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Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 11 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')

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Tuesday 11 June 2013

For Written Questions for answer on the day of issue of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.

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.

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)

Notices given on Friday 7 June
1
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of Crown Prosecution Service cases charged at police stations were rejected or downgraded prior to the listing hearing in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
(159333)
2
Jonathan Evans (Cardiff North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has made to his (a) European and (b) American counterparts concerning the resolution of any music copyright disputes as part of any Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and the US.
(159304)
3
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies have been awarded loans from Round 2 of the Regional Growth Fund; how many such companies are now in receipt of funds; and how many such companies have received in full the amounts indicated when the allocations for Round 2 were announced in October 2011.
(159345)
4
Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what initiatives funded by the Government are in place to prevent radicalisation in the UK.
(159325)
5
Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the bee population of Lancashire in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
(159296)
6
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the recent determination of Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the International Criminal Court that the case against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is admissible and the Court's restating of Libya's obligation to surrender Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to the Court.
(159334)
7
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he discussed during his most recent visit to Tripoli the determination of Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the International Criminal Court that the case against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is admissible and the Court's restating of Libya's obligation to surrender Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to the Court.
(159335)
8
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Turkish government on the tactics used by the police force during the ongoing civil unrest that began on 27 May 2013.
(159313)
9
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for UK foreign policy of the civil unrest that began in Turkey on 27 May 2013.
(159314)
10
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to combat human organ-trafficking; and if he will make a statement.
(159303)
11
Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the data gathered under indicator 4.12 of Part 1B of the Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013-16 Appendices, broken down by (a) local authority, (b) age, (c) disability, (d) ethnicity, (e) gender and (f) socio-economic group; and if he will make a statement.
(159320)
12
Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he plans to take to tackle preventable sight loss in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(159321)
13
Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of preventable sight loss in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(159322)
14
Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the variations in levels of preventable sight loss in the UK dependent on (a) local authority, (b) age, (c) disability, (d) ethnicity, (e) gender and (f) socio-economic group; and if he will make a statement.
(159323)
15
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have received physiotherapy treatment for sports-related injuries in each of the last five years.
(159301)
16
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what level of funding has been allocated for physiotherapy in each of the last five years.
(159302)
17
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of food poisoning occurring as a result of poor hygiene in businesses serving food and drink.
(159328)
18
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the costs to businesses of making the display of Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings compulsory in England.
(159329)
19
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on making the display of Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings compulsory in England.
(159330)
20
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of businesses assessed by the Food Standard's Agency's hygiene rating scheme have chosen to display their rating.
(159331)
21
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been found guilty of gross misconduct in relation to a death in police custody since 2008.
(159340)
22
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have been dismissed following a finding of gross misconduct in relation to a death in police custody since 2008.
(159341)
23
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers who have retired since 2008 had an allegation of gross misconduct made against them in relation to a death in police custody.
(159342)
24
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 904W, on human trafficking, what measures are in place to check the (a) identity and (b) status of passengers leaving the UK on outbound flights.
(159295)
25
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will meet the Chairman of the Criminal Bar Association to discuss proposals to reform the legal aid system; and if he will make a statement.
(159319)
26
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason changes to the low-level courts structure are being initiated in Shropshire in advance of his Department's review of the future shape of HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
(159324)
27
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the savings to his Department from the proposed centralisation of motoring courts in the area that includes Shropshire.
(159332)
28
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, according to what criteria in relation to distance from the track a school was deemed to be subject to planning blight and in need of special assistance during the process of planning for and construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail link.
(159294)
29
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Hybrid Bill process for High Speed 2 is compliant with (a) the public participation requirements of the Aarhus Convention and (b) the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive.
[R] (159346)
30
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has considered alternative options as a result of the time taken to reach financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract.
(159305)
31
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of additional costs to the public purse arising from the fact that financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract was not reached by the scheduled date of spring 2010.
(159306)
32
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the time taken in reaching financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract will be taken into consideration when assessing the bid from Siemens for the Crossrail rolling stock contract.
(159307)
33
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made on the effect on the franchising process of the time taken to reach financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract.
(159308)
34
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect on passenger comfort owing to overcrowding arising from the time taken to reach financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract.
(159309)
35
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Siemens has agreed to pay compensation to the Government for the time taken to reach financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract.
(159310)
36
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional costs Siemens has incurred through the time taken to reach financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract.
(159311)
37
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional costs his Department has incurred as a consequence of the failure to reach financial close for the Thameslink rolling stock contract by the scheduled date of spring 2010.
(159312)
38
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each parliamentary constituency are members of (a) occupational and (b) non-occupational private pension schemes; and what the average total pensions savings held by people in each constituency is.
(159344)
39
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employees in former Remploy factories that have closed since May 2010 have since found alternative employment.
(159343)
40
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers are registered with Universal Jobmatch.
(159318)
41
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) currently receive disability living allowance and (b) are expected to receive the personal independence payment in 2013-14 in (i) St Helens South and Whiston constituency, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) England.
(159326)
42
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South and Whiston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in St Helens South and Whiston constituency have been subject to benefits sanctions in each month of the last three years.
(159327)
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 Palestinian refugees who have fled Syria for Lebanon.
[R] (159286)

Notices given on Friday 7 June
1
N 		Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to preserve the bee population in Lancashire.
(159299)
2
N 		Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to discourage private sector organisations from trading with and investing in Israeli settlements.
(159347)
3
N 		Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will provide UK businesses operating in Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with guidelines for responsible business conduct in accordance with human rights.
(159348)
4
N 		Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS Walk-In centres have closed in England since 2010.
(159336)
5
N 		Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS Walk-In centres have closed in South West England since 2010.
(159337)
6
N 		Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many complaints his Department received from people having difficulty making a timely appointment with their GP in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
(159338)
7
N 		Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many GP surgeries offered extended hours in the evenings and at weekends in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012; and how many are currently doing so.
(159339)
8
N 		Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many current applicants for Home Office travel documents have been waiting (a) less than three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months, (d) nine to 12 months and (e) more than 12 months from the date of application for their document to be issued.
(159315)
9
N 		Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to assist applicants for Home Office travel documents who are unable to obtain or retain a job because all their papers are with their application in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
(159316)
10
N 		Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to help harnessed guide dogs from being attacked by other dogs.
(159297)
11
N 		Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to control stray dogs.
(159298)
12
N 		Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will consider introducing a national road safety awareness campaign aimed at children and young people similar to the Green Man campaigns of the past.
(159300)
13
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will support the No More Page 3 campaign.
(159350)
14
N 		Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if the Government Equalities Office will investigate the effect of topless modelling in newspapers on the negative representation of women in the media.
(159351)
15
N 		Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish data on the transport costs incurred by claimants of jobseeker's allowance in each (a) age group and (b) parliamentary constituency.
(159349)
16
N 		Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings he has had with ministerial colleagues in (a) the Department of Health and (b) the Department for Education on the treatment of passported benefits under universal credit.
(159317)
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 Secretary of State for the Home Department and (b) officials of his Department have had with officials of the Home Office 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)

Prepared 8th June 2013