Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 12 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 Wednesday 11 September 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’™)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 12 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 Transport
*
1
Susan Elan Jones
(Clwyd South):
What the current budget is for High Speed 2.
(900267)
*
2
Sir Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
What steps he is taking to tackle potholes on UK roads.
(900268)
*
3
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
What his plans are for future investment in London's transport network.
(900269)
*
5
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
What steps he is taking to tackle potholes on UK roads.
(900271)
*
6
Mrs Siân C. James
(Swansea East):
What the current budget is for High Speed 2.
(900272)
*
8
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
What his policy is on the privatisation of InterCity East Coast rail services; and if he will make a statement.
(900274)
*
9
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
What his future plans are for transport infrastructure in North West England; and if he will make a statement.
(900275)
*
10
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of High Speed 2 on economic growth in a) Chesterfield, b) Derbyshire and c) the East Midlands.
(900276)
*
11
George Freeman
(Mid Norfolk):
What plans he has to ensure that the Roads Spending Programme supports a) the A47 and b) other routes of strategic regional and national economic importance.
(900277)
*
13
Jason McCartney
(Colne Valley):
What progress his Department has made on procuring new rolling stock for the East Coast Main Line.
(900279)
*
14
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
What assessment he has made of the a) cost and b) reduction in service of ferries between the Isle of Wight and the English mainland; and if he will make a statement.
(900280)
*
15
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
What support he will provide for local bus services; and if he will make a statement.
(900281)
*
16
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
What assessment he has made of the effect of the 2013 Spending Review on road funding; and if he will make a statement.
(900282)
*
17
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
What upper limit the Government has set for spending on High Speed 2.
(900283)
*
18
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
What assessment he has made of the increase in capacity on existing train lines which will result from the removal of faster trains to a new line.
(900284)
*
19
Caroline Nokes
(Romsey and Southampton North):
What plans the Government has to promote shipping, ports and the maritime business sector in the UK.
(900285)
*
20
Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
What progress his Department has made on procuring new rolling stock for the Great Western Line; and if he will make a statement.
(900286)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(900287)
*
2
James Wharton
(Stockton South):
(900288)
*
3
Amber Rudd
(Hastings and Rye):
(900289)
*
4
Eric Ollerenshaw
(Lancaster and Fleetwood):
(900290)
*
5
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
(900291)
*
6
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
(900292)
*
7
Toby Perkins
(Chesterfield):
(900293)
*
8
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
(900294)
*
9
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
(900295)
*
10
Alok Sharma
(Reading West):
(900296)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the House of Commons Commission
*
1
Simon Hughes
(Bermondsey and Old Southwark):
To ask the Leader of the House, if he will make it his policy to encourage his ministerial colleagues to table Government amendments to bills whenever possible in the House of Commons rather than the House of Lords; and if he will make a statement.
(900258)
*
2
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the honourable Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress has been made in encouraging the recycling of plastics and cartons on the parliamentary estate.
(900259)
*
3
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions he has had on private Members' bills.
(900260)
*
4
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the honourable Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress has been made on the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster; and if he will make a statement.
(900261)
*
5
Keith Vaz
(Leicester East):
To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the current level of independence of select committees.
(900262)
*
6
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has to extend the practice of pre-legislative scrutiny.
(900263)
*
8
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the honourable Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans the Commission has to raise increased revenue through the hire of House facilities to corporate clients.
(900265)
*
9
Dr Thérèse Coffey
(Suffolk Coastal):
To ask the honourable Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether he plans to gather feedback on operation of the Curtis Green and Derby Gate entrances and exits.
(900266)
’ *
10
Thomas Docherty
(Dunfermline and West Fife):
To ask the honourable Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent discussions he has had with the British Egg Council on the procurement of indigenous eggs for all catering purposes in the House of Commons.
(900297)
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 he has 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 in each of the last three years.
(168339)
Notices given on Monday 9 September
1
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice his Department has issued to (a) retailers and (b) importers on the correct implementation for cosmetic products of the mandatory origin labelling requirements of EU Regulation 1223/2009.
(168490)
2
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to help make fresh fruit and vegetables more affordable.
(168567)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the extent to which supermarkets offering discounts on bulk purchases benefits consumers on low budgets.
(168568)
4
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) date and (b) location was of each overseas trade mission to promote British exports in which UK Trade and Industry was involved in each month since May 2010; and which of those trade missions were attended by each Minister.
(168918)
5
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to his speech of 11 September 2012 at Imperial College London, whether he still plans to publish specific sector strategy documents for (a) the digital and creative industries and (b) advanced manufacturing.
(168919)
6
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials of his Department are working on plans to introduce a fine for late payment.
(168920)
7
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which stakeholders have met Ministers or officials of his Department to date as part of his Department's review of zero-hours contracts; on what date and with whom each such meeting took place; which stakeholders have submitted written evidence to that review; and on what date each such submission was received.
(168921)
8
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2013, Official Report, column 538W, on Communities First Fund, if he will place in the Library a breakdown by local authority area of how much funding was allocated to the Community First programme in year (a) one and (b) two; and what proportion of that funding has been spent by local Community First panels.
(168479)
9
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the Barnett consequential for Northern Ireland for the money that (a) has already been spent, (b) is contracted to be spent and (c) will be spent in England on High Speed 2.
(168488)
10
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the Barnett consequential for Wales from expenditure a) already spent, (b) currently contracted to be spent and (c) projected to be spent in England on High Speed 2.
(168489)
11
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to which Government department the UK's official development assistance budget has been allocated in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014; and how much each such Department will administer in each such year.
(168462)
12
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2013, Official Report, column 457W, on tobacco: smuggling, what the revenue benefit to date is from reinvestment funding in activity by HM Revenue and Customs to tackle tobacco fraud; and what recent assessment he has made of HM Revenue and Custom's ability to meet the £1.4 billion revenue benefit from this activity originally forecast over the 2010 Spending Review period.
(168534)
13
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made by HM Revenue and Customs in initiating proceedings against those included in the 2012 and 2013 most wanted lists of tax fugitives; and if he will make a statement.
(168536)
14
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the tax gap estimates produced by (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) alternative sources; and if he will make a statement.
(168537)
15
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what target HM Revenue and Customs has set for reducing the tax gap in each year of the 2013 Spending Round period as (a) an overall figure and (b) a proportion of tax liabilities.
(168538)
16
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the proposed recapitalisation of the Co-operative Bank.
(168461)
17
N
Mr Chuka Umunna
(Streatham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of the total (a) number of businesses benefitting from small business rate relief and (b) value of support offered under small business rate relief relates to businesses (i) in the retail sector and (ii) occupying a retail unit.
(168917)
18
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources available to her Department to exercise the default powers of the Secretary of State provided for in the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.
(168574)
19
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new entry officer cadets there were at (a) Dartmouth, (b) Royal Military Support Sandhurst and (c) Cranwell in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012.
(168898)
20
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which companies financed the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in each of the last five years; and how much was contributed by each.
(168902)
21
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many parliamentarians have taken part in the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme in each of the last five years.
(168903)
22
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether flying pay is paid (a) at the same rate and (b) to the same criteria across the armed forces.
(168573)
23
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Oral contribution of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 5, on the Trident Alternatives Review and the written Answer of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 2 July 2013, Official Report, column 6W, on Trident, if he will provide details of the cost of the Trident Alternatives Review to the public purse in terms of (a) cost and (b) officials' time.
(168912)
24
N
Mr Kevan Jones
(North Durham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many times the Local Growth Cabinet Committee has met in the last 12 months.
(168911)
25
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
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) the amount of teaching time allocated to speaking and listening skills, (b) the development of pupils' oral communication skills and (c) the accountability of teachers to teach speaking and listening skills at Key Stage 4.
(168478)
26
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions his Department has had with Ofqual about its decision to remove the Speaking and Listening Assessment from GCSE English and GCSE English Language.
(168480)
27
N
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many unscheduled inspections of childcare providers following complaints were undertaken by Ofsted in each month since August 2008.
(168492)
28
N
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childcare providers subject to unscheduled inspections by Ofsted following complaints had their rating revised (a) down, (b) up, (c) from outstanding or good to unsatisfactory and (d) from outstanding or good to satisfactory in each month since August 2008.
(168493)
29
N
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints Ofsted has received from childcare providers about the quality or result of an unscheduled inspection following a complaint in each month since August 2008; and how many of these complaints were upheld (a) by the initial investigating official, (b) following an internal review and (c) by the Independent Complaints Adjudication Service for Ofsted.
(168494)
30
N
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many revisions to the rating of childcare providers Ofsted has made following an upheld complaint by a chilcare provider subject to an unscheduled inspection in each month since August 2008.
(168495)
31
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration he gave to including emergency life savings skills in the school curriculum.
(168834)
32
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what changes his Department intends to make to how sex and relationship education is taught under the PSHE curriculum.
(168460)
33
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the delegated spending threshold against which spending needs to be authorised by a Minister in his Department.
(168469)
34
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library his Department's statistics for absenteeism in the last three financial years.
(168532)
35
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 his Department's property assets.
(168533)
36
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which UK companies are licensed to deal with category 1 waste; and how many tonnes of category 1 waste (a) in total and (b) from abattoirs in the UK each such company dealt with in each of the last three years.
(168463)
37
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of category 1 waste was produced by abattoirs in the UK in each of the last three years.
(168464)
38
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the most common final end uses of category 1 waste after processing were in each of the last three years.
(168465)
39
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £500,000 allocated by his Department for badger vaccination has been distributed to farmers in the cull areas to date.
(168477)
40
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many monitors have been employed by Natural England to monitor the humaneness of the pilot badger culls.
(168484)
41
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to be in a position to publish the report that his Department has commissioned with regard to the effects of land-based wind farms upon property prices in rural areas.
(168842)
42
N
Mr James Clappison
(Hertsmere):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of attacks on the historic Christian town of Maaloula by elements of Syrian opposition forces; whether groups affiliated to or members of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) were involved in any such attacks; and what representations he has made to the SNC concerning toleration of religious minorities, including the Christian minority in Syria.
(168835)
43
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what range of diplomatic responses and sanctions are available to the Government in its relationships with another state when a UK citizen is being detained illegally by that state.
(168483)
44
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK Ambassador to the Dominican Republic has requested a meeting with the (a) Attorney-General, (b) President of the Supreme Court and (c) President of the Dominican Republic to discuss the case of Nicole Reyes a constituent of the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth.
(168485)
45
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will personally raise the case of Nicole Reyes a constituent of the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth with his counterpart in the Dominican Republic.
(168486)
46
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK citizens are being detained illegally in the Dominican Republic.
(168499)
47
N
Paul Goggins
(Wythenshawe and Sale East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian government about the murder of Mr Ataollah Rezvani on Saturday 24 August 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(168904)
48
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK has made representations to the Israeli authorities on the state of the Shu'fat refugee camp which is within the Jerusalem municipality; if he will make a statement on the health of the inhabitants of the camp; and if he will make a statement.
(168498)
49
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a contract has been signed with a company allowing them to take on the operation of the Cyclamen nuclear monitoring system.
(168528)
50
N
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Cyclamen nuclear monitoring system is in operation at any UK ports.
(168901)
51
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when, and under whose authority, the practice of requiring Eurostar passengers travelling between Brussels and London to keep their boarding passes for checking on arrival at St Pancras was introduced.
(168841)
52
N
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many post-charge bail applications have been (a) refused, (b) granted with conditions and (c) granted unconditionally in cases where a defendant has been charged with an offence against the person, in a domestic context in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2011.
(168491)
53
N
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Government's response to the Second Report of the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2013-14, on Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming HC 68-I.
(168530)
54
N
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Second Report of the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2013-14, on Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming, HC 68-I, what plans she has to strengthen protection for children from grooming and sexual exploitation.
(168531)
55
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many joint investigation teams the UK has been involved in for each of the last five years.
(168496)
56
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many EU citizens, not born in the UK, are employed as police officers in the UK.
(168497)
57
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers of each rank have received training on investigating and gathering evidence in relation to complaints of stalking.
(168836)
58
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted and (d) jailed for offences under (i) section 2A and (ii) section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in Northamptonshire to date.
(168839)
59
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted and (d) jailed for offences under (i) section 2A and (ii) section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in Surrey to date.
(168840)
60
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on reducing the income thresholds for family visas applications.
(168472)
61
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visa applications have been paused since 5 July 2013.
(168473)
62
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department plans to amend spouse visa rules following the High Court judgement on 5 July 2013.
(168474)
63
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the policy of PICT is on (a) the use of open source software and (b) the choice of computer languages used for developing ICT services; and when this policy was last reviewed.
(168482)
64
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2013, Official Report, column 279W, on Palestinians, when her Department will complete its consideration of the costs and benefits of additional assistance for vulnerable communities in Area C.
(168475)
65
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department plans to allocate the additional £52 million of UK aid to Syria.
(168481)
66
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what consideration determined the timing of her announcement in April 2013 that the UK's bilateral aid programme to South Africa would end in 2015.
(168582)
67
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether representatives of the South African government expressed concern about her decision to end the UK's bilateral aid programme to South Africa in 2015 before the announcement of the decision on 30 April 2013.
(168583)
68
N
Sir Edward Garnier
(Harborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (b) the Attorney General, (c) the Lord Chief Justice and (d) Ministers and officials in his Department on further training for (i) police forces, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service (iii) the Probation Service, (iv) magistrates and (v) judges on the application of sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997; and if he will make a statement.
(168833)
69
N
Mr Nick Gibb
(Bognor Regis and Littlehampton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many post-charge bail applications were (a) refused, (b) granted with conditions and (c) granted unconditionally in cases where a defendant has been charged with an offence contrary to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2011.
(168466)
70
N
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for cruelty to or neglect of children in each English police force area in each year since 1995.
(168476)
71
N
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for cases of sexual activity with a child under 16 in each English police force area in each year since 1995.
(168535)
72
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training Crown Prosecutors have received on sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
(168837)
73
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to issue revised sentencing guidelines in respect of new offences under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
(168838)
74
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his Answers of 15 December 2011, Official Report, column 875W, on Ministerial Policy Advisers, and 6 September 2012, Official Report, column 454W, on Ministerial Policy Advisers, when he last published a list of special advisers in post; whether the commitment to publish such a list on a quarterly basis has been adhered to; and when he will next publish an up-to-date list of special advisers in post and their number and costs.
(168529)
75
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what requests he has made for Barnett consequentials for Scotland arising from the High Speed 2 project.
(168468)
76
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Mayor of London on the extension of the South London Tramlink to Sutton town centre.
(168580)
77
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the consultation on compensation for Phase 1 of High Speed 2 will be issued by his Department.
(168565)
78
N
Lady Hermon
(North Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will visit Northern Ireland to meet the hon. Member for North Down and other local politicians to discuss the retention of vehicle licensing services in Northern Ireland.
(168527)
79
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to launch the re-run consultation on compensation for those affected by the High Speed 2 scheme; and when he expects a new dicretionary scheme to be in place.
(168470)
80
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many responses were received to (a) the draft Environmental Statement and (b) the Design Refinement Consultation for phase one of the High Speed 2 scheme.
(168471)
81
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) economic and (b) transport benefits to the West and South West of High Speed 2.
(168575)
82
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place copies of (a) the proposed revision to the passenger service requirement for the Transpennine franchise from May 2014 and (b) the responses received from consultees in the Library.
(168914)
83
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what requests he has made for Barnett consequentials for Wales arising from the High Speed 2 project.
(168467)
84
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish figures on incapacity benefit reassessments and decisions by condition group.
(168576)
85
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group have a prognosis of unlikely to return to work in the longer term.
(168577)
86
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people previously in receipt of incapacity benefit have been placed in the employment and support allowance work-related activity group without being seen by an assessor.
(168578)
87
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with a progressive condition are being placed on the Work Programme; and what the success rate for placing these claimants back into work has been to date.
(168579)
88
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the resource requirements of any introduction of Jobcentre Plus interviews for universal credit claimants who are deemed to be earning too little.
(168913)
89
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proposals his Department has made for sanctions under universal credit for claimants who are deemed to be earning too little; and if he will make a statement.
(168915)
90
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had regarding possible Jobcentre Plus interventions for those earning less than £950 per month, following the introduction of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
(168916)
91
N
Fiona O'Donnell
(East Lothian):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what agreements his Department has made with the Trussell Trust since May 2010; what the status of any such agreement is; and what discussions his Department has had with the Trussell Trust since May 2010.
(168564)
92
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason war disablement pension is disregarded under universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
(168581)
93
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the extent to which the jobseeker's allowance domestic violence easement is applied in jobcentres in practice; and if he will make a statement.
(168584)
94
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of his Department's research report entitled Domestic Violence: Implementation of JSA DV Easement and DDV Concession, published in June 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(168832)
Notices given on Tuesday 10 September
1
N
Charlie Elphicke
(Dover):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What consideration he has given to banning lorries from overtaking on motorways and dual carriageways.
[Question Unstarred]
(900273)
2
N
Barbara Keeley
(Worsley and Eccles South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, What steps he is taking to support cycling.
[Question Unstarred]
(900270)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on developing a food pricing policy that tackles food poverty alongside public health concerns.
[Transferred]
(168566)
4
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the case of Nicole Reyes a constituent of the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth, who is detained illegally in the Dominican Republic with the president of the Dominican Republic.
[Transferred]
(168487)
5
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much inward foreign direct investment UK Trade and Industry South East and its private sector partners attracted into Berkshire in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169082)
6
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that the work of regional UK Trade and Investment offices is accurately measured and monitored.
(169083)
7
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in Berkshire have started exporting for the first time as a direct result of the work of UK Trade and Industry South East in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169084)
8
Adam Afriyie
(Windsor):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in Berkshire have started exporting to a new market for the first time as a direct result of the work of UK Trade and Industry South East in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169085)
9
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in London have started exporting to a new market for the first time as a direct result of the work of the London UK Trade and Investment office in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169065)
10
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in London have started exporting for the first time as a direct result of the work of the London UK Trade and Investment office in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169066)
11
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much additional export volume has been generated for businesses in London as a direct result of the work of the London UK Trade and Investment office in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169095)
12
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to prevent travel companies significantly raising prices during school holidays.
(168997)
13
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Royal Mail post offices there were in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
(168998)
14
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in Ashfield constituency have received the Green Deal to date.
(168999)
15
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much was spent on travel for his Department's officials in each of the last five years.
(169001)
16
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England were paid the minimum wage in each of the last five years.
(169002)
17
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many projects in Ashfield constituency have been (a) selected to receive funding and (b) received final offer letters from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available.
(169003)
18
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many applications were received from businesses in Ashfield constituency for funding from the Regional Growth Fund in the latest period for which figures are available.
(169004)
19
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new overseas contracts were won by businesses in the West Midlands as a direct result of the work of UK Trade and Investment West Midlands in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169096)
20
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how often UK Trade and Investment West Midlands has contacted local hon. Members in Shropshire to help it secure inward investment into Shropshire in 2013 to date.
(169097)
21
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which (a) foreign companies, (b) investors, (c) sovereign wealth funds and (d) governments UK Trade and Investment worked with to secure inward investment into Shropshire in (i) 2011 and (ii) 2012.
(169098)
22
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which (a) foreign companies, (b) investors, (c) sovereign wealth funds and (d) governments UK Trade and Investment West Midlands and its private sector partners are working with to secure inward investment into Shropshire.
(169099)
23
Daniel Kawczynski
(Shrewsbury and Atcham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether UK Trade and Investment West Midlands and its private sector partners maintain a list of the top 10 inward investment opportunities in Shropshire.
(169100)
24
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to protect vulnerable people from scam mail.
(169016)
25
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the performance of local enterprise partnerships in rural areas.
(169035)
26
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to put in place to safeguard services when a Crown post office is moved to a retailer and that retailer closes down at a later date.
(168927)
27
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many post office managers were employed in each of the last 10 years.
(168928)
28
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of savings to the public purse from the closure of the Crown post offices buildings in Rhyl.
(168934)
29
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any Crown post offices will be relocated to retailers who do not have disability access.
(168935)
30
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of agency post office closures have been halted after public consultation in each of the last 5 years.
(168936)
31
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Crown Post Office closures have been halted after public consultation in each of the last 5 years.
(168937)
32
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's definition is of expression of interest in relation to taking on the franchise of a Crown Post Office.
(168938)
33
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many expressions of interest there have been in taking on the franchise of Rhyl Crown Post Office.
(168939)
34
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the projected saving is from the closure of Crown post offices buildings in Rhyl.
(168940)
35
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with local authorities on reducing rates and rents for the 70 Crown post offices proposed for relocation.
(168957)
36
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff in his Department work in the enforcement of regulations that apply to employment agencies and employment businesses.
(168973)
37
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many visits to employment agencies the Employment Standards Authority Inspectorate has made in each of the last five years; how many breaches of the law were found through such visits; what estimate he has made of the number of people found to have been underpaid through such visits; and how many successful prosecutions his Department has made against employment agencies and businesses found not to be operating within the law as a result of such visits.
(168974)
38
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much inward foreign direct investment UK Trade and Investment and its private sector partners attracted into North Herefordshire in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169127)
39
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in North Herefordshire started exporting for the first time as a direct result of the work of UK Trade and Investment in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169128)
40
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much additional export volume was generated for businesses in North Herefordshire as a direct result of the work of UK Trade and Investment in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169129)
41
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small and medium-sized enterprises in North Herefordshire started exporting to a new market for the first time as a direct result of the work of UK Trade and Investment in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169130)
42
Bill Wiggin
(North Herefordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new jobs were generated in North Herefordshire as a direct result of the work of UK Trade and Investment in the last (a) 12 months and (b) two years.
(169131)
43
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 30 November 2012, Official Report, column 526W, on manufacturing industries and with reference to his Department's announcements on the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative of 6 November 2011 and 26 November 2012, how much of the £125 million announced has been (a) allocated and (b) spent in the latest accounting period available; and if he will make a statement.
(168962)
44
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Answer of 30 November 2012, Official Report, column 526W, on manufacturing industries, how much funding of each round of the Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative has been (a) allocated and (b) provided to the applicant business; how much allocated to each round has been spent; and how many jobs have been (i) created or (ii) safeguarded through allocations in each Round.
(168963)
45
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will next visit the Emergency Planning College; and if he will make a statement.
(169144)
46
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what formal assessment he has made of the potential effect of the provisions of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill on the functioning of the National Assembly for Wales.
(168964)
47
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what formal assessment he has made of the potential impact of the provision of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill on the functioning of civil society in the devolved nations.
(168965)
48
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the level of the maximum fine for a company found not to be paying the minimum wage.
(168975)
49
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made on the resources his Department has available to enforce the minimum wage.
(168976)
50
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in Ashfield constituency were homeless in the latest period for which figures are available.
(169000)
51
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on travel for departmental officials in each of the last five years.
(169009)
52
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of unoccupied residential properties in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands.
(169021)
53
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands have been built as a result of the New Homes Bonus to date.
(169022)
54
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of properties in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England are graded at Band E for the purposes of council tax.
(169023)
55
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of how many household rents in the private rented sector fell below the average rent within each local authority area in the UK in each year since 2010-11.
(169140)
56
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of policy from his Department on child poverty in (a) Birkenhead constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and (c) the Liverpool City Region.
(169147)
57
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many children were homeless in (a) Birkenhead constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, (c) the Liverpool City Region and (d) the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
(169148)
58
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to address child homelessness in (a) Birkenhead constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and (c) the Liverpool City Region.
(169149)
59
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total level of Government investment in affordable housing in North Yorkshire will be throughout the current Parliament.
(168923)
60
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the monetary benefit to the average household of the freeze in council tax in the current Parliament in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England.
(168924)
61
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the total additional cost borne by local authorities as a result of the shift to individual voter registration; and if he will make a statement.
(168956)
62
Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to the introduction of (a) exclusion zones and (b) minimum separation distances between large scale groups of wind turbines and the nearest residential properties.
(169060)
63
Dame Joan Ruddock
(Lewisham, Deptford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes have been built in the last 12 months in (a) England, (b) London and (c) Lewisham.
(169139)
64
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many library staff employed by local authorities in England were employed on a zero hours contract in each of the last 5 years for which records are available.
(168972)
65
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons he took the decision to end the check-off system of payment of union subscriptions direct from wages.
(168977)
66
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what further steps her Department plans to take to tackle the problem of automatic telephone calls made to lines in domestic residences.
(169135)
67
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that rural areas in Rossendale and Darwen constituency can receiver faster broadband.
(169146)
68
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on travel for departmental officials in each of the last five years.
(169010)
69
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage people to get involved in athletics.
(169024)
70
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much National Lottery funding was given to organisations in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years.
(169025)
71
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on sport in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
(169026)
72
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to what extent the 3G mobile network coverage in North Yorkshire has been increased since May 2010; and what steps she is taking to increase that coverage further.
(168925)
73
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress she has made on her rural broadband strategy; and if she will make a statement.
(169038)
74
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to support the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda's proposals to end roaming charges in the EU.
(168931)
75
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to assist war veterans with mental health issues.
(169052)
76
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel will take part in Exercise Brilliant Mariner 2013; and what he estimates the cost to the public purse of that exercise will be.
(169169)
77
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel took part in Exercise Albanian Lion; what assessment the Commanding Officer of 42 Commando Royal Marines made of the Albanian force; and what estimate he has made of the likely cost to the public purse of that exercise.
(169170)
78
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel will take part in Exercise Bright Star; what he estimates the cost to the public purse of that exercise will be; and which (a) Egyptian and (b) United States Armed Forces units will participate.
(169171)
79
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel will take part in Exercise Red Alligator; what he estimates the cost to the public purse of that exercise will be; and which Saudi Arabian armed forces units will participate.
(169172)
80
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel will take part in Exercise Djibouti Scorpion and Exercise Djibouti Lion; what he estimates the cost to the public purse will be; and which Djibouti armed forces units will participate.
(169173)
81
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assets and how many personnel will take part in Exercise Sea Khanjar; what he estimates the cost to the public purse will be; and which United Arab Emirates armed forces units will participate.
(169174)
82
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK military assets and how many UK military personnel will take part in Exercise Omani Cougar; at what cost to the public purse; and what Omani armed forces units will participate in that exercise.
(169175)
83
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what countries have accepted invitations for their service personnel to embark on Exercise Cougar 13; and how many personnel have embarked, by country.
(169176)
84
Angus Robertson
(Moray):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what exercises are planned for the Royal Marine Commandos in Norway in 2014; and which units will participate.
(169177)
85
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he intends to Answer question number 162512 tabled on 26 June 2013 for Answer on 1 July 2013.
(169094)
86
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of records held on Edubase that are out-of-date or inaccurate.
(168960)
87
Andrew Bridgen
(North West Leicestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) cost and (b) timescales which would be involved in a procurement exercise for a contract for direct supply of milk as part of the Nursery Milk Scheme.
(168967)
88
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on travel for departmental officials in each of the last five years.
(169011)
89
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants there are in schools in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands.
(169028)
90
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands who eat school-provided dinners instead of packed lunches.
(169030)
91
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that older teachers can retrain and rejoin the profession.
(169032)
92
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children receive a healthy diet from school dinners.
(169033)
93
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much revenue has accrued to the public purse through the sale of sports fields in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England since May 2010.
(169034)
94
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how many days on average staff of his Department in each pay grade were absent from work as a result of ill health in each of the last 12 months.
(169008)
95
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children studying GCSEs have met the English Baccalaureate performance measure in (a) Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) England in 2013 to date.
(168922)
96
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to better integrate children with challenging behaviour into schools.
(169062)
97
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average GCSE results are of (a) boys and (b) girls from low income families; and if he will make a statement.
(169063)
98
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have visited the schools with the highest proportion of students in poverty since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.
(169064)
99
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost was of closing all primary schools closed in Leeds in 2003-04; what the annual cost of maintaining and securing the empty buildings is; and what additional cost is generated through a shortage of places in primary schools in Leeds.
(168959)
100
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on travel for departmental officials in each of the last five years.
(169012)
101
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to open the energy market to greater competition.
(169037)
102
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to keep pensioners warm in winter.
(169040)
103
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England were in receipt of the winter fuel allowance in each of the last five years.
(169041)
104
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the average annual energy bill for a typical family in Ashfield constituency in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
(169053)
105
Patrick Mercer
(Newark):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what consideration he has given to the introduction of exclusion zones for wind turbines in national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
(169061)
106
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he will provide to increase the flood resilience of Guisborough.
(168950)
107
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he will provide to increase the flood resilience of (a) Skinningrove, (b) Brotton, (c) Loftus, (d) Skelton and (e) surrounding areas.
(168951)
108
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he will provide to increase the flood resilience of Teesside.
(168952)
109
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he will provide to increase the flood resilience of Saltburn.
(168953)
110
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on travel for departmental officials in each of the last five years.
(169013)
111
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) other support his Department gives to animal rescue centres.
(169018)
112
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date the findings of the trial badger cull will be published.
(169019)
113
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many animal rescue centres there were in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
(169059)
114
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent progress he has made on co-operation with his European counterparts in Syria; and if he will make a statement.
(169036)
115
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he was made aware of the relevance of the judicial arrest warrant for Mr Almog when granting the application for Mr Almog's special mission.
(169090)
116
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the purpose of Mr Almog's special mission to the UK was; which official engagements he attended during in his mission; in which capacity he visited the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(169092)
117
Ms Diane Abbott
(Hackney North and Stoke Newington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inpatient beds for child and adolescent mental health services there were in each year from 2009.
(168926)
118
Mr David Blunkett
(Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department gives on the circumstances where ambulance crews should turn on blue lights and sirens.
(168958)
119
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent decision by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on the meningococcal B vaccine on the life sciences industry.
(168966)
120
Sir Tony Cunningham
(Workington):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the conclusions in the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer, 2011 that (a) an effective vaccine against meningitis B would have a substantial impact on morbidity and mortality from meningitis and (b) a greater emphasis needs to be placed on preventative health measures.
(169017)
121
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people classified as obese in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England.
(169042)
122
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise the nutritional standards of meals in NHS hospitals.
(169043)
123
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on hospitals supplying personal contact data of new mothers on hospital wards to private companies.
(169049)
124
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged 75 years and over were readmitted to hospital within one month of discharge in Brighton, Kemptown in the latest period for which figures are available.
(168969)
125
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to improve the treatment of elderly people whilst in hospital.
(168970)
126
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department gives to assist people who have given up their jobs to care for older relatives.
(168971)
127
Peter Luff
(Mid Worcestershire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the oral statement of 26 March 2013, Official Report, column 1473, on Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, what progress he has made on the development of a barring scheme to prevent managers found guilty of gross misconduct from finding a job in another part of the NHS.
(169091)
128
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to review the operation of the 111 telephone service; and if he will make a statement.
(169027)
129
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what evaluation his Department has made of the pilot national aortic aneurysm screening programme; and what plans he has for national roll-out of that programme.
(168930)
130
Priti Patel
(Witham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the productivity of the National Health Service in each of the last 10 years.
(169145)
131
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many deaths from prescription drug overdoses there were in (a) Pendle constituency and (b) Lancashire in each of the last five years.
(168968)
132
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage neighbourhood watch schemes in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) the UK.
(169020)
133
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many speed cameras there have been in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
(169046)
134
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were caught speeding by a speed camera in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
(169047)
135
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been generated through speed cameras in (a) the East Midlands and (b) England in each of the last five years.
(169080)
136
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will request that Kent Police publish information on the number of persons (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) convicted and (d) jailed under (i) Section 2a and (ii) Section 4a of the Protection from Harrassment Act 1997 since that Act's implementation.
(169089)
137
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses her Department's recent consultation on immigration and private rented housing received; and how many such responses were from people who are currently acting as landlords.
(168954)
138
Fiona Mactaggart
(Slough):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many responses her Department's recent consultation on health care for migrants received; and how many such responses were from practitioners and managers in the NHS or related bodies.
(168955)
139
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were charged under the Terrorism Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
(168929)
140
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce the cost of a UK visa to bring it into line with the cost of a Schengen Visa.
(169029)
141
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when (a) she and (b) officials of her Department last met representatives of Puntland and Jubaland.
(169005)
142
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when (a) she and (b) officials of her Department next plan to meet with representatives of Puntland and Jubaland.
(169006)
143
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Egypt.
(169031)
144
Dr Matthew Offord
(Hendon):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations her Department has made to the government of Montserrat in relation to the draft Conservation and Environmental Management Bill.
(168932)
145
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons were convicted for breach of a restraining order under the terms of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in 2012.
(169086)
146
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many persons were given a restraining order under the terms of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in 2012.
(169087)
147
Gordon Henderson
(Sittingbourne and Sheppey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether mental health assessments are made available to individuals (a) charged with and (b) convicted of stalking.
(169088)
148
Greg Mulholland
(Leeds North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights that prison sentences without the possibility of release undermine a prisoner's human rights.
(169081)
149
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the future of Corby Magistrates' Court.
(168978)
150
Mr Andy Slaughter
(Hammersmith):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to Answer question number 163254 tabled on 1 July 2013 for Answer on 3 July 2013.
(169093)
151
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will consider establishing an independent panel to investigate events surrounding the Ballymurphy Massacre in August 1971.
(169134)
152
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will work with members of the Dail to seek a way to fully investigate the events surrounding the Ballymurphy Massacre in August 1971.
(169142)
153
Paul Murphy
(Torfaen):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the Answer of 4 March 2013, Official Report, column 771W, on Army, for what reasons she has decided that a public inquiry into the deaths at Ballymurphy on 9 August 1971 would not be in the public interest.
(169143)
154
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on travel for departmental officials in each of the last five years.
(169014)
155
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect Grade I and Grade II listed buildings during the construction of High Speed 2.
(169044)
156
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road deaths were recorded in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last five years.
(169045)
157
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people are in receipt of a free bus pass in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England.
(169048)
158
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of people resident in Ashfield constituency who do not live within half a mile of a bus stop.
(169058)
159
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review the adequacy of the current regulatory framework for civil use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
(169050)
160
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress she has made on fairer representation for women in public life; and if she will make a statement.
(169039)
161
Mike Crockart
(Edinburgh West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to allow underspends in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 discretionary housing payment budget to be carried over.
(169126)
162
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on travel for departmental officials in each of the last five years.
(169015)
163
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many school leavers are not in employment, education or training within 12 months of leaving school.
(169051)
164
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people between 16 and 25 years old in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire have been claiming jobseeker's allowance for two years or more in each month since May 2010.
(169054)
165
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average weekly number of job applications submitted by each jobseeker in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England in each of the last 24 months.
(169055)
166
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on refunding the cost of travel by jobseekers to jobcentres in Ashfield constituency in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
(169056)
167
Gloria De Piero
(Ashfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people living in private rented accommodation in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands and (d) England are in receipt of housing benefit.
(169057)
168
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the number of people in each ward who have been unemployed for (a) six, (b) 12 and (c) 24 months in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
(169078)
169
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work capability assessments were successfully appealed in (a) Birkenhead constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Authority of Wirral, (c) the Liverpool City Region and (d) the UK in each year since 2010-11.
(169079)
170
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the full breakdown of sanctions issued against jobseeker's allowance claimants since 2010-11 is.
(169136)
171
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions against jobseeker's allowance claimants were successfully appealed in (a) Birkenhead constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, (c) the Liverpool City Region and (d) the UK as a proportion of the total number of sanctions issued in each year since 2010-11.
(169137)
172
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of policy from his Department on child poverty in (a) Birkenhead constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, (c) the Liverpool City Region and (d) the UK.
(169138)
173
John Hemming
(Birmingham, Yardley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that people whose employment and support allowance is ceasing are clearly advised to claim jobseeker's allowance.
(169007)
174
Simon Kirby
(Brighton, Kemptown):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he intends to take to increase the number of people aged over 50 years old who want to return to work.
(168961)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 10 September
1
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on retaining British Summer Time throughout the year.
(168994)
2
N
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the compliance of the items being promoted at the Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair by (a) Magforce International and (b) MyWay International Trading Co. with the UK's Export Control Order 2008; if he will make it his policy to withdraw his Department's support for the DSEI arms fair; and if he will make a statement.
(169108)
3
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to launch a public consultation on the future status of the Land Registry.
(168982)
4
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what negotiations are planned to take place between Land Registry employee representatives and the shareholder executive on the outline business case for proposed change of status.
(168983)
5
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the timetable for the change of status of the Land Registry before a public consultation on that matter takes place; and if he will make a statement.
(168996)
6
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he plans to introduce a dedicated switching service in the insurance industry.
(168981)
7
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the introduction of a centrally held No Claims Database for use by insurers.
(168984)
8
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to allow the insurance industry greater access to data that would allow insurance companies to validate an individual's (a) indentification and (b) claims history.
(168986)
9
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs created in Scotland since 2010 are part-time; and if he will make a statement.
(169110)
10
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs created in Scotland since 2010 are in the manufacturing sector.
(169112)
11
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pensioners in Scotland who died in 2012-13 were classified as excess winter deaths.
(169113)
12
N
Iain McKenzie
(Inverclyde):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many excess winter deaths there were in Scotland in winter 2012-13.
(169114)
13
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2013, Official Report, column 379W, on low pay, what estimate he has made of the number of people in work who earn below £7.45 per hour in (a) the East Midlands, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber, (c) the West Midlands, (d) the North East, (e) the North West, (f) the South West, (g) the East of England, (h) Scotland, (i) the South East and (j) London; and how many such people are (i) women and (ii) men.
(168990)
14
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to bring forward proposals for the continuation of money transfer services in relation to Somaliland and Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
(169103)
15
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the British banking sector and regulators on the suspensions of money transfer services by Barclays.
(169104)
16
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the United States banking sector and regulators on the suspension of money transfer services by Barclays.
(169105)
17
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs is taking to ensure national minimum wage compliance for (a) apprenticeships and (b) other high risk areas.
(169150)
18
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made by the 20 task force operations targeting national minimum wage rule breakers.
(169151)
19
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of whether the penalties for non-compliance with the national minimum wage provide a sufficient deterrent.
(169152)
20
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 551W, on the minimum wage, what the outcome was of the meeting between him, the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and officials from HM Revenue and Customs on enforcement of the national minimum wage; and what further steps will be taken against national minimum wage non-compliance as a result.
(169168)
21
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total costs to date have been of his Department's consultation entitled Stamp Duty Land Tax: Consultation on the potential impacts of devolving to the National Assembly for Wales and Welsh Government.
(169166)
22
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) businesses and (b) small and medium-sized enterprises have benefited from the Apprenticeship Grants for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds Scheme to date.
(169132)
23
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer to the Oral Question from the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich on 4 February 2013, Official Report, column 12, on house building, what the evidential basis was for the statement that there will be at least 400,000 additional homes as a direct result of the New Homes Bonus.
(169167)
24
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of single parents with dependent children are claiming council tax support in each (a) lower tier and (b) unitary local authority in England, as a proportion of all council tax support claimants under the age of 65 in each such area.
(168945)
25
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in England take child maintenance into account as income in their council tax support schemes; and in what manner this is being done in each such authority.
(168946)
26
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has been issued by his Department to local authorities regarding the treatment of child maintenance income for council tax support purposes.
(168947)
27
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many lone parents in England are in receipt of council tax support by local authority area.
(168948)
28
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people in (a) Liverpool, Walton constituency, (b) Liverpool, (c) Merseyside and (d) England are in council tax arrears.
(168944)
29
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of children in schools in England who are outside the pilots of automatic library membership, have library cards.
(169069)
30
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department issues guidance on the (a) benefits and (b) risks of boxing.
(169161)
31
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what restrictions he has put in place to limit the transfer of UK military research and development to other countries.
(169179)
32
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve defence technology co-operation between the UK and US.
(169180)
33
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received its contracts currently held with companies based in Scotland that could, in the event of Scottish independence, be transferred to other parts of the UK.
(169181)
34
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the total budget within which his Department would operate in the event of Scotland becoming independent.
(169182)
35
N
Mr Russell Brown
(Dumfries and Galloway):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prevent internet hackers from accessing sensitive information held by his Department.
(169183)
36
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when each Minister of his Department last visited a childcare setting.
(169153)
37
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what childcare settings he has visited since May 2010.
(169154)
38
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of children having a spare room in which to study on educational attainment.
(169157)
39
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to educate girls on foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
(169067)
40
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nurseries he estimates will open in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015.
(169068)
41
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advice his Department issues on the provision of boxing in schools.
(169158)
42
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions he copied emails from his private email account to his departmental email account where information was generated in the course of conducting Government business in the last three months; and if he will make a statement.
(169115)
43
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his involvement is in authorising releases of responses to Written Parliamentary Questions that have been submitted by the hon. Member for West Bromwich East in which information has been requested in relation to his responsibilities or the functioning of his private ministerial office.
(169141)
44
N
Debbie Abrahams
(Oldham East and Saddleworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his overseas counterparts about the recent shelling of the line of control in Kashmir; and what reports he has received of casualties and human rights abuses in that area.
(169111)
45
N
Mr Douglas Alexander
(Paisley and Renfrewshire South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries he has visited in an official capacity since taking office in May 2010.
(169073)
46
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates each of the 14 attacks in Syria using chemical weapons took place; and on what dates the UK Government was informed of each attack.
(169102)
47
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department gives to clinical commissioning groups on the psychological effects of skin disease to assist them when drawing up a local dermatology service specification for the purposes of a tender.
(168991)
48
N
Sir Paul Beresford
(Mole Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, to what extent must potential providers of dermatology services demonstrate they have the capacity to address the psychological effects of skin disease when they bid for a service from clinical commissioning groups.
(168992)
49
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on holding public consultations on reconfiguration proposals prior to any merger of NHS foundation hospital trusts that would entail such reconfiguration.
(169178)
50
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his oral statement of 10 September 2013, on accident and emergency departments, in response to the hon. Member for Christchurch, if he will set out the criteria that he would use to assess whether downgrading the accident and emergency unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital would be to the benefit of patients.
(169184)
51
N
Mr Christopher Chope
(Christchurch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what powers he has to prevent an NHS foundation trust from downgrading one of its accident and emergency departments to a minor injuries unit; and if he will make a statement.
(169185)
52
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the benefits of the Nursery Milk Scheme.
(169155)
53
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education regarding the Nursery Milk Scheme.
(169156)
54
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase the number of childcare settings participating in the Nursery Milk Scheme in the 2013-14 academic year.
(169070)
55
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to produce a strategy to address foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
(169071)
56
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice his Department issues on the health benefits of boxing.
(169160)
57
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have waited longer than four hours for treatment in accident and emergency units in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.
(169121)
58
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that the Sativex form of nabiximols is available at NHS facilities in (a) Liverpool, (b) Merseyside and (c) England.
(169106)
59
N
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the population was registered with a GP in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012.
(169133)
60
N
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Written Statement of 10 September 2013, Official Report, on NHS winter planning, for what reasons he did not allocate any additional resources to hospitals in the North East of England.
(169163)
61
N
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to increase resources available for the training of pathologists in the South West.
(168987)
62
N
Oliver Colvile
(Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve the provision of pathology services in the South West.
(168988)
63
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had any recent communication with the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration on guidelines surrounding the ministerial use of powers of redaction.
(168942)
64
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls were made to her Department's hotline as part of the campaign to increase voluntary returns; and how many of those calls directly resulted in individuals voluntarily leaving the country.
(168943)
65
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to introduce full cost recovery for firearms licence applications.
(169162)
66
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice her Department provides on the provision of boxing as an intervention in tackling anti-social behaviour and youth crime.
(169159)
67
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the criteria are for a reported crime being recorded as a crime.
(168949)
68
N
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European arrest warrants the UK (a) issued and (b) received in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013 to date.
(169072)
69
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the ability of humanitarian organisations to deliver aid in Syria.
(169074)
70
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what private sector projects her Department will support in India after 2015.
(169075)
71
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department will provide to the Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme in India after 2015.
(169076)
72
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK assistance to India after 2015 will benefit the poorest and most marginalised.
(169077)
73
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has undertaken a human resources review in light of her Department's 30 per cent budgetary increase in this year; and whether this will affect her Department's staffing levels.
(169116)
74
N
Mr Ivan Lewis
(Bury South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's (a) definition is and (b) plans are for technical assistance as it relates to her Department's support for India from 2015 onwards; and who the providers and intended recipients of that assistance will be.
(169117)
75
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judges in England and Wales have been given training on sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
(168980)
76
N
John Healey
(Wentworth and Dearne):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many abduction notices have been served in each English police force area in each year since the legal provisions for such action were introduced.
(168995)
77
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration he has given to the discretionary grounds for ruling out G4S and Serco from applying for contracts from his Department.
(169109)
78
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what requests she has made for Barnett consequentials for Northern Ireland arising from the High Speed 2 project.
(168993)
79
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Oral Statement of 9 September 2013, Official Report, column 706, on G20, if he will raise the issue of money transfer services and global regulation with his US and other G20 counterparts.
(168979)
80
N
Justin Tomlinson
(North Swindon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of insurance companies being able to store information collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for commercial purposes.
(168985)
81
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of any additional costs incurred by the Commission on Devolution in Wales due to the Government not responding to the Commission's Part 1 recommendations by the end of Spring 2013.
(169164)
82
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he has put in place to monitor the costs incurred by the Commission on Devolution in Wales.
(169165)
83
N
Alex Cunningham
(Stockton North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will conduct a full review of all helicopter operations in the UK Continental Shelf which includes in the terms of reference comparisons with the (a) safety record and (b) inspection of helicopter operations in the Norwegian offshore sector.
(168989)
84
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on reaching an agreement with officials in the European Commission in relation to developing a form suited to the exchange of medical information for benefit purposes; and if he will make a statement.
(169125)
85
N
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals placed in the work-related activity group since 2008 have received a prognosis statement that specifically advises work is unlikely in the longer term.
(169107)
86
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 250W on social security benefits: EU nationals, what the evidential basis is for housing benefit being a benefit that facilitates access to the labour market for the purposes of EU law.
(168933)
87
N
Mr Stewart Jackson
(Peterborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 250W, on social security benefits: EU nationals, whether local authorities are obliged to grant access to the new council tax reduction scheme to EU nationals residing in the UK as jobseekers.
(168941)
88
N
Steve McCabe
(Birmingham, Selly Oak):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) jobs, (b) apprenticeships and (c) work experience placements have been created in Birmingham since the launch of the Youth Contract; and how many his Department estimates will be created in each such category up to 2015.
(169122)
89
N
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which organisations his Department consulted prior to the redesign of the foodbank vouchers issued by Jobcentre Plus staff to clients; and when each was consulted.
(169123)
90
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether arrears will be deducted directly from a recipient of Universal Credit with rent arrears which triggers a transfer to managed payments.
(169101)
91
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department will be notified of a universal credit recipient's rent arrears.
(169118)
92
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when a recipient of universal credit accrues eight weeks' rent arrears and is moved to managed payments, how long will it be before they are moved back to direct payments.
(169119)
93
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he proposes that recipients of universal credit, who already have rent arrears when they claim, will be moved onto direct payment.
(169120)
94
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons applicants for employment and support allowance with a debilitating progressive condition found unlikely to return to work by an Atos Healthcare professional are being placed, following a work capability assessment, in the work-related activity group; and if he will make a statement.
(169124)