Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 20 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 Wednesday 19 June 2013
(the 'Questions Book')

Part 2: Oral and Written Questions from
Thursday 20 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.

THURSDAY 20 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

*2	Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What assessment she has made of the effect of the 2010 Spending Review on national museums outside London.
	(160603)

*3	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on trends in the number of low paid and unpaid jobs in the entertainment industry.
	(160604)

*4	Andrew Bingham (High Peak): What progress she has made on delivering broadband to rural areas.
	(160605)

*5	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): What progress she has made on rolling out high speed broadband across the UK.
	(160606)

*6	Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the clustering of betting shops.
	(160607)

*7	Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What steps she is taking to increase participation in sport in West Lancashire.
	(160608)

*8	Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What assessment she has made of tourism spend in the UK.
	(160609)

*10	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What assessment she has made of the contribution of the arts and creative industries to the economy.
	(160611)

*11	Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): What recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Scottish Government on the development of swimming in the UK.
	(160612)

*12	Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits to a city of achieving UK City of Culture status.
	(160613)

*13	Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What assessment she has made of tourism spend in the UK.
	(160614)

*14	Andrew Rosindell (Romford): What her policy is on the repatriation of indigenous Australian human remains from UK cultural institutions.
	(160615)

*15	David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): What progress she has made on delivering broadband to rural areas.
	(160616)

*17	Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): What assessment she has made of the potential effect on the Science Museum Group of further budget reductions.
	(160618)

*18	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps she is taking to promote domestic tourism.
	(160619)

*19	Hugh Bayley (York Central): If she will take steps to ensure that the National Museum for Science and Industry keeps open all of its current museums including the National Railway Museum, York.
	(160620)

*20	Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): Whether the draft Communications Data Bill will include provisions on media ownership.
	(160621)

At 10.05am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1	Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): If she will make a statement on her Departmental responsibilities.
	(160622)

*2	Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):
	(160623)

*3	John Pugh (Southport):
	(160624)

*5	Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal):
	(160626)

*6	Mr George Galloway (Bradford West):
	(160627)

*8	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden):
	(160629)

*9	David Mowat (Warrington South):
	(160630)

*10	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):
	(160631)

At 10.15am

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

*1	Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What steps she is taking to maintain existing levels of girls' participation in sport.
	(160632)

*2	Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North): What steps she is taking to increase the number of female entrepreneurs.
	(160633)

*3	Ian Swales (Redcar): What steps she is taking to increase the number of women in senior positions in business.
	(160634)

*4	Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of Government policies on tackling violence against women.
	(160635)

*5	Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): What progress she has made on ensuring equality for disabled people.
	(160636)

*6	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues ahead of the Spending Review to ensure that funding for women and protected groups is not subject to disproportionate reductions.
	(160637)

*7	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What assessment she has made of the likely effect of the planned single tier pension on women.
	(160638)

*8	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): What steps she is taking to increase the representation of black, Asian and minority ethnic people in senior positions in the public sector.
	(160639)

*10	Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What recent representations she has received from organisations representing women's interests on progress towards tackling violence against women.
	(160641)

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)

Notices given on Tuesday 11 June

1 N	Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people used the Portsmouth HM Revenue and Customs enquiry centre in each of the last five years; how many people in each year were repeat users; and how many of each type of enquiry were discussed in each such year.
	(159881)

Notices given on Wednesday 12 June

1 N	Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of available single roomed accommodation owned by (a) housing associations and (b) the City of Edinburgh Council within the City of Edinburgh; and what estimate he has made of the number of outstanding applications for such accommodation.
	(160199)

2 N	Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance has been issued to Jobcentre Plus offices in relation to the time taken to implement decisions of tribunals where they relate to successful appeals by individuals.
	(160200)

Notices given on Monday 17 June

1 N	Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the official policy of the Iranian government to deny employment to citizens if they identify themselves as members of the Baha'i faith community; and if he will make a statement.
	(160488)

2 N	Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effects on regional growth of the Government's welfare reforms.
	(160705)

5 N	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK patents have been granted to UK-registered companies in each of the last 10 years.
	(160801)

6
N

Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name is of each member of (a) the Office for Fair Access, (b) each regional development agency, (c) the Regulatory Policy Committee, (d) the Science and Technology Facilities Council, (e) the Student Loans Company, (f) the Technology Strategy Board, (g) the UK Atomic Energy Authority and (h) the UK Commission for Employment and Skills as at 1 January 2013; and what the (i) declared ethnicity, (ii) term of office and (iii) remuneration is of each such member.

(160805)

7
N

Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name is of each member of (a) the Film Industry Training Board, (b) the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (c) the Industrial Development Advisory Board, (d) the Insolvency Practitioners Tribunal, (e) the Land Registration Rule Committee, (f) the Low Pay Commission, (g) the Medical Research Council and (h) Natural Environment Research Council as at 1 January 2013; and what the (i) declared ethnicity, (ii) term of office and (iii) remuneration is of each such member.

(160806)

8
N

Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name is of each member of (a) the Competition Service, (b) the Construction Industry Training Board, (c) Consumer Focus, (d) the Copyright Tribunal, (e) the Council for Science and Technology, (f) Economic and Social Research Council, (g) the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and (h) the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board as at 1 January 2013; and what the (i) declared ethnicity, (ii) term of office and (iii) remuneration is of each such member.

(160807)

9
N

Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the name is of each member of (a) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, (b) the Arts and Humanities Research Council, (c) the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, (d) the British Hallmarking Council, (e) Capital for Enterprise Limited, (f) the Central Arbitration Committee, (g) the Competition Appeals Tribunal and (h) the Competiton Commission as at 1 January 2013; and what the (i) declared ethnicity, (ii) term of office and (iii) remuneration is of each such member.

(160808)

10 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether ministers or officials of the Scottish Government have (a) been involved in the drafting of and (b) had access to the HM Revenue and Customs risk register for the Scottish Rate of Income Tax project.
	(160799)

11 N	Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement on page 6 of his Department's publication, Scotland Analysis: Financial Services and Banking, whether the calculation that banks have assets totalling around 1254 per cent of Scotland's GDP included the assets of RBS Group's Markets Division.
	(160781)

12 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve the support given to claimants of tax credits by HM Revenue and Customs (a) in writing and (b) through its helpline.
	(160785)

13 N	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the progress on his Department's consultation on Opening Up UK Payments.
	(160798)

15 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of service before attaining level 2 qualifications was in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	(160792)

16 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name is of each diplomatic post to which the UK assigned a defence attaché in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012.
	(160794)

17 N	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of recent reports of problems encountered during Exercise Senator 2011.
	(160810)

18 N	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from where nuclear experts are dispatched in case of a major nuclear incident involving the transportation of nuclear warheads.
	(160811)

19 N	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the target time is for the arrival of nuclear experts from Abbey Wood to the scene of a major incident involving the transportation of nuclear warheads.
	(160812)

20 N	Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under what curricular students ending Key Stage 2 in 2014 will be (a) taught and (b) assessed.
	(160780)

21 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent discussions or correspondence he has had with (a) Ministers or officials in the Scottish Government, (b) Ofgem, (c) Scottish Hydro-Electric Transmission Ltd and (d) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar regarding the construction of the sub-sea interconnector between Gravir and Ullapool.
	(160667)

22 N	Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many individuals who have worked on the Government's nuclear policy have been made redundant since 2010.
	(160793)

23 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will estimate the bee population of (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012; and what steps he is taking to preserve the bee population in Yorkshire.
	(160784)

24 N	Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has been made of how many waste tyres are currently stockpiled across the UK; and what information his Department holds on the locations where these are held.
	(160664)

25 N	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of people in the care sector employed on zero hours contracts in each English region.
	(160783)

26 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children aged up to 18 years in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England were diagnosed with diabetes in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
	(160782)

27 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many compromise agreements have been made with NHS employers in Barnsley since 2000; and what the total cost to the public purse was of those agreements.
	(160786)

28 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many apprentices are employed in the NHS in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England; and what the average wage was of a full-time NHS apprentice in the latest period for which figures are available.
	(160787)

29 N	Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many invitations to visit hospital accident and emergency and emergency departments he and his Ministers have received since their appointments; and for what dates.
	(160802)

30 N	Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of meals served by each NHS provider were recorded as untouched in each year since 2007-08.
	(160803)

31 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 29 October 2012, Official Report, column 73W, on Freedom of Information, for what reason Taser statistics since March 2010 have not yet been published; and when she plans to publish such statistics.
	(160704)

32 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many settlement applications were made by asylum seekers between 1 October and 31 December 2012; and how many such applications were outstanding on 31 December 2012.
	(160684)

33 N	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's bilateral aid programmes was spent through (a) the EU, (b) the World Bank, (c) the UN, (d) regional development banks and (e) other multilateral agencies in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13; and how much is planned to be spent in this fashion in 2013-14.
	(160795)

34
N

Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's multilateral aid programme was disbursed as central or core funding to (a) the EU, (b) the World Bank, (c) the UN, (d) regional development banks and (e) other multilateral agencies in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13; and how much is expected to be disbursed in this fashion in 2013-14.

(160796)

35 N	Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each of the last 20 years.
	(160682)

36 N	Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people with cases before (a) civil and (b) criminal courts received legal aid in each of the last 20 years.
	(160683)

37 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people in Scotland are employed on zero hours contracts.
	(160800)

39 N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the report from the Office of the Rail Regulator showing a decline in usage across all rail sectors over the last 12 months and the effect of this report on the economic evaluation of High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement.
	(160665)

40 N	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many of the meetings listed in the most recent Quarterley Ministerial Transparency return for his Department took place (a) at the premises of the organisations listed, (b) at conferences and (c) at other locations.
	(160666)

41 N	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many of the visits to media outlets undertaken by Ministers in his Department and declared on the most recent Quarterly Ministerial Transparency return were for interviews.
	(160804)

42 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2013, Official Report, column 350W, on the Innovation Fund: Scotland, whether he has made a decision on whether it is feasible to publish statistics relating to the Innovation Fund.
	(160791)

43 N	Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason parents in receipt of carer's allowance who take out a loan and enrol in higher education are no longer eligible for the allowance.
	(160797)

44 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there is any provision in the arrangements for the under-occupancy penalty for parents whose children are in care but where it is hoped that they will join their parents in the future; and if he will make a statement.
	(160788)

45 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in discretionary housing payments in each London borough in each of the last 12 months.
	(160789)

46 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has provided to local authorities for the purposes of enforcing occupational health and safety requirements in each of the last five years; how this amount was determined; and what proportion of such funding provided local authorities used for this purpose.
	(160830)

47 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the oversight of employer liability insurance undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive.
	(160831)

48 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the effect of school careers advice on levels of youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement.
	(160832)

Notices given on Tuesday 18 June

1 N	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to achieve gender balance in teaching in primary and lower schools.
	[Question Unstarred][Transferred] (160640)

2 N	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of workers on zero hours contracts in Wales.
	[Transferred] (160702)

3 N	Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 16 to 24 year olds in Wales have been on zero hours contracts in each year since 2010.
	[Transferred] (160703)

4 N	Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which local authorities in England have stopped conducting doorstep recycling collections as stipulated under the Household Recycling Act 2003.
	[Transferred] (160790)

5 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how many former hon. and right hon. Members who lost their seats or did not stand at the 2010 General Election and have subsequently been appointed to the House of Lords have paid back any winding-up allowance on leaving the House.
	[Transferred] (160809)

6	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises there were in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands in each of the last five years.
	(160950)

7	Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people from Barnsley East constituency went on to university in academic year (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
	(161068)

8	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of the living wage on small businesses.
	(160998)

9	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research his Department has undertaken on the effect of the living wage on employment.
	(161018)

10	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimates his Department has made of the number of employees who currently earn less than the living wage in (a) Bedford constituency, (b) Greater London and (c) England and Wales other than Greater London.
	(161021)

11	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he had on antibiotic resistance at the G8 Science Ministers meeting on 12 June 2013.
	(161150)

12	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2013, Official Report, column 262W, on land use: Wales, how many notification letters relating to the Land Registry Act 2002 have been sent to UK residents since 1 January 2013.
	(161069)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161172)

14	Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2013, Official Report, columns 253-4W, on overseas companies in developing countries, what steps he is taking to improve the transparency of all UK companies operating in developing countries in respect of environmental and social matters.
	(161022)

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.

(160899)

16	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the employment rate was in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the UK in each year since 2007.
	(160953)

17	Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Barnsley East constituency are employed in the media sector.
	(160948)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161173)

19	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160900)

20	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish evaluations of the performance of the Big Society Network and its subsidiaries for the programmes for which his Department has directly or indirectly funded; and if he will make a statement.
	(160935)

21	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in (a) Blackburn with Darwen and (b) Rossendale local authority area were taken out of paying tax in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013 to date.
	(160842)

22	Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has undertaken on the impact of combining increases in the employment allowance and payment of the living wage on (a) small businesses, (b) government receipts, (c) employment and (d) income for the lowest decile and quintile of employed households.
	(161019)

23	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161057)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161184)

25	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes his Department has made since 2010 to methods used to calculate public borrowing.
	(161087)

26	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the effect on Government borrowing of interest payments on quantitative easing remaining on the Bank of England's books instead being counted as Treasury receipts.
	(161088)

27	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160915)

28	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the collection of revenues from any proposed international pricing of carbon dioxide emissions from shipping.
	(160941)

29	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the size of new homes being built in England.
	(160927)

30	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has made of the introduction of minimum standards in the provision of natural light in new homes.
	(160928)

31	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has made of the introduction of national minimum space standards for all new homes in England.
	(160929)

32	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to his Statement of 6 June 2013, Official Report, column 113WS, on Onshore Wind (Local Planning), whether the provisions on greater community consultation and new planning practice guidance will apply to the installation of fracking rigs.
	(161071)

33	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161052)

34	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the cost to (a) local authorities and (b) the Exchequer of exempting childcare providers from business rates.
	(161032)

35	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average annual business rates charge on properties used for the provision of childcare in each local authority.
	(161033)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161174)

37	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department met Mary Portas to discuss the Portas review.
	(161136)

38	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the number of houses for which planning permission has been granted but which are not yet built in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire.
	(161127)

39	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what initiatives his Department has undertaken to use art to promote awareness of human trafficking.
	(161144)

40	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many community land trusts there are in England.
	(161199)

41	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of community land trusts with regard to the creation of new affordable and intermediate market housing.
	(161200)

42	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on designating exception sites as community land trusts.
	(161201)

43	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in each local authority area have defaulted on the payment of council tax in each of the last six months; and how many such people were in receipt of council tax benefit.
	(161089)

44	Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much Government-owned land has been released (a) in total and (b) by each Government department for housing in the last six months.
	[R] (161131)

45	Mel Stride (Central Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to allow parish councils to make payments by electronic banking; and if he will make a statement.
	(160992)

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.

(160901)

47	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to improve the digital television signal for residents of (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Rossendale and Darwen constituency.
	(161078)

48	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of households in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Rossendale and Darwen constituency do not have any digital television coverage.
	(161079)

49	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of households in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Rossendale and Darwen constituency received full digital television coverage.
	(161081)

50	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of households in (a) the North West, (b) Lancashire and (c) Rossendale and Darwen constituency received limited digital television coverage.
	(161082)

51	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what amount has been spent and in what categories of expenditure by her Department in Ashfield constituency in each year since 2007.
	(160954)

52	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many households in Ashfield constituency are unable to receive a broadband internet connection.
	(160955)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the equality impact of her Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform her planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans she has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by her Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement.

(161175)

54	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of progress on the rollout of high-speed broadband in Corby and East Northamptonshire.
	(161202)

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) her Department and (ii) the public bodies for which she is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement.

(160902)

56	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of those who are eligible have applied for the Bomber Command clasp to date; how many of those applications have been (a) rejected and (b) accepted; and what estimate he has made of the number of members of Bomber Command who are ineligible for the clasp.
	(161077)

57	Gareth Johnson (Dartford): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department decided to award a clasp rather than a medal to those who served in Bomber Command.
	(161080)

58	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what army redundancies have taken place in each region since May 2010.
	(161137)

59	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers serving with the 2nd battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have taken voluntary redundancy packages since 2010.
	(161138)

60	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost of moving the headquarters of British forces from Lashkar Gah to Camp Bastion.
	(160993)

61	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what equipment he proposes will (a) remain at Lashkar Gah, (b) be moved to Camp Bastion and (c) be returned to the UK.
	(160994)

62	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the last service person stationed in Lashkar Gah will leave.
	(160995)

63	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that Ministry of Defence personnel are on hand to provide advice to local emergency managers at the gold command level in the immediate aftermath of a radiation incident involving a truck cargo heavy duty nuclear weapons convoy.
	(160996)

64	Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken to close out each of the findings and observations made by the Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator in its assessment of Exercise Senator 2011.
	(160997)

65	Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to recognise the contribution of the Army Service Corps during the centenary commemorations of the Great War; and if he will make a statement.
	(161148)

66	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160903)

67	Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities improve their support for disabled children and young people.
	(160840)

68	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial benefits that could be achieved by paying suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(160932)

69	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to increase the availability of wrap-around childcare in schools.
	(161026)

70	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he has issued to schools on the provision of wrap-around childcare services since May 2010.
	(161027)

71	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific funding his Department has provided to increase the availability of wrap-around childcare in schools in each year since May 2005.
	(161028)

72	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of free schools in England providing (i) breakfast clubs and (ii) after-school clubs.
	(161029)

73	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of mainstream schools in England providing extended services at (i) 1 May 2010 and (ii) 1 May 2013.
	(161030)

74	Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether each contract awarded under the Department's voluntary, community and social enterprise sector Prospectus Grants Programme 2013-15 was publicly advertised.
	(161031)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161176)

76	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will consider including awareness of human trafficking in the secondary school curriculum.
	(160991)

77	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has identified a shortfall in available (a) education and training places and (b) education places in (i) Yorkshire and (ii) England.
	(160958)

78	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160904)

79	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to ensure that Ofgem is able to impose penalties on energy suppliers that have failed to meet their obligations to consumers under the Community Energy Saving Programme.
	(160937)

80	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to ensure that energy suppliers have an incentive to meet their obligations to consumers under the (a) Energy Company Obligation scheme and (b) Green Deal scheme.
	(160938)

81	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to ensure that energy suppliers release Energy Company Obligation grants for hard-to-treat walls promptly and effectively.
	(160979)

82	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measures he has taken to ensure that whole-house fuel saving measures are being funded by energy suppliers under the (a) Energy Company Obligation and (b) Green Deal.
	(160988)

83	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many grants for hard-to-treat wall insulation have been made under the Energy Company Obligation scheme to date.
	(160989)

84	Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many homes have benefited from the (a) Energy Company Obligation and (b) Green Deal to date.
	(161090)

85	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Bolton classified as fuel poor.
	(160947)

86	Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the total likely cost to (a) the public purse and (b) energy consumers of direct and indirect subsidies for the construction of a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C and its connection to the grid.
	(161149)

87	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161053)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161177)

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.

(160905)

90	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 819W, on electricity generation, if he will set out his modelling of spending on Renewables Obligation and Contracts for Difference for each year from 2015.
	(161008)

91	Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effects on fish and other wildlife of the discharge of polyisobutene from ships in early 2013.
	(161134)

92	Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the International Maritime Organisation on reviewing the Marpol Convention with regard to discharge of polyisobutene from ships in early 2013.
	(161135)

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the UK did not provide data to the European Food Safety Authority for its European Union Summary Report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and indicator bacteria from humans, animals and food in 2011, published on 16 May 2013 for (a) E. coli, (b) campylobacter and (c) MRSA.

(161151)

94	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the financial benefits that could be achieved by paying suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(160933)

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161178)

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.

(160906)

97	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161054)

98	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how he plans to measure the success of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative up to the planned review of this issue by the G8 in 2015.
	(161073)

99	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department's funding for the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative will be made available; and how that funding will be delivered.
	(161074)

100	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to discuss the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative at the UN General Assembly Ministerial Week.
	(161075)

101	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that projects specifically for children receive funding from the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
	(161076)

102	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether awareness-raising seminars on human trafficking are organised for his Department's staff prior to posting abroad.
	(161024)

103	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the prospects for long-term stability in Bosnia-Herzegovina; and if he will make a statement.
	(160999)

104	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the role of EUFOR in Bosnia-Herzegovina; and if he will make a statement.
	(161000)

105	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Minister will represent the Government at the 11 July Commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre.
	(161001)

106	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to support Bosnia's Euro - Atlantic Agreement aspirations since 2012; and if he will make a statement.
	(161002)

107	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policiy is on the continuation of the role of the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia Herzegovina.
	(161003)

108	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed the situation in Bosnia Herzegovina with his German counterpart; and what the outcome was of that discussion.
	(161004)

109	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Bosnian counterpart; and what the outcome was of that meeting.
	(161005)

110	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implementation of the Dayton Agreement in Bosnia; and if he will make a statement.
	(161006)

111

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.

(160907)

112

Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 556W on NHS: finance, if he will (a) produce and place in the Library a document setting out the 2013-14 financial allocation to each clinical commissioning group (CCG) on a per capita basis and (b) request that the advisory panel on NHS funding calculate how much funding per capita would have been provided to each CCG in North Yorkshire and York if the division of the baseline sum for each CCG had been split according to the NHS funding formula used to determine the split of resources between primary care trusts.

(161119)

113	Lyn Brown (West Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local authorities in promoting better public health through services addressing the wider determinants of health such as leisure provision, housing, reducing anti-social behaviour and environmental improvements.
	(161130)

114	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department plans to introduce a statutory register of herbal practitioners.
	(161129)

115	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many contracts for private finance initiative schemes in the NHS were signed prior to May 1997; and what the total capital value of such contracts was.
	(160936)

116	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are on waiting lists to receive an organ transplant in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England.
	(160952)

117	Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the health hazard or otherwise of secondary smoke inhalation from people using electronic cigarettes; and if he will make a statement.
	(160957)

118

Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the number of employees of East of England Ambulance Trust was whose total remuneration (including pension commitments) was (a) greater than £100,000, (b) between £75,000 and £99,999 and (c) between £50,000 and £74,999 in each of the last three years; and what the total cost of remunerating such employees in each year was.

(161020)

119	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161055)

120

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161180)

121	Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department provides to women with obstetric fistula.
	(160930)

122	Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) provision and (b) support is in place to enable NHS staff access to physiotherapy services; and if he will make a statement.
	(160839)

123	Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what position the UK will take at the EU Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 21 June 2012 in relation to the EU Tobacco Products Directive.
	(161186)

124	Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what occasions Ministers or officials of his Department have met Members of the European Parliament to discuss the EU Tobacco Products Directive; and who was present at each such meeting.
	(161187)

125	Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues in other departments on his Department's position on the EU Tobacco Products Directive.
	(161188)

126	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what awareness raising campaigns on human trafficking his Department has undertaken with health professionals.
	(161140)

127	Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding (a) his Department and (b) the National Institute for Health Research have allocated to research into mesothelioma in each of the last 20 years.
	(161146)

128	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding is currently available to hospitals for capital projects.
	(161189)

129	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, under what circumstances he would intervene to remove the board of an ambulance trust.
	(161190)

130	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what mechanisms exist for intervention in an ambulance trust that demonstrates serious failings over a sustained period.
	(161191)

131	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will meet a delegation from Corby and East Northamptonshire to discuss ambulance services in that region.
	(161192)

132	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what whistleblowing procedures are in place for staff of ambulance trusts.
	(161193)

133	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what account his Department takes of demographic forecasts in the funding formula for local hospitals.
	(161194)

134	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance he has issued to local clinical commissioning groups on the importance of commissioning good mental health services.
	(161195)

135

Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the importance of podiatry to people's overall health; what guidance his Department has issued to local commissioners on podiatry services; what amount was spent in 2012-13 on podiatry services in each English constituency; and what the expected level of spending on podiatry services is for each English constituency in 2014-15.

(161196)

136	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to enhance the role of pharmacists as providers of health care services.
	(161197)

137	Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effects of changes to local commissioning arrangements on funding and support for pharmacists to develop their role in giving consultations and prescribing to patients.
	(161198)

138	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve treatment of heart disease in patients to the level of the best-performing countries.
	(161117)

139	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the NHS budget was spent on (a) cancer treatments and (b) heart disease treatments in each of the last five years.
	(161118)

140	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients diagnosed with heart disease died within one year of diagnosis in each of the last five years.
	(161132)

141	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what initiatives his Department has introduced since 2010 aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
	(161133)

142	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160908)

143	Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed will receive a reply from the Minister for Immigration to her letters of 4 February 2013 and 15 April 2013 concerning the sponsor's minimum income figure being determined on a national basis.
	(160949)

144	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence arrests have been made in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years.
	(160951)

145

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the equality impact of her Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform her planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans she has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by her Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement.

(161181)

146	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of attempted fraud have been reported to Action Fraud in the last 12 months.
	(160918)

147	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of fraud are reported to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau annually.
	(160919)

148	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what oversight of Action Fraud is conducted by her Department.
	(160920)

149	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many confirmed cases of fraud have been reported to Action Fraud in the last 12 months.
	(160921)

150	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many scam emails have been reported to Action Fraud in the last 12 months.
	(160922)

151	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the annual operating budget of Action Fraud is.
	(160923)

152	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of fraud reported to Action Fraud have led to successful prosecutions to date.
	(160924)

153	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent meetings (a) she and (b) her ministerial colleagues have had with their foreign counterparts on improving international co-operation in tackling human trafficking.
	(160931)

154	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to developing multi-country specialist training for the purpose of tackling human trafficking.
	(160980)

155	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what protocols are in place to improve data collection across Europe on human trafficking.
	(160981)

156	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of human trafficking who are owed wages by employers have been (a) granted, (b) denied access to those wages by the courts.
	(160982)

157	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what amount her Department spent on advertising to raise awareness of human trafficking in each of the last five years.
	(160983)

158	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has commissioned on human trafficking in each of the last 10 years for which data is available.
	(160984)

159	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations her Department has received on the relocation of web servers that promote prostitution to the UK from countries that ban such promotion.
	(160985)

160	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to raise awareness of human trafficking in the (a) agriculture, (b) restaurant, (c) entertainment, (d) health and beauty and (e) construction industries.
	(160986)

161	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to raise awareness of human trafficking among teachers.
	(160987)

162	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider issuing leaflets on human trafficking when work permits are issued.
	(161023)

163	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what seminars are held on human trafficking for staff processing work permits.
	(161025)

164	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what definition of the term forced labour her Department uses for the purposes of tackling human trafficking; and whether she has any plans to change that definition.
	(161059)

165	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of active prostitutes in the UK who are (a) UK nationals and (b) foreign nationals.
	(161060)

166	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been trafficked for the purpose of removal of organs in each of the last 10 years.
	(161061)

167	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with her Irish counterpart on the establishment of a European hotline for the purposes of tackling human trafficking.
	(161062)

168	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alleged victims of human trafficking have been deported in each of the last 10 years.
	(161063)

169	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what co-operation her Department has with the European Migration Network's Common Research Template to tackle human trafficking.
	(161064)

170	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will consider using social networking sites to raise awareness of indicators of human trafficking.
	(161065)

171	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to raise awareness of human trafficking in migrant communities.
	(161066)

172	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) male and (b) female (i) adults and (ii) children were victims of human trafficking in each of the last 10 years for which data are available.
	(161067)

173	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what rules govern access to the 45-day recovery and reflection period for victims of human trafficking; and whether she has any plans to change (a) the rules on access or (b) the length of time allowed for recovery and reflection.
	(161128)

174	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of charging for a certificate of knowledge on police recruitment from (a) black and ethnic minority communities and (b) deprived neighbourhoods.
	(161139)

175	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the certificate of knowledge was introduced; and which police forces have introduced it to date.
	(161145)

176	Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of cases of domestic abuse in each of the last three years.
	(160845)

177

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) her Department and (ii) the public bodies for which she is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement.

(160909)

178	Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the Global Campaign for Education's Every Child Needs a Teacher campaign; and if she will make a statement.
	(161147)

179	David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's expenditure was spent on (a) aid and (b) trade development in developing countries in the last year for which figures are available.
	(161058)

180	David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to ensure that UK-linked tax havens do not enable tax avoidance in developing countries.
	(161091)

181	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what bilateral expenditure her Department has spent in Bosnia-Herzegovina in each financial year since 2009-10; and if she will make a statement.
	(161007)

182

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) her Department and (ii) the public body for which she is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement.

(160910)

183	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many representations he has received from organisations, companies and individuals on his legal aid reform consultation in the last six months.
	(160946)

184	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people working in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible have a criminal conviction.
	(161084)

185	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date his Department plans to introduce the proposed ban on television channels in prisons.
	(161120)

186	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on prisoners who are in hospital having access to television.
	(161121)

187	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost is to the public purse of the provision of televisions for use in prisons.
	(161122)

188	Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders ordinarily resident in Barnsley East constituency have been given custodial sentences in the last three years.
	(160926)

189	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161056)

190

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161182)

191	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) proportion and (b) amount of his Department's criminal legal aid budget was allocated to high value cases in each of the last three years.
	(161085)

192	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what amount his Department spent in each of the last three years on legal cases involving bank fraud.
	(161086)

193	Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a breakdown of how his Department's criminal legal aid budget has been spent in each of the last three years.
	(161124)

194	Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what awareness raising campaigns on human trafficking his Department has held for legal professionals.
	(161141)

195	David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the cost of all services under each costing of each prison in the UK.
	(160940)

196	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160911)

197	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) her Department and (ii) the public bodies for which she is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if she will make a statement.
	(160912)

198	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of his Department left their employment in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160913)

199	Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation cards were issued in England between April 2006 and March 2013; and how many passenger trips were made during that period by people receiving (a) concessionary and (b) non-concessionary cards.
	(160942)

200	Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost was of issuing English National Concessionary Scheme cards through the Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation.
	(160943)

201	Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what value of (a) direct grants and (b) loans were made for the purposes of Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation implementation and renewal between April 2006 and March 2013.
	(160944)

202	Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on consultants contracted to the development and implementation of the Integrated Transport Smartcard Organisation project, by date of allocation.
	(160945)

203	Michael Dugher (Barnsley East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people who qualify for and have claimed a disabled person's bus pass in Barnsley East constituency.
	(160925)

204	Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's health impact assessment for the New Lower Thames Crossing proposed option C.
	(161143)

205	Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 to increase the weight limit of Class 3 wheelchairs from 150kg to 200kg.
	(161072)

206

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161183)

207	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the comparative competitiveness of the UK's air passenger duty regime; and what assessment he has made of claims by the British Air Transport Association that the UK's regime ranks 139th globally.
	(161070)

208	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160914)

209	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has made to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport about the future funding by his Department of S4C.
	(161142)

210	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of his Department left their employment in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160916)

211

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the equality impact of the Government Equalities Office spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform her planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans she has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by her Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if she will make a statement.

(161179)

212	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many families in (a) Blackburn with Darwen and (b) Rossendale local authority area receive universal credit.
	(160841)

213	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to help graduates into work.
	(160843)

214	Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of unemployed graduates in (a) Lancashire and (b) Rossendale and Darwen constituency.
	(160844)

215	Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people employed in (a) his Department and (b) the agencies for which he is responsible have been convicted of benefit fraud.
	(161083)

216	Gloria De Piero (Ashfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints he has received relating to the performance of Jobcentre Plus offices (a) in Ashfield constituency, (b) in Nottinghamshire and (c) nationally in each year since 2008.
	(160956)

217	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of those living in each constituency in Wales who appealed against decisions on benefits entitlement made following work capability assessments waited more than six weeks for their appeals to be heard in the financial year 2012-13.
	(161125)

218	Nia Griffith (Llanelli): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many of those living in each constituency in Wales who appealed against decisions on benefits entitlement made following work capability assessments had their appeals heard during the financial year 2012-13.
	(161126)

219	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial benefits that could be achieved by paying suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(160934)

220

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the equality impact of his Department's spending reductions since 2010; whether this assessment has been used to inform his planning ahead of the 2013 Comprehensive Spending Review and with what result; what plans he has to publish the equality impact assessments undertaken by his Department as a result of the upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review; and if he will make a statement.

(161185)

221

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have to mark Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October 2013; and if he will take steps to ensure that officials in his Department are offered an opportunity to be involved in various events organised by (i) his Department, (ii) local authorities and (iii) non-governmental organisations.

(161123)

222	Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many benefit claims were submitted for each benefit in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available; how many claimants applied for such benefits; and what estimate he has made of the number of claimants who applied for more than one benefit in that period.
	(160939)

223	Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that claimant data can be shared when two or more separate benefit claims are made by the same claimant.
	(160990)

224	Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions (a) a compromise agreement, (b) a confidentiality clause and (c) judicial mediation was used when an employee of (i) his Department and (ii) the public bodies for which he is responsible left their employment in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	(160917)

MONDAY 24 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

*1	Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What recent progress he has made on apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds.
	(160849)

*2	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What assessment he has made of the likely effect of his funding proposals on rural schools.
	(160850)

*3	John Glen (Salisbury): What recent progress he has made on reform of the adoption system.
	(160851)

*4	Richard Harrington (Watford): What steps his Department is taking to support schemes to help non-resident fathers learn parenting skills and engage with their children.
	(160852)

*5	Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): What consideration he has given to including life-saving skills in the physical education curriculum.
	(160853)

*6	Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What funding his Department is providing to local authorities to address shortfalls in primary school places.
	(160854)

*7	Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): What steps he is taking to improve the quality of children and families social work.
	(160855)

*8	Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): What plans he has to increase the diversity of secondary school places available in Essex.
	(160856)

*9	Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What plans he has for reform of the schools funding formula.
	(160857)

*10	Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): What steps he is taking to support young carers' attendance at school.
	(160858)

*11	Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): What his policy is on childcare ratios; and if he will make a statement.
	(160859)

*12	Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What assessment he has made of the effect of the pupil premium on attainment of children from socially deprived backgrounds.
	(160860)

*13	Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): What recent steps his Department has taken to improve careers advice and guidance; and if he will make a statement.
	(160861)

*14	Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps he is taking to improve the status of technical and vocational education.
	(160862)

*15	Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): What recent steps his Department has taken to improve youth services; and if he will make a statement.
	(160863)

*16	Ian Austin (Dudley North): What his plans are for the future of GCSEs.
	(160864)

*17	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): What measures are in place to ensure that academies are open to public scrutiny.
	(160865)

*18	David Wright (Telford): What his plans are for the future of GCSEs.
	(160866)

*19	Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): What his policy objectives are in reforming the school examination system.
	(160867)

*20	Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What funding his Department is providing to local authorities to address shortfalls in primary school places.
	(160868)

*21	John Pugh (Southport): What his policy is on surplus places in academies; and if he will make a statement.
	(160869)

*22	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What recent steps his Department has taken to protect children from sexual abuse.
	(160870)

*23	Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): How many additional school places will be provided by free schools by 2015.
	(160871)

*24	Bob Stewart (Beckenham): What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the academies programme.
	(160872)

*25	Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What steps he plans to take to ensure that reformed GCSEs and A- levels match the quality of exams in the world's top performing states.
	(160873)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

*1	Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): If he will make a statement on his Departmental responsibilities.
	(160874)

*2	Bill Esterson (Sefton Central):
	(160875)

*3	Lorely Burt (Solihull):
	(160876)

*4	John Pugh (Southport):
	(160877)

*5	Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble):
	(160878)

*6	Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell):
	(160879)

*7	David Mowat (Warrington South):
	(160880)

*8	Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South):
	(160881)

*9	Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot):
	(160882)

*10	Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde):
	(160883)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 12 June

1 N	Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) attempted prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for human trafficking offences in 2012; what length of sentence was handed down to each person convicted; and what the value was of any assets seized.
	(160272)

Notices given on Thursday 13 June

1 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consequences of moving her Department's human trafficking unit to the public risk unit; and if she will make a statement.
	(160489)

2 N	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her plans are to mark Anti-Slavery Day 2013.
	(160542)

3 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the potential victims of trafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2012 (a) did not receive a reasonable grounds decision, (b) (i) did and (ii) did not receive a positive conclusive decision and (c) did not wish to proceed with their referral.
	[R] (160540)

4 N	Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many potential (a) adult and (b) child victims of trafficking were referred to the National Referral Mechanism in 2012 by (i) police region, (ii) location of exploitation, (iii) nationality of victim, (iv) exploitation type and (v) gender.
	[R] (160541)

5 N	Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to contribute to the implementation of the UN High Level Panel's (a) stand-alone goal on empowering girls and women and achieving gender equality and (b) target to eliminate discrimination against women in political, social and economic life.
	(160468)

Notices given on Friday 14 June

1 N	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to make local services more inclusive and accessible for disabled children and their families.
	(160596)

2 N	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support he plans to make available to children with less complex special educational needs once the School Action and School Action Plus programmes have ended.
	(160597)

3 N	Peter Aldous (Waveney): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the evaluation of the SEND pathfinder programme process and implementation research report published on 13 June 2013.
	(160599)

4 N	Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is made available by the Government for non-governmental organisations other than the Salvation Army for fighting modern day slavery.
	(160600)

5
N

Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2013, Official Report, column 370W, on Salvation Army, of the actual funding allocated to The Salvation Army in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13 how much was (i) spent by The Salvation Army on running the 24 hour helpline and other administration connected with the contract and (ii) paid to shelters caring for victims which are run independently of The Salvation Army; what the names are of NGO subcontractor shelters; and to whom The Salvation Army makes payments.

(160598)

Notices given on Monday 17 June

1 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the last inter-ministerial group meeting on human trafficking took place; and who attended that meeting.
	(160669)

2 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve data collection on modern day slavery.
	(160707)

3 N	Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to receive the Serious Organised Crime Agency and UK Human Trafficking Centre's baseline assessment of the nature and scale of human trafficking in 2012.
	(160708)

4 N	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to implement in full the EU Anti-Trafficking Directive.
	(160706)

5 N	Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional compensation schemes for people whose homes are affected by High Speed 2 would be funded under Clause 4(c) of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill.
	(160668)

Notices given on Tuesday 18 June

1 N	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial benefits that could be achieved by paying suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(160959)

2 N	Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to include individual voluntary arrangements when calculating the value of the grant a student is entitled to receive from Student Finance England.
	(160848)

3 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the rise in non-compliance with the minimum wage for apprentices as highlighted in the 2013 Low Pay Commission report into the national minimum wage.
	(161040)

4 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to tackle- non-compliance with the minimum wage for apprentices.
	(161041)

5 N	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department intends to extend its traineeship programme to young people aged between 20 and 24; and if he will make a statement.
	(161042)

6 N	Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information on companies' beneficial ownership is to be registered with Companies House as part of the G8 action plan on corporate transparency.
	(161034)

7 N	Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) criminal and (b) regulatory penalties are envisaged for failure fully and accurately to disclose the information required by the proposed central register on the beneficial ownership of companies.
	(161035)

8 N	Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what access the Serious Fraud Office and Crown Prosecution Service will have to the planned central register of information regarding the beneficial ownership of companies.
	(161036)

9 N	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161012)

10 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) part-time and (b) full-time jobs were created in each Government region of England in each year since 2008.
	(160968)

11 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of jobs created in each year since 2008 have been (a) self-employed, (b) part-time and (c) pself-employed.
	(161092)

12 N	Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has held (a) with his ministerial colleagues and (b) between his Department and the Charity Commission and related bodies about (i) the future of the National Fund and (ii) the possibility of its early application to reduce the national debt.
	(161044)

13 N	Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that deaf people have the opportunity to communicate in British Sign Language with (a) tax, VAT and other officials and (b) the agencies and public bodies that support his Department.
	(161045)

14 N	Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the US Department of the Treasury webpage that enables US citizens to donate online to reduce the US national debt; and if he will consider introducing a similar page on gov.uk.
	(161047)

15 N	Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what means members of the public can make gifts for the reduction of the national debt.
	(161048)

16 N	Sir Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many gifts from members of the public were made for the purposes of reducing the national debt in each of the last 10 years; what the (a) nature and (b) value of each gift was; and if he will list the non-monetary gifts.
	(161049)

17 N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of increases in the level of air passenger duty on the number of airline routes operating from the UK.
	(161103)

18 N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of air passenger duty on businesses in the UK.
	(161104)

19 N	Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of limiting the standard rate of air passenger duty to business or first class tickets only.
	(161105)

20 N	Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding in financial transactions was allocated to the Scottish Government in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14; and how much he plans to allocate in 2014-15.
	(161017)

21 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the total amount of taxation paid by motorists annually.
	(161157)

22 N	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will consider making failure to meet the Housing Health and Safety Rating System a criterion for allowing selective licensing of landlords.
	(161050)

23 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the number of empty properties in England.
	(161156)

24 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy towards fixed-odds betting terminals is.
	(161106)

25 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the link between fixed-odds betting terminals and gambling addiction.
	(161107)

26 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Gambling Commission on whether fixed-odds betting terminals are in breach of their betting licences.
	(161108)

27 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will undertake an investigation into the potential link between gambling and use of payday loans.
	(161109)

28 N	Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) effectiveness of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's new competency based application process and (b) the effect of such a process on existing employees or the organisation.
	(160962)

29 N	Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total cost of the redundancy programme at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
	(160963)

30 N	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial benefits that could be achieved by paying suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(160960)

31 N	Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the Second Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have been issued with redundancy notices.
	(161164)

32
N

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many redundancy letters in each tranche have been delivered to personnel stationed at (a) RAF Lossiemouth, (b) RAF Leuchars, (c) HMNB Clyde, (d) RM Condor, (e) Headquarters 2nd Division, (f) Headquarters 51 Brigade, (g) Redford Barracks, (h) Dreghorn Barracks, (i) Kinloss Barracks, (j) Fort George Barracks, (k) Glencorse Barracks, (l) Crombie Defence Munitions Centre, (m) Beith Defence Munitions Centre, (n) Glen Douglas Defence Munitions Centre, (o) HMS Gannet, (p) Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport, (q) MOD Hebrides Ranges, (f) British Underwater Training and Evaluation Centre, (s) Loch Ewe Fuel Depot, (t) Garelochead Defence Fuel Depot, (u) HMS Caledonia, (v) Rosyth Defence Estate and (w) West Freugh Training Ranges.

(161043)

33 N	Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the value of money held by the Government following uncompleted arms sales to Iran in the 1970s; and in which account such money is held.
	(161013)

34 N	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children went missing from the care of each local authority in each of the last three years.
	(161038)

35 N	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have to mark Anti-Slavery Day; and if he will take steps to ensure that officials in his Department are offered an opportunity to be involved in various events organised by (i) his Department, (ii) local authorities and (iii) NGOs.
	(161110)

36 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices are currently employed by his Department; and how many are aged (a) under 19, (b) 19 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 59 and (e) 60 and over.
	(161046)

37 N	Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to publish environmental and technical guidelines on fracking.
	(161100)

38 N	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences for the destruction of buzzards and buzzard nests have been issued in the last 12 months; and in which countries such licences were issued.
	(161160)

39 N	Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live animals have been used in scientific experiments in each year since 2006.
	(161169)

40 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the average size of a farm in English uplands in each of the last 10 years.
	(160964)

41 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the average size of an arable farm in England in each of the last 10 years.
	(160965)

42 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the average income of an arable farmer in England in each of the last 10 years.
	(160966)

43 N	Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the average income of an uplands farmer in England in each of the last 10 years.
	(160967)

44 N	John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what actions to combat the trade in illegal wildlife were decided upon at the governmental meeting hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales on 21 May 2013.
	(161014)

45 N	Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the report on Children in Israeli Military Detention, published by UNICEF in March 2013.
	(161155)

46
N

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to implement its commitment in the June 2012 White Paper on the Overseas Territories (OTs) to (a) help the populated OTs to extend UN human rights conventions and to implement fully those that have already been extended to them and (b) further safeguard children from abuse.

(161015)

47
N

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the closure of stores and warehouses belonging to members of the Bahá'i community in Hamadan, Iran by government officials; what assessment he has made of the implications of those actions for the 1958 Convention on Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation; and if he will make a statement.

(160847)

48 N	Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vending machines in his Department's premises contain snack foods that are high in calories and low in nutritional value.
	(160846)

49 N	Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many thoroughbred racehorses registered with each passport-issuing authority and previously (a) in training, (b) out of training, (c) in breeding or (d) formerly used for breeding were killed in UK abattoirs in each of the last three years; and how many such animals entered the human food chain.
	(161102)

50 N	Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been collected under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 from those convicted of human trafficking in each of the last three years; and how much of this sum has been paid to victims of trafficking by way of compensation.
	(161039)

51 N	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential financial benefits that could be achieved by paying suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(160961)

52 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many apprentices are employed by her Department; and how many of those are aged (a) under 19, (b) 19 to 25, (c) 26 to 30, (d) 31 to 59 and (e) over 60.
	(161162)

53 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to commission or instruct an independent national body to publish a national register of police and crime commissioners' interests.
	(161163)

54 N	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration she has given to enabling the registration of births in children's centres.
	(160970)

55 N	Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of registrars who have outsourced their registration of births to other places in the community due to high demand.
	(160971)

56 N	Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the effects of the minimum income requirement for UK citizens to bring a spouse or partner of non-European Economic Area nationality to settle in the UK.
	(161167)

57 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken to process settlement applications made by asylum seekers was between 1 October and 31 December 2012.
	(161010)

58 N	Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has plans to support agricultural productivity in Africa through increased irrigation.
	(161161)

59 N	Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes and resources her Department provides for (a) the prevention of violence against women and girls and (b) services for survivors of violence against women and girls in Afghanistan.
	(161165)

60 N	Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources her Department provides to support grassroots women's rights organisations working to prevent violence against women and girls in Afghanistan.
	(161166)

61 N	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of human trafficking have been assisted by his Department after they left the subcontractor shelters in which they were placed by the Salvation Army to date.
	(160976)

62 N	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much is paid by night to shelters in the UK to accommodate victims referred to them by the Salvation Army Victim Support scheme; what the average length of stay is which is funded; and what funding is available after the reflection period has ended.
	(160977)

63 N	Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding was (a) made available and (b) paid out to the Salvation Army Victim Support scheme in (i) 2011-12 and (ii) 2012-13; how much will be made available in 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
	(160978)

64 N	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many remand prisoners voted in the May 2010 General Election.
	(161096)

65 N	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were on remand in May 2010.
	(161097)

66 N	Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of criminal convictions and guilty pleas in (a) magistrates' courts and (b) Crown courts resulted in custodial sentences in each of the last five years.
	(161098)

67 N	Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been prosecuted under section (a) 30, (b) 32 and (c) 35 of the Housing Act 2004 since its enactment.
	(161009)

68 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people in Scotland have been unemployed for two years or more in each month since May 2010.
	(161099)

69 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 469W, on unemployment, what the geographical location of the increase in employment from February to April 2013 is; and what proportion of such jobs are (a) full-time and (b) part-time.
	(161152)

70 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 469W, on unemployment, what assessment he has made of the total loss to the Scottish economy as a result of underemployment.
	(161153)

71 N	Margaret Curran (Glasgow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 468W, on income tax, if =he-he= will report immediately any increases in the estimated implementation cost of the Scottish rate of income tax once this figure is calculated.
	(161154)

72 N	John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the savings it could achieve by paying its suppliers early in return for rebates.
	(161011)

73 N	Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to what degree the Government is liable for National Rail's debt.
	(161094)

74 N	Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what agreements his Department has with train operating companies to cover the financial losses when caused by industrial action.
	(161095)

75 N	Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total amount of private sector investment in the UK's railway network has been since 1996.
	(161159)

76 N	Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South of 11 December 2012.
	(161101)

77 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what amount his Department spent on (a) road building and (b) road maintenance in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	(161168)

78 N	Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of illegal immigrants who currently hold a UK driving licence.
	(161037)

79 N	Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average duration is of a claimant on jobseeker's allowance, by age group.
	(160972)

80 N	Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners in 2020 are expected to have (a) 35, (b) 30 to 35, (c) 20 to 29, (d) 10 to 19, (e) seven to nine and (f) fewer than seven qualifying years.
	(160973)

81 N	Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners in absolute poverty own their own homes.
	(160974)

82 N	Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average duration is of a claimant on employment and support allowance, by age group.
	(160975)

83 N	Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average number of qualifying years of the women born between 1951 and 1953 who would be ineligible to receive the single-tier pension even though men of the same age would be eligible.
	(161093)

84
N

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many payments have been missed or underpayed to clients as a result of error by the Child Support Agency since 2010; what the average wait time for these errors to be rectified is; how many compensation payments have been made to clients who have been underpayed or had their payments delayed; and what the total cost of these compensation payments is to his Department.

(161016)

85 N	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training in myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome received by medical practitioners and assessors employed by Atos Healthcare to carry out work capability assessments.
	(161158)

86 N	Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets he has set for the performance of jobcentres in relation to the Youth Contract.
	(160969)

TUESDAY 25 JUNE Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Friday 14 June

1 N	Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether any infraction or derogation proceedings in respect of the UK's implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive regulations have been commenced by the European Commission; and whether he is aware that any such proceedings are likely to be initiated.
	(160601)

Notices given on Monday 17 June

1 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the Government's policy is on the privatisation of student loans.
	(160709)

2 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his officials have had on the potential privatisation of student loans.
	(160710)

3 N	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions his officials have had on lifting the cap on interest rates for student loans.
	(160711)

Notices given on Tuesday 18 June

1 N	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of reservists in the (a) Territorial Army, (b) Royal Navy Reserves, (c) Royal Air Force Reserves and (d) Royal Marine Reserves for each of the next five years.
	(161051)

2 N	John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the proportion of businesses willing to allow employees to take time off to undertake Reservist duties.
	(161116)

3 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he plans if individual air source heat pumps and ground source heat pumps do not when installed reach co-efficients of performance of at least 2.9.
	(161111)

4 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether he plans to include gas absorption heat pumps in the next iteration of the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme.
	(161112)

5 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether gas absorption heat pumps are classifiable as renewable energy heating.
	(161114)

6 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether gas driven heat pumps are eligible for the Renewable Heat Incentive.
	(161115)

7 N	Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the rate and amount of emissions of refrigerant hydrofluocarbons from (a) gas absorption heat pumps and (b) ground source heat pumps and air source heat pumps powered by electricity.
	(161113)

WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE
Questions for Oral Answer

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

*1	Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on blacklisting in Scotland.
	(160884)

*2	Mark Menzies (Fylde): What steps the Government has taken to fulfil its pledge to campaign to keep Scotland as part of the UK.
	(160885)

*3	Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): Which Department is responsible for promoting in Scotland the UK Government's policies on supporting home-buyers; and if he will make a statement.
	(160886)

*4	Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Scotland of the outcome of the recent negotiations on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
	(160887)

*5	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What assessment he has made of the most recent figures on employment in Scotland.
	(160888)

*6	Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the allocation of additional funds to local authorities in Scotland for discretionary housing payments.
	(160889)

*7	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the economy in Scotland.
	(160890)

*8	Stewart Hosie (Dundee East): What recent discussions he has had with legal authorities in Scotland on European arrest warrants.
	(160891)

*9	Mr Mike Weir (Angus): What recent discussions he has had with energy generators in Scotland on the Energy Bill.
	(160892)

*10	Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): What assessment he has made of recent trends in living standards in Scotland.
	(160893)

*11	Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): What assessment he has made of recent trends in living standards in Scotland.
	(160894)

*12	Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the economy in Scotland.
	(160895)

*13	Angus Robertson (Moray): What recent discussions he has had with legal authorities in Scotland on European arrest warrants.
	(160896)

*14	Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What discussions he has had on the potential effects of the most recent proposals for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy on Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
	(160897)

*15	Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Scottish Government on the delivery of superfast broadband to the Highlands and Islands.
	(160898)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 17 June

1 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater transparency in the consumer credit market; and if he will bring forward proposals to mandate all lenders to show the total cost of credit.
	(160372)

2 N	Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to promote access to credit in the retail market.
	(160373)

3
N

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to prevent a landlord from recovering costs of litigation through future service charges were made to the courts under the provisions of section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such applications were successful.

(160813)

4 N	Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal where one of the parties was a registered social landlord were issued in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such claims were successful.
	(160814)

5 N	Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for the forfeiture of leasehold residential property were made to the courts in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such applications were successful.
	(160815)

THURSDAY 27 JUNE Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 18 June

1 N	Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the effect of population density on the cost of delivering local government services.
	(161170)

2 N	Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which specific services in the environmental, cultural and protective services block have given rise to additional funding because of the effect of population density in the last five years.
	(161171)

Prepared 19th June 2013

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