Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 12 November 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 Monday 11 November 2013
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Tuesday 12 November 2013
For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
*
1
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
For what reasons he has decided to sell the site of HMP Wellingborough.
(901028)
*
2
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
What assessment he has made of the potential effect of his planned probation reforms on the rate of reoffending.
(901029)
*
3
Nigel Mills
(Amber Valley):
What steps he has taken to reduce reoffending and relieve pressure on the courts system.
(901030)
*
4
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
What steps he is taking to ensure that the needs of vulnerable witnesses are properly considered in court.
(901031)
*
5
Andrew Jones
(Harrogate and Knaresborough):
What steps he has taken to reduce motor insurance fraud to help motorists with the costs of driving.
(901032)
*
6
Harriett Baldwin
(West Worcestershire):
What steps he has taken to increase the voice of victims in the criminal justice system.
(901033)
*
7
Mr Gary Streeter
(South West Devon):
What progress is being made on reducing illegal drug use in prisons.
(901034)
*
8
Margot James
(Stourbridge):
What steps he has taken to reduce motor insurance fraud to help motorists with the costs of driving.
(901035)
*
9
Paul Maynard
(Blackpool North and Cleveleys):
What steps he is taking to facilitate mutual ownership of probation trusts; and if he will make a statement.
(901036)
*
11
Simon Danczuk
(Rochdale):
What assessment he has made of the prevalence of mishandling by the Law Society of complaints against solicitors.
(901038)
*
12
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
(South Shields):
What his policy is on the future of the Probation Service.
(901039)
*
13
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
What steps he is taking to increase the number of offender behaviour programmes in English prisons.
(901040)
*
14
Karl McCartney
(Lincoln):
What steps he has taken to increase the voice of victims in the criminal justice system.
(901041)
*
15
Mike Freer
(Finchley and Golders Green):
What his policy is on funding victims' services in London.
(901042)
*
16
Glyn Davies
(Montgomeryshire):
What steps he has taken to reduce reoffending and relieve pressure on the courts system.
(901043)
*
17
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
What support his Department provides to victims of crime.
(901044)
*
18
Nick de Bois
(Enfield North):
What assessment he has made of the most recent quarterly statistics on knife possession sentencing under the new offence of aggravated knife possession, published in September 2013.
(901045)
*
19
Mr Dominic Raab
(Esher and Walton):
What steps he is taking to curb the scope and volume of human rights claims.
(901046)
*
21
John Glen
(Salisbury):
What steps he has taken to reduce reoffending and relieve pressure on the courts system.
(901048)
*
22
John Pugh
(Southport):
What progress he has made on his reforms to the treatment of whiplash claims; and if he will make a statement.
(901049)
*
23
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
What assessment he has made of the role of education in reducing recidivism.
(901050)
*
24
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
What steps he is taking to reduce youth reoffending.
(901051)
*
25
James Morris
(Halesowen and Rowley Regis):
What steps he has taken to reduce reoffending and relieve pressure on the courts system.
(901052)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
Henry Smith
(Crawley):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(901018)
*
2
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
(901019)
*
3
Bob Blackman
(Harrow East):
(901020)
*
5
Stephen Phillips
(Sleaford and North Hykeham):
(901022)
*
7
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
(901024)
*
8
Sir Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
(901025)
*
9
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
(901026)
*
10
Harriett Baldwin
(West Worcestershire):
(901027)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Monday 4 November
1
N
Mr David Heath
(Somerton and Frome):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which local authorities have not signed up to the community covenant.
(174257)
Notices given on Wednesday 6 November
1
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, what committees of the House are consulted before displays or exhibitions take place in Westminster Hall.
(174846)
2
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 30 November 2012, Official Report, column 543W, on judges: county courts, what the identity of each county court was in relation to each judge in respect of which any direction was provided authorising the judge to sit pursuant to section 5(3) of the County Courts Act 1984 between 1 January 2007 and 1 November 2013.
(175116)
3
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the injury rate in accidents on the A15 north of Lincoln was in each of the last 10 years.
(174845)
Notices given on Thursday 7 November
1
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth
(Coventry North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the statutory powers available to an insolvency practitioner, as an officer of the court, to compel the disclosure of relevant documents by all parties involved in an administration process; and whether the investigatory powers available to insolvency practitioners to locate relevant documents where possession of said documents are denied by individual parties.
(175158)
2
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, columns 130-1W, on arms trade: exports, and subsequent correspondence, what estimate he has made of the relative sizes of the (a) market share of the exporter of the licence Mindspeed and its UK subsidiary, Picochip, (b) expected addressable market for the combined entity of these companies until 2016, (c) value of the Standard Invidual Export Licence (Permanent) for equipment employing cryptography and software for equipment employing cryptography to Israel and (d) total combined value of the UK's annual exports to Israel.
(175208)
3
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration his Department has given to investor-state dispute settlement, as detailed within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact.
(175251)
4
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when (a) he, (b) Ministers and (c) officials from his Department last met with the EU negotiating team for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact; and whether they discussed investor-state disputes settlement and its potential effect on the National Health Service.
(175252)
5
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he has raised the issue of exemption for the National Health Service with regard to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Pact, as referred to in the European Commission's impact assessment on the future of EU/US trade relations.
(175253)
6
N
Nicholas Soames
(Mid Sussex):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of public statistics.
(175241)
7
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much extra revenue he expects to raise from the UK water companies which have financial holding vehicles registered in the Cayman Islands following the Government's recent automatic tax information sharing agreement with the Cayman Islands signed on 5 November.
(175286)
8
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much extra revenue he expects to raise from each UK water company following the Government's recent automatic tax information sharing agreement with the Cayman Islands signed on 5 November.
(175287)
9
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the process will be for appointing the new head of the Payment Systems Regulator.
(175209)
10
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the appointment of the head of the new Payment Systems Regulator will be subject to a pre-appointment hearing with his or her attendance at the Treasury Select Committee.
(175210)
11
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the relationship will be between the new Payment Systems Regulator and (a) the Financial Conduct Authority and (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority.
(175211)
12
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers his Department will have over the new payment systems regulator.
(175215)
13
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the main objectives of the new payment systems regulator will be.
(175216)
14
N
Ian Murray
(Edinburgh South):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of taxpayers affected by the retrospective tax changes introduced in Section 58(4) of the Finance Act 2008.
(175217)
15
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many appeals for the reduction of rates have been (a) made and (b) successful in each of the last five years.
(175145)
16
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average length of time taken for business rate appeals to be listed for a hearing by the Valuation Tribunal was; and how many such cases are outstanding.
(175146)
17
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much revenue has been raised from (a) council tax and (b) business rates in each year since the introduction of council tax.
(175178)
18
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities are reviewing their local plans or draft local plans due to problems with site viability and deliverability.
(175206)
19
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much local government general revenue, excluding the housing revenue account, has been provided by (a) council tax, (b) business rates, (c) central government grant both general and specific and (d) fees and charges in each financial year since the introduction of the council tax.
(175207)
20
N
Mr Clive Betts
(Sheffield South East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were started on (a) brownfield and (b) greenfield sites in each year from 2002 to 2012.
(175247)
21
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will list the total number of new dwellings completed by (a) councils, (b) housing associations and (c) private sector for each year since 2008-09 in each London borough.
(175266)
22
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of dependent elderly in each London borough and (b) the number of such elderly people that have no family living in their borough.
(175269)
23
N
Dr Julian Huppert
(Cambridge):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of total business rates revenues was collected from businesses with a rateable value between (a) £6,001 and £12,000 and (b) 12,001 and £18,000.
(175176)
24
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities impose the highest car parking charges in towns and cities in the UK.
(175236)
25
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what support and guidance is provided by his Department to local communities in drawing up emergency resilience plans.
(175283)
26
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the number of fixed odds betting terminals in (a) Birkenhead constituency, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and (c) the UK.
(175242)
27
N
Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
(Lagan Valley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish details of the sums received for the sale of surplus army housing at Dog Kennel Lane, Lisburn.
(175249)
28
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Statement of 6 November 2013, Official Report, columns 251-4, on Aircraft Carriers and UK Shipbuilding, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decisions on naval vessels on the UK's naval supply chain.
(175272)
29
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, where the powers his Department has to direct that the management of a free school be removed or replaced are set out.
(175175)
30
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teachers working in each government region underwent their initial teacher training within that region.
(175144)
31
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to improve the overall performance of Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
(175243)
32
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints have been lodged against Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in each of the last 10 years in (a) the UK, (b) East Anglia and (c) South Suffolk constituency.
(175244)
33
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service has dealt with in each of the last 10 years in (a) the UK, (b) East Anglia and (c) South Suffolk constituency.
(175245)
34
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary schools have been rated (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory and (d) inadequate by Ofsted in (i) the UK, (ii) East Anglia and (iii) South Suffolk constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(175246)
35
N
Mr Tim Yeo
(South Suffolk):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of school children between the ages of five and 16 years old are eligible for free school meals in (a) the UK, (b) East Anglia and (c) South Suffolk constituency.
(175261)
36
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the licence conditions for using cage traps on badgers for the pilot culls are monitored in severe weather; and whether such cage trappings are suspended due to the risk of exposing badgers to extreme weather.
(175288)
37
N
Maria Eagle
(Garston and Halewood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether cage trapping for badgers in the two pilot areas was suspended due to severe weather on 27 and 28 October 2013.
(175289)
38
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Ministers for Agriculture in the devolved administrations about implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy, and the allocation of budgets to each administration; and if he will make a statement.
(175161)
39
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie
(South Down):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the National Farmers' Union, NFU Scotland, the Farmers' Union of Wales and the Ulster Farmers' Union on (a) the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy from 2015 and (b) the allocation of the budget in that respect.
(175162)
40
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Russian government in respect of members of Greenpeace held by the authorities in Russia.
(175250)
41
N
Stuart Andrew
(Pudsey):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether a new health and equality impact assessment will be undertaken for the new congenital heart disease review; and which body is responsible for commissioning such assessments.
(175218)
42
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice he gives to police forces on dealing with people who are suffering from mental health difficulties.
(175268)
43
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitteed to hospital with malnutrition in (a) England, (b) each primary care trust area of responsibility and (c) each current clinical commissioning group area of responsibility in each of the last five years for which data are available.
(175168)
44
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were discharged from hospital with malnutrition in (a) England, (b) each primary care trust area of responsibility and (c) each current clinical commissioning group area of responsibility in each of the last five years for which data are available.
(175169)
45
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were readmitted to hospital due to malnutrition in each of the last five years for which data are available; and how many such patients resided at a care home or residential home.
(175170)
46
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were discharged from hospital with a nutritional care plan in each of the last five years for which data are available.
(175171)
47
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of malnutrition in (a) hospitals and (b) care homes; and if he will make a statement.
(175172)
48
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the number of adults in (a) Nottingham, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands who might benefit from a cochlear implant.
(175147)
49
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of cochlear implants fitted to adults in (a) Nottingham, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands in the last year.
(175159)
50
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent estimate he has made of the number of adults in (a) Nottingham, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) the East Midlands with a severe to profound hearing loss.
(175160)
51
N
Andrew Percy
(Brigg and Goole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the availability of the Xalatan form of the drug latanoprost at UK pharmacies.
(175282)
52
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department used to assess the request made by South Wales Police in 2012 for National, International and Capital City funding.
(175177)
53
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice declined the request made by South Wales Police in 2012 for National, International and Capital City funding and other additional funding to recognise the challenges of policing Cardiff as a capital city.
(175184)
54
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice last discussed funding for (a) South Wales Police and (b) the policing of Cardiff with the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner.
(175205)
55
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deployments of UK Border Force personnel were made to arrivals in the UK via (a) General Aviation (private airfields) and (b) General Maritime (private marinas) that were categorised as high risk in 2012-13, in accordance with the compliance obligations summarised in the National Audit Office document, The Border Force: Securing the Border, published in August 2013.
(175259)
56
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what mechanisms UK Border Force personnel have to verify the accuracy of information given by passengers arriving in the UK via private airfields.
(175260)
57
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set a date to meet the police forces to discuss the expansion of data collection on the use of (a) illegally held and (b) legally held firearms in crimes committed in Britain.
(175290)
58
N
Alison McGovern
(Wirral South):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will list the programmes to which her Department has provided support in the last three years which have sought to improve and strengthen tax collection systems in African nations.
(175285)
59
N
Mr Philip Hollobone
(Kettering):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals there are in UK prisons; and how many are nationals of countries with compulsory prisoner transfer agreements with the UK.
(175163)
60
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with police and crime commissioners about funding for rape support centres; and if he will make a statement.
(175233)
61
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many perpetrators of domestic violence received a police caution in each year since 2010; and what proportion of domestic violence incidents resulted in a caution in each such year.
(175235)
62
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to the police in each year since 2010; and how many of these incidents resulted in (a) referral to the Crown Prosecution Service, (b) a prosecution and (c) a conviction in each such year.
(175281)
63
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department has allocated for (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 on each of the contracts to deliver education services in prisons in England and Wales.
(175179)
64
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when each of the contracts between his Department and the organisations that provide healthcare provision in prisons in England and Wales was signed.
(175180)
65
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations provide healthcare provision to each prison in England and Wales.
(175181)
66
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when each of the contracts between his Department and providers of healthcare provision in prisons in England and Wales terminate.
(175182)
67
N
Sadiq Khan
(Tooting):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13 on each of the contracts to deliver healthcare provision in prisons in England and Wales.
(175183)
68
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on offender behaviour programmes in each of the last five years; and what spend is projected in each of the next three years.
(175212)
69
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to collect data on waiting times for individual offender behaviour programmes in English prisons.
(175213)
70
N
Steve Rotheram
(Liverpool, Walton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offender behaviour programmes operational in English prisons are run by (a) public and (b) private sector organisations.
(175214)
71
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to Sir John Chilcot's letter of 4 November 2013 to him, published on the Iraq Inquiry website, if he will disclose to the Iraq Inquiry the 25 notes from the right hon. Tony Blair to President Bush, referred to in that letter; and if he will make a statement.
(175254)
72
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to Sir John Chilcot's letter of 4 November 2013 to him, published on the Iraq Inquiry website, on which date the Iraq Inquiry requested the Cabinet Secretary to disclose records of conversations between the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath and President Bush in the period leading to the conflict in Iraq.
(175255)
73
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to Sir John Chilcot's letter of 4 November 2013 to him, published on the Iraq Inquiry website, if he will disclose to the Iraq Inquiry records of conversations between (a) the right hon. Tony Blair and President Bush and (b) the right hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath and President Bush referred to in that letter.
(175256)
74
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to Sir John Chilcot's letter of 4 November 2013 to him, published on the Iraq Inquiry website, if he will disclose to the Iraq Inquiry the material relating to some 200 Cabinet-level discussions referred to in that letter.
(175257)
75
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to Sir John Chilcot's letter of 4 November 2013 to him, published on the Iraq Inquiry website, on which date the Iraq Inquiry requested the Cabinet Secretary to disclose records of conversations between the right hon. Tony Blair and President Bush in the period leading to the conflict in Iraq.
(175258)
76
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of standardising road signage systems in the EU.
(175174)
77
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Network Rail and Transport for London on re-development works at Finsbury Park station; and if he will make a statement.
(175265)
78
N
Jeremy Corbyn
(Islington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost and timetable for the electrification work of the Barking to Gospel Oak line; and if he will make a statement.
(175267)
79
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the five criteria referred to in the document, Property Compensation Consultation for London - West Midlands HS2 Route, are all weighted equally; and if not, what are the weightings for each criterion.
(175277)
80
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many properties on Phase One of the proposed route for High Speed 2, in rural areas only and excluding those over deep bored tunnels, are within (a) 120 metres, (b) 250 metres, (c) 300 metres, (d) 350 metres, (e) 400 metres, (f) 450 metres and (g) 500 metres of the line.
(175278)
81
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many properties in the entire safeguarded area for Phase One of High Speed 2 are assigned to be demolished.
(175279)
82
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the slip road onto the M180 was closed at Scunthorpe on 31 October 2013; for what reason such closure was not posted on the A15 and other approach routes; and if he will make a statement.
(175186)
83
N
Sir Greg Knight
(East Yorkshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to reduce the inappropriate use of rear fog lights by motorists; and if he will make a statement.
(175187)
84
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he or his officials had with the Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration when drawing up their General Aviation Red Tape Challenge.
(175262)
85
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he or his officials of his Department have had with their counterparts in the Home Office on including passengers travelling by private flights (General Aviation) or private boats (General Maritime) to the UK in the Border Force's operating mandate.
(175263)
86
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to match arrivals data from General Aviation entries into the UK with the National Air Traffic System.
(175264)
87
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many deaths and serious injuries occurred to motorcyclists as a result of road accidents in Cumbria in each of the last five years, on each type of road.
(175284)
88
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what evidence her Department holds on the effect of recent changes in the levels of voluntary sector grants made by local authorities on women's refuges and services for victims of domestic violence.
(175291)
89
N
Julie Hilling
(Bolton West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new jobs created in the period from (a) May 2010 to April 2011 and (b) May 2011 to April 2012 lasted for more than 12 months.
(175173)
90
N
Helen Jones
(Warrington North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of the extension of the single accommodation rate to people aged up to 35 years old on the ability of women fleeing domestic violence to move on from a refuge; and if he will make a statement.
(175234)
91
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what period he chaired the Senior Sponsorship Group responsible for the oversight of the universal credit programme.
(175273)
92
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on Universal Jobs Match in 2012-13.
(175274)
93
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to control the quality of the Universal Jobs Match service.
(175275)
94
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average caseload of a Jobcentre Plus advisor was in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012.
(175276)
95
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research his Department has commissioned or undertaken into employment support programmes in other countries for people with ill-health.
(175280)
Notices given on Friday 8 November
1
N
Mr Stephen Hepburn
(Jarrow):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations he has received on compensation for people with mesothelioma.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]
(901037)
2
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Attorney General, how many people employed by the Law Offficers' Departments hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175360)
3
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2013, Official Report, column 583W, on mental illness: discrimination, what steps his Department is taking to encourage businesses to sign up to the Time to Change initiative to end mental health discrimination.
(175317)
4
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in postcode areas (a) MK40, (b) MK41 and (c) MK42 in the last year.
(175307)
5
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were completed in Thirsk and Malton constituency in each of the last three years.
(175390)
6
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175359)
7
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the rate of pub closures in (a) Poole and (b) England in the last two years.
(175347)
8
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many of the businesses in Poole received grants from the most recent round of the Regional Growth Fund.
(175348)
9
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support his Department has provided to help new start-up businesses in Poole access finance.
(175351)
10
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people employed by (a) his Department, (b) the Office of the Prime Minister, (c) the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and (d) the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons hold a (i) undergraduate, (ii) master's and (iii) PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175382)
11
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to promote openness and transparency in Government; and if he will make a statement.
(175349)
12
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Efficiency and Reform Group is making in delivering the Government's savings target in 2013-14.
(175350)
13
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people are able to get more involved in helping their local communities; and if he will make a statement.
(175353)
14
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175378)
15
Mr Mike Weir
(Angus):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons embedded interest rate swaps are not eligible for the FCA-administered compensation scheme.
(175381)
16
Mr Shaun Woodward
(St Helens South and Whiston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many debts arising from overpayment of tax credits were transferred to debt collection agencies in each month in (a) St Helens South and Whiston constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) England in each of the last five years.
(175331)
17
Mr Shaun Woodward
(St Helens South and Whiston):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs takes to contact claimants about overpayments of tax credits; and how many attempts to contact such claimants are made before a debt is transferred to a debt collection agency.
(175332)
18
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, how many people employed by the Church Commissioners hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175361)
19
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what analysis his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the difference in complexity of cases relating to the Troubled Families Programme dealt with by the local authority, private sector and the third sector.
(175385)
20
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175362)
21
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of new homes built in (a) Dorset and (b) England since May 2010.
(175311)
22
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have used the Government's Help to Buy scheme in (a) Dorset and (b) England to date.
(175346)
23
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses which have claimed the increased small business rate relief in (a) Dorset and (b) England since its inception.
(175384)
24
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people employed by her Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she will make a statement.
(175363)
25
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last visited Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe.
(175388)
26
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many A&B vehicles back-loaded through the reverse supply chain to (a) RAF Warminster, (b) RAF Lyneham, (c) Ashchurch, (d) Donnington and (e) Warminster to be held in short-term storage have (i) been inspected by REME personnel, (ii) had all repairs completed prior to storage and (iii) been serviced in accordance with category 6 of the relevant Army Equipment Support Publication to date; and if he will make a statement.
(175306)
27
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a controlled humidity environment is available for the storage of vehicles at (a) RAF Warminster, (b) RAF Lyneham, (c) MOD Ashchurch, (d) MOD Donnington and (e) Warminster; and if he will make a statement.
(175333)
28
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175364)
29
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library details of the work conducted by his Department to date on the cost-benefit analysis of the recruitment of under 18's; and if he will make a statement.
(175383)
30
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he expects his lawyers to complete and sign the lease on the University Cathedral Preschool at Chester.
(175356)
31
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175365)
32
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether charities, social sector organisations, private companies or any other external organisations are given access by his Department to any group mailing lists for schools in (a) England and (b) the rest of the UK.
(175298)
33
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methods his Department uses to issue group communications to schools in (a) England and (b) the rest of the UK.
(175300)
34
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department holds and uses a group email mailing list for all (a) schools in England, (b) secondary schools in England and (c) primary schools in England.
(175301)
35
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students chose to take a modern foreign language at (a) GCSE, (b) AS level and (c) A2 level in Poole constituency in each of the last five years for which information is available.
(175308)
36
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Poole constituency are involved in the Schools Direct programme.
(175343)
37
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received on opening a free school in Poole constituency.
(175345)
38
Mr Shaun Woodward
(St Helens South and Whiston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average amount of financial assistance received by pupils in St Helens local authority area towards the cost of attending further education was in each of the last four academic years.
(175335)
39
Mr Shaun Woodward
(St Helens South and Whiston):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in (a) St Helens local authority area and (b) Merseyside received financial assistance towards the cost of attending further education in each of the last four academic years.
(175336)
40
Paul Flynn
(Newport West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what his policy is on the prospective use of plutonium currently stockpiled at Sellafield in Mox fuel in the planned EPR reactor at Hinkley.
(175294)
41
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175366)
42
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175367)
43
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the UK fishing industry; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such measures on fishing boats operating from Poole.
(175344)
44
Mr Robert Syms
(Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures his Department has put in place to help the dairy industry in Dorset; and if he will make a statement.
(175352)
45
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further information he has concerning the status of Jovica Kolakovic, a UK citizen detained in Malta for more than four years without charge or trial; and if he will make a statement.
(175292)
46
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175368)
47
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2013, Official Report, columns 442-3W, on mental health services, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in data collection on the number of people recorded as waiting over 28 days for Improving Access to Psychological Therapies between Quarter 3 2008-09 and Quarter 1 2013-14.
(175316)
48
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with NHS England regarding the formulation of a national strategy for tuberculosis.
(175309)
49
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the progress being made in formulating a national strategy for tuberculosis; and whether that strategy has the necessary (a) financial and (b) other support to bring about a significant reduction in cases.
(175310)
50
Pauline Latham
(Mid Derbyshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spends on (a) an adult's and (b) a child's dose of (i) Rifater, (ii) Ethambutol, (iii) Rifinah, (iv) Isoniazid, (v) Rifampicin and (vi) Pyrazinamide.
(175337)
51
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175370)
52
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the five principal causes of death in young people aged 18 to 30 years old.
(175299)
53
Chris Ruane
(Vale of Clwyd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 252W, on stress, what assessment he has made of the research carried out by the NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit.
(175318)
54
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum legacy cases in Bedford constituency are outstanding.
(175313)
55
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in each of the last three years, how many applications for citizenship were concluded (a) within six months, (b) between six and nine months, (c) between nine and 12 months and (d) after more than 12 months.
(175314)
56
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people employed by her Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she will make a statement.
(175371)
57
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people employed by the House of Commons Commission hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175372)
58
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people employed by her Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she will make a statement.
(175373)
59
Richard Fuller
(Bedford):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of waiting time is for a Tribunal Service hearing for those appealing benefits claims decisions.
(175297)
60
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proprtion of young offenders came from (a) low, (b) middle and (c) higher income households in the latest period for which figures are available.
(175293)
61
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on bids from Serco for contracts with his Department.
(175315)
62
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175374)
63
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people employed by her Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she will make a statement.
(175375)
64
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on CAP reform.
(175387)
65
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175376)
66
Philip Davies
(Shipley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make the subsidy for electric and hybrid electric vehicles conditional upon vehicle manufacturers installing noise generating devises known as acoustic vehicle alerting systems on such vehicles.
(175334)
67
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the total network grant was paid by Network Rail to South West Trains in each year since 2009-10.
(175391)
68
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2013, Official Report, column 45W, on railways: south west, what station improvement outcomes his Department has specified in the current franchise agreement with South West Trains; and what information his Department holds on funding obtained by South West trains for station investment on the South West line from non-departmental sources.
(175392)
69
Kate Hoey
(Vauxhall):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2013, Official Report, columns 45-6W, on railways: south west, what proportion of the £3.2 million investment in wi-fi technology on 45 Class 444 Desiro trains will be met by (a) South West Trains, (b) Network Rail and (c) Siemens.
(175393)
70
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the extension of High Speed 2 to Yorkshire will be complete.
(175389)
71
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175377)
72
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175379)
73
Miss Anne McIntosh
(Thirsk and Malton):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent representations she has received on the number of women on the boards of FTSE 100 companies.
(175386)
74
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people employed by the Government Equalities Office hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if she will make a statement.
(175369)
75
Paul Burstow
(Sutton and Cheam):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2013, Official Report, columns 830-1W, on employment and support allowance, what the medical condition is of those people transferred from incapcity benefit to the employment and support allowance work-related activity group without being seen by an assessor; and what guidance his Department has issued on how such decisions are to be made.
(175312)
76
Mrs Madeleine Moon
(Bridgend):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people employed by his Department hold (a) an undergraduate, (b) a master's and (c) a PhD-level degree in computer science; and if he will make a statement.
(175380)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 5 November
1
N
Frank Dobson
(Holborn and St Pancras):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how his Department calculated the contingency sums included in the estimated costs for the (a) construction of and (b) rolling stock for High Speed 2.
(174613)
Notices given on Thursday 7 November
1
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps ensure that long-serving members of the armed forces, who have been scheduled for redundancy very shortly before their 18-year pension entitlement date, will be allowed to pass that date before being required to leave.
(175219)
2
N
Dr Julian Lewis
(New Forest East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel who have been scheduled for redundancy on dates falling within (a) one week, (b) one month and (c) six months of reaching their pension entitlement dates.
(175220)
Notices given on Friday 8 November
1
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what fees his Department has paid to date to (a) Goldman Sachs, (b) UBS, (c) Barclays, (d) Bank of America Merill Lynch and (e) Lazard in respect of the floatation of Royal Mail.
(175396)
2
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what change in construction output there has been in the West Midlands in each of the last four quarters.
(175327)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2013, Official Report, column 309W, on ministerial policy advisers, whether the departmental organogram available at http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office is published in (a) alternative file formats and (b) printable file formats.
(175399)
4
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change in manufacturing output there has been in the West Midlands in each of the last four quarters.
(175328)
5
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Financial Services Compensation Scheme has made on compensating consumers who were mis-sold Keydata products; and if he will make a statement.
(175295)
6
N
Mr Laurence Robertson
(Tewkesbury):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Financial Conduct Authority has made on investigating claims that independent financial advisers mis-sold Keydata products; and if he will make a statement.
(175296)
7
N
Stephen Barclay
(North East Cambridgeshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities have implemented highway asset management plans to date; and what the estimated cost saving made by each such council is.
(175354)
8
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, column 658W, on travel, if he will publish a list of all occasions on which he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office.
(175397)
9
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2013, Official Report, column 607W, on travel, if he will publish a list of all occasions on which he has used military transport for domestic travel since taking office.
(175398)
10
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what powers his Department has to direct that a free school be closed.
(175319)
11
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the contribution of the Minister of State for Schools, Official Report, column 890, on Al-Madinah Free School, when he plans to provide an update to the House on the actions taken by his Department to improve Al-Madinah Free School.
(175394)
12
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when was his Department was first made aware that the Al-Madinah Free School (a) had appointed staff who did not have appropriate qualifications and experience, (b) operated without a designated principal in the Summer of 2012, (c) was not meeting safeguarding requirements, (d) had not identified which of its pupils had special educational needs and (e) was delivering an unacceptably poor standard of education.
(175400)
13
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any free school other than the Al-Madinah Free School (a) has appointed staff who do not have appropriate qualifications and experience, (b) operate without a designated principal, (c) is not meeting safeguarding requirements, (d) has not identified which of its pupils have special educational needs and (e) is delivering an unacceptably poor standard of education.
(175401)
14
N
Kevin Brennan
(Cardiff West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish in anonymised form the qualifications held by each member of the teaching staff at the Al-Madinah Free School at the beginning of the current school term.
(175402)
15
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the weekly cost of children's homes accommodation is in (a) the private sector, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) local authority-run accommodation.
(175329)
16
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what caused his Department to contact Action Fraud on 5 September 2013 regarding Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
(175303)
17
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the reconfiguration of health services in Worcestershire and any effects on Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
(175325)
18
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people the House of Commons (a) directly employes and (b) employs via an agency; how many people in each category earn above the London living wage; and if he will make a statement.
(175358)
19
N
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to (a) build new prisons and (b) expand existing prisons; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each project.
(175322)
20
N
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average time it takes his Department to reply to letters from hon. Members.
(175323)
21
N
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average annual cost per prisoner is (a) for each prison and (b) in total.
(175340)
22
N
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current prison population is; what the average level of the prison population was in each of the previous five years; and what the total capacity of the prison estate was in each such year.
(175341)
23
N
Mr Peter Bone
(Wellingborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on his policy of closing old and costly prisons and replacing them with modern low cost prisons.
(175342)
24
N
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any compensation will be paid to prisoners for lost, damaged or destroyed goods as a result of the disturbances and rioting at Maidstone, Rye Hill and Rugby prisons at the beginning of November 2013; and which budgets this is covered by.
(175395)
25
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many intensive fostering placements there have been in England and Wales to date; what financial resources have been allocated to the Intensive Fostering programme in each year since its inception; and what the average cost of an intensive fostering placement per resident per week is.
(175302)
26
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children's homes are run by (a) the private sector, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) the local authority.
(175330)
27
N
Dan Jarvis
(Barnsley Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reoffending rates are of children who have resided in (a) secure children's homes, (b) secure training centres and (c) young offender institutions.
(175355)
28
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to ensure that prisoner rehabilitation does not effect the safety of the general public.
(175324)
29
N
Andrea Leadsom
(South Northamptonshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many High Speed 2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS) applications have been rejected on grounds that they failed to fulfil EHS criteria (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five to date.
(175357)
30
N
Karen Lumley
(Redditch):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent representations he has received on the expansion of Birmingham Airport; and if he will make a statement.
(175326)
31
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 178W, on railways: construction, how many of the trains using the proposed single track link between High Speed 1 and High Speed 2 will be domestic services.
(175338)
32
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice about employment support for ex-offenders through the Work Programme; and if he will make a statement.
(175304)
33
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many attacks on Jobcentre Plus staff were recorded in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011, (e) 2012 and (f) January to October 2013.
(175305)
34
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the rate of employment amongst people with (a) an apprenticeship, (b) a degree, (c) a master's degree and (d) a PhD.
(175320)
35
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the rate of employment amongst those who previously served in the armed forces.
(175321)
36
N
Mr Andrew Turner
(Isle of Wight):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each local authority area who were receiving over £26,000 in benefits each year have been affected by the benefit cap to date; and how many people currently receive over £26,000 in benefits each year.
(175339)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Tuesday 5 November
1
N
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions HS2 Ltd has had with (a) relevant local authorities and (b) Lichfield District Council on the relocation of residents and those properties affected by High Speed 2; and if he will make a statement.
(174593)
2
N
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions HS2 Ltd has had with (a) local authorities and (b) Lichfield District Council concerning the purchase and demolition of properties in (i) England and (ii) Lichfield District which may be required by HS2 Ltd.
(174614)
3
N
Christopher Pincher
(Tamworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make funds available to compensate individuals whose communities are affected by High Speed 2 and whose homes are being purchased by HS2 Ltd before HS2 Ltd serves a blight notice.
(174615)