Session 2013-14
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The Questions Book
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 8 January 2014
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 Tuesday 7 January 2014
(the ‘Questions Book’)
Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 8 January 2014
For Written Questions for answer on the date of this paper, see Part 1 of this paper and the Order Paper.
Questions in this paper are arranged in the following way: date for answer; Oral before Written under each date; date of tabling under each answering date; unstarred and transferred questions followed by answering departments in alphabetical order.
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for 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)
Notices given on Friday 3 January
1
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the EU Accounting and Transparency Directives are to be transposed into UK law.
(181382)
2
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to encourage other members of the Open Government Partnership to implement their National Action Plans.
(181380)
3
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the total net change in central government funding to (a) Middlesbrough Council and (b) Redcar and Cleveland Council has been since May 2010.
(181409)
4
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the need for public beach operators to (a) carry out risk assessments and (b) provide a minimum level of life saving equipment on public beaches.
(181398)
5
N
Dame Tessa Jowell
(Dulwich and West Norwood):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she last met the Chairman of UK Athletics to discuss the forthcoming UK Athletics Championships.
(181396)
6
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what consideration he has given to providing additional protection to staff who remain at the British Embassy in Juba.
(181377)
7
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent consideration he has given to closing the British Embassy in Juba; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on providing additional protection for staff who remain at the British Embassy in Juba.
(181378)
8
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many calls were received by NHS111 on (a) 24, (b) 25 and (c) 26 December 2013; and how many clinicians were on duty at NHS111 on those dates.
(181408)
9
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were extradited (a) to and (b) from the UK under a European arrest warrant in each of the last three years; and how many such people were accused of sexual offences.
(181407)
10
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications are currently on hold pending the outcome of the High Court judgment regarding the minimum income threshold for sponsoring a non-EEA partner and dependent children applying using the family route.
(181397)
11
N
Stephen Doughty
(Cardiff South and Penarth):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan; what estimate she has made of the number of British nationals who remain in that country; and what assessment she has made of the safety of UK aid workers who remain in the country.
(181379)
12
N
Catherine McKinnell
(Newcastle upon Tyne North):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK is doing to promote good governance and anti-corruption initiatives through the G20.
(181381)
13
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the case for lowering the assumed 1.2 metres per second walking speed used for calculating crossing times in his Department's guidance.
(181383)
14
N
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits to claimants of disability benefits of allocating such claimants a named point of contact throughout the process of their claim; and if he will make this his policy.
(181354)
15
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants in the UK were entitled to short-term benefit advances between April and December 2013; and how many such advances were issued to jobseeker's allowance claimants in the UK between April and December 2013.
(181384)
Notices given on Monday 6 January
1
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Attorney General, what further steps he will take to recover payments made to former senior staff at the Serious Fraud Office that were not properly authorised.
(181488)
2
Paul Blomfield
(Sheffield Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the science and research budget for the next financial year.
(181450)
3
Mr Tom Clarke
(Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to extend credit protection as found in section 54 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 to goods bought through a hire purchase agreement which have not been received.
(181568)
4
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of progress towards EU standard charges for mobile telephones.
(181468)
5
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on the right of consumers to receive bills by post.
(181475)
6
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many medical students are currently studying at univerisites in England; and how many of those students are UK citizens.
(181479)
7
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Telephone Preference Service in blocking unwanted cold calls.
(181484)
8
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Government's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, published in August 2013, Action Point 6, whether a finalised engagement plan has been produced with Norstec and CORES; and if he will make a statement.
(181535)
9
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Government's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, published in August 2013, Action Point 4, how many Share Fair events for supply chain opportunities have been organised and delivered to date.
(181536)
10
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Government's Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy, published in August 2013, Action Point 9, whether the Offshore Wind Investment Organisation to deliver inward investment into the UK has been established; and if he will make a statement.
(181537)
11
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Charity Commission about action to prevent tax fraud by charities.
(181483)
12
Dan Byles
(North Warwickshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of what the effects of the carbon price floor would be on consumer electricity bills in each of the first five years of its operation if all other factors affecting the price were unchanged.
(181531)
13
Dan Byles
(North Warwickshire):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of what the effects would be of the carbon price floor on average wholesale electricity prices in each of the first five years of its operation if all other factors affecting the price remained unchanged.
(181532)
14
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the relationship will be between the Payment Systems Regulator and the Bank of England; and if he will make a statement.
(181591)
15
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the relationship will be between the Payment Systems Regulator and the Competition and Markets Authority; and if he will make a statement.
(181592)
16
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Payment Systems Regulator will examine the creation of a common-low-cost platform for challenger banks to access the payment system following its creation; and if he will make a statement.
(181593)
17
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consideration he has given to rolling the Scheme companies into a single payment scheme following the establishment of the Payment Systems Regulator in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(181594)
18
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the role and purpose of the Scheme companies following the establishment of the Payment Systems Regulator in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(181595)
19
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that work on (a) account number portability, (b) developing a low-cost platform to support access by challenger banks to the payment system and (c) using payments data to tackle financial crime and fraud is not delayed in the period before the establishment of the Payment Systems Regulator; and if he will make a statement.
(181596)
20
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what enforcement powers the Payment Systems Regulator will be able to use when it becomes operational in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(181597)
21
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will consider establishing a shadow Payment Systems Regulator during the period before the Payment Systems Regulator becomes fully operational in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(181598)
22
Cathy Jamieson
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what range of financial penalties for compliance failure the new Payment Systems Regulator will be able to impose when it becomes fully operational in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
(181610)
23
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to reply to the letter to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury dated 3 December 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr David Feltham.
(181600)
24
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date HM Revenue and Customs' offices in Newry will be closed.
(181639)
25
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the public's perception of the influence of Ernst & Young on the reform of corporation tax legislation; and if he will make a statement.
(181533)
26
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taing to ensure that online purchases are taxed at the appropriate rate.
(181477)
27
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of revenue lost to the Exchequer through the avoidance of VAT and excise duty on beer in the last year for which figures are available.
(181499)
28
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of shares by value owned by individuals.
(181501)
29
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many hectares of land owned by county councils have been made available for housing development in each of the last three years.
(181448)
30
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his most recent estimate is of the number of residential units with planning permission; and how many of those (a) have started on site and (b) are yet to start on site.
(181540)
31
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the time taken to receive planning permission for onshore and offshore wind farms.
(181570)
32
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the costs to fire authorities of dealing with fires at recycling storage depots.
(181490)
33
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proposals she is considering for the formal commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
(181466)
34
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of small and medium-sized enterprises recommended by the Network Technical Authority for the G-cloud route to market have been granted access by his Department.
(181424)
35
Caroline Dinenage
(Gosport):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises can bid for procurement contracts without being subcontractors for larger companies.
(181429)
36
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what methodology his Department uses to calculate savings to the public purse from removing the MoD Guard Service personnel from some military sites.
(181571)
37
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's plans are for continuing anti-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia and in the Indian Ocean.
(181498)
38
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what budget the National College for Teaching and Leadership has allocated to school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and what estimate he has made of the number of new SCITTs that will be supported in each of those years.
(181510)
39
Paul Maynard
(Blackpool North and Cleveleys):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what initiatives his Department has put in place to tackle bullying within schools and online since 2010; and what assessment has been made of their effectiveness.
(181617)
40
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support children with cancer in the education system.
(181599)
41
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will provide funding to High Tunstall College of Science in Hartlepool constituency to replace the roof and building damaged in extreme weather in December 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(181539)
42
Katy Clark
(North Ayrshire and Arran):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of households that will see their gas and electricity bills increase as a result of the limitation of the number of tariffs which gas and electricity suppliers can offer.
(181422)
43
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind capacity (i) received planning approval and (ii) was rejected in each year since 2009.
(181517)
44
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many planning applications for (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind farms were (i) approved and (ii) rejected in each year since 2009.
(181518)
45
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much large-scale solar capacity has had planning approval (a) accepted and (b) rejected in each year since 2009.
(181519)
46
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many planning applications for large-scale solar projects have been (a) approved and (b) rejected in each year since 2009.
(181520)
47
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average time from the original application for (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind farms to those wind farms coming online was in 2013.
(181521)
48
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the average length of time from the original application for large-scale solar projects to those projects coming online was in each year since 2009.
(181522)
49
Sir Gerald Kaufman
(Manchester, Gorton):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 2 December 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Dr R. Kelly.
(181601)
50
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of data centres on electricity demand; and what discussions he has had with the industry on ways in which demand could be reduced without affecting performance.
(181489)
51
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent assessment he has made of the licensing of nuclear facilities to utilise the UK's existing nuclear waste stockpile.
(181500)
52
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the objectives of the inquiry into the sustainability of UK farming and food sectors are; and how they will apply to Northern Ireland.
(181637)
53
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessments his Department has made of (a) the accessibility of registered footpaths and (b) their state of maintenance.
(181491)
54
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to phase out the use of peat in garden compost.
(181493)
55
Mr Iain Wright
(Hartlepool):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department spent on flood defences in Hartlepool constituency in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10, (d) 2010-11, (e) 2011-12 and (f) 2012-13; and how much funding his Department has allocated for flood defences in Hartlepool constituency in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16.
(181538)
56
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the international community tackles the persecution of Christians.
(181440)
57
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken and plans to take to promote the protection of the Hazaras in Pakistan.
(181507)
58
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government has offered to the Russian government following the recent terrorist attacks in that country.
(181641)
59
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the government of South Africa on the crash of Cessna ZS-KOX on 9 September 2004.
(181470)
60
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on prisoners remaining imprisoned after completing their sentences in the Punjab and Haryana regions.
(181541)
61
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Office for National Statistics on retention of statistical health outputs relating to (a) winter-related deaths, (b) health inequalities, (c) cancer deaths and (d) alcohol-related deaths.
(181432)
62
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's response to the Office for National Statistics' Consultation on Statistical Products 2013.
(181433)
63
Mr David Anderson
(Blaydon):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to create an additional neuromuscular care advisor post for the North East region; and if he will make a statement.
(181525)
64
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what professional coaching he and other Ministers in his Department have received in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of that coaching.
(181455)
65
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on cosmetic make-up in each year since 2010.
(181456)
66
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on Christmas cards and postage in each year since 2010.
(181457)
67
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on pot plants in each year since 2010.
(181505)
68
Luciana Berger
(Liverpool, Wavertree):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on child health of the Government's decision to abolish the Healthy Schools Programme.
(181506)
69
Tim Farron
(Westmorland and Lonsdale):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential effect on patient care of raising NHS general practice funding from 8.5 per cent to 11 per cent by 2017.
(181434)
70
Sir Edward Garnier
(Harborough):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure the long-term security of the neuromuscular care advisor role in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
(181524)
71
David Mowat
(Warrington South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of his Department's progress on implementing the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's recommendation that funding should be made available to provide patients with three full cycles of IVF.
(181523)
72
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consider the recommendations of the APPG for Pancreatic Cancer's report, Time to Change the Story: A plan of action for pancreatic cancer.
(181638)
73
Ian Paisley
(North Antrim):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will provide funding for the Society for General Microbiology for its microbiologists to continue their ongoing research into new treatments for infections and to enable them to carry on their progress in developing an HIV vaccine.
(181640)
74
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that GPs diagnose brain tumours as quickly as possible.
(181449)
75
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to ensure clinical nurse specialists are available to everyone living with a brain tumour.
(181452)
76
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will distribute the Brain Tumour Charity's HeadSmart symptoms awareness cards to every clinical commissioning group.
(181453)
77
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that quality of life issues inform the process of deciding which treatments are available nationally for people living with brain tumours.
(181454)
78
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the symptoms of all cancer types to enable GPs and other healthcare providers to make earlier diagnoses and referrals.
(181458)
79
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department provides to ensure that individuals with TB but without recourse to public funds are provided with shelter and support for the duration of their treatment.
(181472)
80
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative to amend public health law to permit the detention of individuals who have infectious TB and refuse to comply with prescribed treatment.
(181473)
81
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the value for money of the PFI contract at the Princess Royal Hospital Bromley.
(181474)
82
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate his Department has made of levels of fitness of school children (a) nationally and (b) by region.
(181487)
83
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nursing training places were provided in each region in the last year for which figures are available.
(181492)
84
Heidi Alexander
(Lewisham East):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have been employed by her Department and its agencies for the purposes of immigration enforcement in each year since 2008.
(181431)
85
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's policy on the removal of asylum seekers permits deportation to countries assessed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as being under a volatile threat from a number of terrorist organisations.
(181427)
86
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 Secretary of State for Transport dated 19 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Inspector Damian O'Reilly, transferred from the Secretary of State for Transport.
(181602)
87
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 25 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Ms E. Miller.
(181603)
88
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 26 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Asif Khan Uriakhel.
(181604)
89
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 26 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Miss Elfreda James.
(181605)
90
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 25 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Tariq Razzaq.
(181606)
91
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 25 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Mohammed Shar Nooh.
(181607)
92
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 25 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr A. W. Tewolide.
(181608)
93
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 25 November 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Thomas Kaplanidis.
(181609)
94
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-molestation orders were issued in respect of domestic abuse in England and Wales in the latest year for which figures are available.
(181626)
95
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-molestation orders in respect of domestic abuse were breached in England and Wales in the latest year for which figures are available.
(181627)
96
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice has been issued by her Department to police services in England and Wales in respect of how to investigate complaints of domestic abuse.
(181628)
97
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many call outs there were per police force in England and Wales following complaints of domestic abuse in the latest year for which figures are available.
(181629)
98
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of repeat victims of domestic abuse in England and Wales by the same perpetrator.
(181630)
99
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the number of (a) prosecutions for domestic abuse, (b) commencement of trials in matters relating to domestic abuse, (c) findings of guilty in matters relating to domestic abuse and (d) findings of not guilty in matters connected with domestic abuse in England and Wales in the latest year for which figures are available.
(181645)
100
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what was the number of reported cases of domestic abuse that were discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service in England and Wales in the latest year for which figures are available.
(181646)
101
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas students were reported by their colleges as not attending courses in the last year; and how many such students were (a) investigated and (b) deported.
(181478)
102
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice she provides to police forces about action to be taken against individual or groups who threaten or take action against those legally selling alcohol.
(181482)
103
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many contracts her Department has awarded in the last 10 years to (a) Professor Christian Dustmann and (b) the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration.
(181495)
104
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many public forms have been standardised; and what the take up of standardised forms by police forces in England and Wales has been.
(181509)
105
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons Service has paid Hays in the last 12 months; and how much was paid to Hays in that period to advertise positions in the House Service.
(181485)
106
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff from her Department have received a redundancy payment since June 2010.
(181569)
107
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what schemes her Department currently supports for off-grid electricity supply.
(181467)
108
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the benefit to children in the developing world of golden rice.
(181486)
109
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of domestic abuse were reported in England and Wales for the latest year for which figures are available.
(181642)
110
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of domestic abuse were found to have occurred in England and Wales in the latest year for which figures are available.
(181643)
111
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many allegations of domestic abuse in England and Wales (a) were investigated by the police and (b) resulted in an individual being charged in the latest year for which figures are available.
(181644)
112
Paul Maynard
(Blackpool North and Cleveleys):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, under what legislation cyber-bullying offences are currently prosecuted; and how many prosecutions for cyber-bullying have been undertaken in each year since 2010.
(181618)
113
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of providing judge's lodgings was in the latest period for which figures are available.
(181469)
114
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements exist for the deportation of prisoners to Ukraine.
(181476)
115
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were repatriated in 2013 to (a) China, (b) Vietnam, (c) Pakistan, (d) India, (e) Nigeria and (f) Jamaica.
(181481)
116
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid fines there were in the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the monetary value was of those fines.
(181496)
117
Mr William Bain
(Glasgow North East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000 to oblige bus operators to provide audio guidance on alighting points for passengers using their services, with particular reference to the needs of blind people and the visually impaired.
(181438)
118
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether payment of vehicle excise duty will be monitored through (a) a chip on a vehicle windscreen or registration plate or (b) the registration plate alone following the removal of the requirement to display a paper tax disk on vehicle windscreens.
(181572)
119
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will examine in conjunction with the Civil Aviation Authority the adequacy of the existing parameters of regulation for helicopter safety.
(181616)
120
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential benefits to the public purse of Directly-Operated Railways operating Northern Rail services if it is not possible to agree a new contract with the incumbent operator.
(181459)
121
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he expects a decision to be taken on the devolution of Northern Rail services; and if he will make a statement.
(181512)
122
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential risks and benefits of devolving Northern Rail services.
(181513)
123
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the future government funding requirements in the event that responsibility for Northern Rail services is devolved.
(181514)
124
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the split in funding will be between central government and local authorities in the event that responsibility for Northern Rail services is devolved.
(181515)
125
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the profits made by Virgin West Coast since the introduction of the management contract in December 2012.
(181516)
126
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what total premium payments have been made by Northern Rail since 2010.
(181526)
127
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what fees have been paid by the Government to Virgin West Coast since the introduction of the management contract in December 2012.
(181527)
128
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what subsidy has been paid by the Government to Virgin West Coast since its franchise was extended in December 2012.
(181528)
129
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits to rail passengers of management contracts with operators.
(181529)
130
Lisa Nandy
(Wigan):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total amount of (a) publicly-funded and (b) private investment in the railways since 2010.
(181530)
131
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of taking the M6 Toll Road into public ownership.
(181471)
132
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints have been made about the issuing of private parking tickets in the last year; how many have been upheld; and how many companies have been barred from access to the DVLA data base.
(181480)
133
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much palm oil was imported for bio-fuels in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(181494)
134
Mr John Spellar
(Warley):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many companies were suspended from receiving vehicle keeper data in 2013.
(181497)
135
Gavin Williamson
(South Staffordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of daily vehicle movements on the M6 motorway between junctions 4 and 12 was in each year since 2004.
(181425)
136
Gavin Williamson
(South Staffordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of daily vehicle movements on the M6 toll road was in each year since 2004.
(181426)
137
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been loaned to benefits claimants as short-term benefit advances in each month since April 2013; and how much was loaned under the crisis loan scheme in each of the 12 months up to April 2013.
(181428)
138
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of figures recently released by the Trussell Trust on the use of food banks in the UK.
(181451)
139
Mr Roger Godsiff
(Birmingham, Hall Green):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2013, Official Report, column 235W, on food banks, whether his Department has seen any evidence linking welfare reforms to the increased use of food banks.
(181511)
140
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he intends to respond to the letter of 20 November 2013 from the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland on employment and support allowance.
(181423)
141
Mr Adrian Sanders
(Torbay):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will place in the Library a copy of the performance targets contained in his Department's contract with Atos Healthcare for delivering the work capability assessment.
(181534)
Questions for Oral Answer
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
*
1
Julie Elliott
(Sunderland Central):
What plans he has to reduce the contribution of rural and off-grid energy bills to the cost of living.
(901853)
*
2
Sir Tony Baldry
(Banbury):
What steps he is taking to safeguard trees from the threat of disease.
(901854)
*
3
Nigel Mills
(Amber Valley):
What assessment he has made of the scope for cutting red tape in the farming industry.
(901855)
*
4
Bill Esterson
(Sefton Central):
What recent assessment he has made of the sufficiency of flood defences; and if he will make a statement.
(901856)
*
5
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
What his Department's latest evaluation is of the badger cull pilots.
(901857)
*
6
Grahame M. Morris
(Easington):
What progress he has made in requiring water companies to introduce social tariffs; and if he will make a statement.
(901858)
*
7
Andrew Griffiths
(Burton):
How many cattle were slaughtered as a result of bovine TB in 2013.
(901859)
*
8
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
(Washington and Sunderland West):
When he plans to publish the research commissioned by his Department into food aid provision and access.
(901860)
*
9
Mrs Mary Glindon
(North Tyneside):
What plans he has to propose changes to the responsibilities of the Food Standards Agency following the Elliott Review into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks.
(901861)
*
10
Graeme Morrice
(Livingston):
What his Department's latest evaluation is of the badger cull pilots.
(901862)
*
11
Priti Patel
(Witham):
What recent discussions he has had with the National Farmers' Union on the modulation rate used when transferring pillar one CAP funding into pillar two.
(901863)
*
12
Mr Jim Cunningham
(Coventry South):
What assessment he has made of how easy it is to access and use food banks.
(901864)
*
13
Robert Neill
(Bromley and Chislehurst):
Whether his Department has any plans to strengthen the enforcement provisions of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010.
(901865)
*
14
Jessica Morden
(Newport East):
What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the recent flooding.
(901866)
*
15
Martin Vickers
(Cleethorpes):
What reports he has received on the recent floods in northern Lincolnshire; and what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on its plans to improve flood defences.
(901867)
*
16
Caroline Nokes
(Romsey and Southampton North):
What assessment he has made of the role of the Rural Community Broadband Fund in enabling the hardest-to-reach areas to gain access to superfast broadband.
(901868)
*
17
Graham Evans
(Weaver Vale):
How many flood protection schemes have been implemented following receipt of partnership funding.
(901869)
*
18
Alun Cairns
(Vale of Glamorgan):
What assessment he has made of the scope for cutting red tape in the farming industry.
(901870)
*
19
Mr Robin Walker
(Worcester):
What estimate he has made of the number of properties protected from flooding during the recent tidal surge.
(901871)
*
20
Sheryll Murray
(South East Cornwall):
What progress has been made in securing an EU discards ban.
[R]
(901872)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
*
1
Lyn Brown
(West Ham):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(901843)
*
2
Julian Sturdy
(York Outer):
(901844)
*
3
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Poplar and Limehouse):
(901845)
*
4
Robert Flello
(Stoke-on-Trent South):
(901846)
*
5
Neil Carmichael
(Stroud):
(901847)
*
6
Neil Parish
(Tiverton and Honiton):
(901848)
*
7
Mark Pawsey
(Rugby):
(901849)
*
8
Phil Wilson
(Sedgefield):
(901850)
*
9
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
(901851)
*
10
Angela Smith
(Penistone and Stocksbridge):
(901852)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners and the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
*
1
Mr Barry Sheerman
(Huddersfield):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if the Commission will take steps to ensure that political parties are fully accountable to the Commission when receiving payment made to candidates for speaking engagements.
(901873)
*
2
Mr Ben Bradshaw
(Exeter):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Commissioners have made of the Pilling report, published by the House of Bishops Working Group on Human Sexuality in November 2013; and if he will make a statement.
(901874)
*
3
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to promote National Voter Registration Day on 5 February 2014.
(901875)
*
4
Andrew Stephenson
(Pendle):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England has taken in Lancashire to support the homeless and people in poverty over the Christmas period.
(901876)
*
5
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made in the Church of England's campaign to save 100 church treasures.
(901877)
*
6
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Commissioners have had with government Ministers on recent trends in the number of violent attacks on clergy.
(901878)
*
7
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken in the St Albans diocese to support the homeless and people in poverty.
(901879)
*
8
John Mann
(Bassetlaw):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what assistance is available for Grade 1 listed church buildings in need of major repairs.
(901880)
*
9
Robert Halfon
(Harlow):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Commissioners have had with government Departments on the promotion of religious tolerance.
(901881)
*
10
Fiona Bruce
(Congleton):
To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent assessment the Commissioners have made of difficulties faced by Christians in celebrating Christmas in certain parts of the world.
(901882)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Friday 3 January
1
N
Annette Brooke
(Mid Dorset and North Poole):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funds the Government has spent on research for myalgic encephalomyelitis since 2010; and what funds the Government plans to spend on the study of that condition in the next five years.
(181399)
Notices given on Monday 6 January
1
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Attorney General, what advice has been given to the Crown Prosecution Service in England and Wales when considering whether to charge an alleged perpetrator following domestic abuse complaints.
(181631)
2
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed EU directive on public procurement 2011/0438 (COD).
(181437)
3
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2013, Official Report, column 587W, on electronic government, when he plans to update the digital landscape research.
(181439)
4
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his most recent estimate is of the cost to the UK of implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
(181446)
5
N
Margaret Curran
(Glasgow East):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria are used to assess proposals to create new devolved taxes under the Scotland Act 2012; and whether any such proposals have been made.
(181464)
6
N
Shabana Mahmood
(Birmingham, Ladywood):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and which tax avoidance partnership schemes are undergoing legal proceedings.
(181573)
7
N
Shabana Mahmood
(Birmingham, Ladywood):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs raised by tackling tax avoidance partnerships in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
(181578)
8
N
Shabana Mahmood
(Birmingham, Ladywood):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by HM Revenue and Customs to investigate tax avoidance partnerships.
(181579)
9
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the security of online submission of tax returns; and what estimate he has made of the costs to those who have submitted returns to copycat sites in the last five years.
(181436)
10
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2013, Official Report, column 366W on children: day care, childcare what information his Department collects on claims made for tax relief for workplace nurseries.
(181465)
11
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have made applications for assistance under the Bellwin Scheme to meet the costs of flooding in the last three months.
(181548)
12
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to provide assistance under the Bellwin Scheme in respect of current flooding at a rate of 85 per cent or 100 per cent of eligible expenditure.
(181549)
13
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many households have left their homes as a result of flooding in the last three months.
(181550)
14
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2013, Official Report, column 158W, on housing: construction, how many of the 267,500 units with planning permission that had been listed as having started on site have subsequently been put on hold.
(181564)
15
N
Hilary Benn
(Leeds Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) betting shops and (b) payday loan shops that have opened in each of the last three years in England.
(181565)
16
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the criteria are to receive lone funding from the Department as a national museum.
(181561)
17
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many applications were made to become a Renaissance Major Partner Museum in 2011-12; and how many such applications were successful.
(181562)
18
N
Ms Harriet Harman
(Camberwell and Peckham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the use by local library authorities of their powers 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.
(181508)
19
N
David Tredinnick
(Bosworth):
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the desirability of the present practice of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in consulting only one designated expert when assessing claims of medical efficacy in advertising and marketing material; and if she will encourage the ASA to adopt a robust peer-reviewed assessment process for such claims in line with the assessments made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and other public bodies.
(181502)
20
N
Mr Bernard Jenkin
(Harwich and North Essex):
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the criteria were for the distribution of youth contract funding; and for what reasons no such funding was allocated to rural districts.
(181463)
21
N
Mr Graham Allen
(Nottingham North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to publish an impact assessment on recent changes to further education support for 18 year olds.
(181567)
22
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of more schools providing school-centred initial teacher training on the role of universities in the provision of initial teacher training.
(181542)
23
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what financial incentives the National College for Teaching and Leadership has offered to schools to become a school-centred initial teacher training provider.
(181543)
24
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have been encouraged by the National College for Teaching and Leadership to express an interest in becoming a school-centred initial teacher training provider.
(181544)
25
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons and when Ministers encouraged the National College for Teaching and Leadership to promote school-centred initial teacher training in addition to School Direct.
(181545)
26
N
Nic Dakin
(Scunthorpe):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what communications his Department has issued to (a) universities and (b) other providers in respect of the expansion of school-centred initial teacher training.
(181546)
27
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which schools are trialling nursery places for two year-olds; and what assistance they are receiving from his Department.
(181574)
28
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) childminders, (b) school nurseries and (c) private and voluntary nursery providers offering free nursery provision for (i) two year-olds and (ii) three and four year-olds.
(181575)
29
N
Mr Graham Stuart
(Beverley and Holderness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress has been made to date on the Government's commitment for 50 per cent of the National Careers Service workforce to hold a relevant qualification at Qualifications and Credit Framework level 6 by 2015; and what assessment he has made of the likelihood that the target will be met.
(181583)
30
N
Mr David Ward
(Bradford East):
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the report Validation of Kings Science Academy Financial Management and Governance Self-Assessment covering the period 12 September 2011 to 21 October 2011.
(181447)
31
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional resources he has made available to each local authority for clear up and repairs following the floods of December 2013 and January 2014.
(181613)
32
N
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost per visit was to (a) a GP, (b) accident and emergency and (c) a walk-in centre in (i) England and (ii) East Lancashire in the most recent period for which figures are available.
(181586)
33
N
Chi Onwurah
(Newcastle upon Tyne Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure cyber security and clinical safety for electronic medical applications.
(181441)
34
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has allocated to fund the breastfeeding pilot scheme in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.
(181577)
35
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what performance indicators his Department uses to measure the quality and accessibility of care and support services for people living with rare cancers.
(181460)
36
N
Andrew Selous
(South West Bedfordshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department and NHS are doing to improve access to care and quality of life services for patients and carers affected by brain tumours in light of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2012-13.
(181461)
37
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the attrition rate was for midwives in the last year for which data are available; what proportion of midwifery students (a) failed to complete their training and (b) failed to obtain their degree in the last five years; how many midwives left the profession within two years of qualifying; and how many midwives are due to retire in the next two years.
(181559)
38
N
Mr Frank Field
(Birkenhead):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letters of 30 October and 17 December 2013 from the hon. Member for Birkenhead on the implications of the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 for legitimate businesses.
(181435)
39
N
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were transferred to hospital in (a) Hyndburn constituency and (b) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
(181584)
40
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence related homicides there were in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
(181632)
41
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many homicide reviews have been carried out in England and Wales in each of the last three years; and in how many such cases was there evidence of domestic abuse or violence prior to such a homicide.
(181633)
42
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance has been given to police and crime commissioners on the priority that should be given to crimes involving domestic abuse or violence.
(181634)
43
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of shoplifting occurred in (a) Barrow and Furness constituency and (b) Cumbria in each of the last five years.
(181612)
44
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will undertake a consultation on measures to enable hon. Members carrying babies to be able to do so in the division lobbies.
(181636)
45
N
Helen Goodman
(Bishop Auckland):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to tackle female genital mutilation overseas.
(181560)
46
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the Kuwait II Syria Donor Conference.
(181587)
47
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last discussed the Kuwait II Syria Donor Conference with the Prime Minister.
(181588)
48
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what meetings she has had with (a) non-governmental organisations and (b) UK civil society relating to the Kuwait II Syria Donor Conference.
(181589)
49
N
Mr Jim Murphy
(East Renfrewshire):
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total cost of redundancy has been for staff of her Department since June 2010.
(181590)
50
N
Diana Johnson
(Kingston upon Hull North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications have been made to the Employment Tribunal in each month since July 2013; how many of those have included an application for fee remittance in each such month; how many fee remittance applicaitons have been processed in each such month; and what proportion of those fee remittance applications have been processed within the 48 hour target turnover in each such month.
(181504)
51
N
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
(Dwyfor Meirionnydd):
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether males convicted of domestic abuse or violence will be supervised by the National Probation Service under the Government's Transforming Rehabilitation arrangements.
(181635)
52
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Prime Minister, what his policy is on the continuation of a national free bus pass for pensioners.
(181557)
53
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Prime Minister, what steps are taken to ensure that Ministerial visits to constituencies are conducted separately from party political activity.
(181625)
54
N
Richard Burden
(Birmingham, Northfield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the privatisation of the Defence Support Group on (a) the provision of military vehicle maintenance investigations and (b) road safety.
(181503)
55
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the Government's proposal to regulate longer distance rail tickets on a single leg basis cost.
(181580)
56
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Government's pilot to sell longer distance rail tickets on a single leg basis cost.
(181581)
57
N
Mary Creagh
(Wakefield):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road users have been killed or seriously injured between (a) junction 10 and junction 13 of the M1 motorway, (b) junctions 19 and 20 on the M4 motorway, (c) junctions 15 and 17 on the M5 motorway, (d) junctions 4 and 5 and junctions 8 and 10a on the M6 motorway and (e) junctions 3a and 7 on the M42 motorway in each of the last five years.
(181582)
58
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
(Chesham and Amersham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pages of the environmental statement on High Speed 2 were omitted from USB sticks; and how many such sticks were distributed with information missing.
(181445)
59
N
Lilian Greenwood
(Nottingham South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what feasibility studies he has (a) recently commissioned and (b) is considering commissioning for extensions to the planned HS2 network.
(181462)
60
N
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement on the effects of the second phase of High Speed 2 on (a) East Lancashire and (b) Hyndburn constituency.
(181430)
61
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the weight of flight recorder equipment and the effect it would have on helicopter performance if universally equipped on the UK helicopter fleet.
(181619)
62
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Civil Aviation Authority on the likely cost of equipping flight recorder equipment in all public sector helicopter fleets across the UK.
(181620)
63
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2013, Official Report, column 324W, how many (a) deaths and (b) injuries were caused in the 169 helicopter accidents in the past 10 years where no flight recorder was present; and how many (i) deaths and (ii) injuries were caused in helicopter accidents in the last 10 years where flight recorder equipment was present.
(181621)
64
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) or other European Ministers on implications of EASA's forthcoming rule making programme for the regulation of flight recorder equipment in helicopters across European states.
(181622)
65
N
Mr Gordon Marsden
(Blackpool South):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with helicopter manufacturers and commercial operators in the UK on the potential for voluntary initiatives to ensure the presence of flight recorder equipment on all helicopters.
(181623)
66
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to announce the procurement of new high speed electric rolling stock for the upgraded Midland Mainline.
(181555)
67
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to announce its preferred bidder for the Crossrail rolling stock contract before the second quarter of 2014.
(181556)
68
N
Chris Williamson
(Derby North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the overall benefits to local councils of upgrading pedestrian crossings to a puffin standard that detects pedestrians and can accommodate much lower walking speeds with minimal impact on vehicle traffic.
(181558)
69
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people were receiving (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance - support group and (c) employment and support allowance - work-related group in (i) October 2012 and (ii) each month since then.
(181647)
70
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on Jobseeker's Allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people receiving employment and support allowance were moved from the support group to the work-related group; and of those how many appealed that decision and of those appealing how many were (a) moved back to the support group as a consequence of the appeal, (b) not moved back to the support group as a consequence of the appeal and (c) still awaiting their appeal decision in October 2012 and each month since then.
(181648)
71
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people receiving employment and support allowance were moved from the support group to the work-related group; and of those how many sought a review of that decision and of those seeking a review how many were (a) moved back to the support group as a consequence of the review, (b) not moved back to the support group as a consequence of the review and (c) still awaiting the decision on their request for review in October 2012 and each month since then.
(181649)
72
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people receiving employment and support allowance were moved (a) from the support group to the work-related group and (b) from the work-related group to the support group in October 2012 and each month since then.
(181650)
73
N
Hugh Bayley
(York Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 758W, on jobseeker's allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber and 19 December 2013, Official Report, column 756W, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people receiving jobseeker's allowance (JSA) had their JSA withdrawn as a result of their alleged failure to comply with conditions laid down by his Department in October 2012 and each month since then.
(181651)
74
N
Graham Jones
(Hyndburn):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been in receipt of pension credits in Hyndburn constituency in each of the last five years.
(181585)
75
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for personal independence payments have been (a) began and (b) concluded in (i) Wales and (ii) Wrexham since June 2013.
(181442)
76
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average waiting time in Wales from a consultation being carried out by an independent health professional in relation to a personal independence claim to an assessment being made in respect of that claim is.
(181443)
77
N
Ian Lucas
(Wrexham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average wiating time in Wales from commencement of a personal independence claim to a consultation being carried out by an independent health professional in relation to that claim is.
(181444)
78
N
Lucy Powell
(Manchester Central):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the trends in the number of baby banks; what estimate he has made of the number of baby banks in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the number of families accessing baby banks.
(181576)
79
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Ministers in his Department have discussed or received recommendations from other governmental agencies improving his Department's response to subject access requests.
(181563)
80
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials in his Department were (a) responsible for and (b) available to complete subject access requests (i) nationally and (ii) in each region in 2013.
(181566)
81
N
Mr Gareth Thomas
(Harrow West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures and contingencies his Department has put in place to ensure that responses to subject access requests are completed within the 40 day deadline stipulated by the Data Protection Act 1998.
(181624)
82
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons he has declined recent requests to meet representatives of the Trussell Trust.
(181547)
83
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many young people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for over a year have a degree.
(181551)
84
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to meet representatives of the Trussell Trust; and if he will make a statement.
(181552)
85
N
Stephen Timms
(East Ham):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on cold weather payments in each year since 2008.
(181553)
86
N
Mr David Winnick
(Walsall North):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to ask the Child Poverty Action Group for its views when policies are being changed on (a) expenditure and (b) those of working age claiming benefits.
(181554)
87
N
John Woodcock
(Barrow and Furness):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals in Barrow and Furness constituency are in receipt of housing benefit; and how many such people are (a) under 25 years and (b) under 25 years and with a dependent child.
(181611)
Questions for Written Answer
Notices given on Thursday 19 December
1
N
Geraint Davies
(Swansea West):
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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)
Notices given on Friday 3 January
1
N
Tom Blenkinsop
(Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimates his Department has made of the net number of jobs that have been produced by each enterprise zone since their creation.
(181355)
Notices given on Monday 6 January
1
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what basis the French départements d'outre mer of French Guyana, Martinique, Reunion and Guadaloupe are included as part of mainlaind Europe for the purpose of his Department's calculation of entitlement to winter fuel payments.
(181614)
2
N
Sir Roger Gale
(North Thanet):
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the refusal in the Court of Appeal on appeal from the upper tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber) on 23 October 2013, of his appeal against the decision made by the Upper Tribunal in CDLA/0735/2009, when disabled claimants entitled to receive the care component of disability living allowance following moves to other EU countries may now expect to receive the payments due to them.
(181615)
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)