Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 23 October 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 Tuesday 22 October 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 23 October 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 International Development
*
1
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
What recent steps she has taken to improve the humanitarian situation in Democratic Republic of Congo.
(900643)
*
2
Nadhim Zahawi
(Stratford-on-Avon):
What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.
(900644)
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3
Mr Marcus Jones
(Nuneaton):
What plans her Department has to assist with elections in Nepal in November 2013.
(900645)
*
4
Valerie Vaz
(Walsall South):
What contribution her Department is making to the implementation of the Government's Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
(900646)
*
5
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the levels of food, fuel and medical supplies entering Gaza each day.
(900647)
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6
Chris Evans
(Islwyn):
What progress her Department has made on its projects promoting women's rights and empowerment in Afghanistan.
(900648)
*
7
Mrs Caroline Spelman
(Meriden):
What assessment she has made of the impact of Cyclone Phailin in India; and if she will make a statement.
(900649)
*
8
Andrew Rosindell
(Romford):
How much has been disbursed from the budget of her Department's Arab Partnership Economic Facility to date.
(900650)
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9
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation amongst refugees from Syria in neighbouring countries.
(900651)
*
10
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the levels of food, fuel and medical supplies entering Gaza each day.
(900652)
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11
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that girls and women are protected in humanitarian emergencies.
(900653)
*
12
Graham Evans
(Weaver Vale):
What steps she is taking to improve the co-ordination of humanitarian support for Syria and the surrounding region.
(900654)
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13
Jake Berry
(Rossendale and Darwen):
What assessment she has made of the contribution of economic development to ending aid dependency.
(900655)
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14
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
What steps her Department is taking to improve women's literacy in developing countries.
(900656)
*
15
Mr John Baron
(Basildon and Billericay):
What assessment her Department makes of the likelihood of corruption in recipient countries when apportioning financial aid.
(900657)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(900633)
*
2
Sheila Gilmore
(Edinburgh East):
(900634)
*
3
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
(900635)
*
4
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
(900636)
*
5
Mary Macleod
(Brentford and Isleworth):
(900637)
*
6
Sir Andrew Stunell
(Hazel Grove):
(900638)
*
7
Sir Malcolm Bruce
(Gordon):
(900639)
*
8
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
(900640)
*
9
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
(900641)
*
10
Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
(900642)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
*
1
Mr Julian Brazier
(Canterbury):
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 23 October.
(900618)
*
2
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
(900619)
*
3
Mr Alan Reid
(Argyll and Bute):
(900620)
*
4
Jim Dobbin
(Heywood and Middleton):
(900621)
*
5
Seema Malhotra
(Feltham and Heston):
(900622)
*
7
Meg Hillier
(Hackney South and Shoreditch):
(900624)
*
8
Yvonne Fovargue
(Makerfield):
(900625)
*
9
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
(900626)
*
10
Mr George Howarth
(Knowsley):
When he next plans to visit the Liverpool city region.
(900627)
*
11
Simon Wright
(Norwich South):
(900628)
*
12
Julian Smith
(Skipton and Ripon):
(900629)
*
13
Andy Sawford
(Corby):
(900630)
*
14
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
(900631)
*
15
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
(900632)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 14 October
1
N
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, column 829-30W, on employment and support allowance, what categories of prognosis have been adopted by his Department; when these categories were adopted; what guidance has been issued on determining the circumstances in which a health condition falls into a particular category; and what the evidential basis is for the selection of each category.
(171291)
Notices given on Tuesday 15 October
1
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the timetable is for transitional arrangements for agri-environment scheme payments before the commencement of the New Environmental Land Management Scheme on 1 January 2016.
(171463)
2
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agri-environment agreements will end prior to the introduction of the New Environmental Land Management Scheme on 1 January 2016; and what estimate he has made of the savings that will accrue to his Department as a result of reduced payments during that period.
(171464)
3
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of how many farmers will lose agri-environment payments prior to the introduction of the New Environmental Land Management Scheme on 1 January 2016.
(171465)
4
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will provide a breakdown by (a) size of farm, (b) type of farm, (c) land tenure and (d) geographical location of farms which will lose agri-environment payments during the transitional arrangements before the New Environmental Land Management Scheme commences on 1 January 2016.
(171466)
5
N
Mr Michael Meacher
(Oldham West and Royton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of (a) the average loss in agri-environment payments and (b) the range of reduced losses for all farms affected by the transitional arrangements before the New Environmental Land Management Scheme commences on 1 January 2016.
(171467)
Notices given on Thursday 17 October
1
N
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department expects to begin consultation on the building design standard for school premises first announced in November 2011 in respect of (a) guidance on fire sprinklers in particular and (b) other matters.
(171890)
2
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he will open discussions with the US Government on the re-negotiation of the 1966 UK-US agreement on British Indian Ocean Territory; and whether such discussions will include resettlement of Chagossians in their homeland.
(171929)
3
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the increase in passenger numbers on the London Liverpool Street and Chelmsford service between 2002 and 2012.
(172030)
4
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to increase capacity on the London Liverpool Street to Chelmsford line.
(172031)
5
N
Mr Simon Burns
(Chelmsford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many vacanies were registered with Job Centre Plus in the (a) Chelmsford parliamentary constituency and (b) Chelmsford Local Authority area in each of the last 12 months.
(172032)
Notices given on Friday 18 October
1
N
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2013, Official Report, column 855W, on Sri Lanka, which UK companies will attend the Commonwealth Business Forum; and what discussions his Department has had with such companies about the UK Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.
(172112)
2
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2013, Official Report, column 147W, on children: day care, if he will publish a list of all stakeholders consulted as part of his Department's consultation on tax-free childcare.
(172118)
3
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) businesses, (b) parents and (c) other groups or organisations responded to his Department's consultation on tax-free childcare; what proportion of such respondents supported a tax-free childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement.
(172121)
4
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual cost to the Exchequer of the tax and national insurance exemption for employer-provided childcare vouchers.
(172129)
5
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of tax relief for workplace nurseries in each year that such relief has been available.
(172130)
6
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether Ofsted has expressed concern about any free schools to his Department.
(172079)
7
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to ensure that people in food poverty with mobility limitations are made more aware of food banks and have access to food banks.
(172111)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is aware of Government or local authority sources of emergency food that can be accessed without food vouchers.
(172142)
9
N
Liz Kendall
(Leicester West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the interest on the Government's deferred payment agreements will count towards the cap on social care costs introduced by the Care Bill.
(172084)
10
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has had discussions with commissioners and providers of social care services regarding procurement practices and the effectiveness of 15-minute social care visits.
(172078)
11
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average fine currently imposed on rogue businesses employing illegal immigrants is; and how many rogue businesses have been subject to a maximum penalty fine in each of the last three years.
(172080)
12
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases UK authorities have co-operated with the authorities of another EU member state owing to the provisions of Article 9(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA, as amended in each of the last five years; what the substance and outcome of such co-operation was in each case; whether the Government intends to maintain such co-operation unchanged if the UK ceases to be bound by this Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; how such co-operation would be maintained; and what assessment she has made of whether this would be at least as efficacious as UK participation in the Framework Decision.
(172113)
13
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what requirements of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA the UK (a) has and (b) has not implemented.
(172114)
14
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many joint operations have been conducted in the UK in each of the last five years pursuant to Article 17 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA; how many officers and officials of other EU member states, and from which member states, took part in each such operation; and what the aims and outcomes of each such operation were.
(172115)
15
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK currently implements all the requirements of Council Decisions 2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA; and if not (a) which requirements it does not currently implement, (b) what she estimates the cost to UK public funds would be of implementing these requirements and (c) whether the Government intends to implement these requirements if the UK ceases to be bound by Council Decisions 2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(172119)
16
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many joint operations have been conducted in another EU member state, pursuant to Article 17 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA involving UK officers or officials in each of the last five years; how many UK officers and officials took part in each such operation; and what the aims and outcome of each such operation were.
(172120)
17
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether security checks for further leave to remain applications are made to (a) UK authorities or (b) external authorities.
(172131)
18
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding is allocated to multi-faith initiatives and for preventing communal violence in Burma.
(172083)
19
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to convene a meeting of Cobra to discuss the close down of Grangemouth refinery; and if he will make a statement.
[R]
(172081)
20
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which railway lines increased capacity has been observed as a result of the upgrading of track gauges and associated works; and what the increased capacity on such lines was for each of the last 30 years.
(172116)
21
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost of upgrading track gauges and associated works was on each railway line where such work has been undertaken in each of the last 30 years.
(172117)
22
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of UK railway stations have steps but no lift access.
(172082)
Notices given on Monday 21 October
1
N
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to the Arctic Policy Framework published on 17 October 2013, of which environmental risks associated with oil, gas and mining activities in parts of the Arctic the UK is very aware; and if he will publish the details of what constitute the highest environmental and drilling standards in the Arctic advocated by the UK.
[Transferred]
(172140)
2
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions Ministers or officials of his Department, including the UK Export Control Organisation, have had with their EU counterparts on the unlicensed export of intrusion software from UK-based companies.
(172205)
3
Ann McKechin
(Glasgow North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) officials in his Department and (d) the UK Export Control Organisation has had with their EU counterparts on the unlicensed export of Finfisher intrusion software from the UK.
(172210)
4
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's policy is on the use of geographical telephone numbers to allow the public to contact his Department.
(172271)
5
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the Exchequer if all alcohol duty were frozen in 2014.
(172154)
6
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of a freeze in alcohol duty in 2014 on consumption of (a) wine, (b) beer, (c) spirits and (d) cider.
(172155)
7
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made on the cost to the Exchequer of scrapping the alcohol duty escalator and increasing the level of alcohol duty by inflation in the 2014 financial year.
(172165)
8
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has revised its estimates first made in the 2013-14 Budget Red Book for the collection of land tax stamp duty.
(172275)
9
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the collection of land tax stamp duty in the 2013-14 financial year.
(172276)
10
Jeremy Lefroy
(Stafford):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Equitable Life policyholders who are eligible for a one-off payment of £5,000 have been contacted to date; and how many policyholders he expects to be eligible for compensation.
(172147)
11
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the likely timescale between submission of the full business case for the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex Hospital put forward by Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and (a) final approval and (b) release of funding; and if he will make a statement.
(172158)
12
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the exclusion of rural areas in Wales from bids for a fuel duty reduction.
(172150)
13
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the criteria for inclusion in the bids for fuel duty reductions was; and if he will make a statement.
(172151)
14
Ann Coffey
(Stockport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have used powers under section 69 of the Localism Act 2011 to grant business rate relief since April 2012; and what the total value is of such relief granted by each authority.
(172196)
15
Dr Thérèse Coffey
(Suffolk Coastal):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the amount (a) received from the Government and (b) reimbursed to bus operators by local authorities for statutory concessionary bus passes in the last year for which figures are available.
(172164)
16
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the total cost of ensuring that all public buildings have changing facilities for disabled adults.
(172217)
17
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the availability of public changing facilities for disabled adults in (a) Sunderland, (b) the North East and (c) England.
(172218)
18
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on the provision of changing facilities for disabled adults in (a) public buildings and (b) other premises open to the public.
(172219)
19
Mark Menzies
(Fylde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fatalities there were due to home accidents caused by use or misuse of electrical installations in each of the last 10 years.
(172194)
20
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's policy is on the use of geographical telephone numbers to allow the public to contact his Department.
(172270)
21
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2013, Official Report, column 613, on exercise: young offender institutions, what changes in (a) participation levels and (b) crime rates her Department noted as a result of Sport England-funded projects which work directly with young offenders and young offenders' institutions since 2011.
(172220)
22
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her Department's policy is on the use of geographical telephone numbers to allow the public to contact her Department.
(172269)
23
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many submarines of (a) the Royal Navy, (b) the US Navy and (c) other navies have docked at the Z-berth at Gibraltar since 2001.
(172143)
24
Mr Tobias Ellwood
(Bournemouth East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the UK military base in Gibraltar played in Operation Ellamy.
(172144)
25
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the use of mindfulness in treating post traumatic stress disorder.
(172204)
26
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what advice his Department has (a) sought and (b) received on the GoCo model from (i) Deloitte, (ii) PWC, (iii) Ernst and Young and (iv) KPMG; and if he will place a copy of any such advice in the Library.
[R]
(172160)
27
Hywel Williams
(Arfon):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, when he has met members of the Welsh Government at which the Constitutional Convention was discussed in the last 12 months; and who attended each such meeting.
(172149)
28
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2013, Official Report, column 600W, on schools: sports, what steps he is taking to encourage girls to take part in more physical education at school and to make sport more attractive to girls; and what change in participation level in school sports there has been since the launch of Changing the Game for Girls programme.
(172216)
29
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many childminders have been registered in (a) Harlow, (b) East of England and (c) England in the last 10 years.
(172159)
30
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on the use of geographical telephone numbers to allow the public to contact his Department.
(172268)
31
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the annual energy bill is for the parliamentary estate; what steps the Commission takes to find the cheapest energy supplier; and what recent consideration the Commission has given to changing the energy supplier to the estate.
(172152)
32
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he plans to determine which technologies are deemed credible to reuse plutonium at the end of the nuclear fuel cycle; and what the reasons are for the time taken to make that decision.
(172277)
33
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the likely level of tar shale deposits in the Vale of Clwyd.
(172206)
34
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage sustainable forest management in (a) the UK, (b) Europe and (c) developing countries.
(172197)
35
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of badgers culled to date have been infected with tuberculosis.
(172207)
36
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the use of geographical telephone numbers to allow the public to contact his Department.
(172267)
37
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports of ethnic cleansing and human rights abuses against the Rohingya people in Burma; and what reports he has received on their continued imprisonment in Thai immigration detention facilities.
(172209)
38
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2013, Official Report, column 84W, on Iraq: Iran, what the curent immigration status is of the 52 residents of Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty who are seeking resettlement in the UK.
(172212)
39
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2013, Official Report, column 84W, on Iraq: Iran, what issues the British Government has raised with the (a) UN and (b) government of Iraq concerning conditions at Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty in Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
(172213)
40
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2013, Official Report, column 84W, on Iraq, what the outcome was of his discussions with the Iraqi Foreign Minister in February on the humanitarian situation at Camp Liberty; and if he will make a statement.
(172214)
41
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2013, Official Report, column 877, on human rights: Burma, what recent representations he has made to his Burmese counterpart on (a) allowing the UN access to military sites and (b) ending the recruitment of children as soldiers in Burma.
(172215)
42
Sir Menzies Campbell
(North East Fife):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2013, Official Report, column 427W, on Burma, what the outcome was of meetings in July 2013 between his Department and President Thein Sein of Burma on the treatment of the Rohingya people and the release of political prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
(172221)
43
Jonathan Lord
(Woking):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of patterns of violence perpetrated against the Baha'i community in Iran; and what assessment his Department has made of the level of threat to members of the Iranian Baha'i community.
(172211)
44
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the political situation in the Maldives; and what urgent steps he is taking to help ensure that elections in that country take place as soon as possible.
(172148)
45
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the government and people of the Republic of Guinea in their transition to democracy.
(172200)
46
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress in stabilising Somalia.
(172201)
47
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of victims chose to sentence offenders by (a) a community resolution and (b) formal prosecution in the last 12 months for which information is available.
[R]
(172162)
48
Mr David Amess
(Southend West):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she had made of the implementation of the community resolution scheme in combating crime in local communities; and if she will make a statement.
[R]
(172163)
49
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what new provisions of law or practice the UK would need to introduce if it remained bound by Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA after 1 December 2014.
(172288)
50
Mr George Galloway
(Bradford West):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, which company provides energy to the parliamentary estate.
(172153)
51
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on supporting deforestation in developing nations for the production of (a) palm oil and (b) biofuels in rare species' wildlife habitats.
(172146)
52
Nick Herbert
(Arundel and South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the Stop TB Partnership's TB REACH programme; and when a decision on funding for TB REACH will be made.
(172273)
53
Nick Herbert
(Arundel and South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her Canadian counterparts in the Department for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development on support for TB Reach; and what discussions her Department plans to hold with them in future.
(172274)
54
Kate Green
(Stretford and Urmston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria he used to decide on the deadline for complaints to the Legal Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement.
(172156)
55
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of deaf prisoners in England and Wales.
(172198)
56
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of support available to deaf people during court appearances.
(172199)
57
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department made available for new buildings in the local authority areas of (a) East Cambridgeshire and (b) Fenland in each year for which data are available.
(172157)
58
Nick Herbert
(Arundel and South Downs):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to hold the Highways Agency to account for the time taken to repair pedestrian traffic lights across the A27 highway at Arundel over the last three months.
(172278)
59
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency receive jobseeker's allowance (JSA); how many people in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency have been sanctioned and had their JSA stopped in the last year for which figures are available; and how many job vacancies there were in Birmingham, Hall Green constituency in that year.
(172272)
60
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people applied for jobseeker's allowance at Sparkhill Jobcentre Plus in each of the last five years for which figures are available; what proportion of those individuals were sanctioned in each year; and what proportion of all UK claimants were sanctioned over the same period.
(172282)
61
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 12 October 2011, Official Report, column 428W, on employment and support allowance: Brighton, if he will update tables 1 and 2 with figures for the latest period available.
(172208)
62
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 499W, on welfare state: Northern Ireland, what future flexibilities will be introduced for Northern Ireland in respect of mitigation measures for welfare reform.
(172195)
63
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department gives on work capability assessments governing those who are terminally ill and have (a) 18, (b) 12 and (c) 6 months to live.
(172145)
64
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many clients have asked for their ATOS tests to be audio taped; and what proportion of such requests were (a) agreed to and (b) denied in the most recent period for which data is available.
(172166)
65
Alison Seabeck
(Plymouth, Moor View):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in each region who moved from public sector employment into self-employment in the last financial year.
(172161)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
*
1
Rehman Chishti
(Gillingham and Rainham):
What steps he is taking to support small businesses.
(900668)
*
2
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
How many and what proportion of employees of Royal Mail opted out of the allocation of free shares.
(900669)
*
3
Nigel Adams
(Selby and Ainsty):
What steps he is taking to support small businesses.
[R]
(900670)
*
4
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
What steps he is taking to support small businesses.
(900671)
*
5
Mr Robert Buckland
(South Swindon):
What steps he is taking to improve adults' basic skills.
(900672)
*
6
Mr David Lammy
(Tottenham):
If he will bring forward legislative proposals to prohibit single-staffing of betting shops.
(900673)
*
7
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
What projects will be eligible for funding from the Green Investment Bank.
(900674)
*
8
Alec Shelbrooke
(Elmet and Rothwell):
What steps he is taking to encourage more women to become engineers.
(900675)
*
9
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
What steps he is taking to improve the competitiveness of British industry.
(900676)
*
10
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
What changes he is planning to make to the national minimum wage.
(900677)
*
11
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
What steps he is taking to increase the number of students from Liverpool who go to university.
(900678)
*
12
Karl Turner
(Kingston upon Hull East):
What assessment he has made of the effect on postal services of the privatisation of Royal Mail.
(900679)
*
13
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
What representations he has received from manufacturers on the case for continued UK membership of the EU with regard to their business and investment plans.
(900680)
*
14
Emily Thornberry
(Islington South and Finsbury):
What plans he has to publish the Government's planned register of companies' beneficial ownership.
(900681)
*
15
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
What steps he is taking to encourage more women to become engineers.
(900682)
*
16
Mr Rob Wilson
(Reading East):
What assessment he has made of university admissions for the current academic year.
(900683)
*
17
Duncan Hames
(Chippenham):
What initiatives Local Enterprise Partnerships are taking to support small businesses.
(900684)
*
18
Clive Efford
(Eltham):
What assessment he has made of the value for money for the public purse of the recent sale of shares in Royal Mail.
(900685)
*
19
Mark Pawsey
(Rugby):
What steps he is taking to support small businesses.
(900686)
*
20
Peter Aldous
(Waveney):
What steps his Department is taking to promote regional growth.
(900687)
*
21
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
What recent estimate he has made of high street vacancy rates.
(900688)
*
22
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
What steps he is taking to promote provision of apprenticeships.
(900689)
*
23
Lorely Burt
(Solihull):
What support his Department is providing for parents in the workplace.
(900690)
*
24
Kerry McCarthy
(Bristol East):
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on UK artists and creators of introducing a private copying exception without compensation.
(900691)
*
25
David T. C. Davies
(Monmouth):
What assessment he has made of the effect of carbon pricing on businesses in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(900692)
At 10.15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
Chris Bryant
(Rhondda):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(900658)
*
2
Sir Bob Russell
(Colchester):
(900659)
*
3
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
(900660)
*
4
Jessica Lee
(Erewash):
(900661)
*
5
Pat Glass
(North West Durham):
(900662)
*
6
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
(900663)
*
7
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
(900664)
*
8
Caroline Lucas
(Brighton, Pavilion):
(900665)
*
9
Mr Marcus Jones
(Nuneaton):
(900666)
*
10
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
(900667)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 7 October
1
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government consultations include a summary of responses.
(170200)
2
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consider introducing the role of Consultation Commissioner to oversee Government consultations.
(170201)
3
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consider making the publication of a summary of responses obligatory in Government consultations.
(170202)
4
N
Mike Weatherley
(Hove):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government consultations have published (a) all responses, (b) some of the responses and (c) none of the responses since May 2010.
(170203)
Notices given on Friday 11 October
1
N
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department will attend COP19 in Warsaw.
(171090)
Notices given on Wednesday 16 October
1
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding her Department has granted in 2013 to help deliver or improve rural broadband in East Yorkshire.
(171617)
2
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement notices have been served on occupiers of private land under the Weeds Act 1959 on owners failing to prevent the spread of weeds including ragwort in each of the last five years.
(171614)
3
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on the selective switching-off of road lighting at night during poor weather conditions and reduced visibility; and if he will make a statement.
(171615)
4
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had concerning the European Union proposal for legislation requiring the future fitment of an electronic in-vehicle system that automatically alerts the emergency services when an accident occurs; and if he will make a statement.
(171616)
Notices given on Thursday 17 October
1
N
Jonathan Reynolds
(Stalybridge and Hyde):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what information he holds on whether the big six energy companies will raise prices further over the next six months.
(171891)
2
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce his decision on which areas to designate as marine conservation zones.
(171908)
3
N
Lorely Burt
(Solihull):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that gender equality and women's empowerment becomes a standalone goal in the post-2015 development framework.
(172033)
4
N
Lorely Burt
(Solihull):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of barriers to political participation to the lives of women and girls in developing countries.
(172034)
5
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Humber Bridge Board on the need to avoid traffic delays on and around the bridge; and when he next intends to meet the Board.
(171906)
6
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people eligible for cold weather payments in East Riding.
(171905)
Notices given on Monday 21 October
1
N
Mr Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued to all local authorities on constructing and operating car parking bays of sufficient size to accommodate the average family motor vehicle.
[Transferred]
(171907)
2
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on introducing civil penalties for gangmaster-related offences.
(172176)
3
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2013, Official Report, column 876W, on Royal Mail, what total amount of interest is being retained by the Government; and whether such interest will be retained in a separate account or the general fund.
(172172)
4
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will undertake an assessment of how many apprentices in the UK are paid no more than the apprentice national minimum wage.
(172249)
5
N
Mr Graham Stuart
(Beverley and Holderness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that students receive transparent information on how applications will be assessed for different courses at different universities.
(172177)
6
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the 17th Report of the Public Accounts Committee Administering the Equitable Life Payment Scheme, HC 111.
(172226)
7
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to trace Equitable Life policyholders who are entitled to compensation.
(172227)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to improve the level of customer service provided to Equitable Life policyholders who are entitled to compensation.
(172228)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 17th Report of the Public Accounts Committee Administering the Equitable Life Payment Scheme, HC 111, what steps his Department is taking to assess the accuracy of the data used by Towers Watson regarding those eligible for compensation from the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.
(172229)
10
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of a 0 per cent rate of VAT on domestic gas and electricity.
(172167)
11
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria are used to determine which rate of VAT applies to particular items or services.
(172185)
12
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason dometic gas and electricity bills are subject to a five per cent rate of VAT.
(172186)
13
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to apply a zero per cent rate of VAT to domestic gas and electricity.
(172188)
14
N
Charlotte Leslie
(Bristol North West):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on repatriating control of VAT rates from the EU.
(172189)
15
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials will follow in funding for Northern Ireland following the extension of free school meals in England.
(172178)
16
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people have been in council tax arrears since April 2013; and what the total amount of such arrears is.
(172290)
17
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to his contribution of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 586, whether the under-occupancy penalty will be included in the research he has commissioned into the effect of housing benefit changes; what the terms of reference for this research will be; whether a public consultation will be held as part of this research; and when this research is expected to be published.
(172171)
18
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has concerns about the performance of any free schools in Yorkshire and the Humber.
(172238)
19
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times Ministers in his Department have met the Education Endowment Foundation since May 2010.
(172244)
20
N
Tom Greatrex
(Rutherglen and Hamilton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, (a) what revenues have been received and (b) how many contributors there have been from the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme in each year since 2010.
(172254)
21
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent meetings he has had with representatives from oil import and distribution companies, with regards to increasing the amount of oil imported into Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
[R]
(172258)
22
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the cause of the changes in estimate of the badger population in the Gloucestershire and Somerset cull zones between October 2012 and February 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(172257)
23
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria was used to decide the amount of additional funding each hospital trust will receive to support the work of accident and emergency departments; what consideration was given to health inequalities when allocating such funding; for what reasons Hull and East Yorkshire Hospital Trust received no additional funding to support the work of its accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement.
(172251)
24
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department is giving to ambulance trusts to ease pressure on accident and emergency departments.
(172252)
25
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on the management of the Cancer Drugs Fund budget and any projected overspend.
(172240)
26
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate NHS England has made of expenditure on the Cancer Drugs Fund in 2013-14.
(172241)
27
N
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England takes to assist clinicians to make the most cost-effective use of the Cancer Drugs Fund.
(172242)
28
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to calculate the cost-effectiveness of increased use of telehealth for people with long-term conditions.
(172168)
29
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of (a) the effect of telehealth on the number of people presenting at accident and emergency departments and (b) the financial implications of wider use of telehealth within the NHS.
(172169)
30
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential long term benefits of wider use of telehealth within the NHS.
(172173)
31
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent meetings he has had with companies on innovations in telehealth.
(172174)
32
N
Mr Jamie Reed
(Copeland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise greater innovation in the telehealth industry.
(172175)
33
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the outcome of the nursery milk scheme consultation will be announced.
(172255)
34
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of GP practices in Barrow and Furness constituency offered appointments (a) before 9am, (b) after 5pm and (c) at weekends in each of the last three years.
(172231)
35
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average response time at each English NHS ambulance trust has been in each of the last three years.
(172235)
36
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the proportion of requests for ambulance attendance made by (a) police officers and (b) members of the public which were not fulfilled due to non-availability of vehicles in the last year.
(172236)
37
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency response vehicles were available to each English ambulance service trust in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
(172237)
38
N
Mr David Hanson
(Delyn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK citizens held a British passport on 21 October 2013.
(172246)
39
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the threat posed to the UK by Ibrahim Magag.
(172253)
40
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested but not charged with a qualifying offence in each of the last five years.
(172262)
41
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 85 or over have applied (a) for a new passport and (b) to renew their passport in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
(172230)
42
N
Pamela Nash
(Airdrie and Shotts):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people at the minimum qualifying age and over have applied (a) for a new or (b) for the renewal of, a British passport in each of the last five years.
(172245)
43
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in how many cases in each of the last five years the UK has co-operated with other EU member states owing to Article 7(2) of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA; what the substance and outcome of such co-operation was in each case; whether the Government intends to maintain such co-operation unchanged if the UK ceases to be bound by this Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; how such co-operation would be maintained; and what assessment she has made of the whether this would be at least as efficacious as UK participation in the Framework Decision.
(172283)
44
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which requirements of Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA are implemented by the UK.
(172284)
45
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which requirements of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA are implemented by the UK.
(172285)
46
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to retain without change existing provisions of UK law and practice required by Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA, if the UK ceases to be bound by that Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(172286)
47
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg
(North East Somerset):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to retain without change existing provisions of UK law and practice required by Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA, if the UK ceases to be bound by that Framework Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
(172287)
48
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the resources dedicated to the combating bribery and corruption within the newly announced National Crime Agency represent a net increase in total spending by the Government on efforts to combat bribery and corruption.
(172179)
49
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for which areas of policy relating to corruption and bribery (a) she and (b) the UK Anti-Corruption Champion will have responsibility.
(172180)
50
N
Anas Sarwar
(Glasgow Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent staff in the National Crime Agency will be working on bribery and corruption; and what the level of seniority of each staff member will be.
(172181)
51
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from police forces on the non-availability of ambulances to fulfil requests for attendance at emergencies.
(172234)
52
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2013, Official Report, column 323W, on Parliament: visits, how much has been paid to Ticketmaster for standard tickets (a) bought online and (b) collected at the box office to date.
(172170)
53
N
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, on how many sitting days the seating areas in front of the security screen in the (a) Special Gallery East and (b) Special Gallery West have been closed this calendar year.
(172187)
54
N
Joan Walley
(Stoke-on-Trent North):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent inspections have been undertaken of thermostat controls in the Chamber; what routine maintenance is carried out on the heating system in the Chamber; and if he will make a statement.
(172289)
55
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, on how many occasions (a) she and (b) her Ministers have met officials of the African Union in the last 12 months; and what subjects were discussed on each such occasion.
(172232)
56
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role her Department played in developing the International Labour Organisation programme for improving working conditions in the Bangladesh ready-made-garment sector; and what involvement her Department plans to have in the operation of that programme.
(172233)
57
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the complaints procedure is for victims of crime where their treatment has breached the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
(172279)
58
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effects on each region of changing the funding formula of Victim Support.
(172280)
59
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding will be allocated to each region within the new funding structure for Victim Support.
(172281)
60
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the amount released in capital receipts through disposal of (a) HMP Blundeston, (b) HMP Reading, (c) HMP Dorchester, (d) HMP The Verne and (e) HMP Northallerton.
(172259)
61
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in annual running costs his Department expects to save by closing (a) HMP Blundeston, (b) HMP Reading, (c) HMP Dorchester, (d) HMP The Verne and (e) HMP Northallerton.
(172260)
62
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the last prisoners will leave (a) HMP Blundeston, (b) HMP Reading, (c) HMP Dorchester, (d) HMP The Verne and (e) HMP Northallerton.
(172261)
63
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps she is taking with her Irish counterpart to ensure the completion of the North-South Review; and if she will make a statement.
(172239)
64
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with her Irish counterpart on the North-South review.
(172243)
65
N
Mr Tom Watson
(West Bromwich East):
To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings he has had with representatives from the oil import and distribution companies with regard to increasing the amount of oil imported into Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
[R]
(172250)
66
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available to support new (a) cycle paths, (b) bridleways and (c) footpaths in the current financial year.
(172182)
67
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department made available to support new footpaths in the council areas of (a) East Cambridgeshire and (b) England in each of the last 30 years.
(172183)
68
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department made available to support new cycle paths in the council areas of (a) Cambridge City, (b) East Cambridgeshire and (c) England in each of the last 30 years.
(172184)
69
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from the Campaign for Better Transport on demonstrations of longer semi-trailers for articulated goods vehicles and risks to vulnerable road users; what response he has given; and if he will make a statement.
(172247)
70
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from or on behalf of Guide Dogs on the safety of quiet hybrid and electric vehicles; what response he has given; and if he will make a statement.
(172248)
71
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the planned flexible ticket trial will begin.
(172256)
72
N
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people claiming universal credit who would otherwise be included on the Claimant Count in (a) total and (b) each month since May 2013.
(172222)
73
N
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people claiming universal credit who would otherwise be included on the Claimant Count by constituency.
(172223)
74
N
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects to publish the number of universal credit claimants in each month since May 2013.
(172224)
75
N
Rachel Reeves
(Leeds West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the number of universal credit claimants will be included in the Claimant Count published by the Office for National Statistics.
(172225)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 15 October
1
N
John Stevenson
(Carlisle):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, for what reasons the decision to European Regional Development Fund funding to Carlisle College has been deferred; and when he expects that decision to be made.
(171428)
Notices given on Wednesday 16 October
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to encourage closer working relationships between Armed Forces Family Support units and domestic violence charities.
(171804)
2
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the potential effects of making the Energy Performance Certificate transferable between all companies supporting the Green Deal.
(171642)
Notices given on Thursday 17 October
1
N
Michael Fabricant
(Lichfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the use of pre-disposition data by Royal Air Force Recruitment and Selection; what assessment he has made of the case of Ms Lowri Simner, reference RAFC 52427/1/R&S; and if he will make a statement.
(171938)
Notices given on Monday 21 October
1
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of UK energy he estimates that wind turbines will contribute by 2016.
(172264)
2
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what contribution wind turbines make to the total energy production of the UK.
(172265)
3
N
Andrew Gwynne
(Denton and Reddish):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what refurbishment to (a) Richmond House and (b) Wellington House has been carried out in 2013 to date; what the cost of such refurbishment was; what future refurbishments of those buildings are planned; and what the estimated cost is of such future refurbishment.
(172190)
4
N
Lindsay Roy
(Glenrothes):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much humanitarian aid her Department has provided to Syria in the last six months; and whether her Department has monitored its use.
(172263)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Wednesday 16 October
1
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much has been distributed in pay and pensions to councillors across the UK in each of the last three years.
(171859)
2
N
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the range of payments for pay and pensions to councillors across the UK was in each of the last three years.
(171860)
Notices given on Monday 21 October
1
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria were applied when selecting which locations would be the subject to the Government's application to the European Commission for an extension of the rural fuel duty rebate scheme.
(172191)
2
N
Jesse Norman
(Hereford and South Herefordshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many submissions were received to his Department's August 2013 call for information into rural fuel prices in (a) total and (b) each location identified in that document.
(172192)
3
N
Ian Swales
(Redcar):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of forced organ harvesting in Chinese prisons; and what discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on this practice.
(172193)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 21 October
1
N
Sir John Stanley
(Tonbridge and Malling):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 649W, on marriage: fraud, when she plans to reply to the letters sent to her on 19 July, 29 August and 9 September 2013 by the right hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling regarding the case of Ms Rene Chung.
(172266)