Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Monday 28 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.


(DRAFT)

Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Friday 25 October 2013

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Monday 28 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.

Monday 28 October  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
 
* 1
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What support her Department provides for sanctuary schemes for victims of violence.
    (900693)
* 2
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): What assessment she has made of the latest crime figures.
    (900694)
* 3
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What assessment she has made of criminal sanctions for anti-social behaviour; and if she will make a statement.
    (900695)
* 4
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): What steps she is taking to ensure that criminal records data held by (a) Romanian and (b) Bulgarian authorities are shared with UK authorities in order to combat serious organised crime.
    (900696)
* 5
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): What steps she is taking to restrict immigration routes into the UK without limiting the ability of UK universities to attract international students.
    (900697)
* 7
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What steps she is taking to tackle gang crime.
    (900699)
* 9
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What steps she is taking to curb metal theft.
    (900701)
* 10
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What steps she is taking to reduce immigration.
    (900702)
* 11
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): What steps she is taking to reduce illegal immigrants' access to housing.
    (900703)
* 12
Steve Brine (Winchester): What steps she is taking to tackle the use and supply of legal highs.
    (900704)
* 13
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): What steps she is taking to address domestic violence.
    (900705)
* 14
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): What assessment she has made of the recent changes in the number of people stopped at the UK border.
    (900706)
* 16
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): What recent assessment she has made of the level of referrals from the police to the Crown Prosecution Service for domestic violence offences.
    (900708)
* 17
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What recent assessment she has made of the level of referrals from the police to the Crown Prosecution Service for domestic violence offences.
    (900709)
* 18
Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell): What steps she is taking to reduce abuse in the immigration system.
    (900710)
* 19
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): What plans she has to make it easier to deport foreign terrorists and criminals.
    (900711)
* 20
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): When she expects to respond to the recently closed consultation on stop and search powers; and if she will make a statement.
    (900712)
* 21
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What steps she is taking to reduce abuse in the immigration system.
    (900713)
* 22
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What steps she is taking to tackle human trafficking.
    (900714)
* 23
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps she is taking to address domestic violence.
    (900715)
* 24
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): What steps she is taking to address domestic violence amongst hard to reach groups.
    (900716)
* 25
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What steps she is taking to help tackle unlicensed sexual entertainment venues.
    (900717)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Lorely Burt (Solihull): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
    (900718)
* 2
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe):  
    (900719)
* 3
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):  
    (900720)
* 4
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North):  
    (900721)
* 5
Robert Halfon (Harlow):  
    (900722)
* 6
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East):  
    (900723)
* 7
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale):  
    (900724)
* 8
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton):  
    (900725)
* 9
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (900726)

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 on 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)

Notices given on Tuesday 22 October

1
N
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many unplanned episodes of maintenance there have been on offshore wind turbines in each of the last three years.
    (172330)
2
N
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total (a) expenditure on consultants to date and (b) budget is for the Greater Manchester Healthier Together project.
    (172329)
3
N
Ann Coffey (Stockport): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations she has received on the number of Registered Intermediaries appointed for children.
    (900707)
4
N
Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will instruct HS2 Ltd to commission KPMG to analyse the potential scale, range and distribution of regional economic impacts of alternatives to High Speed 2.
    (172419)

Notices given on Wednesday 23 October

1
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that employers comply with minimum wage legislation.
    (172532)
2
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172645)
3
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2013, Official Report, column 395W, on copyright, what information his Department holds on (a) which countries which have introduced private copying exceptions and (b) which such countries have introduced more broadly defined exceptions which meet the criteria set out in options 2 and 3 of his Department's impact assessment.
    (172656)
4
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women have benefited from the Start-Up Loans Scheme in each month since January 2012.
    (172626)
5
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses owned by (a) men and (b) women have received grants from the Regional Growth Fund to date.
    (172628)
6
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 16 to 18 years old and (ii) 19 years and above started an apprenticeship in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12 and (C) 2012-13.
    (172629)
7
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentice assessors there were in each year for which figures are available since April 2010.
    (172688)
8
N
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the evidential basis is for the identification of certain A-level subjects as facilitating subjects that increase a university applicant's chances of success.
    (172522)
9
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister currently has responsibility for cybersecurity.
    (172676)
10
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials for which projects have been paid to (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland in each year since 2010; what such payments are currently under discussion; and what amount of such payments has been agreed to be paid in each year to 2020.
    (172517)
11
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met the chief executives of (a) Danske Bank, (b) the Ulster Bank and (c) First Trust Bank; and what was on the agenda for those meetings.
    (172610)
12
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172648)
13
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding she plans to provide to improve sporting facilities in Chelmsford.
    (172526)
14
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on sport in Chelmsford.
    (172527)
15
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of television licence evasion in Northern Ireland; what steps she is taking to reduce such evasion in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
    (172609)
16
N
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many television licences were purchased in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
    (172611)
17
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department in taking to secure the future of the National Media Museum in Bradford.
    (172652)
18
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of expenditure on defence procurement contracts valued in excess of £5 million was placed with UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last three years.
    (172619)
19
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that UK-based small and medium-sized enterprises are able to access contracts in the defence procurement supply chain in the last 12 months.
    (172620)
20
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 6W, on Trident, if he will publish (a) timesheets for each of the officials listed as working on the Trident Alternatives Review and (b) the salary and grade of each such official.
    (172655)
21
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the availability of sign language courses for families with deaf children in (a) Devon and (b) England.
    (172690)
22
N
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will include information and guidelines on the importance of communication and sign language courses for families with deaf children in his Department's special educational needs code of practice.
    (172691)
23
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172647)
24
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of academy trusts that are in a position to take on new academies.
    (172689)
25
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) Coventry, (b) Coventry North East constituency, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England were in fuel poverty in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (172533)
26
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the importance to the UK's fuel supply chain of the INEOS refinery at Grangemouth.
    (172680)
27
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the state of the UK's petrochemical sector; and what assessment he has made of the effects of the decision to close the Grangemouth site on this sector.
    (172681)
28
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the estimated number of people affected by fuel poverty was in each month since June 2010 in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland.
    (172521)
29
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of homes in Barrow and Furness constituency that do not have access to a mains gas supply.
    (172622)
30
N
Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations or scientific advice he has received about the possible contribution of illegal killing of badgers to the 66 per cent drop in badger numbers in the Gloucestershire and Somerset cull zones.
    (172512)
31
N
Rebecca Harris (Castle Point): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of levels of press freedom in Iran.
    (172530)
32
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the economic and environmental viability of offshore commercial fishing within the Pitcairn Islands' exclusive economic zone.
    (172554)
33
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to strengthen the level of marine protection around South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands in line with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature protected area management categories.
    (172555)
34
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of waiting times for accessing sexual health services.
    (172653)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to reduce excess winter deaths across the UK.
    (172654)
36
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of air pollution on public health; and what steps the Government is taking to tackle this problem.
    (172711)
37
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people treated for injuries related to (a) female genital mutilation and (b) domestic violence in 2012-13 were in the UK (i) illegally and (ii) as short-term visitors at the time of their treatment; and what provision he plans to make for such cases under the proposed new charging scheme for NHS treatment.
    (172516)
38
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to publish an evaluation framework for the National Drugs Strategy.
    (172528)
39
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have had with the National Audit Office on the completion and publication of the Drugs Strategy Evaluation Framework.
    (172529)
40
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what costs were incurred by her Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172646)
41
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the identification of nine areas of action by the national group to tackle sexual violence against children and vulnerable people, which of those areas are receiving urgent attention.
    (172683)
42
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress the national group to tackle sexual violence against children and vulnerable people has made since April 2013 in relation to online-related abuse.
    (172684)
43
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times the national group to tackle sexual violence against children and vulnerable people has met; and if she will publish the minutes of each meeting of the group.
    (172685)
44
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what areas of action have been identified by the national group to tackle sexual violence against children and vulnerable people.
    (172686)
45
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the membership and terms of reference are of the national group to tackle sexual violence against children and vulnerable people, set up by the Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice.
    (172687)
46
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether UK authorities will continue to provide, in relation to other EU member states, the functions of contact points as provided for by Article 4 of Council Decision 2008/976/JHA if the UK ceases to be bound by that Council Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
    (172612)
47
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK participation in Council Decision 2008/976/JHA in each of the last four years.
    (172613)
48
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities have (a) sent and (b) received communications through the secure telecommunications connection established under Article 9 of Council Decision 2008/976/JHA in each of the last four years; what the outcome of such communications, in terms of cross-border co-operation, was in each case; what her assessment is of the usefulness for co-operation with other EU member states in the fight against crime of the UK's access to the telecommunications tools provided for by that Article; and whether the UK will continue to have access to those tools if it ceases to be bound by that Council Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
    (172614)
49
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her assessment is of the usefulness for co-operation with other EU member states in the fight against crime of the UK's access to the information described in Article 7 of Council Decision 2008/976/JHA; and whether the UK will continue to have access to and share this information if it ceases to be bound by that Decision pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
    (172615)
50
N
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK authorities used a European Judicial Network contact point in another EU member state in a way that materially assisted cross-border co-operation in each of the last four years; and whether UK authorities will remain able to use such contact points if the UK ceases to be bound by Council Decision 2008/976/JHA pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties.
    (172616)
51
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces are expected to second investigators to Operation Resolve; and if she will ensure that no investigator who was involved in investigating the conduct of the police relating to Hillsborough in 1989 will be involved in that operation.
    (172650)
52
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of whether evidential flexibility has improved decision making and processing times with Tier 4 applications under the points-based system.
    (172553)
53
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of burglaries in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria were cleared up by police in each of the last three years.
    (172623)
54
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the security and privacy implications of moving hon. Members' ICT services onto the Cloud.
    (172675)
55
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid was given to Zimbabwe in the latest year for which figures are available; and what conditions were attached to such aid.
    (172547)
56
N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings she has had to discuss the garment industry in Bangladesh in the last 12 months.
    (172515)
57
N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department gave to the International Labour Organisation in each of the last 10 financial years.
    (172524)
58
N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings she has had with ministerial colleagues in the (a) Foreign and Commonwealth Office and (b) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on trade with (i) India, (ii) countries in Africa and (iii) Bangladesh in the last 12 months.
    (172525)
59
N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to which countries her Department provides financial or technical support to maternal health programmes where user fees are levied.
    (172617)
60
N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which programmes her Department is supporting to address youth unemployment in each sub-Saharan nation in which her Department is active; and if she will make a statement.
    (172618)
61
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints about breach of the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime were referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman in each year from 2008-09 to 2012-13.
    (172513)
62
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints were made to each service provider covered by the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime for breach of that code in each year from 2008-09 to 2012-13.
    (172514)
63
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is for each type of Class A criminal offence to reach court.
    (172518)
64
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support services available to witnesses of violent crime.
    (172519)
65
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
    (172520)
66
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people in prison must undertake a (a) domestic violence offender behaviour programme, (b) general offending behaviour programme, (c) sex offender behaviour programme, (d) substance misuse behaviour programme and (e) violence offender programme before they are eligible for release.
    (172531)
67
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Prime Minister, whether it is his policy that the terms of the Wilson Doctrine in respect of the (a) telephone tapping, (b) other interception of communications and (c) electronic surveillance of hon. Members should remain in force; and in how many instances since 1983 such interceptions have not yet been reported to the House.
    (172682)
68
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172649)
69
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct HS2 Ltd to commission a study on the potential economic effects on Warrington of (a) that town not having a station on the High Speed 2 line and (b) a reduction in the number of direct trains to London and Scotland from Warrington Bank Quay.
    (172624)
70
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct HS2 Ltd to commission research on the effects on small businesses in the Culcheth and Rixton area of Warrington of road closures and other disruption resulting from the building of the High Speed 2 line on the initial preferred route.
    (172625)
71
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, columns 489-90W, on food banks, what criteria Jobcentre Plus branches use in deciding when it is appropriate to signpost a person to a food bank.
    (172608)
72
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2013, Official Report, column 405W, on food banks, if he will publish the updated guidance issued to Jobcentre Plus staff on signposting people to food banks.
    (172651)
73
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to support mesothelioma sufferers who were exposed to asbestos.
    (172677)
74
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support the Government has provided for those mesothelioma sufferers whose employers ceased trading, who were unable to trace their insurers and who therefore did not receive compensation.
    (172678)
75
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that mesothelioma sufferers who were negligently exposed to asbestos who have not been compensated receive full compensation.
    (172679)
76
N
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what performance targets he has established for speed of processing and payment of (a) income support, (b) housing benefit, (c) employment and support allowance and (d) jobseeker's allowance.
    (172523)
77
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on refunding the cost of travel by jobseekers in Barrow and Furness constituency in each of the last three years.
    (172621)

Notices given on Thursday 24 October

1
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, What measures she is introducing to tackle the exploitation of children.
[Question Unstarred]   (900698)
2
N
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government contracts awarded since May 2010 were awarded to (a) male-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and (b) female-owned SMEs.
[Transferred]   (172627)
3
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Patent Box is not altered as a result of representations from the German government to the European Commission.
[Transferred]   (172548)
4
N
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the number of places for medical undergraduates at UK universities is sufficient to meet the annual recruitment needs of the NHS for such graduates.
[Transferred]   (172546)
5
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have converted to a new religious faith in each maximum security prison, by new faith group, in each year for which records are available.
[Transferred]   (172644)
6
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Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women have benefited from the New Enterprise Allowance Scheme in each month since January 2011.
[Transferred]   (172630)
7
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Attorney General, what reports the Law Officers' Departments have laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172928)
8
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether his Department has signed up to the Time to Change Initiative to end mental health discrimination.
    (172758)
9
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to sign up to Time to Change through its health, work and wellbeing initiative.
    (172759)
10
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the prohibition of the use of zero hours contracts.
    (172860)
11
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what guidance his Department issues to employers on the use of zero hours contracts.
    (172871)
12
 
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in Peterborough have participated in the AGE 16 to 24 scheme to date; and how many and what proportion of such businesses were small and medium-sized enterprises.
    (172815)
13
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to reply to the letter dated 16 August 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Robin Wright.
    (172805)
14
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how a many businesses in (a) Wrexham constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK were owned solely by women in the last five years.
    (172883)
15
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how a many people in (a) Wrexham constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK started an apprenticeship in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2013 to date.
    (172884)
16
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to support small businesses in (a) Wrexham constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK.
    (172885)
17
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172772)
18
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which company supplied (a) gas and (b) electricity to his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172778)
19
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172927)
20
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effects of local economic partnerships in Yorkshire.
    (172863)
21
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate how many (a) men and (b) women in (i) full-time employment, (ii) part-time employment and (iii) self-employment in each parliamentary constituency earned less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation as a living wage in (A) 2012 and (B) 2013 to date.
    (172878)
22
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many part-time workers are working less than 24 hours a week.
    (172879)
23
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people in part-time work who are seeking full-time employment in each parliamentary constituency in Wales.
    (172886)
24
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172773)
25
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to reduce its spending on (a) gas and (b) electricity.
    (172782)
26
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172929)
27
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial assistance has been given to the Irish Republic in each year since 2010.
    (172819)
28
 
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Welsh Assembly Government has received a share of an estimated £832 million to be spent on the High Speed 2 project by the Department for Transport in 2015-16.
    (172865)
29
 
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of each (a) project and (b) guarantee is for each infrastructure scheme for which a UK Guarantee has been contracted.
    (172817)
30
 
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 9WS, on infrastructure guarantees, what the criteria are for projects which have agreed to be listed on the gov.uk website; and which of the schemes named in the statement have secured an agreed Government guarantee to date.
    (172821)
31
 
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the statement by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 9WS, on infrastructure guarantees, in which region each of the 40 projects pre-qualified for the UK Guarantees scheme will be developed.
    (172822)
32
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172797)
33
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172950)
34
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the Exchequer through vehicle excise duty in each of the last five years.
    (172861)
35
 
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to include lead flood authorities as statutory consultees in all major planning applications.
    (172722)
36
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172774)
37
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which company supplied (a) gas and (b) electricity to his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172779)
38
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce its spending on (a) gas and (b) electricity.
    (172783)
39
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172931)
40
 
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the criteria for funding from her Department to arts institutions include maximising access for children and young people.
    (172876)
41
 
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on young people's access to the arts, heritage and creative sector.
    (172877)
42
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what costs were incurred by her Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172791)
43
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172775)
44
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what reports her Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172932)
45
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172776)
46
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company supplied (a) gas and (b) electricity to his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172780)
47
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172933)
48
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of targeting decisions for the UK unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan have been based on pattern of life analysis.
  [R] (172866)
49
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many remotely piloted aircraft weapons discharge reports have been referred to the ISAF Joint Incident Assessment Team.
  [R] (172867)
50
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many investigations his Department has carried out into reported civilian casualties that might have involved British assets during the NATO campaign in Libya.
  [R] (172868)
51
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions officials of his Department have had with their EU counterparts on the supply of armed and unarmed unmanned aerial vehicles to the Syrian opposition.
  [R] (172869)
52
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained and operational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) pilots there have been in the Army since 2004; and in which countries those pilots have flown UAVs.
  [R] (172870)
53
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Gillingham and Rainham of 31 October 2012, Official Report, column 297W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, how many unmanned aerial vehicles have been lost or damaged in such a way that they have been taken permanently out of use since their introduction by the RAF.
  [R] (172872)
54
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley of 25 March 2013, Official Report, column 939W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, what income his Department receives from the leasing of RAF Croughton and RAF Molesworth to the United States.
  [R] (172873)
55
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Blaydon of 14 June 2013, Official Report, column 353W, on counter-terrorism and human rights, if he will place in the Library a copy of the legal and technical briefing on the use by the UK of remotely piloted aircraft as discussed with the UN Special Rapporteur on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights.
  [R] (172874)
56
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Moray of 3 September 2012, Official Report, column 72W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, what the total budget for the Unmanned Air Systems Capability Development Centre will be in the next three financial years; and what proportion of such costs will be met by contributions in kind by industry.
  [R] (172875)
57
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Romford of 10 June 2013, Official Report, column 18W, on unmanned air vehicles, how many tactical assessments have been carried out on unmanned aerial vehicles since October 2007; and if he will place copies of those assessments in the Library.
  [R] (172959)
58
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, column 798W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, if he will place a copy of the current operating procedures developed for the UK Reaper Squadrons in the Library.
  [R] (172960)
59
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, column 798W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, which other aspects of the Reaper Agreement are currently the subject of review.
  [R] (172961)
60
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, column 798W, on unmanned aerial vehicles, what the (a) location, (b) cost and (c) rank of personnel of each UK Reaper Force Squadron is.
  [R] (172962)
61
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 636W, on Gulf States, whether RAF personnel stationed in support of the US in the Gulf have access to US intelligence and analysis used for the purposes of drone strikes.
  [R] (172964)
62
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 636W, on Gulf States, whether RAF personnel stationed in support of the US in the Gulf includes drone pilots or sensor operators.
  [R] (172965)
63
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many incidents of bullying between pupils were recorded in schools in each local authority area over the last five years.
    (172893)
64
 
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what public funds were received by the Barnfield Federation to handle the free school application for the former Fernwood Pre-Prep School in Bedfordshire.
    (172765)
65
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to reduce its spending on (a) gas and (b) electricity.
    (172784)
66
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172935)
67
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172792)
68
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of energy companies withdrawing their cheapest tariffs in order to comply with the requirement to offer all customers their lowest tariff.
    (172766)
69
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on (a) gas and (b) electricity in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172777)
70
 
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which company supplied (a) gas and (b) electricity to his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12.
    (172781)
71
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172936)
72
 
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of the smart meters currently installed in UK homes were manufactured in the UK.
    (172716)
73
 
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what target his Department has set for the number of homes within the UK to take out a Green Deal package.
    (172800)
74
 
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 149W, on snow and ice, what assessment he has made of the success of the Buy Oil Early campaign.
    (172802)
75
 
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, columns 147-8W, on Green Deal scheme, what criteria his Department plans to use to evaluate the effectiveness of the £3 million advertising and awareness campaign to encourage Green Deal take-up.
    (172806)
76
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have switched energy supplier in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK in each of the last 60 months.
    (172853)
77
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in each (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) nation and region of the UK have (i) signed up for a Green Deal plan and (ii) had measures installed under the Green Deal to date.
    (172746)
78
 
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent rabies entering the UK.
    (172724)
79
 
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2013, Official Report, column 55W, on farms, if he will list (a) all 195 regulations that his Department has abolished and (b) additional regulations that have been introduced since July 2010.
    (172803)
80
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer to the hon. Member for Penistone and Stourbridge, of 25 April 2013, Official Report, column 1237W, on trapping, when he will publish the Government's findings; and if he will make statement.
    (172862)
81
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish his assessment of the (a) effectiveness and (b) humaneness of the badger cull; and if he will make a statement.
    (172894)
82
 
Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the financial arrangements for the proposed waste incinerator at Hartlebury, Worcestershire.
    (172718)
83
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172937)
84
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 457W, on unmanned air vehicles, whether non-core functions or agencies of his Department have used unmanned aerial vehicles over the last five years.
  [R] (172966)
85
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage the Sri Lankan government to uphold human rights law.
    (172848)
86
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has held with civil society organisations in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka on the political and security situation in that country.
    (172849)
87
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to visit Jaffna and the former war zones in the Wanni region of Sri Lanka.
    (172850)
88
 
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to enhance the work of the British Council in Latin America; and if he will make a statement.
    (172804)
89
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172793)
90
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172938)
91
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department plans that all documents on the UK Trade and Investment website will be made consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
    (172763)
92
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whose responsibility it is to ensure that all documents on the UK Trade and Investment website are consistent with overall government policies.
    (172764)
93
 
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he discussed religious freedom in Iran with Special Rapporteur Dr Ahmed Shaheed at the Interactive Dialogue at the UN on 23 October 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (172723)
94
 
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of stillbirth and neonatal death; what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of stillbirths; and what investment his Department plans in research on prevention of stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
    (172717)
95
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what collaboration there will be between officials working on the update of the NICE guidelines for multiple sclerosis and on the NHS England review of the clinical commissioning policy for the Fampyra form of 4-Aminopyridine.
    (172740)
96
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individual funding requests for the Fampyra form of 4-Aminopyridine and the Sativex form of nabiximols NHS England has received from each NHS region in each month of the last two years; and what the age of each such applicant was.
    (172744)
97
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the NHS England review of its commissioning policy for the Fampyra form of 4-Aminopyridine will be conducted; and what the timeline for this review is.
    (172752)
98
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons NHS England decided not to recommend that the Fampyra form of 4-Aminopyridine should be routinely prescribed on the NHS.
    (172753)
99
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what criteria NHS England applied when deciding whether the (a) Fampyra form of 4-Aminopyridine and (b) Sativex form of nabiximols should be considered a specialist treatment.
    (172754)
100
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of ethnic inequalities in mental health services; and what steps he is taking to tackle any such inequality.
    (172823)
101
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of emergency mental health care in the NHS.
    (172889)
102
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS employees have been dismissed for misconduct in the last 12 months; whether the records of those employees have been permanently marked to ensure that they will not be re-employed in the NHS; and how many of those employees have been (a) reported to the police and (b) prosecuted.
    (172891)
103
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many inpatient beds are available for mental health patients in each mental health trust in each of the last five years; and what the average occupation level was for such beds in each trust in each of those years.
    (172892)
104
 
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce incidence of suicide in (a) Peterborough and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
    (172745)
105
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of people who smoke in (a) Glasgow North West constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the UK who are (i) under the age of 18 and (ii) over the age of 18.
    (172854)
106
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has commissioned into reference intakes on food packaging and their reliability in relation to children; and what discussions he has held on this issue with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in Scotland.
    (172855)
107
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on standardised tobacco packaging; and what recent discussions he has had on this issue with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in Scotland.
    (172859)
108
 
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) the police knowledge and (b) the emergency services have sufficient training and resources to meet the needs of people with mental illness appropriately and respectfully.
    (172890)
109
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what reports her Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172941)
110
 
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many joint investigative teams including the UK have been set up owing to Article 5 of the EU-USA mutual legal assistance agreement in each of the last five years; what the aims, activities, participants and achivements of each of these teams were; whether the UK would seek to engage with such teams if the UK ceases to be bound by that agreement pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; what legislative and operational measures would need to be established by the UK to facilitate such engagement; and what assessment she has made of the feasibility of such engagement.
    (172739)
111
 
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK participation in the EU-US extradition agreement in each of the last five years.
    (172741)
112
 
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes to the UK-US extradition agreement have been made as a result of the EU-US extradition agreement; and in how many cases such changes have had a significant effect on extradition between the UK and US in each of the last five years.
    (172742)
113
 
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse has been of UK participation in the EU-USA mutual legal assistance agreement in each of the last five years.
    (172760)
114
 
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what changes to the UK-US mutual legal assistance agreement have been required by the EU-US mutual legal assistance agreement; and in how many cases each of these changes has had a significant effect on mutual legal assistance between the UK and US in each of the last five years.
    (172761)
115
 
Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government intends to retain unchanged existing provisions of the UK-US mutual legal assistance agreement required by the EU-US mutual legal assistance agreement if the UK ceases to be bound by that latter agreement pursuant to Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the EU treaties; and what her assessment is of whether the US will agree to such retention or will agree to necessary changes.
    (172762)
116
 
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 July 2013, Official Report, column 912W, if her Department will collate and hold information centrally on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles by police services in England and Wales.
  [R] (172963)
117
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what costs were incurred by her Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172794)
118
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports her Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172942)
119
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which foreign countries provide how much funding to the cost of keeping their nationals jailed in the UK.
    (172771)
120
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals who committed a crime in the UK have chosen to serve time in their country of origin since 1 January 2007.
    (172785)
121
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2013, Official Report, column 860W, on prisoners: repatriation, who paid for each such prisoner to return to their home country.
    (172798)
122
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the UK pays to each foreign country for UK nationals jailed in its prisons.
    (172799)
123
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times an offender given a custodial sentence by (a) a magistrates' court and (b) a Crown court has been immediately granted bail pending an appeal in each of the last five years.
    (172801)
124
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new High Court judges appointments in 2012 were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel.
    (172747)
125
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new judge advocates appointments in 2012 were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel.
    (172748)
126
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new deputy judge advocates appointments in 2012 were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel.
    (172749)
127
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new masters, registrars, costs judges and district judges appointments in 2012 were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel.
    (172750)
128
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new deputy masters, deputy registrars, deputy cost judges and deputy district judges appointments in 2012 were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel.
    (172751)
129
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172944)
130
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent representations she has received from (a) the Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland, (b) the Police Federation and (c) the NI Policing Board on an increase in the number of Police Service of Northern Ireland officers.
    (172816)
131
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Ministry of Defence about the recruitment of army reservists in Northern Ireland.
    (172818)
132
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the talks facilitated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in Cardiff on parading and protesting.
    (172820)
133
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what costs were incurred by her Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172795)
134
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what reports her Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172946)
135
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172948)
136
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to inform workers in the defence industry about the potential effect of Scottish independence on jobs.
    (172851)
137
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to inform oil and gas workers about the potential effect of Scottish independence on jobs.
    (172852)
138
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to inform civil servants about the potential effect of Scottish independence on jobs.
    (172857)
139
 
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs were incurred by his Department's estate in respect of (a) gas and (b) electricity supply in the 2012-13 financial year.
    (172796)
140
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172949)
141
 
Alok Sharma (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made on the amount spent by his Department on cycling (a) between 2010 and 2015 and (b) between 2005 and 2010
    (172743)
142
 
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with rail companies operating in Yorkshire on (i) improving train punctuality, (ii) the frequency of rail services and (iii) local rail infrastructure improvements.
    (172864)
143
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what reports his Department has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172951)
144
 
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what reports the Government Equalities Office has laid before each House of Parliament pursuant to section 70(9) of the Charities Act 2006 in 2012-13.
    (172939)
145
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what arrangements are in place for parents with joint custody of children eligible to pay the spare room subsidy.
    (172967)
146
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has signed up to the Time to Change Initiative to end mental health discrimination.
    (172755)
147
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to sign up to the Time to Change initiative to end mental health discrimination.
    (172756)
148
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had to encourage employers taking advantage of the Youth Contract to sign up to Time to Change to end mental health discrimination.
    (172757)
149
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have been referred to the Work Programme have found part-time employment that lasted (i) more than and (ii) less than six months.
    (172807)
150
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have been referred to the Work Programme have found (i) full-time employment, (ii) full-time employment that lasted less than six months and (iii) full-time employment that lasted more than six months.
    (172808)
151
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have been referred to the Work Programme have found part-time employment.
    (172809)
152
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK have been referred to the Work Programme.
    (172810)
153
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have been referred to the Work Programme have found any type of employment that lasted less than six months.
    (172811)
154
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have been referred to the Work Programme have found any type of employment that lasted more than six months.
    (172812)
155
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has funded to Work Programme providers in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK.
    (172813)
156
 
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who have been referred to the Work Programme have found employment to date.
    (172814)
157
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the median wage in real terms of those people in (a) work or self-employment, (b) employed for 35 hours or more per week, (c) part-time employment and (d) self-employment in each (i) local authority area and (ii) parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years.
    (172880)
158
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Wrexham constituency receive jobseeker's allowance (JSA); how many people in Wrexham 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 Wrexham constituency in that year.
    (172881)
159
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate how many people in (a) Wrexham constituency and (b) each other constituency in Wales will be affected by the changes in universal credit payments on and after its introduction as each increase in the personal income tax allowance planned by the Government takes effect; and what the average change per month in universal credit payments would be for any such people in (i) Wrexham constituency and (ii) each other constituency in Wales.
    (172882)
160
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) Wrexham constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK claimed in-work credit in each of the last five years.
    (172887)
161
 
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children were classed as living in poverty in each parliamentary constituency in the UK in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the number of such children in each of the next three years.
    (172888)
162
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have applied to the Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund to date; and how many such applications have been successful.
    (172719)
163
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether grants from the Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund can be applied for to pay upfront costs of participating in a political party's selection process.
    (172720)
164
 
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who were recipients of Access to Elected Office for Disabled People Fund grants have stood for office; and for which political party since the Fund's establishment.
    (172721)
165
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people that have been (a) granted and (b) refused the discretionary payment with regards to the under-occupancy penalty in (i) Glasgow North West constituency, (ii) Glasgow, (iii) Scotland and (iv) the UK.
    (172856)
166
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the discretionary payment budget available to those affected by the under-occupancy penalty has been used in (a) Glasgow City, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK to date.
    (172858)
Tuesday 29 October  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
 
* 1
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What assessment he has made of the treatment of Palestinian child detainees in Israel.
    (900728)
* 2
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What representations he has made to the Russian authorities regarding the recent detention of six British nationals in that country.
    (900729)
* 3
Wayne David (Caerphilly): What recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.
    (900730)
* 4
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What recent assessment he has made of the situation in Kashmir.
    (900731)
* 5
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What recent discussions his Department has had with the government of Pakistan regarding attacks on Christians in that country.
    (900732)
* 6
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent assessment he has made of how close Iran is to producing (a) sufficient weapons-grade nuclear materials to make a nuclear warhead and (b) a ballistic missile capable of delivering such a warhead to Tel Aviv or Riyadh.
    (900733)
* 7
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What recent assessment he has made of the prospects for successful negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme.
    (900734)
* 8
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What recent reports he has received on the arrest of protestors on board the Greenpeace boat Arctic Sunrise.
    (900735)
* 9
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What recent assessment he has made of the effects of the conflict in Syria on stability in the region.
    (900736)
* 10
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): What progress his Department has made on increasing UK exports to established and emerging markets.
    (900737)
* 11
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What assessment he has made of opportunities for the UK arising from recent ministerial delegations to China.
    (900738)
* 12
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): What recent assessment his Department has made of Iranian involvement in Syria.
    (900739)
* 13
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): What recent discussions he has had with the Russian government regarding violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Russia.
    (900740)
* 14
John Howell (Henley): What recent reports his Department has received on child executions in Iran.
    (900741)
* 15
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): What recent discussions he has had with the Colombian government regarding human rights and peace talks in that country.
    (900742)
* 16
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): When he plans to issue guidance to UK businesses through the Overseas Business Risk Register on trade with illegal settlements.
    (900743)
* 17
Robert Halfon (Harlow): What recent assessment he has made of the situation in the Middle East.
    (900744)
* 18
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What recent representations he has received on nuclear proliferation in Iran.
    (900745)
* 19
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's relations with Eritrea.
    (900746)
* 20
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): What recent assessment he has made of developments in Egypt and stability in the Middle East.
    (900747)
* 21
Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington): What assessment he has made of progress in negotiations between the P5+1 countries and Iran on its nuclear programme.
    (900748)
* 22
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): What recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka.
    (900749)
* 23
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent discussions his Department has had with the government of Pakistan regarding attacks on Christians in that country.
    (900750)
* 24
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What recent steps he has taken to support human rights in Burma, in accordance with recent resolutions of the UN Human Rights Council.
    (900751)
* 25
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): What representations his Department has made to the government of Zimbabwe since the most recent elections in that country on the withdrawal of pension payments to UK citizens.
    (900752)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (900753)
* 2
Wayne David (Caerphilly):  
    (900754)
* 3
Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire):  
    (900755)
* 4
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):  
    (900756)
* 5
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):  
    (900757)
* 6
David Mowat (Warrington South):  
    (900758)
* 7
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):  
    (900759)
* 8
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  
    (900760)
* 9
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):  
    (900761)
* 10
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock):  
    (900762)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 22 October

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what specific targets his Department has put in place for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA); how these targets are measured; what other steps his Department has put in place to monitor the FCA's performance; and if he will make a statement.
    (172331)

Notices given on Wednesday 23 October

1
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions officials of his Department have had with officials of the Department for Education and education departments in devolved administrations on incorporating organ donation and transplantation into schools curricula.
    (172692)
2
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS Blood and Transplant and his Department plan to conduct a public survey on support for organ donation.
    (172703)
3
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS Blood and Transplant plans to sponsor a systematic review of the current evidence base on consent for organ donation.
    (172704)
4
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when NHS Blood and Transplant and his Department plan to publish a national strategy to promote a shift in behaviour to increase consent for deceased organ donation.
    (172705)
5
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward proposals to ban the use of colouring additives, such as sunset yellow, caroisine and quinoline yellow, in children's medicine; and if he will make a statement.
    (172631)

Notices given on Thursday 24 October

1
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Attorney General, what the policy of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is on seeking prosecution of police officers accused of crimes whilst working undercover; whether the CPS is taking steps to examine whether there is adequate evidence to charge Bob Lambert in relation to actions undertaken whilst operating undercover for the Metropolitan Police; and if he will make a statement.
    (172846)
2
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his answers of 10 October 2013, Official Report, columns 364-6W and 18 October 2013, Official Report, column 876W, if he will estimate the average annual cost in 2014-15 of (a) a full-time two year degree taught at a further education college, (b) a full-time two year degree taught at an English Higher Education Institution (HEI), (c) a full-time three year degree taught at an English HEI and (d) a four year degree taught at an English HEI.
    (172969)
3
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the level of (a) exports and (b) imports between the UK and China was in each of the last five years by sector.
    (172923)
4
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the level of (a) exports and (b) imports between the UK and its top 20 trading partners in Asia was in each of the last five years by sector.
    (172924)
5
N
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of Cut the Red Tape: Report from the Business Taskforce.
    (172837)
6
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people from Northamptonshire have taken part in the National Citizen Service.
    (172824)
7
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the relevance of unreleased Cabinet Office historical documents relating to Northern Ireland held at Swadlincote to the work of the Historical Enquiries Team in investigating cases from the past; and whether he plans to release these records to the National Archive under the Public Records Act 1958.
    (172829)
8
N
Bob Stewart (Beckenham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on levying stamp duty on the sale of properties under £2 million.
    (172789)
9
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average cost to individual members of implementation of his proposed changes to the Firefighters' Pension Scheme.
    (172725)
10
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to bring empty retail premises back into use; and what funding his Department has provided for this purpose since May 2010.
    (172727)
11
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications for Bellwin Scheme funding have been rejected by his Department since May 2010; and who made each unsuccessful application.
    (172733)
12
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of second homes in the (a) Barrow-in-Furness and (b) South Lakeland council areas.
    (172973)
13
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of volunteer libraries in the country.
    (172895)
14
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with libraries about volunteer libraries failing to pay Public Lending Right fees.
    (172954)
15
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that volunteer libraries pay Public Lending Right fees.
    (172955)
16
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many school age children participated in or accessed (a) dance or singing, (b) playing a musical instrument or writing music, (c) theatre, (d) opera/musical theatre, (e) carnival or circus, (f) street art, (g) visual art and photography, (h) film or video, (i) craft, (j) creative writing and (k) another cultural event in each year between 2009-10 and 2012-13.
    (172956)
17
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many 16 to 24 year olds participated in or accessed (a) dance or singing, (b) playing a musical instrument or writing music, (c) theatre, (d) opera/musical theatre, (e) carnival or circus, (f) street art, (g) visual art and photography, (h) film or video, (i) craft, (j) creative writing and (k) another cultural event in each year between 2009-10 and 2012-13.
    (172957)
18
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the proportion of households in Barrow and Furness constituency which have (a) 3G network coverage and (b) 3G network coverage by more than one network provider.
    (172974)
19
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on improving and increasing defence interoperability with the UK's (a) NATO allies and (b) non-NATO partners.
    (172726)
20
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 69W, on the curriculum, whether any new sources of funding will be provided to assist schools in providing training for teachers; and if he will make a statement.
    (172786)
21
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 69W, on the curriculum, what discussions he has had with subject experts, publishers and school suppliers to identify what support for schools is already in place and what is still needed to fulfil the requirements of the new National Curriculum; which organisations or individuals his Department is working with in this area; and if he will make a statement.
    (172787)
22
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 69W, on the curriculum, when his Department will have formulated a communications plan for ensuring that schools are aware of the changes to the National Curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
    (172788)
23
N
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, column 696W, on Engineering Employers Federation, what information his Department holds on meetings between Ministers of his Department and EEF since May 2010.
    (172826)
24
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training Independent Schools Inspectorate inspectors received on safeguarding and the protection of children in relation to practice in independent schools.
    (172836)
25
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what public consultation and what meetings with stakeholders his Department has held in the Republic of Ireland regarding the new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point.
    (172825)
26
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the UK's imported food supply enters the UK by (a) land, (b) shipping and (c) air freight.
    (172841)
27
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the UK's food supply is produced (a) in the UK and (b) abroad.
    (172842)
28
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the current level of the UK's food security.
    (172843)
29
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of that Department's policies on food poverty in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
    (172902)
30
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Iran and the persecution of people from religious minorities in that country.
    (172827)
31
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has he made of the most recent report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran and freedom of religion in that country.
    (172904)
32
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the situation of members of the Bahá'i faith.
    (172905)
33
N
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the human rights for Baha'i in Iran with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, at the Interactive Dialogue at the UN on 29 October 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (172734)
34
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England waited longer than 18 weeks for treatment in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) the latest period for which figures are available.
    (172730)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had to wait more than (a) 28 days, (b) six months and (c) one year for treatment under the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme in the last five years.
    (172907)
36
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what real-terms expenditure on adult mental health services has been in each year since 1997-98.
    (172908)
37
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of staffing levels at places of safety in England as defined by the Mental Health Act 1983.
    (172909)
38
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2013, Official Report, column 716W, on Warm Homes Healthy People Fund, if he will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the delivery of the ring-fenced funding and the Warm Homes Healthy People Fund.
    (172918)
39
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of staffing levels at places of safety in England as defined by the Mental Health Act 1983 for each year since 1997-98.
    (172953)
40
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK have been registered with NHS dentists in each of the last five years.
    (172844)
41
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he intends to take to ensure that the Government's strategy for recovering NHS costs from those not entitled to free NHS treatment is compatible with its strategies for (a) opposing female genital mutilation and (b) ending violence against women and girls.
    (172767)
42
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of progress to date towards the Coalition Agreement Commitment in the provision of 4,200 more health visitors.
    (172920)
43
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage NHS trusts to employ more health visitors.
    (172921)
44
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of regional variations in standards of post-natal care; and what steps he is taking to ensure consistently high levels of care.
    (172922)
45
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of drug treatment clients with parental responsibility who are prescribed opioid substitution therapy receive their treatment by (a) supervised consumption, (b) daily pick-up and (c) weekly pick-up regimes.
    (172898)
46
N
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many drug treatment clients who are prescribed opioid substitution therapy also have parental responsibility.
    (172900)
47
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there has been a delay in publication of an evaluation framework for the national drugs strategy; and what the nature of any such delay is.
    (172728)
48
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of (a) cost savings and (b) the number of extra police officers able to be hired if police officer time spent on Police Federation business was not charged to the public purse and paid for by the Police Federation.
    (172729)
49
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of time spent by police officers conducting West Mercia Police Federation business during the working day in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (172731)
50
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the exercise by immigration officials of powers under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 when they detained Baraa Shiban at Gatwick Airport on 23 September 2013.
    (172958)
51
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms license applications have been rejected on the grounds of a history of (a) domestic violence, (b) violent conduct and (c) drug or alcohol abuse in each of the last five years; if she will investigate trends of such refusals; and if she will publish the results of such an investigation in the Library.
    (172735)
52
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to gather information on the number of offences committed involving (a) legally held and (b) illegally held firearms.
    (172737)
53
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to amend section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 so that it explicitly applies to social media.
    (172911)
54
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of head shops selling legal highs in (a) the UK and (b) each local authority area.
    (172971)
55
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the total value of legal highs sold in the UK (a) by head shops, (b) online and (c) by other outlets.
    (172972)
56
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-funded aid programmes in Belarus.
    (172906)
57
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spends annually in Belarus (a) directly and (b) with multilateral organisations; and on what programmes such funding is spent.
    (172910)
58
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) officials in her Department have visited Belarus since May 2010.
    (172912)
59
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times she has met Ministers from the Belarusian government since taking office.
    (172913)
60
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries her Department's contribution to EuropeAid is directed.
    (172914)
61
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of district judges at a County court level were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel in each year since 2003.
    (172831)
62
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of recorders were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel in each year since 2003.
    (172832)
63
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of circuit judges were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's Counsel in each year since 2003.
    (172833)
64
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of deputy masters, deputy registrars, deputy cost judges and deputy district judges were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's counsel in each year since 2003.
    (172834)
65
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of masters, registrars, costs judges and district judges working in the Principal Registry of the Family Division were (a) male, (b) female, (c) black, Asian and minority ethnic, (d) educated at the University of Oxford or University of Cambridge, (e) educated at other Russell Group universities, (f) educated at all other universities, (g) solicitors, (h) barristers and (i) Queen's counsel in each year since 2003.
    (172835)
66
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current waiting time is for inmates awaiting enrolment on (a) domestic violence offender behaviour programme, (b) general offending behaviour programme, (c) sex offender behaviour programme, (d) substance misuse behaviour programme and (e) violence offender programme; and how many inmates are (i) currently undertaking and (ii) on the waiting list for each such programme.
    (172732)
67
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the relevance of unreleased Northern Ireland Office historical documents held at Swadlincote to the work of the Historical Enquiries Team in investigating cases from the past; and whether she plans to release these records to the National Archive under the Public Records Act 1958.
    (172830)
68
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the statement of 24 October 2013 on Haulage, Road Tank Vehicle Compliance, which model of fuel tanker the statement refers to; for what reason they are not in full compliance with the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road; what assessment he has made of the risk posed by such non compliance to other road users; and and what assessment he has made of vehicle inspection services by Bureau Veritas.
    (172968)
69
N
Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the punctuality targets are for trains between (a) Edinburgh Waverley and London King's Cross and (b) Glasgow Central and London Euston; and what proportion of those targets are currently being met.
    (172769)
70
N
Mr Alistair Darling (Edinburgh South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) amend the current punctuality targets for trains between (i) Edinburgh Waverley and London King's Cross and (ii) Glasgow Central and London Euston and (b) announce any such amendment.
    (172770)
71
N
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the current punctuality targets are for franchises on the (a) West Coast mainline and (b) East Coast mainline; and what he plans such targets to be in the next control period.
    (172896)
72
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provides to the (a) Better Bus Area Fund, (b) Green Bus Fund and (c) Local Sustainable Transport Fund.
    (172845)
73
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people retained by HS2 Ltd on personal service contracts have been found not to have been compliant with their tax and National Insurance obligations until contacted by the Department's representive looking into this aspect of their employment.
    (172915)
74
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 124W, on High Speed 2, if he will list the 48 people who have been engaged by HS2 Ltd in the last 12 months via personal service companies together with copies of their contracts.
    (172916)
75
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 120W, on High Speed 2, if he will publish (a) the case for strategic rail alternatives to High Speed 2 commissioned from WS Atkins, (b) the Professional Services Commercial analysis WP7 commissioined from PwC, (c) the professional Services Regional Economic Analysis commissioned from KPMG LLP and (d) the professional services full audit of HS2 Ltd modelling from Sinclair Knight Merz (Europe) Ltd (SKM).
    (172917)
76
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which people engaged by (a) HS2 Ltd and (b) his Department with responsibility for the High Speed 2 project have (a) received bonuses or (b) been contracted with promises of bonus payments; what the value of each such bonus payments was; and what performance indicators were attached to such bonuses.
    (172919)
77
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the parliamentary constituencies which the KPMG report on the economic impact of High Speed 2 indicated would be negatively affected.
    (172925)
78
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect of Liverpool John Lennon Airport on the (a) North West and (b) British economy.
    (172736)
79
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects to consult on the terms of the contract to operate Trans Pennine rail services between April 2015 and February 2016; and what form that consultation will take.
    (172970)
80
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance of insurance companies in resolving cases of asbestos liability claims.
    (172768)
81
N
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to tackle unemployment among those people who are without work but not currently claiming jobseeker's allowance.
    (172828)
82
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment he has made of the effect on the relative health of claimants and their dependants of changes to the jobseeker's allowance sanction regime introduced in October 2012.
    (172926)
83
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the classifications of primary health conditions recorded for claimants of employment and support allowance are.
    (172897)
84
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information sources are drawn on in determining which primary health condition should be recorded for each claimant of employment and support allowance.
    (172899)
85
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he intends to issue a report on the deliberations of the Work Programme best practice group; and if he will make a statement.
    (172901)
86
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Work Programme best practice group has met since 24 April 2013.
    (172903)
Wednesday 30 October  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
 
* 1
John Mann (Bassetlaw): What assessment he has made of current arrangements for disaster planning in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
    (900778)
* 2
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What assessment he has made of the effect on the functioning of government of reductions in the number of senior civil service staff; and if he will make a statement.
    (900779)
* 3
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on procurement.
    (900780)
* 4
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What assessment he has made of the work of the National Citizen Service.
    (900781)
* 5
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What progress his Department has made on the cyber security programme.
    (900782)
* 6
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What recent discussions he has held with his Ministerial colleagues on the use of the Post Office as front office for Government services.
    (900783)
* 7
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What assessment he has made of the work of the National Citizen Service.
    (900784)
* 8
Andrew George (St Ives): What recent discussions he has had with members of the Royal Family on their role in the legislative process.
    (900785)
* 9
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): What plans he has for the future provision of trades union facility time within the civil service.
    (900786)
* 10
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What recent steps he has taken to reduce barriers to small and medium-sized enterprises participating in Government procurement.
    (900787)
* 11
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): When the Major Projects Authority Report into High Speed 2 will be published in full.
    (900788)
* 12
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What recent steps he has taken to develop his Department's transparency agenda.
    (900789)
* 13
Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): What progress his Department has made on tackling fraud, error and uncollected debt in public sector contracts.
    (900790)
* 14
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): If he will bring forward proposals in respect of the regulation of hon. Members and second jobs.
    (900791)
* 15
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What progress his Department has made on tackling fraud, error and uncollected debt in public sector contracts.
    (900792)
At 11.53am
Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (900793)
* 2
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South):  
    (900794)
* 3
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):  
    (900795)
* 4
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):  
    (900796)
* 5
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton):  
    (900797)
* 6
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  
    (900798)
* 7
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke):  
    (900799)
* 8
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central):  
    (900800)
* 9
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde):  
    (900801)
* 10
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):  
    (900802)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
* 1
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 October.
    (900763)
* 2
Michael Ellis (Northampton North):  
    (900764)
* 3
Gavin Shuker (Luton South):  
    (900765)
* 4
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North):  
    (900766)
* 5
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield):  
    (900767)
* 6
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth):  
    (900768)
* 7
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):  
    (900769)
* 8
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury):  
    (900770)
* 9
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran):  
    (900771)
* 10
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North):  
    (900772)
* 11
Duncan Hames (Chippenham):  
    (900773)
* 12
Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire):  
    (900774)
* 13
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle):  
    (900775)
* 14
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North):  
    (900776)
* 15
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):  
    (900777)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 23 October

1
N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to encourage people to pursue a career in midwifery.
    (172706)
2
N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age of (a) a midwife and (b) a midwifery student is in (i) Suffolk, (ii) East Anglia and (iii) the UK.
    (172707)
3
N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the average age of (a) a midwife and (b) a midwifery student in (i) Suffolk, (ii) East Anglia and (iii) the UK has increased over the last 10 years.
    (172708)
4
N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified midwives leave the profession before retirement age in (a) Suffolk, (b) East Anglia and (c) the UK.
    (172709)
5
N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the number of qualified midwives who leave the profession before retirement age in (a) Suffolk, (b) East Anglia and (c) the UK has increased over the last 10 years.
    (172710)

Notices given on Thursday 24 October

1
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will investigate ways to support children's early development, particularly the first 1,001 days from conception.
    (172838)
2
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Government will investigate ways to identify families that require additional support to ensure children are protected in the first 1,001 days from conception.
    (172839)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to address the disparity between supply and demand for organ donations in England.
    (172840)
4
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps the Government is taking to use advertising campaigns and education in schools to promote organ donation.
    (172847)
5
N
Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve midwife retention rates.
    (172738)
6
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has any plans to roll-out LED lighting on Britain's motorway network; and if he will make a statement.
    (172790)
Thursday 31 October  

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)

Notices given on Tuesday 22 October

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding from the public purse Airbus received in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (172374)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to support local supply chains in the aviation sector and ensure that such manufacturing processes stay in the UK.
    (172375)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what public funding from the public purse EADS received in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (172376)

Notices given on Wednesday 23 October

1
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the contribution of 25 June 2013, Official Report, column 282, what progress he has made on a review of cross-border healthcare arrangements for people living in England but registered with GP practices in Wales.
    (172534)
Friday 1 November  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 22 October

1
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what aircraft the RAF Red Arrows will be operating from 2018.
    (172409)
Thursday 7 November  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 23 October

1
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the regular armed forces killed during operations in Afghanistan who enlisted between 1999-2000 and 2008-09 were aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 years old or above at the time they enlisted.
    (172712)
2
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces (a) recruits, (b) personnel who committed suicide and (c) veterans who committed suicide were under 18 years old at the time they enlisted in the last 20 years.
    (172713)
3
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the fatality rate in Afghanistan has been of soldiers, excluding Gurkhas, officers and reservists, who completed phase one and two training between 1999-2000 and enlisted aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 years old or above.
    (172714)
4
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Army corps, including infantry, has had the highest fatality rate in Afghanistan; and what proportion of new recruits who enlisted aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years old or above joined that corps.
    (172715)

Prepared 25th October 2013