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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 31 October 2013

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Wednesday 30 October 2013

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Thursday 31 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.

Thursday 31 October  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
 
* 1
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What recent discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on broadband coverage in Scotland.
    (900813)
* 2
John Glen (Salisbury): What progress her Department has made in rolling out rural broadband.
    (900814)
* 4
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): What plans she has in place if newspaper proprietors do not sign up to the Privy Council's Royal Charter for regulating the press.
    (900816)
* 6
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): What assessment she has made of the effect of fixed odds betting terminals on local communities.
    (900818)
* 7
Simon Wright (Norwich South): What steps she is taking to collect evidence on links between gambling addiction and B2 gambling machines.
    (900819)
* 8
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): When she expects the Privy Council to consider the political parties' proposals for a Royal Charter on press regulation; and if she will make a statement
    (900820)
* 9
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): What steps she is taking to support tourism.
    (900821)
* 10
Ian Swales (Redcar): What assessment she has made of support given to horse racing by the Horserace Betting Levy.
    (900822)
* 12
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What steps she is taking to prevent the proliferation of betting shops in areas with high levels of deprivation.
    (900824)
* 13
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): What steps she is taking to support tourism.
    (900825)
* 14
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What recent discussions she has had with the BBC Trust on reducing the use of golden goodbye clauses in BBC contracts.
    (900826)
* 16
Priti Patel (Witham): What plans her Department has to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War.
    (900828)
* 17
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What recent estimate she has made of the number of households in a) Wiltshire and b) the UK that will have superfast internet access on the 4G spectrum but not through fixed-line broadband by January 2015.
    (900829)
* 18
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): What her Department's policy is on the use of fixed odds betting terminals; and if she will make a statment.
    (900830)
* 20
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on payment to artists by online music streaming services.
    (900832)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
    (900803)
* 2
Alison McGovern (Wirral South):  
    (900804)
* 3
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (900805)
* 4
Laura Sandys (South Thanet):  
    (900806)
* 5
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton):  
    (900807)
* 6
Steve Baker (Wycombe):  
    (900808)
* 7
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire):  
    (900809)
* 8
Neil Carmichael (Stroud):  
    (900810)
* 9
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West):  
    (900811)
* 10
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester):  
    (900812)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
 
* 1
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What recent discussions she has had on increasing the number of successful prosecutions in cases of rape and sexual violence; and if she will make a statement.
    (900833)
* 2
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What progress has been made on increasing the number of women on boards of FTSE 100 companies.
    (900834)
* 3
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What steps she is taking to increase the number of women in senior positions in business.
    (900835)
* 4
Stella Creasy (Walthamstow): What steps she is taking to increase awareness of and prevent violence against women and girls.
    (900836)
* 5
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): What steps she is taking to tackle violence against teenage girls.
    (900837)
* 6
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What steps she is taking to support senior women in business.
    (900838)
* 7
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What steps she is taking to improve the position of disabled people in the workplace.
    (900839)
* 8
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): What steps she is taking to increase the representation of women on the boards of public bodies.
    (900840)
* 9
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What recent assessment she has made of the number of cases of discrimination at work on the grounds of pregnancy.
    (900841)

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)

Notices given on Monday 28 October

1
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start up loans have been granted to businesses in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) Lancashire in the last five years.
    (173301)
2
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many university students in (a) Ribble Valley constituency and (b) Lancashire are eligible for maintenance loans.
    (173302)
3
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK students attending university (a) study overseas and (b) take a degree which allows them to study abroad for (i) one or (ii) two years.
    (173303)
4
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with (a) UK Trade and Investment, (b) the British High Commission in Sri Lanka and (c) the Commonwealth Business Council on representatives of British companies travelling to Sri Lanka during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo in November 2013.
    (173317)
5
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Oral Statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs, 9 July 2013, Official Report, column 198, on Post Office–Horizon system, who will chair the review that will determine how best to adjudicate future disputed cases with regards to the Horizon system; and whether the review body has yet met.
    (173177)
6
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with Post Office Limited regarding the Horizon system.
    (173182)
7
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department met the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance.
    (173192)
8
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects Second Sight to produce its final report on the Post Office Limited Horizon system.
    (173263)
9
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether, in exercising his advisory role to the Department for Energy and Climate Change on gas storage, he took account of the fact that Dr John Roberts, who chaired the report commissioned by the Council for Science and Technology into GB electricity capacity margin, is also, as the Chair of Halite Gas Storage, seeking government approval for gas storage in Wyre.
    (173267)
10
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Major Project Authority's reports into High Speed 2 before Report stage and Third Reading of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill.
    (173325)
11
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many firms have (a) applied for and (b) taken up the regional employer national insurance contributions holiday; and what amount has been claimed by such firms in each month since December 2012.
    (173194)
12
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of administering the national insurance contributions holiday has been in each year since 2010.
    (173195)
13
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many firms have taken up the regional employer national insurance contributions holiday since that scheme's introduction; and how much has been claimed by each such firm.
    (173196)
14
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs regarding (a) human rights in China and (b) the Government's Action Plan on Business and Human Rights before his recent visit to China.
    (173318)
15
N
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities on their surveying and monitoring activity within social housing in cases of suspected tenancy breach.
    (173173)
16
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support regeneration projects in seaside towns.
    (173270)
17
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress has been made in rolling out broadband to the (a) towns and (b) villages in Northamptonshire.
    (173265)
18
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote tourism in seaside towns.
    (173268)
19
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 (a) under 16, (b) 16 to 24, (c) 25 to 39, (d) 40 to 60 and (e) over 60 year olds who regularly take part in recreational sport in Barrow and Furness constituency; and what change there has been in these figures in the last three years.
    (173305)
20
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions and for what reasons Ministers in his Department have used military transport for domestic travel since taking office.
    (173321)
21
N
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government review of the MOD Police and Defence Fire and Rescue Service will take into account the physical implications of a higher retirement age for MDP and DFRS officers.
    (173372)
22
N
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government review of the MOD Police and Defence Fire and Rescue Service pensions will include analysis of the effect of bringing officers' pension age in line with Home Office officers on those joining the MDP in the future.
    (173373)
23
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians died in each military establishment in Northern Ireland between 1 April and 30 September 2013; what the cause was of each death; and if he will make a statement.
    (173296)
24
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians died in each military establishment in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; what the cause was of each death; and if he will make a statement.
    (173297)
25
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers died in each military establishment in Northern Ireland between 1 April 2013 and 30 September 2013; what the cause was of each death; and if he will make a statement.
    (173298)
26
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers died in each military establishment in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; what the cause was of each death; and if he will make a statement.
    (173299)
27
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of free schools that have had section 5 Ofsted inspections to date have been classified (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requires improvement and (d) inadequate.
    (173322)
28
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of all schools inspected by Ofsted under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 have been classified as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requires improvement and (d) inadequate in their most recent inspections.
    (173323)
29
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils at (a) local authority maintained schools, (b) sponsored academies, (c) converter academies, (d) free schools, (e) university technical colleges, (f) studio schools and (g) independent schools achieved (i) five GCSEs A* to C including English and mathematics and (ii) the English Baccalaureate in the academic year 2012-13.
    (173324)
30
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what education schemes he has funded to promote literacy skills for (a) children and (b) adults with a severe learning or physical disability in (i) Ribble Valley constituency and (ii) Lancashire in the last five years.
    (173300)
31
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how long emails (a) sent and (b) received are retained on his Department's systems; what the internal process is for retrieving and searching such emails; and if he will make a statement.
    (173198)
32
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on media monitoring in the most recent year for which figures are available.
    (173199)
33
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workers in the offshore oil and gas industry who are employed using daily agreements.
    (173367)
34
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of people affected by price rises by (a) SSE, (b) Scottish Power, (c) Npower and (d) British Gas in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the UK.
    (173304)
35
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the number of people in fuel debt in each month since June 2010.
    (173191)
36
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2013, Official Report, column 761W, on Colombia, if he will raise with the Colombian President the clauses in the trade agreement between the EU and Colombia relating to human rights, labour standards and environmental standards and the mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing those clauses.
    (173315)
37
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations his Department has received for a public enquiry to be held into maternity and neonatal services at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
    (173276)
38
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of patients who have been prescribed protein drinks by their GPs.
    (173255)
39
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the total amount of saturated fat consumed by the UK population each year.
    (173256)
40
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of UK food industry companies are signatories of the Saturated Fat Reduction Pledge.
    (173257)
41
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the existing Public Health Responsibility Deal partners are; and which other companies and organisations were approached about joining the Saturated Fat Reduction Pledge.
    (173274)
42
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 281W, on Food: advertising, when he will announce action with the food industry to reduce exposure to marketing and promotion of less healthy foods.
    (173277)
43
N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what safeguards he has put in place to ensure that there is no conflict of financial interest between membership of clinical commissioning groups and GP-run practices and health centres.
    (173319)
44
N
Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what provision has been made for the registration and publication of the interests of members of clinical commissioning groups.
    (173320)
45
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance his Department gives to families on low incomes on eating healthily.
    (173269)
46
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2013, Official Report, column 765W, on NHS Property Services, how much money intended for capital purposes was used for short-term financing of NHS Property Services' revenue expenditure; and for what reasons parliamentary question 172325 was not answered fully in his initial response of 25 October 2013.
    (173309)
47
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 284W, on NHS Property Services, (a) what guidance he received that the identity of purchasers of property sold by NHS Property Services should not be disclosed due to commercial sensitivity, (b) what criteria he used to determine that the identity of purchasers should not be disclosed due to commercial sensitivity and (c) who in his Department made the decision that the names of buyers of property sold by NHS Property Services was commercially sensitive information; and if he will place a copy of any such guidance received on this matter in the Library.
    (173310)
48
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 284W, on NHS Property Services, which third party independent valuers and reports were relied upon to demonstrate that sales of property by NHS Property Services were at market value.
    (173311)
49
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 284W, on NHS Property Services, who the bidders were in each sale of a property by NHS Property Services.
    (173312)
50
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 284W, on NHS Property Services, how many of the 115 responses received for the non-executive director positions of NHS Property Services were from people working (a) in his Department, (b) in the NHS and (c) outside the public sector; and how such applications in each category were (i) considered strong, (ii) worth further consideration, (iii) considered borderline and (iv) did not meet the criteria.
    (173313)
51
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the security implications of a paperless NHS.
    (173368)
52
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether electronic access to patient records by 2015 will cover (a) pre-existing patient records or (b) new patient records after that date.
    (173369)
53
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed General Practice Extraction Services; and with what bodies and organisation he has consulted.
    (173370)
54
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential contribution of telemedicine to the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
    (173371)
55
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2013, Official Report, column 810W, on ICT, how many (a) iPads and (b) iPhones have been purchased and at what cost by Public Health England.
    (173178)
56
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2013, Official Report, column 810W, on ICT, what each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies has spent on (a) iPads and (b) iPhones since 2011.
    (173180)
57
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2013, Official Report, column 809W, on dementia, how many emergency hospitals admissions in each hospital trust in England were for patients with a diagnosis of dementia in each of the last five years.
    (173181)
58
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received from NHS hospital trusts on the availability of ambulances in the last 12 months.
    (173306)
59
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that the National Crime Agency makes tackling online child abuse images an operational priority.
    (173291)
60
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how decisions about the National Crime Agency's operational priorities will be made; and how such decisions will be communicated to the public.
    (173292)
61
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the budgets for each of the National Crime Agency's operational priorities are; and if she will make a statement.
    (173293)
62
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the resources (a) required by and (b) allocated to the National Crime Agency to combat online child abuse images.
    (173295)
63
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries import the largest volume of legal highs to the UK; and what recent discussions she has had with law enforcement bodies of those nations on preventing such imports.
    (173307)
64
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes are issued to staff working on behalf of the City of London Remembrancer.
    (173188)
65
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discretion (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department have over when and where Europe Aid directs aid.
    (173374)
66
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which non-governmental organisations are suppliers of UK aid; and in which countries such aid is distributed.
    (173375)
67
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what role is played by the National Security Council in the decision-making process which determines which countries UK aid is directed to and in what form.
    (173376)
68
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, to how many countries the UK provides aid via Europe Aid; and which of these are considered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to have humanitarian records which give cause for concern.
    (173377)
69
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the European Development Fund each overseas territory for which Britain has responsibility received in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; how much it will receive in 2013-14; for what purpose each grant was received; and if she will make a statement.
    (173174)
70
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of Syrian refugees under the age of 16 years in each host country who are currently in full-time education.
    (173308)
71
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to publish the Rehabilitation Programme Strategic Risk Register.
    (173175)
72
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether private contractors who have been found by his Department or the Serious Fraud Office to have anomalies in their billing practices are permitted to tender to run the Community Rehabilitation Companies.
    (173176)
73
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a right to restorative justice for victims of crime.
    (173190)
74
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with G4S on the structure of victims support.
    (173193)
75
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent conversations he has had with Serco on the structure of Victim Support.
    (173197)
76
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much advance notice is given to a victim of crime of the release from prison of the perpetrator of that crime.
    (173258)
77
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the EU Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime and of the extent to which his proposed changes to victim support are compatible with the directive.
    (173259)
78
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issues to victims of crime on how to make complaints about criminal justice agencies under the victims' code.
    (173271)
79
N
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on interpreters and translation services in each month in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012.
    (173272)
80
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Prime Minister, on which dates he has met the City of London Remembrancer since May 2010.
    (173189)
81
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his contribution of 28 October 2013, Official Report, column 664, what information has appeared in The Guardian on intelligence matters which the Government objects to on security grounds.
    (173330)
82
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will allow a 12 week consultation period for responses to the Environmental Statement on the effects of High Speed 2 due to be published with the hybrid Bill.
    (173326)
83
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of power to support High Speed 2 train services on the basis of operating at speeds of up to 400kph at 18 trains per hour for up to 20 hours per day.
    (173327)
84
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rate of energy price inflation used for the business case for High Speed 2 is.
    (173328)
85
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the Channel Tunnel Rail Link has had to reduce its operating speeds below 100mph because of (a) power, (b) maintenance and (c) safety issues since it came into operation.
    (173329)
86
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 149W, on cycling, what estimate the National Transport Model makes of (a) the number of trips made by bicycle and (b) the distance travelled by bicycle in each year until 2035.
    (173273)
87
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effects of the review of Local Transport Note 2/95 on policy and practice of devolved government in Wales and Scotland.
    (173378)
88
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will discuss with TV Licensing what proportion of people prosecuted for television licence non-payment are women.
    (173264)
89
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the provision of communication and language support available for deaf people using Government services.
    (173275)
90
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of employment and support allowance assessment decisions he estimates will be changed as part of the mandatory reassessment process; what he expects the (a) average and (b) maximum timeframe for reassessments to be; and when he intends to publish an evaluation of the success of the mandatory reassessment process.
    (173294)
91
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people will be claiming universal credit in April 2014.
    (173183)
92
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of universal credit claimants can currently make a claim online.
    (173184)
93
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of potential claimants he expects to be claiming universal credit in 2015.
    (173185)
94
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people will claim universal credit in the pathfinder sites.
    (173186)
95
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many people will be claiming universal credit by December 2014.
    (173187)
96
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure continuity of service to Work Programme participants during market shift action.
    (173260)
97
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of those referred to the Work Programme since June 2011 had been in receipt of employment and support allowance.
    (173261)
98
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice about alternative support his Department gives to applicants for employment and support allowance whose claims are disallowed; and if he will make a statement.
    (173262)
99
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in outcome payments to Work Programme providers in each month since June 2011; and, in each such month, what proportion was in respect of recipients of employment and support allowance.
    (173266)
100
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to the consultation, Measuring Child Poverty: A consultation on better measures of child poverty, published on 15 November 2012, Cm. 8483.
    (173314)

Notices given on Tuesday 29 October

1
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment she has made of the value of Silverstone Circuit to the UK economy.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (900817)
2
N
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to tackle cyber-bullying; and what financial support her Department gives to anti-bullying charities to reduce this problem.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (900823)
3
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to promote rural tourism in the UK.
[Question Unstarred]   (900827)
4
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Chancellor of the Exchequer had regarding (a) freedom of expression, (b) freedom of association, (c) protection of human rights, (d) the rule of law and (e) Tibet during his recent visit to China.
[Transferred]   (173316)
5
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Attorney General, how many people in Northern Ireland have been (a) charged and (b) convicted under anti-terrorism legislation in each year since 2007.
    (173436)
6
 
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the need to encourage banks to provide better advice to their business customers who employ fewer than 10 people.
    (173532)
7
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the rate of growth in exports of (a) goods and (b) services from each UK region was in each of the last three years.
    (173431)
8
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UK business representation will attend the upcoming CHOGM in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
    (173427)
9
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what UK Trade and Investment representation there will be at the upcoming CHOGM in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
    (173428)
10
 
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) proposes to take to seek changes to EU consumer law; and if he will make a statement.
    (173531)
11
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who was (a) invited to and (b) attended the Public Appointments Seminar on 28 October 2013; and what the total cost was of the whole event.
    (173384)
12
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase participation in the National Citizenship Service.
    (173432)
13
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people in (a) Stafford constituency and (b) England took part in the National Citizen Service in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
    (173433)
14
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people in (a) Stafford constituency and (b) England took part in the International Citizen Service in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
    (173434)
15
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which countries had the fastest rate of growth in consumption of UK exports of (a) goods and (b) services in each of the last five years.
    (173450)
16
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of security from cyber-attack of industrial control systems used by critical national infrastructure operators.
    (173497)
17
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the UK Computer Emergency Response Team to be fully operational; and if he will make a statement.
    (173504)
18
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on promoting UK cyber exports.
    (173505)
19
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what preparatory work is being undertaken in anticipation of the next National Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
    (173512)
20
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget for the National Security Strategy is for (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
    (173513)
21
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) cautions for not paying the minimum wage there were in each year from its introduction to 2008-09.
    (173525)
22
 
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish his Department's analysis of the benefits of European Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA of 28 May 2001, combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment; and if he will make a statement.
    (173526)
23
 
Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the Scottish Government's proposal for a currency union with the rest of the UK in the event of Scottish independence.
    (173484)
24
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many fires have been caused by moulded plastic fuse boards in each of the last five years.
    (173382)
25
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the risks of fire in the home caused by an increase in the use of moulded plastic fuse boards.
    (173383)
26
 
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his policy is on low demand housing in unpopular neighbourhoods.
    (173456)
27
 
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities on low demand housing in unpopular neighbourhoods.
    (173465)
28
 
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he intends to issue new guidance to local authorities on responding to low demand housing in unpopular neighbourhoods.
    (173466)
29
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential to reduce the number of statutory duties imposed on local authorities.
    (173379)
30
 
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to bring forward legislative proposals on new regulations to bring into effect a simplified by-law process for local authorities.
    (173401)
31
 
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what meetings her Department has had with (a) the FA, (b) UEFA and (c) FIFA on the issues of governance and corruption in the last three years.
    (173398)
32
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when each of the prisons run by the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre ceased to operate; and what took the place of each.
    (173448)
33
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which organisation took over the functions previously carried out by the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre.
    (173449)
34
 
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to reduce the qualifying period for the 195-59 General Service Medal (GSM) Clasp Cyprus from 120 days; and if he will make a statement.
    (173446)
35
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Annual Budget Cycle 14 Technical Instructions.
    (173498)
36
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's vehicle capitation rates.
    (173499)
37
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's aircraft capitation rates.
    (173500)
38
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's manpower capitation rates.
    (173501)
39
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on developing ties between the British and Chinese armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
    (173502)
40
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preparatory work is being undertaken in anticipation of the next Strategic Defence and Security Review; and if he will make a statement.
    (173503)
41
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the five year plan for Five Powers Defence Arrangements exercises.
    (173506)
42
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to extend the Five Powers Defence Arrangements to cover non-conventional threats.
    (173507)
43
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the agenda for the next Five Powers Defence Chiefs Conference.
    (173508)
44
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to meet his Malaysian counterpart to discuss the Five Powers Defence Arrangements.
    (173509)
45
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's obligations are under the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty.
    (173510)
46
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the UK's obligations are under the Five Powers Defence Arrangements.
    (173511)
47
 
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with what aircraft he plans to replace the Red Arrows' Hawk T1.
    (173528)
48
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria are used for ratifying the appointment of governors of free schools.
    (173395)
49
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether governors of free schools are individually and collectively responsible for the repayment of false financial claims made by the school of which they are governors.
    (173397)
50
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to monitor the finances and expenditures of free schools.
    (173464)
51
 
Pat Glass (North West Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the capability of childcare providers to store and serve milk other than in single-serve measures.
    (173394)
52
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, columns 112-4W, on Bookstart scheme, what the resons were for the reduction in Bookstart funding in 2011-12.
    (173435)
53
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many full-time equivalent staff of his Department have been working on (a) new nuclear and (b) energy efficiency in each of the last five years; and how much time he has spent on each such matter in the last 12 months.
    (173406)
54
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what guidance his Department has given to energy companies on changes in energy tariffs.
    (173409)
55
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made on the effect on over-65s on changes in energy bills following the Retail Market Review.
    (173447)
56
 
Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland relating to the introduction of the Wild Animals in Circuses Bill to Parliament.
    (173445)
57
 
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the UK's need for future sustaining domestic timber supplies; and how such need will be met.
    (173396)
58
 
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the European Fisheries Fund budget for 2012-13 remains (a) unallocated and (b) unspent.
    (173444)
59
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on links between Hamid Jafar and Crescent Petroleum International and the former Iraqi government led by Saddam Hussein; and if he will make a statement.
    (173407)
60
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the treatment of minority religious groups in Egypt.
    (173438)
61
 
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has given to the Burmese Army since July 2013.
    (173514)
62
 
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consideration he has given to the need to prepare transitional arrangements following a vote to leave the European Union in a referendum; and if he will make a statement.
    (173393)
63
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with mental health problems who are victims of crime are properly supported.
    (173403)
64
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department contained in the 2013 report from Mind, Victim Support and others entitled At Risk, Yet Dismissed: The criminal victimisation of people with mental health problems; and if he will meet the authors of that report.
    (173482)
65
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has held with the Northern Ireland Executive on the levy issued on foreign students and temporary migrants to use the NHS.
    (173430)
66
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitor weight tests were conducted on two year-olds in England in the six months from April 2013; and what the (a) take-up rate of and (b) reasons given for not taking up such tests were in that period.
    (173496)
67
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on how the advanced breast cancer: diagnosis and treatment guideline can be updated to include recent evidence on the effects of undertaking biopsies from breast cancer patients with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.
    (173453)
68
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of compliance by NHS England to the breast cancer quality standard statements relating to multi-disciplinary teams and cancer nurse specialists.
    (173454)
69
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps NHS England is taking to monitor the implementation of the Breast Cancer Quality Standard.
    (173485)
70
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many of the recommendations made by Sir Robert Francis QC in his report on care providers by Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust his Department (a) has implemented and (b) plans to implement.
    (173530)
71
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the names of the members of NHS England's Molecular Diagnostic Testing Group.
    (173381)
72
 
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many vacancies there are for (a) midwives and (b) supvisors of midwives in each NHS trust.
    (173467)
73
 
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how Public Health England plans to incorporate the health and wellbeing of people with musculoskeletal conditions into its work-streams and framework for health and wellbeing.
    (173443)
74
 
Henry Smith (Crawley): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's announcement of 8 October 2012, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England to ensure that there is sufficient investment in intensity modulated radiotherapy technology to guarantee access to innovative radiotherapy where clinically appropriate safe and cost effective.
    (173452)
75
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to reinstate the ban prohibiting Gujarat's Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, entering the UK.
    (173442)
76
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what family visit visa applications to the UK there were in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012 by (i) overall number of decisions made, (ii) number of family visit visa grants, (iii) number of family visit visa refusals, (iv) number of family visit visa applications withdrawn and (v) number of family visit visa applications which lapsed.
    (173515)
77
 
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her Department's analysis of the costs and benefits of European Council Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25 April 2002, concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension; and if she will make a statement.
    (173527)
78
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the Commission spent on consultancy fees in each year since 2010.
    (173429)
79
 
Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support she is giving to the government of Belize to help preserve the Chiquibul National rainforest reserve.
    (173392)
80
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff from each prison establishment in England and Wales were working on detached duty at another prison establishment on the most recent day for which records are available; and if he will make a statement.
    (173399)
81
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions police cells have been used to house offenders due to shortage of available prison places since 4 September 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (173400)
82
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the future operation of (a) HM Prison Hatfield, (b) HM Prison Moorland and (c) HM Prison Lindholme will be; and if he will make a statement.
    (173404)
83
 
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have received hospital treatment following an assault at work in each of the last five years.
    (173405)
84
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK citizens sentenced abroad and returned to the UK to serve their sentence in a UK prison were released on (a) parole and (b) licence and subsequently reoffended and were (i) recalled to prison (A) in the UK and (B) abroad and (ii) were not recalled in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
    (173380)
85
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to ensure that people with mental health problems who are victims of crime are properly supported.
    (173402)
86
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the level and provision of support for people with mental health problems who are the victims of crime; and what steps he is taking to improve his Department's performance in this area.
    (173408)
87
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department of the 2013 report from Mind, Victim Support and others entitled At Risk, Yet Dismissed: The criminal victimisation of people with mental health problems; and if he will meet the authors of that report.
    (173480)
88
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of waiting time for employment and support allowance tribunals is.
    (173425)
89
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of employment and support allowance tribunals has been in each year for which figures are available.
    (173457)
90
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance appeals in each region and district have been successful at tribunals in the last year.
    (173458)
91
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are employed in hearing employment and support allowance tribunals.
    (173459)
92
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has of the threat posed by paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.
    (173437)
93
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many attacks there were on (a) community halls, (b) Orange halls and (c) churches in Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
    (173439)
94
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had the Northern Ireland Executive on increasing out of state visitors to Belfast.
    (173440)
95
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment she has made of the operation of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
    (173455)
96
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps the Government is taking to implement the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - General Comment No. 17, published April 2013, on the right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts (Article 31).
    (173410)
97
 
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to build a new railway station in Gilsland, on the border of Cumbria and Northumberland; and when the Parliamentary Under-secretary of State with responsibility for railways plan to visit that project.
    (173529)
98
 
Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the proposal by the Law Commission to set nationwide standards for drivers, operators and vehicles in the taxi trade.
    (173483)
99
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has commissioned or undertaken into the effectiveness of youth employment programmes in other countries.
    (173451)
100
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2013, Official Report, column 261W, what proportion of the 4,109 employment and support allowance capability assessments ssubsequently went to appeal.
    (173426)
101
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number and proportion of employment and support allowance decisions have been appealed in which the original assessment was (a) audio taped and (b) not audio taped.
    (173460)
102
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place a copy of any leaflets or information pertaining to employment and support allowance claimants' right to ask for an audio tape of their work capability test in the Library.
    (173461)
103
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the use of audio-taping of employment and support allowance tests in reducing (a) the number of cases going to appeal and (b) the success rate of later appeal.
    (173462)
104
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets health asessors working for ATOS work towards; and whether a bonus is payable upon reaching such targets.
    (173463)
105
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2013, Official Report, columns 169-70W, on poverty, how many and what proportion of people were in relative low-income (a) before and (b) after housing costs in 2009-10.
    (173481)
106
 
Hywel Williams (Arfon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what future estimate he has made of demand for discretionary housing payment as a result of the under occupancy penalty; and if he will publish such figures showing demand in each (a) month and (b) constituency.
    (173391)
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)

Notices given on Tuesday 29 October

1
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals have been made to the Crown Prosecution Service by the police regarding child sexual offences in each of the last five years.
    (173475)
2
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on microbreweries of offering a rent only option to tied pubs.
    (173419)
3
N
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2013, Official Report, columns 875-6W, on higher education: student numbers, how many four year degree courses entitled students to (a) three and (b) four years of fee loans and maintenance support in each such year.
    (173468)
4
N
Bill Esterson (Sefton Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the advice available to businesses employing fewer than 10 people from other business owners.
    (173552)
5
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effects of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada on (a) Scotland and (b) Inverclyde constituency; and if he will make a statement.
    (173470)
6
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average weekly gross earnings of a full-time employed (a) man and (b) woman in the North West was in cash terms in each year since 1997.
    (173385)
7
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of married couples will benefit from the married couples tax allowance announced on 30 September 2013.
    (173489)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families with children will benefit from the married couples tax allowance announced on 30 September 2013; and what proportion this is of (a) the total number of families with children in the UK and (b) the total number of couples set to benefit from the married couples tax allowance.
    (173490)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on administering the UK Guarantees scheme to date.
    (173491)
10
N
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has accrued to the Exchequer as a result of lowering the low value consignment relief threshold in the Finance Act 2011.
    (173389)
11
N
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Vehicle Excise Duty has been raised by vehicle in each taxation category in each of the last five years.
    (173418)
12
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the speed with which Iran could use the centrifuge capability available to it to enrich enough uranium from the three and a half per cent purity required for civilian nuclear use to the 90 per cent purity required for weapons grade materials so as to manufacture a ballistically deliverable nuclear warhead.
    (173494)
13
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of self-harm by civilian staff took place in military establishments in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
    (173411)
14
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of self-harm by civilian staff took place in military establishments in Northern Ireland between 1 April and 30 September 2013.
    (173412)
15
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of self-harm by soldiers took place in military establishments in Northern Ireland between 1 April and 30 September 2013.
    (173413)
16
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of self-harm by soldiers took place in military establishments in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
    (173414)
17
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the welfare of (a) soldiers and (b) civilian staff at Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler, Co Down; and if he will make a statement.
    (173415)
18
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, on how many occasions and for what reasons he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office; and if he will provide a list of all such occasions.
    (173488)
19
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how and by what mechanism his Department contacted West Yorkshire Police in April 2013 regarding the Department's investigation into Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
    (173516)
20
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which police authority his Department contacted regarding its investigation into Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
    (173517)
21
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information his Department provided to the police in April 2013 regarding its invstigation into Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
    (173518)
22
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the interim report of March 2013 of his Department's inquiry into Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
    (173519)
23
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 1018W, on temporary employment, for what purpose each temporary member of staff has been recruited to his ministerial private office; and for how long each was employed.
    (173386)
24
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he last attended Chequers; and what the purpose of that visit was.
    (173422)
25
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to reduce pay for senior staff in his Department.
    (173423)
26
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with (a) British Gas, (b) EDF Energy, (c) E.ON, (d) nPower, (e) Scottish Power and (f) SSE on those companies' plans to reduce existing discounts for customers who pay their bills by direct debit.
    (173416)
27
N
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information has been provided to his Department by staff of Woodchester Park in respect of changes in the badger population at that establishment and its associated facilities.
    (173388)
28
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the new protocol to the EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement applies outside the Exclusive Economic Zone claimed by Morocco.
    (173545)
29
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 451W, on fisheries: Western Sahara, how the protocol, as initialled, will benefit Saharawi fishermen.
    (173546)
30
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 451W, on fisheries: Western Sahara, how he plans to ensure that the indigenous people of Western Sahara benefit from the geographical distribution of European funds for structural support and infrastructure.
    (173547)
31
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether a UK trade envoy will be in Sri Lanka in November 2013.
    (173469)
32
N
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of women who have been assisted by the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
    (173473)
33
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to work with NHS England to use programme budgeting to assess public spending on mental health services in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
    (173541)
34
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will conduct a new psychiatric morbidity survey for children and adolescents.
    (173542)
35
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of NHS and social care spending on mental health support in England for (a) children, (b) adults of working age and (c) adults over 65 years old in 2012-13.
    (173543)
36
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to respond to the recommendations in the recent report by the Chief Medical Officer, Prevention Pays - our children deserve better, that there should be an annual survey of children's mental health and wellbeing and of investment in child and adolescent mental health services in England.
    (173553)
37
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what process was used for the recruitment of the executive director of NHS Property Services.
    (173533)
38
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2013, Official Report, column 284W, on NHS Property Services, what criteria were used by NHS Property Services to determine the suitability of applicants for vacancies for (a) executive and (b) non-executive positions.
    (173534)
39
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of his appeal against the judgement issued by Mr Justice Silber on 31 July 2013 in the High Court on the South London Healthcare Trust and Lewisham Hospital.
    (173441)
40
N
Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been the cost of the High Court appeal by his Department in respect of the London Borough of Lewisham and Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign Ltd v Trust Special Administrator & Anr. Appeal to date.
    (173486)
41
N
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the benefits of establishing a national epilepsy deaths register.
    (173417)
42
N
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the state of care of epilepsy training in the United Kingdom.
    (173420)
43
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of excess winter deaths in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency, (b) Cumbria and (c) the North West in each of the last three years.
    (173550)
44
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the likely number of excess winter deaths in 2013-14; and whether he has produced alternative estimates based on varying weather scenarios.
    (173551)
45
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Wilson Doctrine on the interception of the telephone calls and electronic messages of hon. Members still applies; and whether the security agencies restrict co-operation with their American counterparts to prevent them applying such electronic surveillance to hon. Members and Members of the House of Lords.
    (173474)
46
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days in the last two years G4S had a full staff complement as per its contract at the immigration removal centres at (a) Brook House, Gatwick, (b) Tinsley House, Gatwick and (c) the Cedars, Pease Pottage.
    (173472)
47
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of work of the Prevent task force; and if she will make a statement.
    (173544)
48
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much core police funding her Department allocated to the (a) Cumbrian Police Authority or (b) Cumbrian Police and Crime Commissioner in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in each year since 1995-96.
    (173548)
49
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Prime Minister, on how many occasions and for what reasons he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office; and if he will provide a list of all such occasions.
    (173487)
50
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will detail the number of maritime rescue co-ordination centres for which staffing levels dropped below risk-assessed levels nationally in each month from January to September 2013.
    (173535)
51
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he and officials in his Department have had with fire and rescue services nationally regarding their at-sea presence.
    (173536)
52
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, in which periods full shadow operations will be in place prior to the closure of the maritime rescue coordination centres in (a) Brixham, (b) Portland and (c) Solent.
    (173537)
53
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish details of the number and standing of the local experts from whom local intelligence was formally gathered prior to the closure of the Clyde, Forth and Yarmouth maritime rescue coordination centres.
    (173538)
54
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the Government's proposed changes to search and rescue co-ordination on the efficacy of local authority coastguards protecting local waters.
    (173539)
55
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department has made available to support (a) footpaths and (b) bridleways in each of the local authority areas of West Sussex in each of the last 10 years.
    (173471)
56
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether direct train services from (a) Sandwell and Dudley and (b) Wolverhampton to London Euston will be reduced upon the completion of High Speed 2.
    (173387)
57
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists were (a) involved in reported accidents, (b) seriously injured and (c) killed on the national trunk road network in each of the last three years.
    (173549)
58
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when each of the seven voluntary and third-sector projects established in March 2013 under the Help and Support for Separated Families Innovation Fund (a) will begin and (b) is due to finish.
    (173421)
59
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish updated statistics for tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 of his Department's statistics bulletin, Employment and Support Allowance: outcomes of work capability assessments, published on 22 October 2013.
    (173540)
Monday 4 November  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
 
* 1
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What assessment he has made of the level of recruitment to the reserve forces in 2013 to date.
    (900853)
* 2
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): What assessment he has made of the level of contracting by his Department with small and medium-sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement.
    (900854)
* 3
Mark Menzies (Fylde): What discussions he has had with his counterparts in partner nations on improving the prospects of future Typhoon exports.
    (900855)
* 4
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): What his plans are for the future use of RNAS Yeovilton and RNAS Merryfield; and if he will make a statement.
    (900856)
* 5
Steve Baker (Wycombe): What recent assessment he has made of the future Royal Air Force requirement for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance systems; and if he will make a statement.
    (900857)
* 6
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What steps he is taking to improve the employment prospects of Service leavers.
    (900858)
* 7
Ian Austin (Dudley North): If he will visit the Territorial Army base at Vicar Street in Dudley.
    (900859)
* 8
Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): What funding his Department makes available to help armed forces families to get on the housing ladder.
    (900860)
* 9
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What steps he is taking to help improve home ownership amongst members of the armed forces.
    (900861)
* 10
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What recent assessment the Government has made of how many reservists need to be recruited as part of the Army Reserve plan to replace regular troops from the disbanded units.
    (900862)
* 11
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): With reference to the Army Basing Review, what recent discussions he has had on the closure of Claro Barracks in Ripon; and if he will make a statement.
    (900863)
* 12
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What account his Department takes of the social and economic effects of its procurement decisions in the UK.
    (900864)
* 13
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): What assessment he has made of the level of recruitment to the reserve forces in 2013 to date.
    (900865)
* 14
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): What contracts for recruitment of armed forces personnel have been outsourced to date; and what arrangements are in place to monitor such contracts.
    (900866)
* 15
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): What new capabilities the armed forces are investing in to ensure the UK can properly defend itself from cyber attacks.
    (900867)
* 16
Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble): What discussions he has had with his counterparts in partner nations on improving the prospects of future Typhoon exports.
    (900868)
* 17
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What assessment he has made of the conclusions and utility of the Trident Alternatives study.
    (900869)
* 18
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): What funding his Department makes available to help armed forces families to get on the housing ladder.
    (900870)
* 19
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): What funding his Department makes available to help armed forces families to get on the housing ladder.
    (900871)
* 20
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): What assessment he has made of the level of recruitment to the reserve forces in 2013 to date.
    (900872)
* 21
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What investment his Department has made in the provision of prosthetics and rehabilitation for injured troops since 2010.
    (900873)
* 22
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What steps he is taking to help improve home ownership amongst members of the armed forces.
    (900874)
* 23
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What progress has been made on the Joint Strike Fighter trials taking place in the US.
    (900875)
* 24
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What recent advances have been made in the type of prosthetic limbs made available to injured service personnel.
    (900876)
* 25
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): When he estimates that the new Queen Elizabeth class carriers will become operational; and if he will make a statement.
    (900877)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (900843)
* 2
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):  
    (900844)
* 3
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry):  
    (900845)
* 4
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay):  
    (900846)
* 5
Jessica Morden (Newport East):  
    (900847)
* 6
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):  
    (900848)
* 7
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan):  
    (900849)
* 8
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty):  
    (900850)
* 9
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke):  
    (900851)
* 10
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley):  
    (900852)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 29 October

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contingency plans his Department put in place to reduce the risk of loss of life or property during forthcoming fire service strikes; and if he will make a statement.
    (173493)
2
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve future care provision for deafblind people; and if he will make a statement.
    (173520)
3
N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he plans to publish a response to the recommendations of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.
    (173476)
4
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department gives to officials who determine the temporary speed limits displayed on managed motorways (a) to ensure consistency and (b) to ensure that the temporary speed limits displayed are not lower than is reasonable or necessary; and if he will make a statement.
    (173492)
Wednesday 6 November  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
 
* 1
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): What assessment he has made of the potential effects of the legacy of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games on the UK tourism industry.
    (900878)
* 2
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the display of materials from the 'go home or face arrest' campaign in the Glasgow UK Border Agency office.
    (900879)
* 3
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): What recent discussions he has had on the effects of increasing energy prices on households in Scotland.
    (900880)
* 4
Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble): What representations he has received from Ministers of the Scottish Government regarding the continued use of sterling in an independent Scotland.
    (900881)
* 5
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What assessment he has made of the effects on businesses in the North West of England of Scotland remaining part of the UK.
    (900882)
* 6
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What assessment he has made of the effects of the privatisation of Royal Mail on people in Scotland.
    (900883)
* 7
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on household and business energy bills.
    (900884)
* 8
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on household and business energy bills.
    (900885)
* 9
Alison McGovern (Wirral South): What assessment he has made of the potential effects on cultural tourism in the UK of a yes vote in the referendum on Scottish independence.
    (900886)
* 10
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on cross-border strategic roads.
    (900887)
* 11
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): What assessment he has made of the effects of the recent CAP settlement on farmers and rural communities in Scotland.
    (900888)
* 12
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on household and business energy bills.
    (900889)
* 13
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What steps the Government is taking to tackle low pay in Scotland.
    (900890)
* 14
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What assessment he has made of the possible effects on the Scottish economy of Scotland continuing to use sterling after independence.
    (900891)
* 15
Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling): What discussions he has had on future pension arrangements in an independent Scotland.
    (900892)
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)

Notices given on Tuesday 29 October

1
N
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations were received by Ministers in his Department relating to the regulation by the Environment Agency of the storage of carpets at the former Thrunton brickworks, Northumberland; and whether any action was taken in response to such representations.
    (173495)
2
 
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed High Speed 2 route on (a) waterways and (b) waterways managed by the Canal and River Trust.
    (173424)
Monday 11 November  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 29 October

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department coordinates with other Government departments to develop internet governance policy.
    (173521)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Brazil over that country's proposals for internet governance and ensuring a multi-stakeholder approach.
    (173523)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen the development of internet governance from civil society.
    (173524)
4
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent cyber attacks.
    (173522)
5
N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding NHS England allocated per person for health services in (a) Stafford constituency and (b) each clinical commissioning group in England for (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
    (173478)
6
N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what cost of investment capital his Department used to calculate the figures included in the Strategic Case for HS2.
    (173477)
7
N
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people in Stafford constituency have (a) applied to have, (b) been approved to have or (c) had their home purchased under the High Speed 2 exceptional hardship scheme to date.
    (173479)

Prepared 30th October 2013