Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Monday 9 September 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 Friday 6 September 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’™)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Monday 9 September 2013
For Written Questions for answer on the date 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.
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
*
1
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
What plans he has to encourage sport in primary schools.
(900158)
*
2
Stella Creasy
(Walthamstow):
What steps he is taking to ensure a sufficient supply of primary school places; and if he will make a statement.
(900159)
*
3
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
What assessment he has made of the outcome of Ofsted inspections of the first free schools.
(900160)
*
4
Teresa Pearce
(Erith and Thamesmead):
If his Department will publish a strategy setting out plans for children in the care system; and if he will make a statement.
(900161)
*
5
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
What his policy is on the use of unqualified teachers in schools.
(900162)
*
6
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
What assessment he has made of the 2013 GCSE results in the South Essex area.
(900163)
*
7
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
What his policy is on academies; and if he will make a statement.
(900164)
*
9
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
What proportion of 16-18 year-olds were not in education, employment or training in (a) the UK and (b) Isle of Wight constituency in the latest quarter for which figures are available.
(900166)
*
10
Angie Bray
(Ealing Central and Acton):
How many free schools are open in England.
(900167)
*
11
Stephen McPartland
(Stevenage):
What plans he has to encourage sport in primary schools.
(900168)
*
12
John Pugh
(Southport):
What recent assessment he has made of the relative achievement levels of boys and girls.
(900169)
*
13
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
If he will make an assessment of the effects of the provision of study leave for students in years 11,12 and 13 on exam performance.
(900170)
*
14
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
What assessment his Department has made of the role of child guardians and their effects on the length of court proceedings in public law cases.
(900171)
*
15
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
How many young apprenticeship starts there were in the latest period for which figures are available.
(900172)
*
16
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
What plans he has for Sure Start Children’™s Centres.
(900173)
*
17
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
If his Department will publish a strategy setting out plans for children in the care system; and if he will make a statement.
(900174)
*
18
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
If his Department will publish a strategy setting out plans for children in the care system; and if he will make a statement.
(900175)
*
19
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
What steps he plans to take to achieve fairer funding of schools.
(900176)
*
20
Mark Menzies
(Fylde):
What steps he is taking to improve the quality of apprenticeships.
(900177)
*
21
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
What recent discussions he has had on free school meals; and if he will make a statement.
(900178)
*
22
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
What representations he has received about year 12 pupils not being allowed to progress to year 13 because of standards set by schools above a pass grade.
(900179)
*
23
David Wright
(Telford):
What plans his Department has for childcare; and if he will make a statement.
(900180)
*
24
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
What estimate he has made of changes in the cost of holiday childcare provision since 2010.
(900181)
*
25
Gavin Williamson
(South Staffordshire):
When the proposed Tech Levels and Technical Baccalaureate will be introduced; and if he will make a statement.
(900182)
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
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(900198)
*
2
Margot James
(Stourbridge):
(900199)
*
3
Peter Aldous
(Waveney):
(900200)
*
4
James Morris
(Halesowen and Rowley Regis):
(900201)
*
5
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
(900202)
*
6
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
(900203)
*
7
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
(900204)
*
8
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
(900205)
*
9
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
(900206)
*
10
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
(900207)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 3 September
1
N
Julie Hilling
(Bolton West):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What plans his Department has for youth services.
(900165)
2
N
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new Army reservists were recruited in the first quarter of 2013-14; what recruitment target was set for that period; how many Army reservists are expected to be recruited in 2013-14; and how many reservists need to be recruited in each of the next five years to meet the Army's current manning targets.
(167862)
3
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people held in immigration detention had been held for more than (a) 18 months, (b) 24 months and (c) 36 months on 1 September 2013.
(167863)
4
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which French tropical overseas territories were included in his Department's average temperature calculations in respect of winter fuel payments to expatriate UK citizens living in the EU member states.
(167864)
Notices given on Wednesday 4 September
1
N
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on the cash value of different types of goods imported from Ethiopia to the UK.
(168062)
2
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2013, Official Report, column 342W, on Royal Mail, if he will provide more specific information on the timing of the sale of Royal Mail.
(168172)
3
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of firms participating in the GrowthAccelerator scheme were existing clients of (a) lead contractors, (b) coaches and (c) growth managers before signing up to the scheme.
(168182)
4
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether investigations have been carried out by officials in his Department into allegations that coaches working on the GrowthAccelerator programme are paying the fees of clients.
(168183)
5
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses with (a) up to four employees, (b) five to 49 employees and (c) between 50 and 249 employees are participating in the GrowthAccelerator scheme (i) nationally and (ii) in each region.
(168184)
6
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses with (a) up to four employees, (b) five to 49 employees and (c) between 50 and 249 employees (i) were found not to be suitable for the GrowthAccelerator programme and (ii) are currently being assessed (A) nationally and (B) in each region.
(168185)
7
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what evaluation he plans to carry out of the GrowthAccelerator scheme and its delivery; by what date this will be completed; and if he will place a copy in the Library.
(168186)
8
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the review of simplified financial products to investment vehicles.
(168169)
9
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals no longer pay income tax in (a) Kettering constituency, (b) Northamptonshire and (c) England as a result of the increase in the personal income tax allowance since May 2010.
(168165)
10
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to reduce the number of people using high interest lenders.
(168079)
11
N
Mr David Lammy
(Tottenham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of employers who have paid below the minimum wage in (a) the UK and (b) London have paid their employees (i) full back-pay and (ii) compensation for every year since the introduction of the national minimum wage.
(168063)
12
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on full bank account number portability of new anti-money laundering requirements.
(168070)
13
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the seven day switching service of new anti-money laundering requirements.
(168074)
14
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households in receipt of child tax credit but not working tax credit have an annual household income for tax credit purposes of between (a) £5,000 and £5,999, (b) £6,000 and £6,999, (c) £7,000 and £7,999, (d) £8,000 and £8,999 and (e) £10,000 and £16,190; and how many (i) children and (ii) two year old children live in each such household.
(168128)
15
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income has been received in respect of the marine land owned by the Crown Estate around Northern Ireland in the most recent financial year; and how much funding from that income has been allocated to the Coastal Communities Fund in Northern Ireland.
(168059)
16
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effects of fuel duty levels on people living in rural areas.
(168060)
17
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Royal Bank of Scotland on the future of Ulster Bank.
(168061)
18
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2013, Official Report, column 288W, on wind power: planning permission, when he intends to announce his decisions on the 10 recovered appeals; and whether he intends to announce all 10 decisions simultaneously.
(168163)
19
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the time taken by the Valuation Office to allocate council tax bandings to new properties; and if he will make a statement.
(168073)
20
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Safe Bet Alliance on safety issues relating to betting shops.
(168121)
21
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to ensure the safety of staff and customers in betting shops.
(168188)
22
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the gambling industry on single-staffing in betting shops.
(168189)
23
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the clustering of betting shops.
(168190)
24
N
Mr James Arbuthnot
(North East Hampshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what days and at which locations the October 2013 Exercise Joint Warrior is expected to take place; which nations are expected to take part in that exercise; what overseas visitors are currently expected to observe the exercise and on which days; and if he will make a statement.
(168032)
25
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent with each company which has indicated an interest in the Government-owned, Contractor-operated entity, in each year since 2008.
(168066)
26
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many combat vehicles which were (a) purchased and (b) hired by his Department since 2010 were manufactured in (i) the UK, (ii) another EU member state and (iii) a non-EU country; and how much his Department spent on each such vehicle.
(168067)
27
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) costs and (b) likely savings as a result of his Department's redundancy programme over the next five years.
(168068)
28
N
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 506W, on USA, what information his Department holds on such casualties.
(168031)
29
N
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State of 16 July 2013, Official Report, column 1015, for what reasons the identity of the domain to go first when a Government-Owned Contractor-Operated Organisation is established has not yet been made public.
(168120)
30
N
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether cross-government approvals were received prior to the invitation to negotiate specific to the proposal for a Government-Owned Contractor-Operated Organisation which was published on 24 July 2013.
(168122)
31
N
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the harmony guidelines have been breached for each of the three services in the last year.
(168160)
32
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the extra total revenue his Department will receive as a result of the increase in civilian commercial movements at RAF Northolt over the next three years.
(168158)
33
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish an impact assessment of the decision to increase the number of civilian commercial movements at RAF Northolt over the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
(168159)
34
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in pollution as a result of the increase in civilian commercial movements at RAF Northolt over the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
(168161)
35
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to review the responsibilities of and lines of accountability for the role of Schools Commissioner.
(168030)
36
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of fracking and the risk of contamination of groundwater; and if he will make a statement.
(168040)
37
N
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2013, official Report, column 122W, on nature conservation: crime, what organisations or individuals (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with since 9 July 2013 in respect of funding for the National Wildlife Crime Unit beyond March 2014.
(168170)
38
N
Gordon Banks
(Ochil and South Perthshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2013, Official Report, column 122W, on nature conservation: crime, what progress he has made on the funding of the National Wildlife Crime Unit beyond March 2014.
(168171)
39
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employment agency staff currently working within (a) his Department and (b) each executive agency and non-departmental public body for which he is responsible have been employed for more than (i) 12 months, (ii) 18 months, (iii) 24 months and (iv) 36 months.
(168037)
40
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employment agency staff are currently working within (a) his Department and (b) each executive agency or non-departmental public body for which he is responsible.
(168038)
41
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employment agency staff are currently employed under the Swedish Derogation in (a) his Department and (b) each executive agency and non-departmental public body for which he is responsible.
(168080)
42
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial counterparts in Northern Ireland on the outcome of the most recent Common Agricultural Policy negotiations.
(168082)
43
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of (a) lawful and (b) unlawful refusals of Palestinian requests for building permits and master plans in the West Bank since 29 July 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(168069)
44
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many new housing units have been (a) announced and (b) approved in settlements in East Jerusalem and the Occupied Palestinian State since 29 July 2013; how many new housing units have been built in that time; how many Palestinian homes and other buildings have been demolished; how many Palestinians have been evicted; how many Palestinians had their East Jerusalem residency permit revoked; how many olive trees have been destroyed or vandalised; and how many Palestinians have been forcibly transferred out of Area C.
(168072)
45
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many overseas nationals were registered as a nurse in the NHS in each of the last five years.
(168042)
46
N
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many graduates from UK universities have been issued Tier 5 (Government Authorised Exchange) visas since 6 April 2012.
(168119)
47
N
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) visas have been issued since their introduction in April 2012.
(168127)
48
N
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many graduates of UK universities have been issued Tier 2 visas since 6 April 2012.
(168129)
49
N
Sarah Teather
(Brent Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of detaining an individual in an immigration detention centre for one year.
(168092)
50
N
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alleged instances of grievous bodily harm were reported to police forces in England and Wales in each year since 2009; and how many such allegations were classified as no crimes.
(168064)
51
N
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alleged rapes were reported to police forces in England and Wales in each year since 2009; and how many such allegations were subsequently classified as no crimes.
(168077)
52
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in receipt of (a) section 95 support for asylum applicants and (b) section 4 support for a failed asylum applicant who cannot return home.
(168071)
53
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department received about its pilot advertising scheme using the phrase 'go home or face arrest'.
(168124)
54
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in which areas her Department's pilot advertising scheme using the phrase 'go home or face arrest' ran; and for what period of time that scheme ran in each area.
(168125)
55
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost was of her Department's pilot advertising scheme using the phrase 'go home or face arrest'.
(168126)
56
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list the five countries whose citizens have the highest allowed appeals rate with the percentage of allowed appeals for each country; and if she will break down that percentage by gender of the applicant.
(168164)
57
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans the Commission has to ensure the provision of facilities to allow large groups of disabled people to meet in the House.
(168187)
58
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has in the immediate term to increase the amount of UK humanitarian aid to those affected by the civil war in Syria.
(168130)
59
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) adult prisoners and (b) young offenders currently in HM Prison-Young Offenders' Institution Northallerton were previously resident in (i) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency, (ii) the Tees Valley, (iii) the North East and (iv) North Yorkshire.
(168033)
60
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what effect the closure of HM Prison-Young Offenders' Institution Northallerton will have on levels of unemployment in (a) Teesside and (b) North Yorkshire.
(168034)
61
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of closing HM Prison-Young Offenders' Institution Northallerton on prison populations in the North East of England.
(168035)
62
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) operational capacity and (b) current population is of each prison in (i) Yorkshire and Humber and (ii) the North East of England.
(168036)
63
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of domestic abuse cases in Barnsley were referred by the police to the Crown Prosecution Service in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.
(168078)
64
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce offender behaviour programme waiting lists.
(168065)
65
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to extend HM Prison Altcourse; and what consideration he has given to HM Prison Altcourse as a potential site for the proposed North West superprison.
(168075)
66
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are enrolled in each offender behaviour programme in prisons in England.
(168076)
67
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were employed in prisons in England in each of the last 10 years; and how many people he expects to be so employed in May 2015.
(168081)
68
N
Mr David Nuttall
(Bury North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to the public purse was of hosting the World Police and Fire Games in Belfast in August 2013.
(168041)
69
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Prime Minister, whether public expenditure is fully taken into account in respect of the funds involved in the protection of his person while in the House.
(168093)
70
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average level of per capita funding provided for road maintenance to local authorities in each English region.
(168039)
71
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his policy is on the road tax payable by foreign vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
(168166)
72
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Government monitors foreign cars entering the UK.
(168167)
73
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Government is able to calculate when a foreign vehicle is liable to begin paying road tax.
(168168)
74
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many untraced driver agreement applications rejected by the Motor Insurers' Bureau have subsequently been overturned by an arbitrator at appeal either by (a) preliminary and (b) final decision.
(168091)
75
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on assisting recipients of Employment and Support Allowance into work through the Work Programme since June 2011.
(168116)
76
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how long claimants moved on to managed payments as a result of eight weeks' arrears will remain on that scheme before returning to direct payments; and if he will make a statement.
(168117)
77
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that Jobcentre Plus records the number of referrals they make to foodbanks; and if he will make a statement.
(168118)
Notices given on Thursday 5 September
1
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, What input she plans to have to the Haass talks.
[Question Unstarred]
(900157)
2
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Barnsley and (b) South Yorkshire who are in full-time work earn below the living wage.
[Transferred]
(168123)
3
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on assessing the human rights record of countries before permitting arms exports from the UK to those countries.
[Transferred]
(168162)
4
Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
To ask the Attorney General, what information he holds on complaints made about developmentally inappropriate questioning of child witnesses in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
(168191)
5
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Attorney General, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by the Law Officers' Departments were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168271)
6
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will seek assurances from (a) employers and (b) licensed operators in the UK continental shelf that offshore workers who refuse to board Super Puma helicopters will not be blacklisted as a result.
(168302)
7
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change brokering a formal agreement between employer's representatives and trades unions representing the offshore workforce on regular trade union access to employees in the offshore workplace.
(168303)
8
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department last conducted a review of employment rights in the offshore oil and gas sector.
(168304)
9
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168270)
10
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168272)
11
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on total managed expenditure of the immigration from Romania and Bulgaria after 2014.
(168293)
12
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs (a) has spent under each cost heading in each year since 2010-11 and (b) expects to spend under each cost heading in each year between 2013-14 and 2015-16.
(168194)
13
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of its resources HM Revenue and Customs expects to spend under each cost heading in each year from 2013-14 to 2015-16.
(168195)
14
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HM Revenue and Customs' total yield in each area of its activity (a) was in each year since 2010-11 and (b) is targeted to be in each year between 2013-14 and 2015-16.
(168196)
15
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprentices have been employed by HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2010-11; and how many people will be so employed in each year until 2015-16.
(168207)
16
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in each area of its activity HM Revenue and Customs expects to retire in each year between 2013-14 and 2015-16.
(168208)
17
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs expects to make (a) voluntarily and (b) compulsorily redundant from each area of its activity in each year from 2013-14 to 2015-16; and how much has HM Revenue and Customs has allocated to meet redundancy costs in each such year.
(168209)
18
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff HM Revenue and Customs has made (a) voluntarily and (b) compulsorily redundant in each of its areas of activity in each year from 2010-11 to 2012-13; and how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on redundancy costs in each such year.
(168210)
19
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff working for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) were engaged (a) through personal service companies and (b) off payroll in each year since 2010-11; and how many of those staff are still employed at HMRC.
(168243)
20
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 31 August 2012, Official Report, column 87W, on New Enterprise Allowance, whether it remains the case that the scheme will not be extended beyond 2013.
(168255)
21
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to remove business rates from former public toilets which are no longer in use.
(168258)
22
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168273)
23
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy that local authorities should be required to implement cat care policies to prevent the abandonment of cats in urban areas; and if he will make a statement.
(168259)
24
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on the slow speed of broadband in rural communities; and if she will make a statement.
(168244)
25
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by her Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168274)
26
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the annual approximate cost to his Department of steps to meet its Greening Government targets by March 2015.
(168305)
27
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to meet carbon emission reduction targets.
(168306)
28
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many successful prosecutions have been brought under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 in each of the last five years.
(168246)
29
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168275)
30
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he plans to take to ensure that teachers are held accountable for the teaching of speaking and listening skills at Key Stage 4 English and English Language after Ofqual's decision to remove the Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and GCSE English Language.
(168311)
31
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration he has given to the effect of Ofqual's decision to remove the Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and GCSE English Language on (a) attainment for pupils with special educational needs, (b) attainment for pupils with speech, language and communication needs, (c) attainment for pupils with dyslexia and (d) attainment for children considered to be from more deprived backgrounds.
(168312)
32
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168276)
33
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many staff (a) directly employed and (b) indirectly employed through other companies by his Department were employed on zero hours contracts in each of the last 10 years.
(168277)
34
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the annual amount paid in constraint payments in Scotland for energy is from (a) wind, (b) coal, (c) gas and (d) nuclear in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
(168308)
35
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many tonnes of carbon dioxide his Department estimates were displaced by renewable electricity generation in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales in 2012 for which figures are available.
(168307)
36
Dr Alan Whitehead
(Southampton, Test):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much was paid in constraint payments by National Grid in each year from 2009; and what proportion of such payments were received by (a) windfarms and (b) gas-fired power stations.
(168205)
37
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assurances he has received as to the benefit to the Saharawi population of the new protocol to the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement.
(168313)
38
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he (a) raised with his Syrian counterpart and (b) made representations to the Syrian government that Syria should join the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons since May 2010.
(168287)
39
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he (a) raised with his Russian counterpart and (b) made representations to the Russian government over the importance of pressing Syria to join the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons since May 2010.
(168288)
40
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) Minister and (b) officials from his Department met the Director-General for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on 23 August 2013; what matters were discussed at this meeting; and what decisions were taken.
(168289)
41
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he (a) raised with his Chinese counterpart and (b) made representations to the Chinese government on pressing Syria to join the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons since 2010.
(168290)
42
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he (a) raised with his Iranian counterpart and (b) made representations to the Iranian government on pressing Syria to join the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
(168291)
43
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the practice of female genital mutilation.
(168234)
44
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he has given to introducing a licensing system to regulate providers of higher-risk cosmetic interventions.
(168203)
45
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has given consideration to bringing forward legislative proposals to give local authorities powers to regulate providers of higher-risk cosmetic interventions.
(168204)
46
Sarah Newton
(Truro and Falmouth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department will be running a Warm Homes, Healthy People programme for the winter of 2013-14.
(168295)
47
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what responsibilities were transferred from his Department to NHS England and its predecessor organisations in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
(168235)
48
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the net value is of the property portfolio owned by NHS England.
(168236)
49
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the net value is of the property portfolio managed by NHS England.
(168237)
50
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual salary is of the Chief Executive of NHS England.
(168238)
51
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the salaries are of each board member of NHS England.
(168239)
52
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number of staff employed by NHS England is.
(168240)
53
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the annual budget of NHS England and its predecessor organisations was in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
(168241)
54
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the value of contracts overseen by NHS England and its predecessor organisations has been in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date.
(168242)
55
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cadavers were held in public mortuaries for more than one month in each year since 1997.
(168192)
56
Mr Andrew Smith
(Oxford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the estimated cost for holding cadavers in public mortuaries was in each year since 1997.
(168193)
57
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding the Government has allocated to combating the practice of female genital mutilation at home and abroad.
(168212)
58
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training is given to police officers on tackling and prosecuting instances of female genital mutilation.
(168231)
59
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on granting asylum to women and girls at risk of female genital mutilation.
(168232)
60
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were stopped and searched under the Terrorism Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
(168296)
61
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many posts in her Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168278)
62
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department about those at risk of female genital mutilation seeking asylum in the UK.
(168211)
63
Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North and Leith):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all the governments which attended the Nutrition for Growth event on 8 June 2013 make their promised financial commitments to tackle malnutrition.
(168256)
64
Mark Lazarowicz
(Edinburgh North and Leith):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what countries and to support which activities her Department will disburse the monetary commitments made by the Nutrition for Growth event on 8 June 2013.
(168257)
65
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many posts in her Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168280)
66
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost was of the new Healthcare Unit at HMP Dorchester.
(168197)
67
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the commissioning process for the new Healthcare Unit at HMP Dorchester began.
(168198)
68
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what capital expenditure projects his Department commissioned at (a) HMP Blundeston, (b) HMP Dorchester, (c) HMP Northallerton and (d) HMP Reading in each of the last five years; what the cost of each such project was; and if he will make a statement.
(168199)
69
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ongoing maintenance programme costs at (a) HMP Blundeston, (b) HMP Dorchester, (c) HMP Northallerton and (d) HMP Reading will be in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
(168200)
70
Ian Lavery
(Wansbeck):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the new Healthcare Unit at HMP Dorchester was opened.
(168206)
71
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value was of orders enforced under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each of the last five years.
(168298)
72
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many posts in his Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168281)
73
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many posts in her Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168282)
74
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many posts in his Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168283)
75
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase funding to encourage uptake of cycling at the level of the European average.
(168294)
76
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many posts in his Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168284)
77
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many posts in his Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168285)
78
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the practice of female genital mutilation in the UK.
(168233)
79
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the extent of gender-specific bullying in the legal profession.
(168247)
80
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many posts in the Government Equalities Office have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168279)
81
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Health and Safety Executive last conducted a review of the safety reporting procedure in the offshore helicopter sector.
(168292)
82
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many 16 to 24 year olds in (a) Jarrow Constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK have been employed on zero hours contracts in each of the past five years.
(168201)
83
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for how many hours an employee on a zero hours contract has to work to be counted as employed rather than unemployed in his Department's monthly employment statistics.
(168202)
84
Mr Michael McCann
(East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of doubling the loan book of the Start up Loans Company.
(168299)
85
Mr Michael McCann
(East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what amount his Department has spent on the Start up Loans Company; and what that funding has been spent on.
(168300)
86
Mr Michael McCann
(East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of doubling the capacity of the New Enterprise Allowance Scheme.
(168301)
87
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many foreign-born nationals claimed jobseeker's allowance in each of the last five years.
(168297)
88
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the 100 parliamentary constituencies with the largest amount of Japanese inward investment over the last 30 years.
(168245)
89
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many posts in his Department have been relocated from London to each other region in each of the last 10 years.
(168286)
90
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when weekly signing for jobseeker's allowance will begin.
(168269)
91
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets his Department has set for reducing income inequality; and what its policy is on the social effect of income inequality.
(168309)
92
Dr Eilidh Whiteford
(Banff and Buchan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Scotland are currently waiting for a new jobseeker's allowance claim to be processed; and what the average waiting time is.
(168310)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
*
1
David Morris
(Morecambe and Lunesdale):
What assessment he has made of the rate of private sector job creation.
(900218)
*
2
John Cryer
(Leyton and Wanstead):
What recent comparative assessment he has made of trends in real wages in the UK and in similar economies.
(900219)
*
3
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes.
(900220)
*
4
Yvonne Fovargue
(Makerfield):
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty.
(900221)
*
5
Mr Dave Watts
(St Helens North):
Whether he plans to introduce a land tax.
(900222)
*
6
Steve Brine
(Winchester):
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.
(900223)
*
7
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
What recent progress he has made on implementation of the mortgage guarantee scheme.
(900224)
*
8
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
What his policy is on the payment of corporation tax by foreign-based companies; and if he will make a statement.
(900225)
*
9
Stella Creasy
(Walthamstow):
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes.
(900226)
*
10
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty.
(900227)
*
11
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes.
(900228)
*
12
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty.
(900229)
*
13
Nigel Mills
(Amber Valley):
What recent progress he has made on his plans to tackle tax avoidance.
(900230)
*
14
Dr Phillip Lee
(Bracknell):
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.
(900231)
*
15
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes.
(900232)
*
16
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
What recent assessment he has made of the contribution to the economy made by the manufacturing sector.
(900233)
*
17
Emma Reynolds
(Wolverhampton North East):
What recent progress has been made on implementation of the National Infrastructure Plan.
(900234)
*
18
Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes.
(900235)
*
19
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
What estimate he has made of the annual value of the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent to a person earning £1 million per annum.
(900236)
*
20
Mr Brooks Newmark
(Braintree):
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.
(900237)
*
21
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses.
(900238)
*
22
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty.
(900239)
*
23
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
What recent comparative assessment he has made of trends in real wages in the UK and in similar economies.
(900240)
*
24
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty.
(900241)
*
25
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
What recent comparative assessment he has made of trends in real wages in the UK and in similar economies.
(900242)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
John Robertson
(Glasgow North West):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(900208)
*
2
Paul Maynard
(Blackpool North and Cleveleys):
(900209)
*
3
Kelvin Hopkins
(Luton North):
(900210)
*
4
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
(900211)
*
5
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
(900212)
*
6
Stephen Mosley
(City of Chester):
(900213)
*
7
Graham Evans
(Weaver Vale):
(900214)
*
8
Kwasi Kwarteng
(Spelthorne):
(900215)
*
9
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
(900216)
*
10
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
(900217)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 29 August
1
N
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many invoices were processed by his Department in the last financial year for which figures are available.
(167658)
2
N
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many invoices were processed by his Department in the last financial year for which figures are available.
(167659)
3
N
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many invoices were processed by her Department in the last financial year for which figures are available.
(167657)
4
N
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many invoices were processed by his Department in the last financial year for which figures are available.
(167656)
Notices given on Monday 2 September
1
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many disqualification decisions taken in another EU member state have been given effect in the UK under the terms of the 1998 EU Convention on Driving Disqualifications in each of the last four years.
(167747)
2
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on which EU member states which have not yet done so intend to adopt the 1998 EU Convention on Driving Disqualifications.
(167748)
3
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of whether the UK would be obliged to accept the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU to give preliminary rulings on the interpretation of the 1998 EU Convention on Driving Disqualifications if the UK remained bound by that Convention after the expiry of the transitional period provided for in Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(167749)
Notices given on Thursday 5 September
1
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Attorney General, how many convictions for committing female genital mutilation there were in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(168248)
2
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 525W on British Overseas Territories, how many action plans from the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies have been published to date; where such plans have been published; and what steps he plans to take against those jurisdictions that fail to publish action plans by the end of this year.
(168214)
3
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases investigated by HM Revenue and Customs were awaiting a tax tribunal hearing on 31 March (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013; and what steps he is taking to reduce these figures.
(168225)
4
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HM Revenue and Customs' compliance yield has been in the financial year to date.
(168226)
5
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful criminal prosecutions have been brought as a result of investigations by HM Revenue and Customs in each year since 2010-11; and which offences were prosecuted in that time.
(168227)
6
N
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to facilitate negotiations between employers and trades unions on pensions in the fire service.
(168316)
7
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what savings, in each category of expenditure, his Department has made since May 2010; and what savings are forecast over the next five years.
(168325)
8
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding was allocated for the improvement and maintenance of living accommodation in each category for the (a) RAF, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Army for each of the financial years from 2009-10 to the present financial year; and what funding has been allocated for the next three full financial years.
(168326)
9
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding was allocated to the (a) RAF, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Army for recruitment purposes in each category of expenditure in each financial year from 2009-10 to the current financial year.
(168327)
10
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what land in the UK is available to his Department for use in training; and on what occasions each such location has been used for those purposes in the last year.
(168319)
11
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what benefits in kind were received by the (a) Permanent Secretary of his Department, (b) the Chief of the Defence Staff, (c) the Vice Chief of the Defence Staff and (d) the Chief of Defence Materiel in 2012-13.
(168320)
12
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministers in his Department have taken charter flights and to which destinations; and at what cost per flight in each of the last 12 months.
(168321)
13
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the nature is of each of his Department's loss of personal data incidents in 2012-13.
(168323)
14
N
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the companies which tendered for the GoCo will be the subject of scrutiny and consideration by the Government's cross-departmental review.
(168249)
15
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reserve force facilities there are for each service in West Sussex; how many reservists attend each such base regularly; and if he will make a statement.
(168260)
16
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which countries in the Middle East the UK has a defence co-operation agreement.
(168322)
17
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many special advisers in his private ministerial office have developed vetting security clearance.
(168215)
18
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many appointments and reappointments he has made to public bodies since May 2010; and which candidates for those posts have declared political activity since the most recent general election.
(168217)
19
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library a copy of each of his Department's non-executive board member's entry in the Register of Interests.
(168220)
20
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Huddersfield of 15 July 2013, Official Report, column 478W on accountancy, what the purpose of each contract with Deloitte is.
(168213)
21
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the study into the rising use of food aid commissioned by his Department in February 2013 will be published.
(168331)
22
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many badger carcasses resulting from the pilot badger culls have been disposed of at category 1 waste facilities; and if he will list those facilities.
(168332)
23
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many badgers have been reported killed in the two pilot badger cull areas.
(168333)
24
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is planning to take to improve the management of ragwort.
(168262)
25
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy objectives are with respect to the transport of animals over long distances.
(168318)
26
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which organisations or individuals have withdrawn from each of the networks established under the public health responsibility deal to date.
(168216)
27
N
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which education institutions sponsoring non-EEA students under Tier 4 of the points-based system have yet to obtain Highly Trusted status.
(168218)
28
N
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many education institutions are able to offer below-degree level courses to adults entering the UK under Tier 4 of the points-based system.
(168219)
29
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases asylum was granted on the grounds of the risk of female genital mutilation in each year since 2010.
(168223)
30
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases asylum was applied for on the basis of the risk of female genital mutilation but subsequently rejected since 2010.
(168224)
31
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when a reply will be sent to letters sent by the hon. Member for Harrow West on 13 May and 16 July 2013 to UK Visas and Immigration regarding Mr Khaldoon Atiyah.
(168328)
32
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement staff were involved in her Department's pilot advertising scheme using the phrase, 'go home or face arrest'.
(168263)
33
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who contacted her Department as a result of the pilot advertising scheme using the phrase, 'go home or face arrest', were (a) identified as illegal immigrants, (b) deported and (c) left the country voluntarily.
(168264)
34
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people texted her Department during its pilot advertising scheme using the phrase, 'go home or face arrest'; and what the nationalities were of those who texted.
(168265)
35
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many vans were used by her Department for its pilot advertising scheme using the phrase, 'go home or face arrest'.
(168266)
36
N
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to roll out her Department's advertising scheme using the phrase, 'go home or face arrest'.
(168267)
37
N
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate he has made of the cost to the House service of the recall of the House on 29 August 2013; and what estimate he has made of the amount of revenue foregone by (a) visitor services, (b) the Jubilee Cafe, (c) other catering services and (d) other services due to that recall.
(168228)
38
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on research and development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines for global health through each of her Department's product development partnerships in each of the last five years; and how much she intends to spend in such fashion in each of the next five years.
(168221)
39
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Departmernt has to replace the current research strategy for new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines when it expires at the end of 2013.
(168222)
40
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list by (a) region and (b) by month the (i) nationality, (ii) gender and (iii) age of each suspected victim of trafficking referred by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority to the Trafficking Victim support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army since June 2010.
(168330)
41
N
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to reviewing the ban on facilitation payments under the Bribery Act 2010.
(168268)
42
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the extra cost of compensation to the owners of the further properties along the route of Phase 1 of High Speed 2 to whom letters have been sent this week for the first time informing them that their property will be required for HS2 construction purposes.
(168329)
43
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the revised maps showing the extra properties along the route of Phase 1 of High Speed 2 where owners are this week being informed for the first time that their property is in some way required for the construction of High Speed 2.
(168334)
44
N
Mr Liam Byrne
(Birmingham, Hodge Hill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what date the new rollout plan for universal credit will be published.
(168317)
45
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal helicopter accidents there have been in the offshore oil and gas sector in each year since 1983; and what comparative assessment he has made of the relative safety of helicopters working in the Norwegian oil and gas sector over the same period.
(168314)
46
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of (a) employers and (b) trade unions on safety in the offshore helicopter sector.
(168315)
47
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the safety of Super Puma model helicopters used to transport workers to and from offshore installations in the North Sea.
(168324)
48
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of reports of difficulties with the new simpler payment system for pensions and disability benefits, in particular of PIN numbers being overheard by bystanders.
(168250)
49
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what ways the weekly signing requirement for jobseeker's allowance announced in the 2013 Budget differs from the system in place prior to April 2011 when weekly signing was abolished.
(168251)
50
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of additional children who would be living in households receiving below the 60 per cent median equivalised household income if the benefit cap were reduced to £20,000 per annum.
(168252)
51
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of additional households that would be affected by the benefit cap if that cap were reduced to £20,000 per annum.
(168253)
52
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his contribution of 11 September 2012, Official Report, column 154, when he started holding weekly meetings on the IT development for universal credit.
(168261)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
*
1
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
When the Government plans to publish the next paper of its Scotland analysis programme.
(900183)
*
2
Mr Alan Reid
(Argyll and Bute):
What recent assessment he has made of the performance of the rural economy in Scotland.
(900184)
*
3
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and Ministers of the Scottish Government on the continued use of sterling in a separate Scotland.
(900185)
*
4
Gregg McClymont
(Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):
What estimate he has made of the number of people employed on zero-hours contracts in Scotland.
(900186)
*
5
Jim McGovern
(Dundee West):
What discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the use of zero-hours contracts in Scotland.
(900187)
*
6
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on pensions of Scottish independence.
(900188)
*
7
Mary Macleod
(Brentford and Isleworth):
What steps the Government is taking to protect workers in the oil and gas industry in Scotland.
(900189)
*
8
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on Scotland's future economic prospects.
(900190)
*
9
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
What estimate his Department has made of the proportion of people in Scotland in receipt of the state pension compared to the rest of the UK.
(900191)
*
10
Mrs Eleanor Laing
(Epping Forest):
What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
(900192)
*
11
John Stevenson
(Carlisle):
What assessment his Department has made of the value to businesses in Scotland of being part of the UK.
(900193)
*
12
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
What recent assessment he has made of the level of employment in manufacturing industries in Scotland.
(900194)
*
13
Gemma Doyle
(West Dunbartonshire):
What change there has been in the level of average wages in Scotland since May 2010.
(900195)
*
14
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
What amount of administrative cost savings was made by his Department in 2012-13; and what amount of savings are planned to be made in 2013-14.
(900196)
*
15
Mark Menzies
(Fylde):
What assessment his Department has made of the value to businesses in Scotland of being part of the UK.
(900197)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
*
1
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 11 September.
(900243)
*
2
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
(900244)
*
3
Albert Owen
(Ynys Môn):
(900245)
*
4
Gordon Birtwistle
(Burnley):
(900246)
*
5
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
(900247)
*
6
Amber Rudd
(Hastings and Rye):
(900248)
*
7
Gavin Shuker
(Luton South):
(900249)
*
8
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
(900250)
*
9
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
(900251)
*
10
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
(900252)
*
11
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
(900253)
*
12
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
(900254)
*
13
Stella Creasy
(Walthamstow):
(900255)
*
14
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
(900256)
*
15
Mr Virendra Sharma
(Ealing, Southall):
(900257)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 5 September
1
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral Answer of 4 September 2013 to the hon. Member for New Forest East on Trident, if he will make an estimate of the additional cost to his Department of bringing forward the main gate decision on the successor submarines to before May 2015.
[Transferred]
(168094)
2
N
Craig Whittaker
(Calder Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the latest (a) vacancy and (b) turnover rates for social workers in England is in each (i) local authority and (ii) region.
(168335)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson
(Houghton and Sunderland South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he will publish by the end of 2013 a full response to the consultation on the Nursery Milk Scheme that ended in October 2012.
(168336)
4
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department plans to provide to the charity, Carbon Monoxide Awareness during National Carbon Monoxide Awareness week in November 2013.
(168229)
5
N
Derek Twigg
(Halton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is made available by the NHS to people experiencing long-term chronic health problems as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
(168230)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 2 September
1
N
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2013, Official Report, column 721W, on Warfarin, what responsibility NHS England has for the enforcement of the NHS Constitution with regards to patients' legal rights to medicines approved by NICE.
(167750)
2
N
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2013, Official Report, column 721W, on Warfarin, what action NHS England may take to direct (a) NHS medicines management organisations and (b) Clinical Commissioning Groups to alter prescribing protocols which it judges to be in conflict with the provisions of the NHS constitution as it pertains to patients' legal rights to access to medicines approved by NICE.
(167751)
3
N
Mr Crispin Blunt
(Reigate):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2013, Official Report, column 721W, on Warfarin, what steps have been taken by NHS England to date against those NHS organisations which may have breached the NHS constitution by publishing prescribing protocols on the use of anticoagulants which restrict patient access to novel oral anticoagulants to a second-line therapy.
(167752)
Notices given on Thursday 5 September
1
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contacts there have been with representatives of the government of Iran during the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(168338)
2
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what monitoring is undertaken of the activities of British-based mining companies operating in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); and what discussions have been held with the government of DRC on the operation of Extractive Industries Transparency Protocol.
(168340)
3
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many legacy asylum applications are still outstanding; how many have been resolved in each of the last 12 months; and how many staff are allocated to this task.
(168341)
4
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will arrange for the hon. Member for Walsall North to receive a reply to her letter of 23 July 2013 to the interim Director General of UK Visas and Immigration on behalf of a constituent, CTS ref M01314/13; and what the reason is for the length of time taken to reply.
(168254)
5
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what level of transitional funding for housing allowance has been allocated to each London borough for the financial year (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 to date; and what the intended level is in 2013-14.
(168337)
6
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average level of housing allowance paid to claimants in the private rented sector in each London borough is; and what the equivalent payment was for each of the last three years.
(168339)
Northern Ireland Grand Committee
[sitting at Northern Ireland]
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
*
1
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland.
(900150)
*
2
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
What her policy is on the building of a shared future in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
(900151)
*
3
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
What assessment she has made of the effect of the Republican parade in Castlederg on 11 August 2013 on community relations in Northern Ireland and of whether this and other parades breached the determination of the Parades Commission.
(900152)
*
4
David Simpson
(Upper Bann):
What recent assessment she has made of fuel smuggling in Northern Ireland.
(900153)
*
5
Jim Shannon
(Strangford):
What steps she is taking to address the concerns of the Police Federation of Northern Ireland regarding police shortages.
(900154)
*
6
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
(Belfast South):
What her policy is on the Haass negotiations and what consideration she has given to the implementation of any recommendations arising from those talks.
(900155)
*
7
Mark Durkan
(Foyle):
What recent discussions she has had with a) her ministerial colleagues and b) Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on the welfare changes and annually managed expenditure in Northern Ireland.
(900156)