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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 6 January 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.

Monday 6 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
 
* 1
Mr David Nuttall (Bury North): What assessment he has made of the performance of primary schools which have attained academy status.
    (901738)
* 2
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): How many applications his Department has received to establish free schools; and what proportion of such applications have been successful.
    (901739)
* 3
Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and quantity of apprenticeships.
    (901740)
* 4
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): What systems his Department has in place for management of failing academies and free schools.
    (901741)
* 5
John Howell (Henley): What progress he has made on encouraging the take-up of academic subjects at GCSE and A-Level.
    (901742)
* 6
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What plans he has for future funding for students in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement.
    (901743)
* 7
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): What steps he is taking to ensure accountability and oversight of all publicly-funded schools.
    (901744)
* 8
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of targeted basic needs funding.
    (901745)
* 9
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): What steps his Department is taking to tackle the rising costs of childcare.
    (901746)
* 10
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report as they relate to England; and if he will make a statement.
    (901747)
* 11
Simon Wright (Norwich South): What steps he has taken to raise the attainment at school of children from less affluent backgrounds.
    (901748)
* 12
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): What steps his Department has taken in relation to the Principal of Kings Science Academy in Bradford following the conclusions of his Department's Audit Report.
    (901749)
* 13
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What assessment he has made of the benefits and disadvantages of the use of tablet devices in schools.
    (901750)
* 14
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and quantity of apprenticeships.
    (901751)
* 15
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report.
    (901752)
* 16
Priti Patel (Witham): What progress his Department has made on negotiations with teaching unions on teachers' pay and conditions and industrial action.
    (901753)
* 17
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What arrangements he is making to extend the provision of foster care up to age 21.
    (901754)
* 18
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and quantity of apprenticeships.
    (901755)
* 19
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): What assessment he has made of proposals for the establishment of a Royal College of Teaching.
    (901756)
* 20
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of domestic violence on children's education.
    (901757)
* 21
Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): How many free schools he expects to be open at the end of the present Parliament.
    (901758)
* 22
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report.
    (901759)
* 23
Karen Lumley (Redditch): What recent assessment he has made of the effects of the pupil premium on the poorest students.
    (901760)
* 24
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): What steps he is taking to improve maths education.
    (901761)
* 25
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report.
    (901762)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (901808)
* 2
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):  
    (901809)
* 3
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):  
    (901810)
* 4
Clive Efford (Eltham):  
    (901811)
* 5
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch):  
    (901812)
* 6
Karen Lumley (Redditch):  
    (901813)
* 7
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green):  
    (901814)
* 8
Andy Sawford (Corby):  
    (901815)
* 9
Hugh Bayley (York Central):  
    (901816)
* 10
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  
    (901817)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 16 December

1
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people made claims for employment and support allowance in each London borough in each of the last 12 months; and what the average waiting time was for work capability assessments to be undertaken in each borough.
    (180814)
2
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of successful appeals to decisions on eligibility for employment and support allowance are subsequently recalled for interview; and what the average time is between the appeal and recall for interview.
    (180815)
3
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for his Department's response to an initial application for personal independence payment; what the overall success rate of those applications is; and how many such applications are subsequently taken to appeal.
    (180816)
4
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payment (PIP) have been made in each month since the introduction of PIP in each region; what the average response time is in each region; and what the average time taken for claimants to be called for a personal assessment is.
    (180817)

Notices given on Tuesday 17 December

1
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to relocate to the west coast of Scotland.
    (181055)
2
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to reduce the proliferation of business support schemes at a local level; and if he will make a statement.
    (181057)
3
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on each Solutions for Business product in financial years 2010-11 to 2012-13.
    (181059)
4
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many voluntary sector organisations were registered providers with the Skills Funding Agency in each of the last five years.
    (181005)
5
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current level of youth unemployment on the west coast of Scotland is.
    (181053)
6
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a copy of the lease agreements between his Department and the occupants of the flats in (a) 10 and (b) 11 Downing Street.
    (181732)
7
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what level of service charge the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer have contributed for usage of the flats in (i) 10 and (ii) 11 Downing Street in each year since May 2010.
    (181733)
8
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the service charge for the flats in (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) 11 Downing Street is calculated; and how the revenue from that charge was spent by his Department in each of the last two financial years.
    (181734)
9
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department charges ground rent for the use of the flats in (a) 10 and (b) 11 Downing Street.
    (181735)
10
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the net annual fiscal benefits to the Exchequer of immigration from EEA member states.
    (181098)
11
N
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 436W, on non-domestic rates, what estimate he has made of how many of the 300,000 retail premises in England that he estimates will benefit from the business rates discount of up to £1,000 will benefit (a) in full and (b) in part.
    (180969)
12
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representatives of Scottish business accompanied the Chancellor of the Exchequer on his recent trip to China.
    (181052)
13
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the Exchequer was for each year of the regional employers NICs holiday scheme.
    (181056)
14
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list all current statutory levies.
    (181058)
15
N
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support small high street businesses.
    (180962)
16
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 440W, on Army: Germany, what account he took of paragraph 7.24 of the Leader of House's Guide to Parliamentary Work in the preparation of that Answer.
    (181012)
17
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 440W, on Army: Germany, whether he has taken any specific action in relation to the re-basing of armed forces personnel.
    (181013)
18
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average broadband speed is in (a) the UK, (b) the City of Bristol and (c) Bristol North West constituency.
    (181704)
19
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to employers to assist employees who are army reservists; and how their skills will enhance the employer's company.
    (181698)
20
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what electronic or paper records were taken at the meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families and representatives from Apple Inc at their meeting in February 2013; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the official record.
    (181102)
21
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his Department's policy is on (a) recording and (b) retaining official records of ministerial meetings with external organisations.
    (181103)
22
N
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the quantity of British-supplied non-lethal military support that has been captured by (a) Syrian government forces and (b) groups not affiliated to the Free Syrian Army.
    (181121)
23
N
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the quantity of British-supplied non-lethal military support intended for the Free Syrian Army (FSA) that is no longer in the possession of the FSA.
    (181122)
24
N
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential for seizure of non-lethal military equipment by groups not affiliated to the Free Syrian Army; and what steps he is taking to prevent such seizures.
    (181123)
25
N
Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what items of non-lethal military support will now not be sent to the Free Syrian Army following the capture of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing.
    (181124)
26
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Israeli government on the finding of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that the weekly average of structures demolished and persons displaced in the occupied Palestinian territory has remained unaffected by the recent resumption of peace talks.
    (181099)
27
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to urge the Israeli government to halt demolitions in occupied Palestinian territories for the duration of peace talks.
    (181100)
28
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his counterparts in the EU what steps the EU might take to urge the Israeli government to halt demolitions in occupied Palestinian territories for the duration of peace talks.
    (181101)
29
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) discuss with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the British ambassador in Rabat to make reports on the large number of injuries reportedly caused by police and security forces when breaking up demonstrations against the EU-Morocco fishing agreement in El Aaiún, Western Sahara.
    (181756)
30
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Afghan government on recent incidents of violence against female politicians in Afghanistan.
    (180999)
31
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Afghan government on recent incidents of violence against female professionals in Afghanistan as they participate in everyday working life.
    (181000)
32
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress his Department has made in ensuring that women in Afghanistan are protected as they participate in their everyday professional working life.
    (181001)
33
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in member states on women's rights in Afghanistan; and what such discussions he has had on recent incidents of violence against women on the grounds of their professions as politicians, teachers and doctors.
    (181002)
34
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Libyan government to hold a full inquiry into the events that led to BOAC flight 045 to Khartoum on 22 July 1971 being forced to land at Benina airport, Libya; and if he will make a statement.
    (181700)
35
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency surgery procedures were carried out according to the 2012-13 hospital episodes statistics data for (a) general surgery, (b) trauma and orthopaedic surgery, (c) cardiothoracic surgery, (d) urological surgery, (e) ear, nose and throat surgery, (f) neurosurgery, (g) plastic surgery, (h) paediatric surgery, (i) oral and maxillo facial surgery, (j) oral surgery, (k) surgical dentistry and (l) vascular surgery.
    (181701)
36
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many accident and emergency attendances required (a) surgical assessment and (b) surgical treatment in 2012-13.
    (181702)
37
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) emergency surgical procedures and (b) elective surgical procedures were carried out in 2012-13.
    (181703)
38
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the length of time an individual has been held in prison solely under immigration powers is used to decide which time-served foreign national prisoners will be transferred from the prison estate to immigration removal centres.
    (181104)
39
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers from Sri Lanka who claimed in (a) 2008, (b) 2009, (c) 2010, (d) 2011 and (e) 2012 have not yet received an initial decision; and if she will make a statement.
    (181049)
40
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effects of a delay in making an initial decision on the mental health of an asylum seeker who stated that they were a victim of torture in their screening interview; and if she will make a statement.
    (181050)
41
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum interviews have been delayed due to difficulties in obtaining a Home Office interpreter in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013 to date; and if she will make a statement.
    (181051)
42
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many (a) meetings, (b) telephone calls, (c) letters and (d) other forms of communication (i) she and (ii) ministers have had with TradeMark East Africa in each of the last 12 months.
    (181693)
43
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money she personally approved for the TradeMark East Africa project.
    (181694)
44
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries have received support from the TradeMark East Africa project.
    (181695)
45
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to review the culture and practices of TradeMark East Africa in the last 12 months.
    (181696)
46
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the Caisse Des Règlements Pécuniaires de Avocates (CARPA) system in operation in France and its potential applicability to the UK.
    (181115)
47
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have taken up the voluntary early departure scheme in each month since May 2010.
    (181116)
48
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the prison officer to prison ratio was in each prison in each month since May 2010.
    (181117)
49
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unfilled prison officer vacancies there have been, by prison, in each month since May 2010.
    (181118)
50
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in redundancy pay has been paid to each prison officer in each month since May 2010.
    (181119)
51
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been made redundant in each month since May 2010.
    (181120)
52
N
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what provision is made in the contract between his Department and Serco to provide community pay back in London for a health and safety policy; and what steps he has taken to ensure that that provision is satisfactory.
    (180963)
53
N
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many local offices have been closed as a result of the sub-contracting of community payback in London to Serco.
    (180964)
54
N
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what change there has been in the number of supervisory staff as a result of the sub-contracting of community payback in London to Serco.
    (180965)
55
N
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mutuals have been approved for the purpose of the competitive tendering of probation services in England and Wales; and in which regions those mutuals are located.
    (180966)
56
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to exempt all children from the proposed residence test for civil legal aid.
    (181697)
57
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, columns 303-4W, on cycling, how the £35 million invested to deliver safer junctions for cyclists has been allocated by (a) region and (b) city.
    (181125)
58
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of public funding required for the Crossrail rolling stock contract; and how much of that funding will be provided by (a) his Department and (b) Transport for London.
    (180967)
59
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the evaluation of bids for the Crossrail rolling stock contract will take into account the social and economic effect on (a) associated supply chains, (b) rail apprenticeships, (c) rail manufacturing skills and (d) other matters in Derby and its wider region.
    (180968)
60
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on delays and backlogs in personal independence payment assessments.
    (181096)
61
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints have been made about the personal independence payment assessment since it was introduced.
    (181097)
62
N
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish details of the process by which individuals are signposted to food banks by Jobcentre Plus; and what guidance his Department gives on the provision of written reasons when signposting.
    (181008)
63
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cumulative impact of his Department's welfare reforms since May 2010 on (a) working households, (b) workless households, (c) single parents, (d) disabled people and (e) elderly people.
    (181705)
64
N
Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase employment on the west coast of Scotland.
    (181054)
65
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to self-employed claimants of universal credit of of meeting the requirement to provide accounting information additional to that prepared for tax purposes when applying for that credit.
    (181003)
66
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many voluntary sector organisations identified in the first Work Programme stock take are not included in the most recent stock take.
    (181004)
67
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions Jobcentre Plus has issued in the last year due to a claimant undertaking part-time study being judged as not available for full-time work.
    (181006)
68
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to decision makers in Jobcentre Plus on the eligibility for jobseeker's allowance of unemployed people who are studying regularly for less than 16 hours per week.
    (181007)
69
N
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he will respond to the urgent e-mail sent by the hon. Member for Isle of Wight on 3 December 2013 relating to the availability of ATOS appointments on the Isle of Wight.
    (181699)

Notices given on Wednesday 18 December

1
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been prosecuted for truancy-related offences under the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 in each year since 2006.
    (181131)
2
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received in respect of Trading Standards and Carhire UK.
    (181254)
3
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what measures are in place to ensure customer redress in circumstances where Trading Standards has failed.
    (181255)
4
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the powers that Trading Standards has to protect consumers.
    (181289)
5
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms are in place to resolve consumer conflicts in circumstances when Trading Standards is not effective.
    (181290)
6
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what he is doing to improve the competence of Trading Standards.
    (181292)
7
 
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department is doing to ensure that small business customers and third sector organisations do not suffer as a result of Post Office bank branch closures; and if he will make a statement.
    (181285)
8
 
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how often the beneficial ownership register will be updated; and how the information on that register will be verified.
    (181142)
9
 
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what level of detail and what identifiable information will be required for the beneficial ownership register.
    (181146)
10
 
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the penalties will be for companies that do not comply with the beneficial ownership register.
    (181147)
11
 
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, in what format the information on the beneficial ownership register will be available.
    (181148)
12
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he has met the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to discuss the development of the universal credit programme.
    (181234)
13
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the guidance his Department gave to the Department for Work and Pensions relating to the development of the universal credit IT systems.
    (181235)
14
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what involvement his Department had in the decision to use agile methods of project management in the development of the universal credit IT system; and what assessment he has made of the suitability of such methods for that system.
    (181238)
15
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what involvement the Government Digital Service currently has in the development of the universal credit IT system.
    (181239)
16
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials of his Department are employed for the purpose of providing support to the right hon. Member for Welwyn, Hatfield in his role as Minister Without Portfolio; and at what cost such staff are employed.
    (181332)
17
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any special advisers are employed to support the right hon. Member for Welwyn, Hatfield in his role as Minister Without Portfolio; and at what cost such advisers are employed.
    (181333)
18
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals in the Finance Bill to provide that any farm-based reservoir forming part of a wider irrigation system is treated as part of the farm for capital allowance purposes.
    (181127)
19
 
Mr Gordon Brown (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report, Fiscal sustainability of an independent Scotland, published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in November 2013, if he will make an assessment of the growth rate Scotland would have to achieve, and how much greater than England's growth this would have to be, to bridge the fiscal gap identified in that report.
    (181223)
20
 
Mr Gordon Brown (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report, Fiscal sustainability of an independent Scotland, published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in November 2013, if he will make an estimate of the tax rise or public expenditure reduction that would be required (a) per person and (b) per household to close the fiscal gap identified in that report.
    (181224)
21
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax yield has been from (a) fixed odds betting terminals and (b) category (i) B1, (ii) B2, (iii) B3, (iv) B3A and (v) B4 gaming machines in each year since 2010-11.
    (181240)
22
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the expected tax yield from (a) fixed odds betting terminals and (b) category (i) B1, (ii) B2, (iii) B3, (iv) B3A and (v) B4 gaming machines in each year from 2013-14 to 2017-18.
    (181241)
23
N
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the tax yield has been from (a) fixed odds betting terminals and (b) category (i) B1, (ii) B2, (iii) B3, (iv) B3A and (v) B4 gaming machines since they became liable to machine games duty in February 2013.
    (181242)
24
 
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on plans to compensate non-sophisticated customers mis-sold interest rate hedging products by RBS and Natwest; and whether financial institutions will be penalised by the Financial Conduct Authority if this process is not completed by the May 2014 deadline.
    (181161)
25
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much corporation tax was paid by (a) all payday lending companies and (b) each such company in the last three tax years.
    (181210)
26
 
Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what responsibilities GPs have to inform patients of the implications for insurance of ignoring medical advice to surrender a driving licence for medical reasons.
    (181145)
27
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) civil servants and (b) part-time private sector secondees have worked or are expected to work at the Office of Tax Simplification during (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
    (181128)
28
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many taxpayers will be affected by the measures on accelerated payments in follower cases announced in the Autumn Statement in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17, (d) 2017-18 and (e) 2018-19.
    (181129)
29
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2013, Official Report, column 367W, on tax evasion, what recent progress has been made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in initiating proceedings against all current HMRC fugitives; and if he will make a statement.
    (181134)
30
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to reply to Question 177784, tabled by the hon. Member for Manchester Central on 26 November 2013 for Answer on 28 November 2013.
    (181330)
31
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the hon. Member for Walsall North will receive a reply to his letter of 11 November 2013, sent to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and subsequently transferred to the Treasury, reference 7/29806/2013; and what the reasons are for the time taken to provide a response.
    (181181)
32
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance he has provided to fire authorities on levels of financial reserves.
    (181301)
33
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total amount of financial reserves held nationally by the Fire and Rescue Service is; and how much is held by each individual fire authority.
    (181302)
34
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the ability of tenants to manage service charges and leaseholder responsibilities after purchasing leasehold properties under the Right to Buy scheme.
    (181309)
35
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how his Department defines a fire death; and how his Department records such deaths.
    (181335)
36
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has provided to local councils to support foodbanks since June 2010; and what estimate he has made of how much will have been provided by May 2015.
    (181211)
37
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak, of 18 December 2013, Official Report, column 755, which councils have opened new community library services in 2013; and which libraries have closed in English local authorities over the same period.
    (181315)
38
 
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss the issue of political impartiality at the BBC with the BBC Trust.
    (181153)
39
 
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how the £10 million fund announced in the Autumn Statement will test innovative solutions for delivering superfast broadband services; and if she will make a statement.
    (181334)
40
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the costs were of the process leading to the decision that Preston bus station should be given listed building status; which officials in her Department visited Preston bus station to view the building as part of that process; and on what dates those visits took place.
    (181190)
41
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which ministers will be attending the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in an official capacity.
    (181214)
42
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to give a statutory basis to the Union Flag.
    (181284)
43
N
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, columns 480-1W, on military bases: Yorkshire and the Humber, what communications by letter or email (a) his Department and (b) the office of the Chief of the Defence Staff have received from personnel within 15 Brigade Headquarters about the case for basing the new Adaptive Force Brigade Headquarters in (i) Catterick and (ii) York; and if he will place copies of those letters and emails in the Library.
    (181170)
44
N
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, columns 480-1W, on military bases: Yorkshire and the Humber, if, before his Department decides where to base the new Adaptive Force Brigade Headquarters in Yorkshire, he will obtain comparative estimates of the (a) premises, (b) IT systems and (c) personnel, including redundancy and staff travel, costs of establishing the Headquarters in (i) Catterick and (ii) York; and if he will publish such information about the comparative costs as part of the business case for the Headquarters to be published in February/March 2014.
    (181171)
45
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contingency and risk mitigation plan is in place in respect of the £7 billion for the completion of the aircraft carrier, the OPVs and the Type 26 destroyers; and what the level of contingency is.
    (181221)
46
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date will DE&S+ will be match-fit to undertake procurement for his Department.
    (181261)
47
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a break clause within the contract of employment between the Chief of Defence Materiel and his Department; and what the value of such a clause is.
    (181262)
48
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a detailed account of the costs involved in providing French military forces with two C-17 transport vehicles.
    (181263)
49
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what condition would have to be met for a GoCo proposal to be considered for Defence procurement in the future.
    (181270)
50
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the current Chief of Defence Materiel will continue is his capacity in addition to his new role as Chief Executive of DE&S+.
    (181271)
51
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the salary, pension entitlement and benefits-in-kind are of the newly appointed Chief Executive of DE&S+.
    (181272)
52
N
Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of help, support and co-operation the UK armed forces have provided to the French intervention in the Central African Republic; and what plans he has for Franco-British military co-operation in the near future in the framework of the Lancaster House Treaties.
    (181341)
53
 
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are members of military bands.
    (181276)
54
 
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of human resource services in academies; and what the HR costs of the school system were in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2012-13.
    (181185)
55
 
Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that initial teacher training students receive the appropriate support for teaching students with dyslexia and other literacy difficulties.
    (181219)
56
 
Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what objectives he has set for the Dyslexia-SpLD Trust to ensure schools and local authorities are provided with the best possible guidance over the next two years.
    (181220)
57
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, column 589W, how many hours each non-executive member of his Department's board spent in the Department in the last 12 months.
    (181177)
58
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 606W, on music education, how much funding his Department has allocated for music education in each financial year since 2010; and how many pupils studied music as a subject in each financial year since 2010.
    (181203)
59
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2013, Official Report, column 729W, on Al-Madinah school, if he will now publish the qualifications held by each member of the teaching staff at the Al-Madinah free school at the beginning of the school term.
    (181204)
60
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2013, Official Report, column 651W, on School Information (England) Regulations 2012, what the level of compliance with the School Information (England) Regulations 2012 is.
    (181205)
61
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2013, Official Report, column 476W, on Kings Science Academy, if he will request and then publish a copy of the report on the reference which his Department made to Action Fraud which was submitted by them to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau relating to crime reference number NFRC130400222669.
    (181206)
62
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 399W, on free schools, whether it is his policy to respond to a decision note from the Information Commissioner's Office on the final day of the statutory timescale set out in the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
    (181207)
63
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2013, Official Report, column 400W, on Kings Science Academy, whether the decision to report the findings in relation to Kings Science Academy by telephone rather than in writing was authorised by a Minister.
    (181208)
64
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, columns 588-9W, on directors, what roles are played in his Department's formal government structures by each non-executive board member.
    (181212)
65
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, column 589W, on directors, what support and facilities his Department provides to each non-executive board member.
    (181213)
66
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements he has put in place for the continuing education of pupils at the Discovery free school following its closure.
    (181218)
67
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 463W, on free schools, for what reasons he has no plans to publish records of monitoring visits by education advisers to free schools.
    (181295)
68
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2013, Official Report, columns 260-1W, on academies, how payment is calculated for academy brokers in relation to visits on which his Department does not hold data.
    (181297)
69
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what specific evidence he considered to inform his decision of 10 December 2013 to reduce funding for 18 year olds in full-time education.
    (181193)
70
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what research he has undertaken into the comparative per pupil funding levels given by his Department to the different phases of education; and if he will make a statement.
    (181194)
71
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has given to the education of 16 to 18 year olds in each of the last five years; and what the expected funding will be to provide for the same age group in the next three years.
    (181195)
72
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding has been provided to establish regional school commissioners in (a) the current financial year and (b) each of the next three years.
    (181196)
73
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether regional school commissioners will advise him on education for 16 to 19 year olds in their respective regions.
    (181197)
74
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what interaction he will expect regional school commissioners to have with (a) the Education Funding Agency and (b) Ofsted.
    (181198)
75
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether principals of further education and sixth form colleges will be represented on the headteacher boards to be established to support regional school commissioners.
    (181199)
76
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on which of his specific statutory responsibilities he expects the regional school commissioners to advise him.
    (181200)
77
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list the free schools for 16 to 19 year olds that are operating in the 2013-14 academic year; how many (a) 16 and (b) 17 year olds have enrolled in each; and for how many students each school has been funded by the Education Funding Agency.
    (181201)
78
 
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will list the free schools and university technical colleges his Department is funding; how many children have been enrolled at each such institution; and for how many children each such institution is being funded.
    (181202)
79
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans that the new regional schools commissioners will take office.
    (181256)
80
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the estimated cost is of establishing the new regional schools commissioners.
    (181257)
81
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the terms of employment will be of the new regional schools commissioners.
    (181258)
82
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the powers will be of the new regional school commissioners.
    (181259)
83
 
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Ministers in his Department had with their Ministerial colleagues at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport before making changes to the level of arts foundation diploma resources.
    (181306)
84
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he made public the decision not to publish the serious case review on the case of Shannon Matthews.
    (181172)
85
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what basis he made the decision not to publish the serious case review on the case of Shannon Matthews.
    (181173)
86
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what amount of funding from the Early Intervention Grant his Department has clawed back for projects initiated by his Department; and to what uses that funding has been put.
    (181174)
87
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many serious case reviews have been published since the Serious Case Review Panel was established; and if he will list them.
    (181321)
88
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether a (a) member of his Private Office and (b) policy official attended the meeting he had in May 2013 with representatives of Samsung; and for what reason no minute or record was taken of that meeting.
    (181322)
89
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether meetings between (a) him and (b) ministers of his Department and external organisations are routinely minuted.
    (181323)
90
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2013, Official Report, columns 449-50W, on Shannon Matthews and the Answer of 12 December 2013, Official Report, column 381W, on Shannon Matthews, if he will give the (a) case reference number and (b) name of the presiding judge who issued the Consent Order at the High Court on 19 June 2013.
    (181324)
91
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of children adopted over the age of five whose adoption breaks down before adulthood.
    (181182)
92
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of school exclusions for children with special educational needs.
    (181183)
93
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many special educational needs pupils have been excluded from maintained schools in each year since 2010.
    (181184)
94
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make post-adoption support a requirement on adoption agencies across the UK.
    (181187)
95
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to what budget the £8 million funding for improving access to childcare places for families in London will fall; and what estimate he has made of the number of private sector and voluntary providers who will take part in the match-funding scheme.
    (181325)
96
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools currently provide 8am-6pm childcare.
    (181326)
97
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many two year olds are receiving early years education in settings rated as satisfactory or requires improvement.
    (181327)
98
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions his Department has had with water companies on the possibility of generating electricity from the flow of water within water mains by installing Archimedean screws within suitable water main pipes.
    (181298)
99
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking in UN fora unilaterally or multilaterally, in response to North Korean human rights violations.
    (181143)
100
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the US, China and South Korea about human rights abuses in North Korea.
    (181144)
101
 
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the North Korean authorities about human rights abuses in that country.
    (181149)
102
 
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Afghan counterpart about the impeachment of ministers by the Afghan Parliament.
    (181140)
103
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect female human rights defenders in Afghanistan; and what consideration he has given to a country-specific plan for Afghanistan in line with the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders in Afghanistan.
    (181188)
104
 
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the imprisonment by the Saudi Arabian authorities of two Ahmadi Muslims on grounds of faith since May 2012; and if he will make a statement.
    (181150)
105
 
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia regarding the imprisonment of Ahmadi Muslims held in custody in that country since May 2012 on grounds of faith.
    (181151)
106
 
Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the headcount of the Diplomatic Service was on the latest date for which figures are available.
    (181275)
107
 
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, further to his Statement of 19 November 2013, Official Report, columns 1095-7, on Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, what the evidential basis is for the statement that NHS trusts are planning to hire 3,700 additional nurses; and if he will publish the number of additional nurses each trust plans to hire.
    (181222)
108
 
Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the Government's proposed immigration health surcharge on the NHS as an employer.
    (181229)
109
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that enough dentists are recruited to meet the demand for NHS dental services in Bolton.
    (181310)
110
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people in Bolton who have access to an NHS dentist.
    (181311)
111
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) female and (b) male NHS employees in Bolton North East constituency are paid the national minimum wage.
    (181312)
112
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds per head of population are allocated to the Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group for 2013-14.
    (181313)
113
 
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been spent by the NHS on drugs for cancer treatment in Bolton North East constituency in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
    (181314)
114
N
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the compliance of the process by which a commercial lease was entered into for a pharmacy at Cockermouth Community Hospital with guidance on market tendering exercises for such provision.
    (181180)
115
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total number of emergency hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of migraine or other headache syndrome for each year recorded by the Health and Social Care Information Centre was for each primary care trust and clinical commissioning group in England.
    (181166)
116
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many emergency hospital admissions in England with a primary diagnosis of migraine or other headache syndrome had a pre-existing medical diagnosis of migraine or primary headache syndrome prior to the emergency admission between 2011 and 2013.
    (181167)
117
 
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when in 2014 the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation sub-committee will report its findings on the extension of HPV vaccinations to men who have sex with men or adolescent boys.
    (181279)
118
 
Robert Halfon (Harlow): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that training in autism is included in the core curricula for doctors, nurses and other clinicians in line with his Department's commitments under the 2010 Adult Autism Strategy.
    (181186)
119
 
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases are awaiting scheduling for a hearing before the Nursing and Midwifery Council; how many historic cases are awaiting a hearing before that Council; and if he will make a statement.
    (181162)
120
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that hospital and other trusts put their gas and electric supplies out to tender; and what estimate he has made of the savings arising from such tendering.
    (181192)
121
 
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost was of redundancy payments made between 2010 and 2013 to (a) NHS staff who took redundancy and (b) NHS staff made redundant and who have subsequently returned to an NHS job.
    (181141)
122
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of correspondence from Peter Coates, Commercial Director in his Department, to Mike Turley of Deloitte MCS Limited, dated 19 January 2010.
    (181216)
123
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what occasions Peters & Peters have (a) been instructed by or (b) acted on behalf of his Department in each year since 2005.
    (181338)
124
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 530W, on USA, what study trips to America officials from (a) his Department and (b) NHS London undertook in 2008.
    (181339)
125
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 523W, on NHS management consultants, if he will name each of the contractors to whom consultancy contracts were awarded in each year from 2010 to date; and how much each individual contract was worth.
    (181340)
126
 
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his public consultation on changing regulations to allow schools to hold a spare asthma inhaler for emergencies will begin.
    (181277)
127
 
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his upcoming consultation on changing regulations to allow schools to hold a spare asthma inhaler for emergencies will seek views on the Commission on Human Medicine's recommendation and a draft protocol for schools; and whether he proposes that the consultation will apply to the whole of the UK.
    (181278)
128
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the consequences for his Department of the decision that Accident and Emergency training is no longer required during GP qualification; and what his policy is on such training for GPs.
    (181215)
129
 
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support people with osteoporosis receive following a first fracture; and if he will establish a fracture liaison service linked to hospitals.
    (181308)
130
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department is giving to the installation of a full sprinkler system in Campsfield House Immigration Centre in Oxfordshire following the recent fire there.
    (181328)
131
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2013, Official Report, column 316W, on asylum: appeals, in how many asylum and immigration cases where the applicant has appealed to HM Courts and Tribunal Service the Secretary of State's decision has been withdrawn (a) prior to the scheduled hearing date and (b) on the scheduled hearing day, in the last 12 months; and how many of the cases where decisions have been withdrawn by the Secretary of State have subsequently had no further decision issued.
    (181159)
132
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2013, Official Report, column 8W, on human trafficking, what methodologies will be employed by the new NRM hub to collect data on trafficking cases.
    (181164)
133
 
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2013, Official Report, column 8W, on human trafficking, what the operational relationship is between asylum case owners and NRM hub officials.
    (181165)
134
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2013, Official Report, column 531W, on Kings Science Academy, when she expects to write to the hon. Member for Cardiff West with the details of the review undertaken by Action Fraud.
    (181273)
135
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take in response to the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs' recommendation that ketamine be reclassified as a Class B drug.
    (181337)
136
 
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 546W, on police: information, if she will personally review the guidance on the use of police information notices.
    (181280)
137
 
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 546W, on police: information, if she will discuss the issuing of police information notices with the Association of Chief Police Officers and the National Policing Improvement Agency.
    (181281)
138
 
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 546W, on police: information, for what reason the guidance on the issuing of police information notices has not been updated since 2009.
    (181282)
139
 
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2013, Official Report, column 546W, on police: information, whether she is satisfied that the guidance on the use of police information notices (a) represents best practice and (b) is fit for the purpose for which it is intended.
    (181283)
140
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, column 541W, on human trafficking: children, how many referrals to the National Referral Mechanism have been made by the eight PORT officers who have been trained to interview children in the last year.
    (181160)
141
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 397W, on rape, which police forces are now live on the data hub.
    (181163)
142
 
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of referrals from the police to the Crown Prosecution Service for domestic violence offences in the last year for which figures are available.
    (181303)
143
 
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of referrals from the police to the Crown Prosecution Service for domestic violence offences.
    (181304)
144
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was pledged overall and by each of the top five donor countries to the World Bank's IDA 17 replenishment at the meeting in Moscow on 17 December 2013; what the Bank's and the UK's development priorities will be for IDA 17; and if she will make a statement.
    (181307)
145
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times she or her Ministers have visited (a) TradeMark Southern Africa and (b) TradeMark East Africa projects to date.
    (181264)
146
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on how much of (a) TradeMark Southern Africa and (b) TradeMark East Africa funding is in a trust fund.
    (181265)
147
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times she or her Ministers discussed TradeMark Southern Africa between April 2013 and October 2013.
    (181266)
148
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what mechanism her Department has put in place to assess and demonstrate the effect of (a) TradeMark Southern Africa and (b) TradeMark East Africa on people in poverty.
    (181267)
149
N
Mr Jim Murphy (East Renfrewshire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she of her Ministers were first informed of the problems uncovered by ICAI with the TradeMark Southern Africa project.
    (181268)
150
 
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of whether levels of food, fuel and medical supplies entering Gaza each day are adequate for the population of that region.
    (181305)
151
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information she has on how the Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Programme supports (a) capacity building in national parliaments and (b) the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (181168)
152
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information she has on how the forest carbon partnership facility supports (a) capacity building in national parliaments and (b) the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (181225)
153
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information she has on how the International Climate Fund supports (a) capacity building in national parliaments and (b) the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (181226)
154
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations the Executive Director for the UK of the World Bank has made on the need for the World Bank to allocate funds through the Climate Investment Funds' Forest Investment Programme to (a) capacity building in national parliaments and (b) the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (181227)
155
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations the Executive Director for the UK of the World Bank has made of the need for the World Bank to allocate funds through the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility to (a) capacity building in national Parliaments and (b) the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (181228)
156
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding for victims support would be received by each Police and Crime Commissioner if funding were to be allocated on a basis of population; and how much funding per victim this represents based on the number of reported crimes in each area in the last year for which figures are available.
    (181130)
157
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much is currently spent on victim support from all sources in each police force area in England and Wales.
    (181132)
158
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers taking voluntary early departure since May 2010 have had (a) up to six, (b) 6 to 12, (c) 12 to 18, (d) 18 to 24 and (e) over 24 months' continuous service.
    (181126)
159
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers taking voluntary early departure since May 2010 have been subsequently re-employed the National Offender Management Service (NOMS); how much severance pay those officers received in total; and how much severance pay was repaid to NOMS.
    (181135)
160
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average continuous service was of prison officers who have taken voluntary early departure since May 2010.
    (181137)
161
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in total has been paid in severance to prison officers taking voluntary early departure in each month since 2010.
    (181138)
162
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on (a) the rehiring of former employees of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) who took advantage of the voluntary early departure scheme and (b) repayment of any severance monies received as part of the voluntary early departure scheme if such former employees are subsequently rehired by the NOMS.
    (181139)
163
 
Sir John Randall (Uxbridge and South Ruislip): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) nationality and (b) gender was of each suspected victim of trafficking referred to the Trafficking Victim Support Scheme operated by the Salvation Army in November 2013; in which (i) region, (ii) country and (iii) parliamentary constituency each of the suspected victims were found; and which agency referred each person to the scheme.
    (181260)
164
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff have been recruited to work for or with the Historical Enquiries Team in the last 12 months; and what the community backround is of those who (a) applied for and (b) were recruited to such posts in that time.
    (181178)
165
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what extra resources and funding her Department has allocated to the Northern Ireland Executive to take account of those aspects of the National Crime Agency's work which it does not carry out in Northern Ireland.
    (181286)
166
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the block grant allocated to Northern Ireland is related to (a) national security and (b) border security and immigration controls.
    (181287)
167
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what representations she has received from the Chief Constable or the Northern Ireland Policing Board about resources for the Police Service of Northern Ireland following recent terrorist attacks in Belfast.
    (181288)
168
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much additional funding has been allocated for policing in Northern Ireland over and above the block grant in each year since 2007.
    (181291)
169
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recent changes in the number of school crossing patrol officers on the safety of children's journeys to and from school.
    (181154)
170
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will commission a review of guidance on the location of pedestrian crossings to ensure that casualties are minimised.
    (181179)
171
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs will fall on the public purse in the form of (a) additional and (b) total payments to each train operating company as a consequence of the decision to hold rail fares at RPI+0 in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015.
    (181175)
172
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what costs will fall on the public purse in the form of (a) additional and (b) total payments to each train operating company as a consequence of the fares and ticketing review.
    (181176)
173
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on the Government's deficit of reclassification of Network Rail's debt.
    (181245)
174
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the reclassification of Network Rail, whether official borrowing and debt figures will continue to exclude Network Rail debt.
    (181317)
175
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, following the reclassification of Network Rail, whether he will take additional powers to direct Network Rail's borrowing.
    (181318)
176
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of changes to Network Rail's cost of borrowing following its reclassification by the Office for National Statistics.
    (181319)
177
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reclassification of Network Rail on maintenance and upgrade work following the reclassification of its debt.
    (181320)
178
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide funds for the improvement of Bournemouth railway station.
    (181152)
179
 
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will direct HS2 Ltd to undertake a primary study of the comparative effects of the proposed High Speed 2 route and the Alternative Tunnel Proposal developed by Peter Brett Associates on the landscape, biodiversity, geomorphology and archaeology of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; and if he will make a statement.
    (181249)
180
 
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will estimate the potential difference in cost of High Speed 2 (a) land and property compensation and (b) all other types of compensation from the Chilterns Alternative Tunnel proposal developed by Peter Brett Associates; and if he will make a statement.
    (181250)
181
 
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if HS2 Ltd will provide detailed information relating to the calculation of the additional costs required to develop the full High Speed 2 rail tunnel option in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; and if he will make a statement.
    (181251)
182
 
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Alternative Tunnel Proposal report that was published on 2 December 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (181252)
183
 
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the current High Speed 2 budget has been allocated to (a) land acquisition, (b) land and property compensation and (c) all other types of compensation; and if he will make a statement.
    (181253)
184
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the latest estimate of the costs of the Hoo Green to Barmfurlong section of the proposed High Speed 2.
    (181136)
185
 
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the timescale is for electrification of the Calderdale line between Manchester Victoria and Leeds.
    (181299)
186
 
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what investment plans he has for new rolling stock for the Calderdale line; and when he expects new stock to come into service.
    (181300)
187
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received in respect of the Crossrail rolling stock contract from the (a) Mayor of London and (b) Japanese government.
    (181189)
188
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what work on the universal credit project has been done offshore.
    (181230)
189
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many internal reviews of the universal credit project there have been since 2011.
    (181231)
190
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) civil servants and (b) non-civil servants are currently working on development of the universal credit.
    (181232)
191
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have moved on from working on the the universal credit programme since its start.
    (181233)
192
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what involvement the Digital Government Service currently has in the development of the universal credit IT system.
    (181236)
193
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he made in 2011 of the suitability of using Agile IT methods to develop the universal credit IT system.
    (181237)
194
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following the takeover of the AEA Technology Pension Scheme by the Pension Protection Fund, what steps he is taking to protect members of the scheme and resolve outstanding funding discrepancies, including the loss of inflation protection and the capping of certain pension benefits.
    (181329)
195
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what timescale has been set for ATOS Healthcare to respond to correspondence from hon. Members on behalf of constituents; what advice his Department has given to ATOS Healthcare on improving its performance; and if he will make a statement.
    (181217)
196
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to his Department is of disability assessments for personal independence payments.
    (181155)
197
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for personal independence payments have been made since the scheme was introduced.
    (181156)
198
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff carry out disability assessments for personal independence payments (a) nationally and (b) by region.
    (181157)
199
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidelines his Department has issued on how long a disability assessment for a personal independence payment should take.
    (181158)
200
 
Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many complaints he has received on the performance of Trading Standards.
    (181274)
201
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of contributory employment and support allowance have stopped receiving this benefit after one year since 1 April 2012; and how many of such people have gone on to receive income-related employment and support allowance.
    (181133)
202
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the maximum length of time is within which primary contractors are required to complete their part in personal independence payment assessments; and what assessment he has made of contractors' performance since 1 April 2013.
    (181169)
203
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to pages 134-5 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's document Economic and fiscal outlook for December 2013, if he will set out the process by which his new plans for the delivery of universal credit will be approved by the (a) Treasury and (b) Major Projects Authority.
    (181243)
204
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to pages 134-5 of the Office for Budget Responsibility's document Economic and fiscal outlook for December 2013, by which date his new plans for the delivery of universal credit will get approval from (a) the Treasury and (b) the Major Projects Authority.
    (181244)
205
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to seek funding from the European Aid to the Most Deprived Fund to support food banks in the UK.
    (181336)
206
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the likelihood that universal credit claimants will be able to migrate from the current IT infrastructure to the new digital solution by December 2017; and if he will make a statement.
    (181269)
207
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants have a musculo-skeletal condition; and how many such claimants have been in receipt of out-of-work benefits for a duration of over (a) two years and (b) five years.
    (181293)
208
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance claimants have a mental health condition; and how many of those claimants have been in receipt of out-of-work benefits for a duration of over (a) two years and (b) five years.
    (181294)
209
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the additional cost, compared to his current plans of (a) making universal credit payments fortnightly and (b) allowing universal credit claimants to split their payments between the two members of a couple once all claimants have been transferred to universal credit.
    (181296)

Notices given on Thursday 19 December

1
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to secure state aid approval from the European Commission so that compensation can be provided to domestic energy-intensive industries threatened by the introduction of the carbon floor price.
[Transferred]   (181009)
2
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the timeline is for securing state aid approval from the European Commission for compensation for energy-intensive industries affected by the carbon floor price; and whether compensation will be back dated to April 2013 when the carbon floor price entered into force.
[Transferred]   (181010)
3
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to provide energy-intensive industries with greater long-term certainty by confirming that compensation for costs associated with the carbon floor price will be provided for the duration of the policy and will increase commensurately as costs increase.
[Transferred]   (181011)
4
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with retailers about the supply of food for food banks.
[Transferred]   (181191)
5
 
Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Leader of the House, how many e-petitions have gained over 100,000 signatures; and how many such e-petitions have been debated in the House.
[Transferred]   (181209)
6
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria the Government has applied in determining its bid to the European Aid to the Most Deprived Fund.
[Transferred]   (181316)
7
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Attorney General, if his Department will publish a breakdown for each of the years available of (a) suspected fraud prosecutions and (b) confirmed fraud prosecutions pertaining to ticketing crime, broken down by (i) internet and (ii) physical ticketing fraud.
    (181814)
8
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department's policy is on the sale of crowd control equipment to Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
    (182038)
9
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the Government's plans to create orders for British firms in the offshore wind energy industry.
    (181828)
10
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will establish a public inquiry into allegations by small business owners that the Royal Bank of Scotland forced viable companies into default so the Bank could seize their assets.
    (181884)
11
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 15 October 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms R Hughes.
    (181849)
12
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussion he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the potential contribution of increased rail freight capacity to (a) regional economic growth and (b) economic growth in West Yorkshire.
    (181933)
13
N
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what new steps he is taking to improve consumer protection.
    (181816)
14
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase legacy giving.
    (182014)
15
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consultations his Department conducted with other Government departments and agencies when developing the template for the pan-government web platform Gov.uk; what pilot studies were conducted on the user-friendliness of that platform; what reports were prepared on the feedback from such pilots; what the cost was of developing the platform; and what feedback has been received from users since the platform went live.
    (181777)
16
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 15 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Rayne Myrick.
    (181850)
17
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs has taken to implement the recommendations of the Operation Podium report.
    (181813)
18
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 7.1 of Treasury Minute, on the twenty-sixth Report from the Committee on Public Accounts Session 2012-13, CM 8613, published in May 2013, when he plans to publish details of detected fraud on a county-by-county basis.
    (182040)
19
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government will fund the Mayor of London's decision to limit 2014 season ticket price rises to RPI+0.
    (181951)
20
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he had with Transport for London and the office of the Mayor of London before the announcement in the Autumn Statement that the average increase in regulated rail fares will be capped at RPI in 2014.
    (181952)
21
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth dated 9 October 2013, transferred from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, regarding insurance for subsidence.
    (181964)
22
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that all holders of Greek Sovereignty Bonds comply with the agreed 2012 debt restructuring, including bonds governed under UK law.
    (181836)
23
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on formulating proposals for a Sovereign Debt Work-out Mechanism and building global consensus for its creation.
    (181846)
24
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much he expects the International Tax Compliance Regulations 2013 to raise from each of the individual Crown Dependencies in (a) Guernsey, (b) Jersey, (c) Isle of Man and (d) Gibraltar in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15, (iii) 2015-16, (iv) 2016-17 and (v) 2017-18.
    (181854)
25
N
Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the level of welfare savings needed in 2016-17 and 2017-18 to ensure that the rate of reduction in departmental expenditure limits is maintained at the same level as over this Parliament.
    (181779)
26
N
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what meetings he had with (a) Sir Howard Davies, (b) the Secretary of State for Transport and (c) the Mayor of London between 9 and 17 December 2013; whether a minute was kept of any such meetings; and if he will publish any minutes.
    (181818)
27
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list all current guarantees.
    (181961)
28
 
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of residents of each local authority are currently living in over-crowded accommodation (a) in total, (b) in the social rented sector, (c) in the private rented sector and (d) in owner-occupied accommodation.
    (182028)
29
 
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 100 local authority wards have the highest proportion of households living in over-crowded accommodation (a) in total, (b) in the social rented sector, (c) in the private rented sector and (d) in owner-occupied accommodation.
    (182029)
30
 
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which 100 local authority wards had the largest percentage increase in over-crowding in the (a) private and (b) social rented sectors between 2001 and 2011.
    (182030)
31
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to review the level of distress that the Information Commissioner's Office is required to prove in order for a fine to be upheld in the light of the recent decisions in respect of Tetrus and First Financial.
    (181939)
32
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to ensure that all local and national radio stations have equal prominence of access to listeners in the event of digital switchover.
    (181822)
33
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what powers local library authorities have to charge, by annual subscription, reservation charge or loan charge, for loans of sets of music scores to borrowers living or working in their area; and what information she has on the use of those powers.
    (181968)
34
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 15 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr E. Warne.
    (181851)
35
N
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to provide an update on progress with recruitment to the Army Reserve.
    (181945)
36
N
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he plans to provide an update on the costs of the Future Reserves 2020 measures.
    (181946)
37
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Government's Cycle to Work scheme.
    (181920)
38
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the flight time and combat range is for a fully armed F35B.
    (181833)
39
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the F35B will be refuelled from the air when carrier-based and operating away from UK shore; and if he will make a statement.
    (181834)
40
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports there have been of illegal incursions of Spanish vessels in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters in 2013.
    (181835)
41
 
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the professional competence of CH2M Hill and Bechtel; and what experience those companies have in defence procurement.
    (182021)
42
 
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the uncommitted budget for land vehicles in the Defence Equipment Plan 2012 was spent on incorporating the 2,000 land vehicles acquired under urgent operational requirements into the core equipment programme.
    (181885)
43
 
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the North and East Yorkshire and York Local Enterprise Partnership about devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall.
    (181904)
44
 
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the changes announced to funding for 18 year olds in full-time education, including the effect on 18 year olds who will not have received two years of post-16 education.
    (181934)
45
 
Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason his Department did not undertake a consultation before announcing a reduction in funding for 18 year olds in full-time education.
    (181935)
46
N
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date the BAU Foundation Trust was approved as a suitable sponsor for academies; and whether that approval is still in force.
    (181802)
47
N
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date the Mentora Academies Trust was approved as a suitable sponsor for academies; and whether that approval is still in force.
    (181803)
48
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the most recent appraisal of the performance of the leader of the national college for teaching and leadership undertaken in line with the senior civil service performance management system.
    (181820)
49
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what action was taken by his Department as a result of the email to his Department on 5 September 2013 from Action Fraud regarding Kings Science Academy, case reference NFRC130400222669.
    (181936)
50
 
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department were made aware of the email to his Department on 5 September 2013 from Action Fraud, case reference NFRC130400222669, which indicated that the Department's reference to Action Fraud regarding Kings Science Academy was being dealt with as an information report rather than for criminal investigation.
    (181937)
51
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of the disciplinary investigation being carried out by Kings Science Academy.
    (181940)
52
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times and on what dates his Department has contacted Kings Science Academy since 25 April 2013 to be updated about the status of any disciplinary action relating to the Education Funding Agency report.
    (181941)
53
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which of the invoices in Annex A of the Education Funding Agency's report on the Kings Science Academy were reported during the telephone call his Department made reporting the Academy to Action Fraud.
    (181966)
54
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who authorised the statement of 25 October 2013 by his Department on Kings Science Academy that the police had decided to take no further action.
    (181967)
55
N
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the duration was of the telephone call that his Department made to Action Fraud in relation to Kings Science Academy on 25 April 2013.
    (182039)
56
 
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what change there was in the level of Early Intervention Grant funding to each local authority (a) by amount, (b) by percentage and (c) per capita between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
    (182032)
57
 
Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department thas made of the likely change in the level of Early Intervention Grant funding to each local authority by (a) amount and (b) percentage between 2011-12 and 2014-15.
    (182033)
58
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he will continue to assess free school meal eligibility for children aged five, six and seven after the introduction of universal free school meals for this age group.
    (182006)
59
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Pupil Premium allocation will continue to be calculated on the number of children at a school who have been registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years after the introduction of universal free school meals for children aged five, six and seven.
    (182007)
60
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the criteria for free school meal eligibility will change for children aged five, six and seven after the introduction of universal free school meals for this age group.
    (182008)
61
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost of the additional 8,000 surveys that will be undertaken for the Property Data Survey.
    (182009)
62
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how schools can apply for funding for upgraded kitchen and dining facilities to support the introduction of universal free school meals for children aged five, six and seven.
    (182010)
63
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools will require new or upgraded (a) kitchen, (b) dining and (c) kitchen and dining facilities to support the introduction of universal free school meals for children aged five, six and seven.
    (182011)
64
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has identified those schools which will require new or upgraded kitchen and dining facilities to support the introduction of universal free school meals for children aged five, six and seven.
    (182012)
65
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he expects schools which will require new or upgraded kitchen and dining facilities to support the introduction of universal free school meals for children aged five, six and seven to have those new facilities in place by September 2014.
    (182013)
66
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to educate young people about charity in schools.
    (182015)
67
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) all-through free schools have facilities to provide hot school meals.
    (182023)
68
 
Sir Tony Cunningham (Workington): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on contractors to (a) carry out property data surveys and (b) provide asset management software to support the delivery of the Property Data Survey Programme.
    (182026)
69
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his latest assessment is of how the pupil premium is helping the poorest students.
    (181969)
70
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of special educational needs students attained more than five A* to C grade GCSEs or equivalent, including English and mathematics, in each of the last five years.
    (181898)
71
 
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons his Department plans to reduce by 17.5 per cent the funding for 18 year olds in education from September 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (181809)
72
 
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in the North West of England have been assessed as being (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requires improvement and (d) inadequate since the introduction of the revised assessment framework in September 2013.
    (181810)
73
 
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the schools assessed by Ofsted in Greater Manchester in 2013 were rated as (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) requiring improvement and (d) inadequate.
    (181811)
74
 
Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what timescale his Department has set for the development of a solution to allow electrical contractors to work safely between the meter and the consumer unit, other than the inclusion of an electrical isolation switch in the smart meter specification.
    (181927)
75
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what measures are in place to ensure that capacity market agreements are properly structured to support the independent financing of new power projects.
    (181958)
76
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if the Government will review the proposed penalty regime for the capacity market to ensure that independent generators are not excluded financially from participating in it in favour of the big six energy suppliers.
    (181959)
77
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if the Government will extend the length of the proposed capacity market agreements to facilitate new competition in the wholesale generation market.
    (181960)
78
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many electricity smart meters were installed in domestic properties in Scotland in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
    (181899)
79
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many gas smart meters were installed in domestic properties in Scotland in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
    (181900)
80
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many non-domestic properties in Scotland have (a) smart meters and (b) advanced meters.
    (181901)
81
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of (a) recent research published in the US into radon gas contamination of shale gas gathered from fracking and (b) the implications of that research for prospective hydraulic fracturing in the UK.
    (181778)
82
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the volumes of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) which may be extracted from the earth in future fracking operations in the UK; what proposals he plans to make for the conditioning, treatment, packaging and long-term management of such radioactive wastes; what information his Department holds on how the US has handled such NORM wastes; and what assessment he has made of how the UK can learn from the US experience.
    (181780)
83
 
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of people who have had Green Deal assessments but chosen not to instal Green Deal measures have made that choice for each known reason.
    (181797)
84
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the role of forest governance and national legislation in implementing REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (182017)
85
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the role national parliaments and legislators play in implementing REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (182018)
86
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the total amount is which his Department provides to (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral funds to support capacity building in national parliaments and the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (182019)
87
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how his Department supports the development of national REDD+ legislation in developing countries.
    (182020)
88
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other donor countries on allocating a proportion of all multilateral REDD+ funds to support capacity building in national parliaments and the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (182022)
89
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many formal responses his Department received to its flood insurance consultation.
    (181829)
90
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on producers in Northern Ireland of changes to EU regulation related to country of origin labelling.
    (181787)
91
 
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed withdrawal of the Contaminated Land Capital Grants scheme on local authorities' ability to meet their statutory duty to identify contaminated land and to ensure its remediation; and if he will publish (a) that assessment and (b) the results of his consultation with local authorities on that proposal.
    (182027)
92
N
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in respect of which projects the British Council has collaborated with (a) BAU Bahcesehir University and (b) the BAU Trust in (i) Turkey and (ii) other countries.
    (181804)
93
 
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of Israeli blockades of raw materials on the Gaza economy; and what representations the Government has made to the government of Israel regarding that country's blockade of Gaza.
    (181892)
94
 
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the availability of electricity to Palestinians following the recent flooding in Gaza.
    (181893)
95
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise with his Bahraini counterparts access for Mr Abdulwahab Hussain to appropriate medical treatment while he is in prison.
    (181865)
96
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the treatment of Hasan Mashaima and Abduljalil Al-Singace and of their access to their families.
    (181872)
97
N
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings officials in his Department have held with the government and civil society organisations in Bahrain concerning human rights; and if he will make a statement.
    (182037)
98
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts from Russia and Ukraine in relation to their bail-out plans.
    (181971)
99
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has advised any lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people that they should not visit Russia on the grounds of their sexual orientation or because they are transgender in the last 12 months.
    (181955)
100
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the European Commission about border delays at the Spanish border with Gibraltar; and if he will make a statement.
    (182034)
101
N
Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many incursions by Guardia Civil vessels there have been into Gibraltar's territorial waters in each of the last 12 months for which data is available; and if he will make a statement.
    (182035)
102
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of bronchitis were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181868)
103
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how cases of Crohn's disease were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181869)
104
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of air travel (a) within and (b) outside the UK by officials in his Department was for each of the last 10 years.
    (181871)
105
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of Asperger's syndrome were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181873)
106
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of Bell's palsy were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181874)
107
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of bipolar disorder were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181875)
108
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of c. difficile infection were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last 24 months.
    (181876)
109
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181877)
110
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of anti-social personality disorder were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181878)
111
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many days of sick leave were taken in his Department in each of the last 10 years.
    (181879)
112
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many serious accidents were suffered at work by officials in his Department in each of the last 10 years.
    (181880)
113
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of rail travel in both directions between London and Leeds by officials in his Department was in each of the last 10 years.
    (181881)
114
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total cost of taxi fares between Richmond House and other NHS or departmental buildings in the Greater London area for officials in his Department was for each of the last 10 years.
    (181882)
115
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what broadcast media training he or ministers in his Department have undergone in the last 12 months; and what the total cost of such training was.
    (181883)
116
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department spent on hospitality for visitors to Richmond House in each year since 2010.
    (181909)
117
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of GDP represented by the cost of alcohol-related conditions and accidents.
    (181947)
118
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of cholera were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181948)
119
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many appointments with occupational psychologists officials in his Department had in each of the last 10 years.
    (181949)
120
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of Hepatitis A were treated by the NHS in each region in each of the last five years.
    (181950)
121
 
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to allow the Nursing and Midwifery Council to review decisions made by its Fitness to Practice Department to close cases not requiring further investigation; and if he will make a statement.
    (181891)
122
 
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new psychoactive substances have been identified by the National Poisons Information Service in each month since May 2010; and how many such substances have been referred to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction.
    (181938)
123
 
Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information he holds on (a) the number and proportion of medical practitioners who authorise abortion on ground C who are qualified mental health practitioners and (b) the number and proportion of cases where an abortion is certified on ground C in which the woman seeking the abortion has met the authorising medical practitioner.
    (181895)
124
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, column 600W, on NHS Trust Development Authority, how much each contract was for; and how many bidders there were for each contract.
    (181798)
125
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, column 600W, on NHS: crime prevention, how much NHS Protect spent, by area of expenditure, in each year since 2005.
    (181800)
126
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, column 600W, on NHS: crime prevention, how many investigations NHS Protect has undertaken in each year since 2005; how many such investigations led to (a) criminal prosecutions and (b) the initiation of internal disciplinary procedures; and what the cost of each such investigation was.
    (181801)
127
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) name was of each consultant used and (b) value was of each contract for consultancy for the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement in each year since 2005.
    (181857)
128
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the senior responsible officer is for NHS Protect.
    (181858)
129
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the NHS's new five year funding plan will affect hospitals in Worcestershire.
    (181970)
130
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure that savings made in the NHS do not disproportionately affect some areas more than others.
    (181972)
131
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of the number of school nurses in each of the next two years.
    (181896)
132
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many qualified school nurses there were in (a) Brimingham, Selly Oak constituency, (b) Birmingham and (c) England in each of the last three years.
    (181897)
133
N
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his latest estimate is of the number of people who will die from Mesothelioma in the next 30 years.
    (181817)
134
 
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assumptions his Department has made of about the average length of time in months and years that it expected to make monthly payments through the Skipton Fund Stage 2 to people who contracted hepatitis C through their NHS treatment.
    (181906)
135
 
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department has provided to the Skipton Fund in each year since its establishment in 2004.
    (181907)
136
 
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many Skipton Fund payments have been made to families bereaved as a result of NHS treatment with blood infected with hepatitis C.
    (181908)
137
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department made of the Operation Podium report on domain service providers.
    (181815)
138
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) Romanian and (b) Bulgarian passport holders in the UK on 19 December 2013.
    (181831)
139
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications from (a) China, (b) India and (c) Russia have been approved in each of the last three years.
    (182036)
140
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many new psychoactive substances have been identified by her Department's Forensic Early Warning System in each month since it was established.
    (181942)
141
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2013, Official Report, column 316W, on counter-terrorism, which local authorities submitted evaluations of projects undertaken under the Prevent Agenda to the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism in each of the last three years.
    (181944)
142
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, further to her Ministerial Correction of 6 November 2013, Official Report, column 2MC, on Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, whether the authorities responsible for Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed had ever taken possession of his British passport.
    (181962)
143
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 12 December 2013, Official Report, column 57WS, on drugs policy, who the members of the expert advisory panel will be; and what steps she is taking to ensure that the voluntary and charitable sectors are able to contribute to the review into new psychoactive substances.
    (181963)
144
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 385W, on counter-terrorism, how much funding each local authority received in each year of the Prevent agenda.
    (182041)
145
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 16 December 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ather Mirza.
    (181847)
146
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Immigration dated 11 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Olatunde Theophilus Aydola.
    (181848)
147
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Immigration dated 15 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss Abeer Ejaz Butt.
    (181852)
148
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Immigration dated 15 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr F.S. Dos Santus.
    (181853)
149
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) dogs and (b) dog handlers were employed by each police force in each year from 2008 to 2013.
    (181799)
150
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she will be representing the Government at the Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting in Washington DC on 11 April 2014.
    (181903)
151
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on improving access to clean water and sanitation globally; and what steps she is taking to address the findings of the report, We can't wait, published by WaterAid, WSSCC and Unilver on 19 November 2013.
    (181928)
152
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations the UK representative to the Global Environment Facility has made of the need for that body to focus on capacity building in national parliaments and the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (181805)
153
 
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the President of the World Bank on World Bank support for capacity building in national parliaments and the development of national legislation as part of the preparation and implementation of REDD+ strategies in developing countries.
    (182016)
154
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will support the implementation of Eve's Law in respect of the protection of victims of domestic violence.
    (181812)
155
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offender assessments using the Offender Assessment System were outstanding on the first day of every month since May 2010.
    (181791)
156
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the severance pay received by prison officers for taking voluntary early departure has been paid back to his Department by those subsequently rehired by the Department.
    (181796)
157
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average amount is which has been paid in severance to prison officers taking voluntary early departure since 2010.
    (181856)
158
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff at HM Prison Oakwood have less than one year's service in the Prison Service.
    (181859)
159
N
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any probation trust will be permitted to participate in the competitive tendering for the supervision of prisoners serving less than 12 months upon their release.
    (181957)
160
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish all plans to upgrade Prestatyn Magistrates' Court made in the last six years; and what the current status of these plans is.
    (181887)
161
 
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the Government plans to produce a report on asylum and immigration as part of its Scotland Analysis Programme.
    (181905)
162
 
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the monetary value was of the award made by IPSA to the Political Studies Association for the prize for the student short video competition, How much is an MP worth?; what the cost to IPSA was of preparing that award in terms of staff time; and if he will make a statement.
    (181894)
163
 
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers used the West Coast Main Line during peak periods between (a) Euston and Birmingham and (b) Euston and Manchester in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
    (181888)
164
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Schedule 8 payments Network Rail has made to train operating companies for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in each year since 2001-02; and what proportion of such payments were passed on to passengers in each such year.
    (181781)
165
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the train operating companies that have received Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services in Scotland that occurred in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2013; and what the amount (i) applied for and (ii) paid by Network Rail was in each case.
    (181782)
166
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assurances he has (a) sought and (b) received from train operating companies (TOCs) that Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail to TOCs for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services in Scotland that occurred in (i) October, (ii) November and (iii) December 2013 will be passed on to passengers.
    (181783)
167
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to ensure that any Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail to train operating companies for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services in Scotland that occurred in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2013 will be passed on to passengers.
    (181784)
168
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Passenger Focus regarding Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail to train operating companies for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services in Scotland that occurred in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2013.
    (181785)
169
 
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions with Network Rail he has had regarding Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail to train operating companies for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services in Scotland that occurred in (a) October, (b) November and (c) December 2013.
    (181786)
170
 
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cases of suspended driving licences involving the DVLA's medical officer have been outstanding for (a) three, (b) three to six and (c) over six months; how many cases there were in each such category 12 months ago; and what steps he is taking to reduce the number of such cases.
    (181832)
171
 
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the implications are for TUPE arrangements of the statement on page 81 of the franchising prospectus that there will be an umbrella agreement which will cover the process including the purchase of the ECML from DOR via a share purchase agreement.
    (181821)
172
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who will sign off the pay and bonuses of Network Rail executives following Network Rail's reclassification by the Office for National Statistics.
    (181953)
173
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost to the public purse of the Airports Commission will be over the life of the Commission.
    (181954)
174
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to review (a) the current guidance on pedestrian crossings and (b) the amount of time pedestrians have to cross the road at those crossings.
    (181929)
175
 
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what priority his Department gives to the reopening of the Leamside Freight Line in the North East.
    (181830)
176
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is currently responsible for the maintenance of trains on the West Coast Main Line; and at what depots this maintenance takes place.
    (181837)
177
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Alstom Traincare is responsible for all train maintenance on the West Coast Main Line.
    (181838)
178
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has held or his officials have held with Alstom (a) in respect its decision to restructure its transport sector and (b) in respect of the future of Alstom West Coast Traincare.
    (181839)
179
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) he and (b) his officials have been advised whether Alstom will be selling Alstom West Coast Traincare; and what discussions he or they have held with Alstom in respect of the future of Alstom West Coast Traincare.
    (181840)
180
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what obligations there are in the franchise and contract extension of Virgin to maintain its rolling stock; and whether those obligations specify the number and location of maintenance depots.
    (181841)
181
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely effect on train reliability and quality if Alstom West Coast Traincare is sold.
    (181842)
182
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements will be made to ensure the continuation of maintenance of the West Coast Main Line in the event of the sale of Alstom West Coast Traincare.
    (181843)
183
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether maintenance staff employed by Alstom West Coast Traincare will be transferred to Virgin Trains in the event of the sale of Alstom West Coast Traincare.
    (181844)
184
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether maintenance staff employed by Alstom West Coast Traincare will be transferred to another contract in the event of the sale of Alstom West Coast Traincare.
    (181845)
185
N
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on Belfast City Airport of the removal of the city airports category in proposed EU regulation (2011/0398(COD)) on Noise-related operating restrictions.
    (181788)
186
N
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed EU regulation (2011/0398(COD)) on Noise-related operating restrictions that would have on the regulatory status of Belfast City Airport.
    (181789)
187
N
Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect on smaller airports of proposed EU regulation (2011/0398(COD)) on Noise-related operating restrictions.
    (181790)
188
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether maintenance staff employed by Alstom West Coast Train Care will return to Virgin Trains under the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulation 2006, in the event of the sale of Alstom West Coast Train Care.
    (181910)
189
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether maintenance staff employed by Alstom West Coast Train Care will move to another contract under the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulation 2006, in the event of the sale of Alstom West Coast Train Care.
    (181911)
190
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Alstom has informed his Department that it plans to sell Alstom West Coast Train Care.
    (181912)
191
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have held with Alstom in respect of the future of Alstom West Coast Train Care.
    (181913)
192
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Alstom West Coast Traincare is responsible for all train maintenance on the West Coast Main Line.
    (181914)
193
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who is currently responsible for the maintenance of trains on the West Coast Main Line; and at what depots this maintenance takes place.
    (181915)
194
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what arrangements his Department plans to make to ensure the continuation of train maintenance on the West Coast Main Line in the event of the sale of Alstom West Coast Traincare.
    (181916)
195
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on train reliability and quality in the event that Alstom West Coast Traincare is sold.
    (181917)
196
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what obligations there are in the franchise and contract extension for Virgin Trains to maintain its rolling stock; and whether those obligations specify the number and location of maintenance depots.
    (181918)
197
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have held with Alstom in respect of its decision to restructure its transport sector.
    (181919)
198
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultants have been used to provide advice on train leasing arrangements in the last five years; and what conflicts of interest they declared.
    (181922)
199
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what leasing costs have been paid to rolling stock leasing companies on each franchise in each of the last ten years.
    (181923)
200
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who will own the rolling stock provided for (a) the Intercity Express programme, (b) the Thameslink Rolling Stock project and (c) Crossrail.
    (181924)
201
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to introduce the regulation of fair rates of return for the rolling stock operating companies recommended by the McNulty Rail Value for Money study.
    (181925)
202
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to hold rolling stock in the public interest as recommended by the McNulty Rail Value for Money study.
    (181926)
203
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of market share of the rolling stock leasing companies.
    (181930)
204
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultancy costs his Department has incurred in the last five years in respect of advice on train leasing arrangements.
    (181931)
205
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total leasing costs are that have been paid to rolling stock leasing companies in the last 10 years.
    (181932)
206
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether train operating companies qualify for Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail when timetabled rail passenger services are cancelled in advance of bad weather.
    (181973)
207
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of former British Rail freight sidings currently owned by freight operating companies would be of greater benefit to rail freight industry (a) in West Yorkshire and (b) on the East Coast Main Line if they were acquired by Network Rail.
    (181974)
208
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the average quantity of effluent that is discharged directly onto railway tracks each week.
    (181975)
209
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of trains which still discharge effluent directly onto railway tracks.
    (181976)
210
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of trains which do not have effluent retention tanks.
    (181977)
211
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on which routes trains still discharge effluent onto railway tracks.
    (181978)
212
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made representations to the (a) rolling stock operating companies and (b) train operating companies to end the discharging of effluent onto railway tracks.
    (181979)
213
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made representations to the (a) rolling stock operating companies and (b) train operating companies to modify rolling stock which currently do not have effluent retention tanks.
    (181980)
214
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which train operating companies have received Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services that occurred on (a) 27 October 2013, (b) 28 October 2013 and (c) 29 October 2013; and what the amount (i) applied for and (ii) paid by Network Rail was in each case.
    (181981)
215
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure that Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail to train operating companies for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services that occurred on (a) 27 October 2013, (b) 28 October 2013 and (c) 29 October 2013 will be passed on to passengers.
    (181982)
216
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions with Passenger Focus he has had regarding Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail to train operating companies for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services that occurred on (a) 27 October 2013, (b) 28 October 2013 and (c) 29 October 2013.
    (181983)
217
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions with Network Rail he has had regarding Schedule 8 payments from Network Rail to train operating companies for unplanned disruptions to timetabled rail passenger services that occurred on (a) 27 October 2013, (b) 28 October 2013 and (c) 29 October 2013.
    (181984)
218
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has prepared contingency plans for Directly Operated Rail Services, or a subsidiary of Directly Operated Rail Services, to operate Northern Rail Services in the event that it is not possible to agree a new contract with the incumbent operator.
    (181985)
219
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of potential benefits to the public purse of Directly Operated Railways operating Northern Rail services in the event that it is not possible to agree a new contract with the incumbent operator.
    (181986)
220
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total premium payments made by Northern Rail since 2010 are.
    (181987)
221
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what Government subsidy has been received by Northern Rail since 2010.
    (181988)
222
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what revenue support has been received by Northern Rail since 2010.
    (181989)
223
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what fees have been paid to Virgin West Coast by the Government since the introduction of the management contract in December 2012.
    (181990)
224
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what subsidy has been paid by the Government to Virgin West Coast since their franchise was extended in December 2012.
    (181991)
225
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the (a) risk and (b) benefits of devolving Northern Rail services.
    (181992)
226
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of potential Government funding requirements in the event that responsibility for Northern Rail services is devolved.
    (181993)
227
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the allocation of funding responsibilities will be between central government and local authorities in the event that responsibility for Northern Rail services is devolved.
    (181994)
228
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the new short-term franchise for Northern Rail services is a contract extension or a new contract.
    (181995)
229
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what consultation his Department has undertaken with passengers regarding the award of a short-term franchise for Northern Rail services.
    (181996)
230
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to his Department in respect of (a) consultancy fees and (b) other matters has been in respect of the short-term franchise for Northern Rail services.
    (181997)
231
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps have been taken by (a) rolling stock operating companies and (b) train operating companies to modify rolling stock which does not have retention tanks for effluent.
    (181998)
232
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government requires all new rolling stock on UK railways to have effluent retention tanks.
    (181999)
233
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department issues guidelines on the frequency which train effluent tanks must be emptied.
    (182000)
234
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect on the safety of (a) rail workers and (b) passengers of the discharge of effluent directly onto railway tracks.
    (182001)
235
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it a requirement that all new railway rolling stock to be introduced in the next 10 years will be configured to retain (a) the existing role of conductor and guard and (b) on-board catering facilities.
    (182002)
236
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what new railway rolling stock will be introduced in the next 10 years; by what dates; and on what routes.
    (182003)
237
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has assessed the consequences for safety of introducing new rolling stock which is not configured to employ a conductor or guard.
    (182004)
238
 
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Government plans to make a decision on the devolution of Northern Rail services; and if he will make a statement.
    (182005)
239
N
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost of the further study of the Isle of Grain option outlined in the interim report of the Airports Commission; and what contractors have been engaged to complete this work.
    (181965)
240
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the Thameslink improvement programme on over-crowding on the Northern Line tube.
    (181864)
241
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the accessibility of the Thameslink line for disabled people.
    (181866)
242
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Thameslink on the local economy in London.
    (181867)
243
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of passengers who will use the Thameslink service in 2015.
    (181870)
244
 
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Government's Cycle to Work scheme.
    (181921)
245
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assistance his Department provides to benefit claimants with reading and writing difficulties and who are new to using computers to use his Department's universal jobmatch service.
    (181902)
246
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what additional training has been provided to Jobcentre Plus advisers and decision makers ensuring that his new jobseeker's allowance sanctions regime is implemented fairly and as a last resort; and what steps he is taking to ensure that such advisers and decision makers have a basic knowledge of local support or advice services which they can direct their customers to after sanctions have been issued.
    (182031)
247
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which public funds are classified by the EU as (a) social assistance and (b) social security for the purposes of interpreting requirements of the EU Treaty; and what the differences are between the criteria applied by the UK Government to measures classified by the EU as social assistance and those classified as social security.
    (181855)
248
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps jobcentres take to ensure that jobseeker's allowance claimants are aware that they can apply for hardship grants.
    (181825)
249
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants sanctions were subsequently overturned on appeal in each of the last five years.
    (181826)
250
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps jobcentres take to ensure that jobseeker's allowance claimants are aware that they may appeal sanction decisions.
    (181827)
251
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what mechanisms his Department uses to identify the number of winter fuel payment recipients who use off-grid energy.
    (181806)
252
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many recipients of winter fuel payment there are in each parliamentary constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available.
    (181807)
253
 
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many winter fuel payment recipients use off-grid energy.
    (181808)
254
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets he has set in relation to people who leave prison and move onto the Work Programme.
    (182024)
255
 
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Work Programme has performed against its targets for those leaving prison since the programme's inception.
    (182025)
256
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where final responsibility lies for delays with personal independence payment assessments; what the causes are of those delays; and if he will make a statement.
    (181823)
257
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average and (b) longest length of time is for a decision to be made for a personal independence payment (i) in the Brighton and Hove Local Authority area and (ii) nationally.
    (181824)
258
 
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will write to individuals with a statement of their foundation amount under the new state pension system.
    (181792)
259
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people affected by ending the payment of guaranteed minimum pension increases.
    (181793)
260
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment his Department has conducted of ending the payment of guaranteed minimum pension increases.
    (181794)
261
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average loss to persons affected by ending the payment of guaranteed minimum pension increases.
    (181795)
262
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the total saving to the public purse as a result of ending the payment of guaranteed minimum pension increases.
    (181860)
263
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has gained from asset sales since 2010.
    (181861)
264
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentre Plus offices have closed since 2010.
    (181862)
265
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent assessment is of the level of innovation being achieved by Work Programme providers.
    (181863)
266
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the fall in Work Programme performance reported in the December performance statistics.
    (181943)
267
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the prospects for digital by default in the benefit system.
    (181956)
268
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claims to date have been delayed since the applications were first made; what the average length of delay was; and how many of those delayed applications involved claimants with cancer.
    (181819)
269
 
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to help the higher one-off costs of childcare of families who have had multiple births.
    (181889)
270
 
Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate the Government has made of the number of mothers who give up work after having multiple births.
    (181890)
Tuesday 7 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
 
* 1
Simon Wright (Norwich South): What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on devolving power from Westminster and Whitehall.
    (901778)
* 2
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What measures are in place to prevent a fall in the number of people registered to vote after the introduction of individual voter registration.
    (901779)
* 3
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What his plans are for reform of the House of Lords.
    (901780)
* 4
Chris Kelly (Dudley South): What discussions he has had with the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership on devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall.
    (901781)
* 5
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What measures are in place to prevent a fall in the number of people registered to vote after the introduction of individual voter registration.
    (901782)
* 6
Damian Hinds (East Hampshire): What recent progress the Government has made on its social mobility strategy.
    (901783)
* 7
John Howell (Henley): What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the role of decentralisation in the implementation of the Heseltine Review.
    (901784)
* 8
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What progress he has made on implementing the recommendations of the Heseltine Review.
    (901785)
* 9
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What discussions he has had with the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership on devolving power and responsibilities from Whitehall.
    (901786)
* 10
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What his policy is on voter registration by students living away from home.
    (901787)
* 11
Karen Lumley (Redditch): What assessment he has made of the role of City Deals in addressing the imbalance of private sector growth across the UK.
    (901788)
* 12
Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What measures are in place to prevent a fall in the number of people registered to vote after the introduction of individual voter registration.
    (901789)
* 13
Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What discussions he has had with the Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership on devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall.
    (901790)
* 14
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What discussions he has had with the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership on devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall.
    (901791)
* 15
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next plans to meet the Boundary Commission to discuss parliamentary constituency boundaries.
    (901792)
At 11.50am
Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (901818)
* 2
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth):  
    (901819)
* 3
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester):  
    (901820)
* 4
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  
    (901821)
* 5
Mr David Ward (Bradford East):  
    (901822)
* 6
Ian Lucas (Wrexham):  
    (901823)
* 7
Nick de Bois (Enfield North):  
    (901824)
* 8
Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley):  
    (901825)
* 9
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):  
    (901826)
* 10
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  
    (901827)
* 11
Peter Aldous (Waveney):  
    (901828)
* 12
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  
    (901829)
* 13
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes):  
    (901830)
* 14
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):  
    (901831)
* 15
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough):  
    (901832)
At 12.10pm
Oral Questions to the Attorney General
 
* 1
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): On how many occasions in the last 12 months he has referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal for review because it was felt to be unduly lenient.
    (901833)
* 2
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): How many cases relating to child sexual abuse were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2012-13.
    (901834)
* 3
Chris Williamson (Derby North): If he will review the adequacy of current legislation on corporate criminal liability.
    (901835)
* 4
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What recent assessment he has made of the options available to victims of crime who wish to complain about the performance of public prosecutors.
    (901836)
* 5
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): If he will take steps to ensure that the causes of the recent decline in prosecutions for rape, child abuse and domestic violence are investigated.
    (901837)
* 6
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What steps is the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to increase the rate of successful prosecutions of cases of online stalking and harassment.
    (901838)
* 7
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What steps he is taking to promote awareness of the laws on contempt of court among users of social media.
    (901839)
* 8
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): If he will take steps to ensure that the causes of the recent decline in prosecutions for rape, child abuse and domestic violence are investigated.
    (901840)
* 9
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough): What recent assessment he has made of the options available to victims of crime who wish to complain about the performance of public prosecutors.
    (901841)
* 10
Clive Efford (Eltham): If he will review the adequacy of current legislation on corporate criminal liability.
    (901842)
Wednesday 8 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
 
* 1
Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): If he will estimate the cumulative real-terms change to the Welsh block grant over the present Parliament.
    (901763)
* 2
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What assessment he has made of job prospects in the renewables sector in Wales.
    (901764)
* 3
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): What assessment he has made of the effects on living standards in Wales of the measures announced in the Autumn Statement.
    (901765)
* 4
Martin Caton (Gower): If he will publish an impact assessment of the effect of the draft Wales Bill on cross-border areas.
    (901766)
* 5
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the roll-out of universal credit on people in Wales.
    (901767)
* 6
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What recent discussions he has had on future investment in transport infrastructure in Wales.
    (901768)
* 7
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): What assessment he has made of the effects on living standards in Wales of the measures announced in the Autumn Statement.
    (901769)
* 8
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on increasing tourism opportunities in Newport in light of the NATO summit in Celtic Manor in 2014.
    (901770)
* 9
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): What steps he has taken to ensure that isolated properties in Wales not included in Welsh Government community schemes or the BT roll-out receive quality broadband.
    (901771)
* 10
Mel Stride (Central Devon): What discussions he has had on the potential benefits of shale gas extraction to Wales.
    (901772)
* 11
Albert Owen (Ynys Môn): What assessment he has made of the effects on living standards in Wales of the measures announced in the Autumn Statement.
    (901773)
* 12
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What assessment he has made of the effects on Wales of the measures announced in the Autumn Statement.
    (901774)
* 13
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What progress has been made on the roll-out of broadband in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
    (901775)
* 14
Karen Lumley (Redditch): What discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues and Ministers of the Welsh Government on transport infrastructure investment in Wales.
    (901776)
* 15
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on investment in road infrastructure in Wales.
    (901777)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
* 1
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 January.
    (901793)
* 2
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):  
    (901794)
* 3
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington):  
    (901795)
* 4
George Hollingbery (Meon Valley):  
    (901796)
* 5
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran):  
    (901797)
* 6
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North):  
    (901798)
* 7
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth):  
    (901799)
* 8
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham):  
    (901800)
* 9
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):  
    (901801)
* 10
John Mann (Bassetlaw):  
    (901802)
* 11
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central):  
    (901803)
* 12
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):  
    (901804)
* 13
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon):  
    (901805)
* 14
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):  
    (901806)
* 15
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):  
    (901807)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 17 December

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what new safeguards his Department has put in place to ensure processed horsemeat is no longer being labelled as beef.
    (180970)

Notices given on Wednesday 18 December

1
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the strategic value of Gibraltar in terms of (a) defence and (b) defence diplomacy.
    (181246)
2
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for courtesy visits to Gibraltar by Royal Navy warships in the next 12 months; if he will list the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels which have made courtesy visits to Gibraltar in each of the last three years; and what assessment he has made of the diplomatic value of courtesy visits to Gibraltar by UK warships and fleet auxiliaries.
    (181247)
3
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a Royal Navy warship of the size of a frigate was last based at Gibraltar; whether there are any plans to base a frigate at Gibraltar; what the potential (a) diplomatic and (b) naval utility would be of basing a frigate at Gibraltar; if he will make it his policy to base a frigate or larger warship at Gibraltar; and if he will make a statement.
    (181248)
4
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, columns 427-8W, on roads repairs and maintenance, for what reasons concrete safety barriers are not also being introduced on dual carriageway A roads; when metal barriers are due to be replaced; and if he will make a statement.
    (181331)
Monday 13 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 19 December

1
N
Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has had with (a) Amazon, (b) the Royal Mail and (c) Amazon and the Royal Mail in the last two years; and what local labour market information for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot was discussed or shared at those meetings.
    (182043)
2
N
Geraint Davies (Swansea West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the wage rates were of casual labour posts advertised by Jobcentre Plus for (a) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, (b) Amazon and (c) the Royal Mail in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot in the last two years.
    (182042)
Tuesday 14 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 19 December

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what scientific research his Department (a) holds or (b) has commissioned on the potential effects on marine life of (i) offshore wind farms and (ii) construction of the Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Farm; and if he will publish the conclusions of that research.
    (182044)

Prepared 20th December 2013