to sharing spectrum at 2.3GHz; and how soon she hopes to be able to share this spectrum. |
|
(157985)
|
Notices given on Tuesday 4 June
1
N
|
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the incidence of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in the UK sheep flock has been in each of the last 10 years for which data is available. |
|
(158834)
|
Notices given on Wednesday 5 June
1
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department proposes to take to ensure that the badger culls will not be detrimental to the survival of the population concerned as required under Article 9 of the Bern Convention. |
|
(159032)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what criteria his Department will assess the humaneness of the badger cull. |
|
(159033)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the method of free shooting to cull badgers has been abandoned on grounds of (a) safety and (b) humaneness. |
|
(159034)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the additional costs associated with cage trapping and shooting of badgers will be borne by (a) the Government and (b) the National Farmers' Union. |
|
(159035)
|
5
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what occasions and for what purposes he has visited Libya in 2013. |
|
(158865)
|
6
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on investigations by the Independent Police Complaints Commission on cases relating to deaths during or following police contact in each of the last three years. |
|
(158861)
|
7
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of legal representation of the Government at inquests into all cases relating to deaths during or following police contact in each of the last three years. |
|
(158862)
|
8
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigations following deaths in custody in each of the last three years. |
|
(158863)
|
9
N
|
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost of legal representation of the Government at inquests into all cases where the state is represented in deaths in custody in each of the last three years; and how much his Department spent on legal aid for families of the deceased in such cases during the same time period. |
|
(158864)
|
Notices given on Thursday 6 June
1
N
|
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in each Territorial Army infantry company in each location received a bounty in each of the last three years. |
|
(159287)
|
2
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to reduce epilepsy-related deaths. |
|
(159288)
|
3
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the adequacy of data on epilepsy-related deaths for informing the development of policy to tackle epilepsy mortality. |
|
(159289)
|
4
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. |
|
(159290)
|
5
N
|
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet representatives of SUDEP Action to discuss that organisation's work on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. |
|
(159291)
|
6
N
|
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the UNRWA supported by British aid funds in directing aid to assist supported b Palestinian refugees who have fled Syria for Lebanon. |
|
[R]
(159286)
|
THURSDAY 13 JUNE
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 6 June
1
N
|
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost was to the Child Support Agency of compensating customers in the form of conciliatory payments for the financial years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13. |
|
(159183)
|
TUESDAY 18 JUNE
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 6 June
1
N
|
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) platforms, (b) trackside facilities and (c) rail buildings are owned by Royal Mail as part of the railway network. |
|
(159124)
|
THURSDAY 20 JUNE
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 6 June
1
N
|
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions (a) he has had with the Home Secretary and (b) officials of his Department have had with officials of the Home Department on implementing screening of prospective UK residents who might have tuberculosis or drug-resistant tuberculosis. |
|
(159292)
|
2
N
|
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what screening for (a) tuberculosis and (b) drug-resistant tuberculosis is undertaken on people seeking to become resident in the UK (i) in general and (ii) from countries with populations suffering from higher levels of infection. |
|
(159293)
|
