Order Book Part 2 [3 December 2013]

* 1

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry): What assessment he has made of the recent decision by the European Parliament to meet in a single location.

(901368)

* 2

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): What recent steps his Department has taken to promote trade and investment opportunities for British firms operating in Africa.

(901369)

* 3

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What recent reports he has received on the situation in Gibraltar.

(901370)

* 4

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): What recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the relationship between the EU and Ukraine.

(901371)

* 5

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): What discussions he has had with his US counterpart during negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on the US blockade of the Republic of Cuba and its effect on European companies doing business in that country.

(901372)

* 6

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of EU treaty change before 2017.

(901373)

* 7

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What progress has been made on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative following his recent visit to Sri Lanka for CHOGM.

(901374)

* 8

Grahame M. Morris (Easington): What steps his Department is taking to promote the humane treatment of prisoners held in the US; if he will make representations on the fairness of the trial of the Miami Five to his US counterpart; and if he will make a statement.

(901375)

* 9

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What his priorities are for reform of the terms of UK membership of the EU.

(901376)

* 10

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): Which EU powers and competences he plans to renegotiate back to the UK.

(901377)

* 11

Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): What assessment he has made of recent developments in the UK's relations with Iran.

(901378)

* 12

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): Which EU powers and competences he plans to renegotiate back to the UK.

(901379)

* 13

Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What assessment he has made of the effect of recent announcements of settlement building on the Middle East peace negotiations.

(901380)

* 14

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What assessment he has made of the recent decision by the European Parliament to meet in a single location.

(901381)

* 15

Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What assessment he has made of progress on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks.

(901382)

* 16

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What progress his Department has made in increasing UK exports to established and emerging markets; and if he will make a statement.

(901383)

* 17

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK-Israeli co-operation on international development.

(901384)

* 18

David Wright (Telford): What recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of EU treaty change before 2017.

(901385)

* 19

Gavin Shuker (Luton South): What assessment he has made of the effect of the recent CHOGM on the promotion of democracy and human rights in Sri Lanka.

(901386)

* 20

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What recent assessment he has made of Israeli treatment of Palestinian child detainees.

(901387)

* 21

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): What assessment he has made of the effect of the blockade of Gaza by the Israeli Defence Force on (a) the Gazan economy and (b) children in Gaza.

(901388)

* 22

Dame Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): What recent assessment he has made of progress in the Middle East peace talks.

(901389)

* 23

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): If he will make representations to his US counterpart on the fairness of the trial of the Miami Five; and if he will make a statement.

(901390)

* 25

Wayne David (Caerphilly): What assessment he has made of the effect of the recent CHOGM on the promotion of democracy and human rights in Sri Lanka.

(901392)

* 1

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

(901393)

* 2

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central):

(901394)

* 3

Ian Austin (Dudley North):

(901395)

* 5

Lisa Nandy (Wigan):

(901397)

* 6

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West):

(901398)

* 7

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay):

(901399)

* 8

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington):

(901400)

* 9

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase):

(901401)

* 10

Steve Brine (Winchester):

(901402)

1

N

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2013, Official Report, column 1937W, on RAF Lyneham, when a decision was made about the aircraft's future; what public announcement was made following this decision; what his policy is on protecting the nation's aviation history and heritage; and if he will make a statement.

(177882)

2

N

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what welfare regulations his Department has put in place for people keeping chickens in domestic environments.

(179146)

3

N

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the satisfaction of NHS inpatients with hospital meals.

(179145)

4

N

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons several lanes were closed on the M18 Motorway between junctions 6 and 7 and junctions 4 and 5 on 17 November 2013 when no work was being carried out.

(179147)

1

N

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of how much will be repaid on fee loans by graduates starting their degree course in 2013 by each decile of average lifetime earnings.

(179267)

2

N

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department plans to allocate to under three provision in school buildings being built as part of the Priority School Building Programme; and if he will make a statement.

(179266)

3

N

Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the potential economic benefits to the UK of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership being agreed and implemented.

(901391)

1

N

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Attorney General, how many officials in the Law Officers' Departments have worked, or are currently working, on the legal challenge lodged with the European Court of Justice on 25 September 2013 on new EU rules on pay in the banking sector.

(179557)

2

N

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library an updated version of the ready reckoner on students loans and debt repayment published in 2010 reflecting his most recent estimate on future earnings, fees and RAB charges.

(179560)

3

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how Milton Keynes College has performed against its contracted performance targets in the delivery of education services in HMP Oakwood since that prison opened.

(179578)

4

N

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed by (a) small and (b) medium-sized businesses operating in (i) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (ii) East Riding of Yorkshire and (iii) England in each of the last five years.

(179444)

5

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged 24 and under have been unemployed for over a year (a) at the most recent date for which data is available and (b) in each of the last 20 years.

(179527)

6

N

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the rate of job growth was in (a) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England in 2013; and what estimate he has made of such growth in each of the next three years.

(179442)

7

N

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people employed since (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 in (i) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (ii) East Riding of Yorkshire and (iii) England have paid less tax as a result of changes in the personal allowance.

(179443)

8

N

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department have worked, or are currently working, on the legal challenge lodged with the European Court of Justice on 25 September 2013 on new EU rules on pay in the banking sector.

(179558)

9

N

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to publish the (a) first interim report by the Ecorys UK consortium on the Troubled Families programme and (b) official statistics on the Troubled Families programme.

(179396)

10

N

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulation governing the protection of caravan owners on holiday parks.

(179510)

11

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many housing unit buildings starts there have been in each of the last five years.

(179526)

12

N

Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will meet representatives of small commercial FM radio stations to discuss the impact of the digital radio switchover and Government support for this sector before her Department's announcement, scheduled for 16 December 2013, on the switchover.

(179490)

13

N

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which military aircraft the traffic collision avoidance system have installed.

(179562)

14

N

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the installation of the traffic collision avoidance system was first recommended for the Tornado fast jet fleet; by whom it was recommended; and how much work has been undertaken to install it to date.

(179563)

15

N

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the estimate was of the cost of installing the Traffic Collision Avoidance System on the Tornado fast jet fleet when it was first recommended; and what his latest estimate is on the cost of that installation.

(179564)

16

N

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Board of Inquiry's findings into the collision of two Tornado jets on 3 July 2012 over the Moray Firth.

(179565)

17

N

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the standard operating procedure is for activating the traffic collision avoidance system for RAF aircraft in (a) combat and (b) training missions.

(179566)

18

N

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings his Department's officials have had with teachers' representative organisations on pay, pensions and conditions of service in the last two years.

[R] (179395)

19

N

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings he or his officials have had with the NASUWT and NUT on their trade dispute since 14 October 2013.

(179402)

20

N

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings he has had with teachers' representatives on pensions, pay and conditions of service in the last two years.

(179403)

21

N

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with bioliquids producers on the inclusion of support for used cooking oil-derived bioliquids in electricity market reform.

(179392)

22

N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with its European counterparts on the European year against food waste in 2014.

(179393)

23

N

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of levels of air pollution in Bristol against threshold limits.

(179397)

24

N

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will commission a comparative study on the relationship between (a) Ceuta and Melilla with Spain and (b) Gibraltar and the UK, and of how the UK might raise at EU level the issue of legal problems arising from Spain's relationship with Ceuta and Melilla.

(179446)

25

N

Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Israeli counterpart on the Prawer plan in the Negev region of Israel.

(179390)

26

N

Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Israeli government regarding the implementation of the recommendations in the report on Children in Military Custody, published in June 2012 with funding from his Department.

(179440)

27

N

Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the construction of a wall along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir; and whether he has made representations to the Indian government on this matter.

(179447)

28

N

Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will ensure that the terms of reference for the review of plain packaging of tobacco products allow an examination of the incidence of the use of illegal and unbranded cannabis by young people.

(179404)

29

N

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the rise in the number of council-funded residents who live in residential care and now rely on a top-up to cover the full costs of their care home place; and if he will make a statement.

(179511)

30

N

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the number of full-time equivalent GPs per 1,000 patients in (a) Nottingham and (b) the East Midlands in each year since 2009.

(179391)

31

N

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many civil servants were employed by his Department and at what cost on 1 October (a) 2010 and (b) 2013.

(179555)

32

N

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency medicine consultants have (a) opted not to practise, (b) retired and (c) left to work overseas in each of the last five years.

(179556)

33

N

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2013, Official Report, columns 1003-4W, on health visitors, how many health visiting students are training and expected to join the workforce between September and November 2014.

(179567)

34

N

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which NHS posts were recruited by Odgers Berndston in (a) 2009, (b) 2010, (c) 2011 and (d) 2012; and how much was paid to Odgers Berndston in each such year.

(179523)

35

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 545W, how many passengers arriving by general aviation who were assessed as high-risk by the UK Border Force between April and August 2013 and who were (a) met by Border Force personnel in accordance with the compliance obligations summarised in the National Audit Office publication, The Border Force: Securing the Border, published in August 2013 and (b) were not met by Border Force personnel.

(179579)

36

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK Border Force personnel were assigned to and given specific training for meeting passengers arriving into the UK assessed as high-risk on scheduled flights in 2012-13.

(179580)

37

N

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer from the Secretary of State for Transport of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 572W, on aviation, why her Department has no plans to match arrivals data from general aviation entries into the UK with the National Air Traffic System.

(179581)

38

N

Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy is of the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau on taking evidence from a reporting body (a) by telephone and (b) in writing.

(179491)

39

N

Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will release a transcript of the evidence about Kings Science Academy in Bradford submitted to Action Fraud and then passed on to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau by telephone on 25 April 2013 from the Department for Education.

(179492)

40

N

Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, column 301W, on Kings Science Academy, for what reason the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau did not request further information from the Department for Education when Action Fraud reported to the Department for Education that there was not enough information to progress the case further on 5 September 2013.

(179494)

41

N

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian needs of displaced Bedouin from the Neqab; what assessment she has made of the reasons for their displacement; and whether she has raised that matter with the Israeli government.

(179561)

42

N

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how funding by the Ministry of Defence as part of the UK response to Typhoon Haiyan is (a) accredited towards the UK international aid target and (b) will be reimbursed to the Ministry of Defence by her Department.

(179513)

43

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times people have opted-in to the probation victim contact scheme in each year since its establishment.

(179459)

44

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many secure children's homes are run by (a) the private sector, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) local authorities.

(179508)

45

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Tactical Response Group was called out to each prison in London in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013 to date.

(179575)

46

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what budget was allocated to the National Tactical Response Group in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and what that budget is expected to be in 2014-15.

(179576)

47

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12 and (d) 2012-13; and how many staff will have been employed by the NTRG in 2013-14.

(179582)

48

N

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he discussed Wrexham Magistrates' Court and police cells in Wrexham with the Chair of the Wrexham Magistrates at meetings in the last year; and what steps he took following any such discussion.

(179493)

49

N

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the economic effect on (a) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (b) East Riding of Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber following the completion of the planned road improvements in Yorkshire and the Humber in 2014.

(179445)

50

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects work on the diversion of overhead electric lines in connection with High Speed 2 to commence.

(179394)

51

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what works on High Speed 2 are planned to commence before the passage of the Hybrid Bill through Parliament is complete.

(179401)

52

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, column 306W, on High Speed 2 railway line, what organisation paid for the service advertised by HS2 Ltd as a free bus service provided to help people travel to and from the event on 30 November 2013 (a) from Annesley Woodhouse, Badger Box to Bilborough College and (b) from Strelley, Main Street to Bilborough College to attend the High Speed 2 consultation event on the route from West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and elsewhere; and what the cost of this service was.

(179524)

53

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, column 306W, on high speed 2: railway line, for which meetings or community meetings along both phase 1 and phase 2 of the route of High Speed 2 free bus services were offered to attendees.

(179559)

54

N

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many properties are wholly or partially within the proposed HS2 Voluntary Purchase Zone in the constituencies of (a) Chesham and Amersham, (b) Beaconsfield, (c) Aylesbury and (d) Buckingham.

(179568)

55

N

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2013, Official Report, column 978W, on railways: standards, on which dates (a) he and (b) officials from his Department met representatives of the Office of Rail Regulation to discuss the lowering of punctuality targets on the East Coast and West Coast main lines.

(179495)

56

N

John Howell (Henley): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, by what date he expects to announce a decision on the installation of lifts for disabled passengers at Goring and Streatley stations.

(179399)

57

N

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of how often Jobcentre Plus advisers refer Work Programme participants to non-contracted local voluntary sector organisations for additional support.

(179509)

58

N

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance was provided by his Department to local authorities to assist them in setting up local welfare provision schemes to replace crisis loans and community care grants.

(179512)

59

N

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to promote awareness of new local authority welfare provisions introduced in the recent Social Fund reform on his Department's website.

(179577)

60

N

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been in receipt of out-of-work benefits for (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years or more in (i) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber and (iii) England in each of the last three years.

(179441)

61

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson's disease in receipt of employment and support allowance (ESA) and placed in the work related activity group have subsequently come off ESA after returning to work.

(179525)

62

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the work-related activity group in employment and support allowance; and if he will make a statement.

(179528)

63

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of introducing a jobseeker classification instrument as in the case in Australia.

(179529)

1

N

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, columns 663-4W, when the names of companies receiving compensation will be published.

[Transferred] (179584)

2

N

Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, on what occasions providers of prison education services in England and Wales have not met their contracted performance targets in each of the last five years; and what financial penalties were incurred in each such case.

[Transferred] (179583)

3

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many education, health and care plans for young people have been implemented to date.

[Transferred] (179458)

4

N

Mark Durkan (Foyle): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether evidence gathered for the proposed Modern Slavery Bill and the evidence on contemporary slavery supplied by the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group will inform the UK response to proposals for a new instrument to supplement the International Labour Organization Forced Labour Convention.

[Transferred] (179554)

5

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the main root causes of crime.

[Transferred] (179460)

6

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of links between criminality and (a) household poverty, (b) educational attainment, (c) unemployment, (d) family environment and (e) area deprivation.

[Transferred] (179461)

7

N

Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of UK children were living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty in each year since May 1983.

[Transferred] (179398)

8

N

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the viability of financing infrastructure through defined ambition pension funds; and if he will make a statement.

[Transferred] (177848)

9

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179633)

10

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179634)

11

Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to replace Gift Aid with a system of personal income tax deductions for charitable giving.

(179593)

12

Richard Fuller (Bedford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the costs and benefits of business rate relief for charities.

(179623)

13

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of Scottish independence on (a) the public sector and (b) departmental offices based in Scotland which deal with clients in the whole of the UK.

(179655)

14

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179647)

15

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions he has met Dieter Helm in his capacity as Chair of the Natural Capital Committee since May 2010.

(179627)

16

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179635)

17

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent progress he has made in negotiations on firefighters' pensions.

(179614)

18

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been completed as a result of the new homes bonus to date.

(179615)

19

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to prevent the proliferation of betting shops near areas with high levels of deprivation.

(179616)

20

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to permitted development rights on the number of betting shops on the high street.

(179617)

21

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179636)

22

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent meetings she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the Cultural Plan.

(179622)

23

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179637)

24

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of defence reforms on military bases in Northern Ireland.

(179587)

25

Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of expenditure on his Department's procurement contracts valued in excess of Â£5 million was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in each government office region in each of the last three years.

(179606)

26

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advice he has given to Ofsted on a potential conflict of interest of those overseeing the organisation who are also members of academy chains; and if he will make a statement.

(179628)

27

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179638)

28

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes to discounting codes on future take up of (a) arts, (b) design, (c) music and (d) drama subjects.

(179585)

29

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received on changes to discounting codes for (a) arts, (b) design, (c) music and (d) drama subjects.

(179586)

30

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to support the research-led teaching for art and design teachers in the last 12 months.

(179590)

31

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure that the qualifications of School Direct trained teachers will be recognised abroad.

(179591)

32

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many art and design teachers have been recruited through School Direct since September 2012.

(179592)

33

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure high quality arts teachers are recruited into the profession.

(179594)

34

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support teachers and schools to access continuing professional development in (a) arts and (b) design subjects.

(179595)

35

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to measure the effect of national teaching schools on the quality of (a) art and (b) design teaching in the last 12 months.

(179596)

36

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will allow the flexible funding for local education authorities.

(179664)

37

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that careers services in schools increases awareness of vocational and technical education.

(179610)

38

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary schools offered wrap-around childcare services in (a) May 2010 and (b) the latest date for which figures are available.

(179611)

39

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of child care places for the 40 per cent most disadvantaged two year olds.

(179612)

40

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179639)

41

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on energy pricing and investment in green technology.

(179588)

42

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what agreements were made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

(179663)

43

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of whether current arrangements for information provision by energy suppliers are sufficient to ensure that their customers are aware of the dangers arising from carbon monoxide.

(179652)

44

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether his Department has plans to support low carbon hydrogen for electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

(179621)

45

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179640)

46

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons his Department does not monitor veterinary use of antibiotics.

(179624)

47

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the future of levy funding of the Sea Fish Industry Authority.

(179625)

48

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what timetable he has set plans for the triennial review of the Sea Fish Industry Authority.

(179626)

49

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179641)

50

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had his with Iranian counterpart on providing equality for all Iranian citizens without discrimination based on race, gender or religion.

(179618)

51

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) the human rights situation in Iran, (b) discrimination against women and religious minorities in that country and (c) the resolution recently adopted by the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on this matter.

(179619)

52

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold talks with his Iranian counterparts aimed at amending Article 13 of the 1979 Iranian Constitution to include other religious minorities.

(179620)

53

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts from NATO member states on Ukraine.

(179589)

54

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the EU Commission and the European Parliament on human trafficking and modern day slavery.

(179654)

55

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179642)

56

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179643)

57

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent consultation she has had with the devolved administrations on the prevention of human trafficking.

(179653)

58

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179644)

59

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179645)

60

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the accountability and effectiveness of private contractors working for the Probation Service.

(179649)

61

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Probation Service is fit for purpose in (a) Huddersfield and (b) the rest of the UK.

(179650)

62

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department takes to ensure that Regulation 28 coroners' investigations and the implementation of recommendations of those investigations are carried out in a timely and efficient manner.

(179651)

63

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that community sentences are effectively supervised.

(179662)

64

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179646)

65

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Article 9 of the European Regulation on the Sound Level of Motor Vehicles requires acoustic vehicle alerting systems for mobility scooters.

(179656)

66

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what service level targets his Department has set for the Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

(179661)

67

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employees to make tax-free donations direct from their salaries.

(179648)

68

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the level of commission claimed by advisors on the auto enrolment pensions market.

(179607)

69

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the cost to the Exchequer of implementing the new single tier state pension.

(179608)

70

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of current energy prices on people over 65.

(179609)

71

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the work programme for people claiming employment and support allowance.

(179613)

* 1

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): What recent progress has been made on the relief operation in the Philippines.

(901418)

* 2

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What steps she is taking to ensure that the interests of girls and women are central to the UK's development programmes.

(901419)

* 3

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What recent progress has been made on the relief operation in the Philippines.

(901420)

* 4

Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): What assessment she has made of the role of economic development in ending aid dependency.

(901421)

* 5

Steve Brine (Winchester): What recent steps the UK has taken to send aid to the Philippines.

(901422)

* 6

Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What steps she is taking to increase the capacity of developing countries to collect tax.

(901423)

* 7

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): What progress has been made on the most recent replenishment round for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

(901424)

* 8

Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): What recent assessment she has made of trends in global incidence of Tuberculosis.

(901425)

* 9

Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic.

(901426)

* 10

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What recent assessment her Department has made of the performance of its programmes in Yemen.

(901427)

* 11

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What recent assessment she has made of her Department's effectiveness in promoting economic development in developing nations as a means of ending dependency aid.

(901428)

* 12

Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What steps she is taking to improve governance in Sierra Leone.

(901429)

* 13

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What work her Department is undertaking in Kenya.

(901430)

* 14

Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What steps her Department is taking to engage UK businesses in international development.

(901431)

* 15

Grahame M. Morris (Easington): What steps her Department is taking to meet the humanitarian needs of Bedouin who are forcibly removed from their traditional lands.

(901432)

* 1

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

(901433)

* 2

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon):

(901434)

* 3

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase):

(901435)

* 4

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):

(901436)

* 5

Mr David Ward (Bradford East):

(901437)

* 6

Ian Lucas (Wrexham):

(901438)

* 7

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester):

(901439)

* 8

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley):

(901440)

* 9

Graham Jones (Hyndburn):

(901441)

* 10

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire):

(901442)

* 1

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 December.

(901403)

* 2

Henry Smith (Crawley):

(901404)

* 3

Graeme Morrice (Livingston):

(901405)

* 4

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):

(901406)

* 5

Ian Austin (Dudley North):

(901407)

* 6

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central):

(901408)

* 7

Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):

(901409)

* 8

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield):

(901410)

* 9

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase):

(901411)

* 10

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood):

(901412)

* 11

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North):

(901413)

* 12

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North):

(901414)

* 13

Bob Blackman (Harrow East):

(901415)

* 14

Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich):

(901416)

* 15

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):

(901417)

1

N

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what analysis his Department has undertaken of a link between artificial insemination of cattle and the spread of bovine tuberculosis; and if he will make a statement.

(179240)

1

N

Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the outstanding amounts of uncollected council tax are for each London borough for (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012.

(179630)

2

N

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what length of fibre optic cable was laid in (a) Haltemprice and Howden constituency, (b) East Riding of Yorkshire, (c) England and (d) the UK in each of the last three years.

(179605)

3

N

Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding his Department has provided to (a) open new secondary schools, (b) expand existing secondary schools, (c) open new primary schools and (d) expand existing primary schools in London in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(179597)

4

N

Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide additional funding for new primary school places in the London Borough of Croydon; and if he will make a statement.

(179598)

5

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the health and well-being of people living near fracking sites is not adversely affected by that practice.

(179657)

6

N

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect that the Warm Homes Discount scheme has had on (a) keeping older people warmer and safer during the winter months, (b) reducing levels of fuel poverty across the UK and (c) reducing excess winter deaths.

(179629)

7

N

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will place a copy of the information his Department has shared with the Ground Sources Heat Pump Association relating to data arising from the metering programme of heat pumps installed under the Renewable Heat Premium Scheme in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

(179600)

8

N

Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visit visa applications to the UK there were in the years ending 8 July (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 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.

(179632)

9

N

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Witham of 3 June 2013, Official Report, column 923W, on alcoholic drinks: young people, how many people were convicted of buying alcohol on behlaf of a minor in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013 to date.

(179631)

10

N

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have received representations from individuals or organisations on the use of credit checks by companies in the recruitment process.

(179599)

11

N

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review what further guidance or legislation is needed to regulate the use of credit checks as part of the recruitment process by individual employers.

(179601)

12

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have died over the last 10 years owing to workplace accidents in (a) Barnsley Central constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) England.

(179658)

13

N

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what level winter fuel payments were set in each category in each of the last five financial years.

(179659)

14

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with the Secretary of State for Education on preparing school children for future employment.

(179602)

15

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his Department plans to spend its funding allocation from the European Union Youth Employment Initiative on.

(179603)

16

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much EU funding has been awarded to his Department in each year since May 2010; and how much such funding was specifically for tackling (a) youth unemployment and (b) long-term unemployment.

(179604)

17

N

Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of 18 to 24 year olds flowed off jobseeker's allowance within (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) nine months and (d) 12 months in each of the last five years.

(179660)

1

N

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, column 296W, on air pollution: Greater London, what solutions to London's air quality problems were discussed or agreed; and what agreement was reached about which body will meet the cost of EU fines for infractions of the Air Quality Directive in London.

(179665)

1

N

Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what analysis she has made of the effect of a lack of DAB coverage on local radio stations; and when she intends to roll-out increased DAB transmitters to ensure that local stations receive the same coverage as national stations.

(179462)

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