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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Friday 17 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 Thursday 16 January 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Friday 17 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.

Friday 17 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 8 January

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what her policy is on reform of the regulatory appeals system relating to mobile contract switching to reduce the length and cost of the process.
    (182303)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the case for introducing a gaining-provider-led system for mobile contract switching.
    (182304)

Notices given on Thursday 9 January

1
N
Lorely Burt (Solihull): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which representatives of the UK Government will attend the Commission on the Status of Women in March 2014.
    (182629)

Notices given on Monday 13 January

1
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the Government plans to give to Argentina during the current Parliament.
    (182942)
2
N
Wayne David (Caerphilly): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid the UK has given to Argentina since May 2010.
    (182943)

Notices given on Tuesday 14 January

1
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation have attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
    (183195)
2
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what safeguards his Department has put in place to ensure that apprentices employed under his Department's programmes are paid monies owed by their employer; and if he will make it his policy that his Department will pay those apprentices owed outstanding monies by (a) the Leadership Development Centre and (b) Vision Lifestyle.
    (183152)
3
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, under which of his Department's programmes (a) the Leadership Development Centre and (b) Vision Lifestyle were given a contract to employ apprentices; what due diligence his Department undertook as part of the contracting process; if he will undertake an investigation of the contracting process for that programme; and if he will make a statement.
    (183153)
4
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to repeal the Export Control (Libya) Order 2011 (SI 2011/825).
    (183200)
5
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
    (183365)
6
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much of the Economic and Social Research Council budget was committed to research on health and safety matters in each of the last five years.
    (183346)
7
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding the Economic and Social Research Council plans to commit to research on (a) health and safety, (b) risk management and (c) occupational health in the next financial year.
    (183347)
8
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
    (183074)
9
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) capital and (b) revenue costs of the proposed Garden Bridge in London; and if he will provide a breakdown of those costs.
    (183357)
10
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what public funding has been allocated to the proposed Garden Bridge project in London; and how much private funding has been secured for that purpose.
    (183358)
11
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what dates he met the Chief of the Defence Staff between 11 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.
    (183118)
12
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of copycat websites for tax returns; and what steps he is taking to inform the public about such websites.
    (183166)
13
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of the total public spending in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each year since 1990.
    (183343)
14
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of the total tax receipts from (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland excluding any revenue from the North Sea in each year since 1990.
    (183344)
15
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the value of North Sea revenues in each year since 1990 from (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland according to (i) population split and (ii) a geographical split of that revenue.
    (183353)
16
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) value of tax exempt heritage assets in Scotland.
    (183349)
17
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the Cheltenham Tax Enquiry Office is being closed; and if he will make a statement.
    (183127)
18
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many houses have been unoccupied for over (a) five and (b) 10 years in (i) Ribble Valley constituency, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the UK.
    (183169)
19
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, by what percentage Band D council tax increased in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire in (i) 1997-2010 and (ii) 2010 to date.
    (183172)
20
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what weight he will place on (a) sustainability and (b) cycling promotion when assessing bids under the Local Growth Fund.
    (183115)
21
N
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to page 66 of Cleveland Fire Brigade's Community Integrated Risk Management Plan draft for consultation, what his Department's policy is on consideration of options to mutualise Cleveland Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement.
    (183130)
22
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation have attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department in each year since 2010.
    (183193)
23
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on fixed odds betting terminals on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, if, in the event that betting shop operators fail to develop a plan by the end of January 2014 to link players with play in a way that allows a better understanding of player behaviour, she will introduce precautionary player protection; and if she will make a statement.
    (183381)
24
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, at what level she plans to introduce a cap on voluntary limits for stakes on FOBT machines; and if she will make a statement.
    (183382)
25
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, how she plans to assess whether precautionary player protection proposals are likely to reduce harm from gambling on FOBT in betting shops; and if she will make a statement.
    (183383)
26
N
Clive Efford (Eltham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her oral statement on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT) on 8 January 2014, Official Report, column 378, what steps she is taking to ensure that the review of B category gaming machines by the Responsibility in Gambling Trust has the data required to make recommendations on stakes and prizes; and if she will make a statement.
    (183384)
27
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2013, Official Report, column 429W, on art works: export controls, how many of the objects culturally-deferred were from Scottish sellers.
    (183350)
28
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to visit Yorkshire to discuss the planning for the 2014 Tour de France.
    (183354)
29
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what Government funding has been allocated to ensure that the 2014 Tour de France provides maximum benefit to the Yorkshire economy.
    (183355)
30
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department is doing to integrate NATO work on (a) UNSCR 1325 and (b) the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives into armed forces doctrine, training and practice.
    (183129)
31
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received on items stolen from his Department since May 2005; and if he will make a statement.
    (183124)
32
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of items stolen from his Department since May 2005; and if he will make a statement.
    (183360)
33
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation have attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
    (183192)
34
N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sixth form colleges have had their financial health graded as inadequate by the Education Funding Agency in each of the last five years.
    (183368)
35
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps he has taken to inform registered activity providers in the children's sector of their statutory obligations; and what additional steps he has taken to ensure those providers understand the changes in such rules brought about by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.
    (183359)
36
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department has spent on campaigns aimed at promoting awareness amongst registered activity providers of their responsibility to report suspicious behaviour to the Disclosure and Barring Service or its predecessor in each of the last five years.
    (183367)
37
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
    (183363)
38
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the number of automatic external defibrillators in schools.
    (183338)
39
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish all communications between his Department and Alan Lewis regarding financial management at the Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
    (183191)
40
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the option appraisal report which was conducted in order to find a site for the Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
    (183196)
41
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department had any direct communication with Alan Lewis regarding the 2011-12 and 2012-13 budgets at the Kings Science Academy in Bradford.
    (183197)
42
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps are being taken to make the UK's electricity distribution network more resilient to winter storms.
    (183171)
43
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which English counties are being considered for shale gas exploration under the draft licensing plan issued in December 2013.
    (183189)
44
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Floodline Warnings Direct.
    (183351)
45
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce food wastage; and if he will make a statement.
    (183154)
46
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 345W, on flood control, what share of the capital spending set out in each year was for flood defence schemes for which funding had been committed prior to May 2010.
    (183385)
47
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the political stability of Iraq.
    (183332)
48
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the work of the Iraqi army.
    (183333)
49
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the effect of conflict on civilians in Iraq.
    (183334)
50
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the effect of conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
    (183335)
51
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of civilians killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
    (183336)
52
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to seek the repeal of UNSCR 1970 on arms exports to Libya.
    (183198)
53
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek the lifting of the EU embargo on arms exports to Libya as set out in CD 2011/137/CFSP.
    (183199)
54
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effect of arms embargos on Libya on the security and human rights situation in that country.
    (183201)
55
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 176W, on Afghanistan, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 20 January 2014 on co-ordinated EU action to protect Afghan women human rights defenders.
    (183123)
56
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he intends to nominate a UK bank for transactions linked to the UK's obligations under the Geneva Joint Plan of Action with Iran.
    (183186)
57
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings representatives of the Food and Drink Federation attended with (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department in each year since 2010.
    (183194)
58
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of (a) the number and proportion of NHS hospitals in England that charge patients and visitors for using their car parks, (b) the total number of patients and visitors charged for using car parks at NHS hospitals in England, (c) the total revenue generated from charging patients and visitors for using car parks at NHS hospitals in England and (d) how much and what proportion of the total revenue generated was received by private sector organisations in each year since 2009-10.
    (183167)
59
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 147W, on NHS: crime prevention, how many investigations NHS Protect undertook in 2010; how many such investigations led to (a) criminal prosecutions and (b) internal disciplinary procedures; and what the cost of each such investigation was.
    (183060)
60
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 147W, on NHS: crime prevention, where information about investigations by NHS Protect is held.
    (183061)
61
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 146W, on NHS Trust Development Authority, for what reasons the two contracts valued at over £100,000 with Gareth Cruddace Limited were not put out to competitive tender.
    (183075)
62
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 146W, on NHS Trust Development Authority, for what purpose Carnall Farrar LLP was engaged; who made the decision to engage that firm; and for what reasons the contract for the engagement was not subject to competitive tender.
    (183120)
63
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 138W, on Deloitte, whether any third parties possess a copy of the correspondence from Peter Coates to Mike Turley dated 19 January 2010.
    (183352)
64
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
    (183362)
65
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on requiring GP practices that hold automatic external defibrillators to make them publicly available.
    (183331)
66
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require care homes to provide automatic external defibrillators.
    (183339)
67
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of copycat websites for passport applications and renewals; what estimate she has made of the costs to consumers of using such websites; and what steps she is taking to inform the public about such websites.
    (183165)
68
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on the use of strip searching of detainees.
    (183116)
69
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons three Iranian officials holding UK visas were detained for a number of days at Heathrow airport in 2011 or 2012.
    (183187)
70
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the written statement from the Minister for Crime Prevention of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 22WS, on drug policy, whether she has received indications from other EU member states that they intend to opt out of the Commission's proposed directive on new psychoactive substances.
    (183387)
71
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many hon. Members' sponsored tours of the Palace of Westminster took place during non-sitting Fridays during (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013; and how many are booked for 2014.
    (183163)
72
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has committed to each of her Department's strategic priorities for Afghanistan.
    (183131)
73
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many named day parliamentary questions sent to his Department were answered after the day named without a holding letter being sent in each session of Parliament since 2010.
    (183119)
74
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department gives to companies who manage people on release from prison on steps to be taken to monitor the deaths of those under supervision.
    (183067)
75
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that female prisoners have sufficient clothing.
    (183068)
76
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to make sure that the restrictions imposed on parcels being sent to prisons do not prevent (a) male and (b) female prisoners from having sufficient clothing.
    (183069)
77
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which body has statutory responsibility for the independent reviewing of complaint handling in relation to employment judges sitting in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
    (183121)
78
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Lord President of the Court Session on responsibility for the independent review of complaints handling in relation to employment judges sitting in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
    (183122)
79
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the responsibility for independent review of the handling of complaints in relation to employment judges sitting in Scotland.
    (183126)
80
N
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to reply to Question 181504, tabled by the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North on 6 January 2014 for answer on 9 January 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer.
    (183366)
81
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions ambulances have been called out to HM Prison Oakwood by (a) month and (b) nature of incident since the opening of that prison.
    (183062)
82
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions ambulances were called out to each prison in England and Wales in each month of 2012.
    (183063)
83
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria are used by his Department in the prison benchmarking process.
    (183064)
84
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the length is of the contract agreed with Serco for HM Prison Thameside on 20 December 2013; and what estimate he has made of the cost of the contract to the public purse over the lifetime of the contract.
    (183065)
85
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department last published details of expenditure of over £500 using government procurement cards.
    (183066)
86
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
    (183361)
87
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what progress has been made on a plan for the implementation, legislation and provision of funding for measures dealing with the legacy of the past that arise from the Haass negotiations.
    (183386)
88
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the dates of all meetings between him and the Chief of Defence Staff between 11 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.
    (183117)
89
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of legal advice on the legal challenge by Pearson Driving Assessments to the award of the theory test contract.
    (183327)
90
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the prevalence of copycat websites for the application for and renewal of driving licences; and what steps he is taking to inform the public about such websites.
    (183164)
91
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage registration with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency of foreign-registered vehicles which are in the UK beyond a six-month period.
    (183330)
92
N
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the findings of KPMG on its report on the regional economic impacts of High Speed 2, what steps he is taking to ameliorate any negative impact of investment in High Speed 2 on the South West region.
    (183190)
93
N
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish the draft scope for the A303 feasibility study for consultation with stakeholders.
    (183132)
94
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 390W, on M6, what the location was and details were of each of the road traffic collisions in 2013; and what the location and duration of the ensuing road closure was in each case.
    (183388)
95
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) in York Central constituency had JSA withdrawn as a result of their failure to comply with conditions laid down by his Department in each month since October 2012.
    (183340)
96
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 in York Central constituency were moved (a) from the support group to the work-related group and (b) from the work-related group to the support group in each month since October 2012.
    (183341)
97
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 living in York Central constituency were receiving (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance - support group and (c) employment and support allowance - work-related group in each month since October 2012.
    (183342)
98
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 756, on employment and support allowance: Yorkshire and the Humber, how many people living in York Central constituency receiving employment and support allowance were moved from the support group to the work-related group; how many of those people sought a review of that decision; and how many of those seeking a review 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 each month since October 2013.
    (183389)
99
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 455W, on universal credit, when he expects that the 50 required IT specialists will be (a) recruited and (b) in post.
    (183369)
100
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 455W, on universal credit, how many of the recruited IT specialists will be (a) on the Civil Service pay grade system and (b) contracted separately; and what estimate he has made of the cost of salaries of specialists in the latter category.
    (183370)
101
N
Chris Leslie (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many officials at each grade in his Department have the authority to execute a purchase; what proportion of those officials have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used in his Department to assess procurement officer's performance are.
    (183364)
102
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department intended to uprate work allowances before adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
    (183070)
103
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be subject to improved incentives to work as a result of universal credit following the adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
    (183071)
104
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be subject to improved incentives to increase the number of hours they work as a result of universal credit following the adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
    (183072)
105
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people will be financially better off as a result of universal credit following the adoption of the new policy plans referred to on page 135, box 4.5, of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility on 5 December 2013.
    (183073)
106
N
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has plans to close the gap in benefits created by the suspension of employment and support allowance to clients subject to an adverse mandatory reconsideration, pending resolution of their tribunal hearing; and if he will make a statement.
    (183128)
107
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of tenants affected by the under-occupancy penalty who have taken in a lodger.
    (183133)
108
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions the Health and Safety Executive has had with Government departments about the health and safety implications of fracking; and if he will make a statement.
    (183345)
109
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Health and Safety Executive has applied a Fee For Intervention in each month since October 2012; and what the total of such fees in each such month was.
    (183348)
110
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets he has set for moving applications for jobseeker's allowance online; and whether these targets are variable by region.
    (183337)

Notices given on Wednesday 15 January

1
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many companies registered in Barrow and Furness constituency are classified as (a) small and (b) medium-sized, as defined by the Companies Act 1985.
[Transferred]   (183329)
2
N
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Government plans to enforce the ruling by the International Court of Arbitration in the case of International Military Services Ltd v Iran.
[Transferred]   (183188)
3
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that will be created by the fracking industry in (a) Lancashire and (b) the UK in the next 10 years.
[Transferred]   (183170)
4
N
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps his Department has taken against the threat to cast iron gas mains from the recent severe weather.
[Transferred]   (183125)
5
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Attorney General, which buildings occupied by the Law Officers' Departments are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183631)
6
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Attorney General, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in the Law Officers' Departments in each of the last three years.
    (183651)
7
 
James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonsealth Affairs regarding the High Level Prosperity Partnership countries and their agreements to drive growth and prosperity in (a) the UK and (b) Africa.
    (183570)
8
 
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment his Department has made of the possibility of collusion between travel companies and airlines when setting prices for school holiday dates; and if he will make a statement.
    (183508)
9
 
Richard Graham (Gloucester): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research his Department has commissioned into reasons for price differentials charged by airlines and travel companies during (a) school holidays and (b) term times.
    (183509)
10
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183630)
11
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to invest in a new UK Trade & Investment office in Shrewsbury to support local Shropshire businesses rather than maintaining one office in Birmingham for the whole of the West Midlands.
    (183538)
12
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to assess the return on investment from Government funding of UK Trade & Investment West Midlands.
    (183539)
13
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value is of (a) tuition and (b) maintenance student loans currently issued; and what proportion of such loans he estimates will be unrecoverable.
    (183701)
14
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the value of student loans for (a) tuition and (b) maintenance that will be issued in each of the next 10 years.
    (183702)
15
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183650)
16
 
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the contribution of the hon. Member for East Durbatonshire of 25 April 2013, Official Report, columns 801-2, what progress he has made on issuing guidance on breastfeeding at work.
    (183717)
17
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many approvals were granted by the Registrar of Companies in each of the years ending 31 March from 2007 to 2013 in (a) Swindon and (b) the UK.
    (183604)
18
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding was allocated by his Department and its associated agencies to Swindon Borough Council in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
    (183605)
19
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183632)
20
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of people in Portsmouth South constituency were employed in the (a) private and (b) public sector in each of the last three years.
    (183392)
21
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183652)
22
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on registration levels of attainers in Northern Ireland of the introduction of individual voter registration.
    (183431)
23
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to engage with young people to increase voter registration.
    (183453)
24
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the registration rates were for attainers in each year for which data are available.
    (183555)
25
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings his Department has had with the National Union of Students on increasing electoral registration rates for students.
    (183565)
26
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of levels of co-operation between (a) the Student Loans Company, (b) local authority student council tax exemption departments and (c) the national insurance card department in automatically sending out voter registration forms to all their clients.
    (183566)
27
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support his Department has given the National Voter Registration Day run by Bite the Ballot.
    (183567)
28
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of voter registration drives run by Bite the Ballot; and whether there are any lessons for his Department's policy in such drives.
    (183568)
29
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average cost of registering additional non-voters in each of the last six years was.
    (183571)
30
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which electoral registration campaigns have been the most successful in each of the last three years.
    (183572)
31
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on each electoral registration campaign in each of the last 10 years; and how many voters were registered as a result of each campaign.
    (183573)
32
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on the basis of (a) production, (b) income and (c) expenditure were for (i) Swindon, (ii) Wiltshire and (iii) the South West region in each quarter in the years 2007-08 to 2012-13 before reconciliation to produce the single GDP figure for each quarter.
    (183606)
33
 
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charities using the online portal have been fined for late return of an annual return in each year since 2010.
    (183506)
34
 
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average cost has been to charities appealing against a late filing of the online annual return in each year since 2010.
    (183507)
35
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria have been set by each bank in receipt of public money for qualification for senior staff bonuses; whether the Prudential Regulation Authority plays a role in the ratification of such criteria; and whether his Department has provided any guidance to the remuneration committees of such banks on bonus payments.
    (183487)
36
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received opposing the payment of bonuses to employees of banks in receipt of funds from the public purse.
    (183488)
37
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidelines (a) UK Financial Investments Ltd and (b) the Prudential Regulation Authority have established to govern bonuses paid to senior bank executives.
    (183489)
38
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it the policy of UK Financial Investments that any financial institutions in receipt of public money which have a policy of paying end-of-year bonuses publish the payments and their recipients at the time the payment is made.
    (183490)
39
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on placing a Minister or other departmental representative on the board of directors of those banks in receipt of public funds and support; and if he will consider appointing as non-executive directors to the boards of banks in receipt of public funds for recapitalisation representatives from the (a) Bankworkers' Trade Union and (b) third sector.
    (183491)
40
 
Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of the implementation of progressive beer duty in each of the last 10 years.
    (183575)
41
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183647)
42
 
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was collected in student loan repayments in 2012-13; and what estimate he has made of the value of student loan repayments made in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
    (183703)
43
 
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received on the need to increase the number of oil terminals designated as duty warehouses; and if he will make a statement.
    (183430)
44
 
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the findings of the Barlow Powell report into vapour recovery, submitted to HM Revenue and Customs by the Petrol Retailers' Association in May 2011; and if he will make a statement.
    (183470)
45
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183671)
46
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis he has commissioned on the economic effects of the introduction of standardised packaging.
    (183558)
47
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging on the intellectual property rights of tobacco brands; and if he will estimate the cost of any compensation arising from such a proposal and its effect on intellectual property rights.
    (183559)
48
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether repair work from storm damage to High Speed 2 railways during its construction has been factored in to the budget for the project.
    (183563)
49
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland have been fined as a result of fuel fraud offences in each of the last 10 years.
    (183456)
50
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were (a) arrested, (b) convicted and (c) received custodial sentences in the UK for offences relating to fuel fraud in each of the last 10 years.
    (183458)
51
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have received custodial sentences for fuel laundering in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years.
    (183459)
52
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount of fines issued in the UK is as a result of fuel fraud offences in each of the last 10 years.
    (183460)
53
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of assets seized in Northern Ireland by HM Revenue and Customs as a result of fuel fraud offences in each of the last 10 years is.
    (183461)
54
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many confiscation orders have been issued by HM Revenue and Customs for fuel laundering in each of the last 10 years.
    (183462)
55
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs officers are currently employed in Northern Ireland.
    (183463)
56
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HM Revenue and Customs officers in Northern Ireland are assigned to tackling fuel fraud.
    (183464)
57
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of fuel sold in (a) Great Britain and (b) Northern Ireland that is illicit.
    (183465)
58
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) laundering plants and (b) millions of litres of fuel were seized in the UK by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last 10 years.
    (183466)
59
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of fuel fraud in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the UK in each of the last 10 years.
    (183467)
60
 
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January, Official Report, column 502W, on Bishop of Bath and Wells, what the cost is of the property which the Church Commissioners have purchased or propose to purchase for the purpose of accommodating the new Bishop of Bath and Wells.
    (183625)
61
 
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January, Official Report, column 502W, on Bishop of Bath and Wells, what the address is of the property which the Church Commissioners have purchased or propose to purchase for the purpose of accommodating the new Bishop of Bath and Wells.
    (183626)
62
 
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 502W, on Bishop of Bath and Wells, what consultation with the new Bishop of Bath and Wells was carried out prior to the decision to purchase new housing to accommodate him and his wife.
    (183627)
63
 
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church Commissioners have for the future use of the flat in the Palace of the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
    (183628)
64
 
Tessa Munt (Wells): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Very Reverend John Clarke, Dean of Wells was present during meetings at which the suitability of the accommodation in the Bishop's Palace at Wells was discussed by the Church Commissioners.
    (183629)
65
 
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance has he issued to local councils on naming councillors who are barred from voting in council meetings due to failing to pay their council tax.
    (183594)
66
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183633)
67
 
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will direct the Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council to provide copies of (a) the management reports in respect of discretionary housing payments and the removal of the spare room subsidy and (b) the background figures in respect of that council's reduction in funding for council tax support which have previously been requested by the hon. member for Birmingham, Yardley.
    (183537)
68
 
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial consultation each department has made to the Troubled Families Programme in each year since 2010; and what those contributions are expected to be for each year to 2015.
    (183398)
69
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183653)
70
 
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of an increase in the annual licence fee for the 900 and 1800 MHz spectrum on (a) the level of private sector infrastructure investment in the 4G mobile network and (b) the speed at which 4G services will be rolled out across the UK.
    (183433)
71
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183634)
72
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people were fined for not holding a television licence in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last three years.
    (183391)
73
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
    (183654)
74
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183635)
75
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular naval recruits were enlisted in (a) Portsmouth South constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
    (183586)
76
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new army reserve recruits there were in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last five years.
    (183587)
77
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many new naval reserve recruits there were in (a) Portsmouth South constituency and (b) Hampshire in each of the last five years.
    (183588)
78
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army reserve recruits (a) left the service and (b) were enlisted from 2011 to the most recent year for which figures are available.
    (183589)
79
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval reserve recruits (a) left the service and (b) were enlisted from 2011 to the most recent year for which figures are available.
    (183590)
80
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular force army redundancies he plans to make in the South East.
    (183591)
81
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role he plans for HM Naval Base Portsmouth to play in the management of recruitment of reservists.
    (183592)
82
 
Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, from which part of his Department's budget the cost of the army recruitment drive recently announced by his Department will be met.
    (183593)
83
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when emergency flood defences have been deployed at the Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield since the flood event of July 2007.
    (183397)
84
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence police officers were under investigation in 2013 for neglect of duties at the Atomic Weapons Establishment; how many such officers have since faced disciplinary action; how many such officers have resigned from the force since being notified of investigation; what steps he is taking to review police management standards at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Burghfield; and if he will make a statement.
    (183426)
85
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the name, date and location is of each nuclear weapons accident response exercise which (a) took place in 2013 and (b) is scheduled for 2014.
    (183427)
86
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how cyber attacks or other malicious incidents involving information technology at the Atomic Weapons Establishment are categorised; and how many such incidents there were in each relevant category in (a) 2012 and (b) 2013.
    (183428)
87
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when nuclear processing operations recommenced in the main processing building at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston, following the Improvement Notice from the Office for Nuclear Regulation.
    (183429)
88
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials from his Department have (a) been made redundant since 2010 and (b) been made redundant then re-employed directly or as external consultants.
    (183595)
89
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) pay and (b) pay scale is of employees within DE&S+ who earn over £100,000 per year.
    (183596)
90
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payouts for those made redundant within his Department's accountancy department since 2010.
    (183597)
91
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were working in his Department's accountancy department in each year since 2010.
    (183598)
92
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department working within the accountancy department have been made redundant since 2010.
    (183599)
93
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on external accountancy support in each year since 2010; and what the value has been of each of his Department's external accountancy contracts in that time.
    (183600)
94
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the most specific up-to-date timetable for the completion of the aircraft carrier programme is released.
    (183601)
95
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the overall budget for the costs of the aircraft carrier programme will be finalised.
    (183602)
96
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support the three services in addressing shortages in pinch point trades.
    (183608)
97
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish figures of voluntary outflow for each rank of the armed forces for each of the last 10 years.
    (183609)
98
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a breakdown of the expenses claims filed by Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
    (183610)
99
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish details of the full remuneration package of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
    (183611)
100
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the issues relating to the conduct of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, were first brought to the attention of Ministers in his Department; and which Minister this was.
    (183612)
101
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what basis he rejected the resignation offer of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in 2013.
    (183613)
102
 
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department's internal investigation into the conduct of Andrew Manley, Chief Executive of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation will be concluded; and whether the findings will be published.
    (183614)
103
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183655)
104
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Office in each of the last three years.
    (183656)
105
 
Steve Brine (Winchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what his policy is on extending the pupil premium plus to school children adopted before December 2005.
    (183510)
106
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the highest and lowest levels of spending per capita on primary school reception classes in England in each year since 2007-08.
    (183492)
107
 
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of per capita spending on primary school reception classes in (a) Birkenhead, (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and (c) England in each year since 2007-08.
    (183493)
108
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183636)
109
 
Margot James (Stourbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils at each of the secondary schools in the Stourbridge constituency achieved A*-C grades in English Baccalaureate subjects (a) overall and (b) in each individual subject area in the academic year 2012-13.
    (183511)
110
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183657)
111
 
Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to amend the provisions of National Curriculum on (a) the Causes of the First World War, (b) the quality of British generalship and (c) the reputation of Field Marshall Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde; and if he will make a statement.
    (183582)
112
 
Mr Ben Wallace (Wyre and Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has been made of the cost to the Exchequer of exempting sixth form colleges and further education colleges from VAT along the same lines as schools.
    (183574)
113
 
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people have been employed in the (a) onshore wind, (b) offshore wind, (c) solar, (d) wave, (e) tidal and (f) biomass industries in each year since 2009.
    (183434)
114
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183637)
115
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183658)
116
 
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what comparative assessment he has made of outage times and percentages for large efficient electricity-generating plant in the UK and similar plant (a) in Hong Kong and (b) internationally.
    (183700)
117
 
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure the most efficient plants are operating for a best-in-class proportion of time by international standards; and if he will make a statement.
    (183713)
118
 
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what comparative assessment he has made of the difference in cost and payments of the National Grid Company offer payment prize schedule for electricity generation for standardised times and days and to those of the previous merit order schedule; and if he will make a statement.
    (183715)
119
 
Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he has taken to prevent fanning of the payment prize schedule by power station operators; and if he will make a statement.
    (183716)
120
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183638)
121
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183659)
122
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish details of all funds allocated by his Department and its associated agencies to Swindon Borough Council in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
    (183607)
123
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made on establishing EU free trade agreements.
  [R] (183425)
124
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183639)
125
 
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make urgent representations to the Israeli authorities concerning the conditions under which Palestinian children are arrested and detained within the first 24 hours of their arrest.
    (183583)
126
 
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli authorities about the 40 recommendations made in the report, Children in Military Custody, published in June 2012.
    (183584)
127
 
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that specific legal duties and obligations under Article 1 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, to respect and to ensure respect for the Convention in all circumstances, are being honoured in relation to the detention of children in military custody in the Occupied Territories.
    (183585)
128
 
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with his P5+1 counterparts the involvement of Saudi Arabia in future discussions of Iran's nuclear programme.
    (183457)
129
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that Burmese Army soldiers committing acts of sexual violence in conflict are held accountable for their crimes.
    (183564)
130
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the firing on civilians by the Burmese Army at Nam Lin Pa Internally Displaced Person camp in Kachin State when they attacked it in November 2013.
    (183580)
131
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183660)
132
 
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department will review the regulations in funding whereby NHS vouchers for frames for special facial characteristics cannot be funded through high street opticians resulting in extra costs for spectacles, replacements or repairs; and if he will make a statement.
    (183576)
133
 
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department ensures that health checks carried out annually for people with learning disabilities are given sufficient time and attention to cover the necessary checks; and if he will make a statement.
    (183577)
134
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on extending access to proton beam therapy on the NHS.
    (183423)
135
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons UK patients are only funded to undergo proton beam therapy in America and not countries such as the Czech Republic.
    (183424)
136
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183640)
137
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will introduce a free of charge vaccination programme for children under five for meningococcal B meningitis.
    (183579)
138
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183662)
139
 
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many new psychotropic drugs have been licensed for use by children in each year since 2010.
    (183523)
140
 
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in each primary care trust area in the West Midlands were prescribed methylphenidate hydrochloride in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
    (183540)
141
 
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to change the tendering process for statutory recovery contracts during the current Parliament.
  [R] (183421)
142
 
Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures are in place for her Department to oversee the statutory recovery contract tendering process.
  [R] (183422)
143
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183641)
144
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum cases were withdrawn by her Department's presenting officers and sent back to her Department's case owners in the years (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14 to date.
    (183469)
145
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list by (a) local authority area and (b) numbers presented to each local authority details of received asylum seekers placed by direction of her Department or its contracted partners for the most recent period for which figures are available.
    (183524)
146
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
    (183663)
147
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect on the trade of illicit tobacco of the introduction of standardised packaging in the UK.
    (183560)
148
 
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to complete and publish the national anti-corruption action plan.
    (183394)
149
 
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK Central Authority has received requests for mutual legal assistance from (a) Iran, (b) Syria and (c) Libya during the last three years.
    (183543)
150
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the National Crime Agency has taken to tackle fuel laundering and smuggling.
    (183468)
151
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in the House of Commons Commission in each of the last three years.
    (183664)
152
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of (a) job satisfaction, (b) absenteeism rates and (c) staff turnover rates of staff of the House.
    (183557)
153
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of the potential for the provision of mindfulness for the staff of the House in improving wellbeing.
    (183714)
154
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183642)
155
 
Naomi Long (Belfast East): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any (a) rice and (b) other humanitarian aid stolen by Burmese Army soldiers in the Nam Lin Pa Internally Displaced Person camp in Kachin State, Burma, in November 2013 was supplied by any agency or organisation funded by her Department.
    (183581)
156
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
    (183665)
157
 
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) food aid and (b) other aid her Department gave to North Korea in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how much aid has been given to North Korea in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
    (183432)
158
 
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether UK Official Development Assistance budgets allocated to departments other than her Department are also bound her Department's results framework.
    (183455)
159
 
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the 11 members of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales have their main residence north of the city of Birmingham.
    (183624)
160
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183643)
161
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183666)
162
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle human trafficking.
    (183562)
163
 
Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2013, Official Report, column 415W, on Children and Young Persons Act 1933, what consultation or other steps he has taken on legislating to bring social and electronic media explicitly within section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
    (183569)
164
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what resources from her Department were used or made available during the recent flood precautionary measures in Northern Ireland.
    (183525)
165
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the setting up of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry; and what funding her Department has allocated to assist the work of that inquiry.
    (183526)
166
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the US administration since the ending of the Haass Talks in Northern Ireland.
    (183527)
167
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions she has had with the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland since her appointment; and what assessment she has made of the work of that service.
    (183528)
168
 
Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with Secretary of State for the Home Department about immigration into Northern Ireland and overall levels of migration.
    (183529)
169
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which buildings occupied by her Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183644)
170
 
Lady Hermon (North Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with Mr Willie Walsh about British Airways' (a) commitment to and (b) expansion at Belfast City Airport; and if she will make a statement.
    (183556)
171
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in her Department in each of the last three years.
    (183667)
172
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Prime Minister, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in No. 10 Downing Street in each of the last three years.
    (183668)
173
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183645)
174
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183669)
175
 
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, to how many emergency incidents HM Coastguard responded in (a) the North East and (b) the Tees Valley in each year since 2008.
    (183395)
176
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183646)
177
 
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason buses are not required to have audio-visual announcements for accessibility in the same way as trains; and if he will make it his policy to introduce such a requirement.
    (183530)
178
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183670)
179
 
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the draft A303 feasibility study.
    (183390)
180
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183648)
181
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183672)
182
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in the Government Equalities Office in each of the last three years.
    (183661)
183
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 447W, on employment and support allowance, if his Department will collect data on mandatory reconsiderations of employment and support allowance.
    (183536)
184
 
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which buildings occupied by his Department are owned or part-owned privately; what the total value is of the rent paid to private landlords for the use of such buildings for official duties; and to whom such rent is paid.
    (183649)
185
 
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 522W, on housing benefit: social rented housing, whether his Department will cover the cost of reimbursing claimants who wrongfully had their housing benefit reduced; and whether local authorities will be reimbursed for the additional costs associated with administering the correction of the mistake.
    (183396)
186
 
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
    (183673)
187
 
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice he has given to ATOS relating to the Armed Forces Covenant when considering assessments in relation to the work capability assessments of former members of HM armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
    (183393)
188
 
Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) adults and (b) people aged 16 to 24 have been helped to find employment by Swindon Jobcentre Plus in each of the last three years.
    (183603)
Monday 20 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
 
* 1
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): What assessment he has made of the incidence of damp in social housing.
    (902028)
* 2
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View): What assessment he has made of the incidence of damp in social housing.
    (902029)
* 3
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What representations he has received on the cumulative visual impact of proposed wind turbines in Lincolnshire.
    (902030)
* 4
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): What assessment he has made of the potential effect of his Department's proposed change to permitted development rights on the number of (a) betting shops and (b) fixed odds betting terminals on high streets.
    (902031)
* 5
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): What requirement is placed on local authorities to ensure that legal agreements within the planning consent for major developments include provision of funding for new schools.
    (902032)
* 6
Richard Harrington (Watford): What recent steps his Department has taken to facilitate Holocaust survivors in sharing their testimony in communities throughout the UK.
    (902033)
* 7
Mike Gapes (Ilford South): What assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of private rents.
    (902034)
* 8
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): What assessment he has made of the incidence of damp in social housing.
    (902035)
* 9
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next expects to meet local authorities in East Anglia to discuss the problems caused by the tidal surges of 5-6 December 2013.
    (902036)
* 10
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): What assessment he has made of the effect of the local government finance settlement on the most vulnerable communities.
    (902037)
* 11
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): What recent progress his Department has made on negotiations regarding firefighters' pensions.
    (902038)
* 12
David Mowat (Warrington South): What guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on the duty of co-operation arising from the Localism Act 2011 in respect of waste disposal.
    (902039)
* 13
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): What steps he is taking to ensure that claimants of housing benefit are able to access accommodation in the private rented sector.
    (902040)
* 14
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Troubled Families Unit since its creation.
    (902041)
* 15
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): If he will take steps to address unfair parking charges and aggressive parking enforcement.
    (902042)
* 16
Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What assessment he has made of changes in demand for larger social homes since April 2013.
    (902043)
* 17
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What guidance he has issued to local authorities on prioritising (a) members of the armed forces and (b) local residents for social housing.
    (902044)
* 19
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What estimate he has made of the number of families with children who were placed in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than the statutory maximum six-week period since 2010.
    (902046)
* 20
Tessa Munt (Wells): If he will bring forward legislative proposals to include planning enforcement in the statutory functions of planning authorities.
    (902047)
* 21
Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): What steps his Department is taking to support communities in controlling the number of high street betting shops.
    (902048)
* 22
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): What steps the Government has taken to protect park home residents from excessive charges by site owners.
    (902049)
* 23
Lorely Burt (Solihull): What assessment he has made of recent changes in burial fees charged by local authorities.
    (902050)
* 24
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of private rents.
    (902051)
* 25
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): When he plans to announce full details of the Council Tax Freeze Grant 2014-15.
    (902052)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (902018)
* 2
Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough):  
    (902019)
* 3
Nick de Bois (Enfield North):  
    (902020)
* 4
Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South):  
    (902021)
* 5
Graeme Morrice (Livingston):  
    (902022)
* 6
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):  
    (902023)
* 7
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):  
    (902024)
* 8
Stephen McPartland (Stevenage):  
    (902025)
* 9
Steve Brine (Winchester):  
    (902026)
* 10
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North):  
    (902027)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 8 January

1
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when mobile spectrum fees were last increased; and what her policy is on future such increases.
    (182305)
2
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of increased mobile spectrum fees on the ability of providers to meet coverage targets and continue investment in (a) remote and (b) other areas.
    (182306)

Notices given on Monday 13 January

1
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that an individual who has been defined as an age dispute case has been held in an immigration removal centre pending release to local authority care in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
    (183008)
2
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that an individual who has been held in an immigration removal centre pending an age assessment in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
    (183009)
3
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals have been detained in immigration removal centres for the purpose of age assessment in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many of those individuals were found to be (a) adults and (b) children.
    (183010)

Notices given on Tuesday 14 January

1
N
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the regular Army transferred to the Territorial Army during (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13 and (c) 2013-14.
    (183134)
2
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to appoint a permanent chair of Monitor.
    (183356)

Notices given on Wednesday 15 January

1
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, what recent representations (a) he and (b) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office have received on the safety and whereabouts of Abbas Yazdi.
    (183435)
2
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for the Home Department, (b) the Director of the Serious Fraud Office and (c) the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on the disappearance of Abbas Yazdi.
    (183436)
3
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, whether decisions by the Serious Fraud Office to comply with requests from overseas jurisdictions for mutual legal assistance are subject to a binding assessment of whether they comply with the Human Rights Act 1998.
    (183437)
4
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of manufacturing activity in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last three years; and what assessment he has made of future capacity in that sector.
    (183518)
5
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will introduce an online claim facility for disabled students' allowance.
    (183414)
6
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had on reforming the way the rateable value of pubs is determined for the purposes of business rates.
    (183484)
7
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to increase the number of UK Trade & Investment staff in the West Midlands.
    (183544)
8
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial support UK Trade & Investment West Midlands received from the Government in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2013.
    (183545)
9
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK Trade & Investment employees in the West Midlands were focused on attracting inward investment to Shropshire in (a) 2010, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.
    (183546)
10
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the value was of exports from UK Trade & Investment-assisted projects in Shropshire in (a) 2010, (b) 2012 and (c) 2008.
    (183547)
11
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many overseas trade delegations UK Trade & Investment West Midlands organised for Shropshire firms in (a) 2008, (b) 2010 and (c) 2012.
    (183578)
12
N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions either oral or in writing he has had with the Scottish Government regarding future sales of the student loan book.
    (183494)
13
N
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2013, Cm 8747, paragraph 2.16, what response he has received from the Scottish Government to the Government's proposal for future sales of the student loan book.
    (183532)
14
N
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 374W, on Perkins Engineering Review, whether he plans to make a formal response to the review.
    (183683)
15
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the next Maternity and Paternity Rights and Women Returners Survey between his Department and the Department for Work and Pensions will be (a) commissioned, (b) collected and (c) published.
    (183680)
16
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) women and (b) men who (i) did and (ii) did not return to work after taking maternity or paternity leave in the last year for which figures are available.
    (183690)
17
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of flexible working requests which were refused by (a) gender, (b) age and (c) regional location of the applicant in the last year for which figures are available.
    (183691)
18
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of (a) men and (b) women in the UK workforce who made flexible working requests in the last year for which figures are available.
    (183692)
19
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to publish a further impact assessment for the Governments’ revised shared parental leave and pay proposals.
    (183718)
20
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what advice his Department has given to the Overseas Territories on public registers of beneficial ownership.
    (183412)
21
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's freedom of information case FOI318708, on what date he plans to publish the latest review of the Precedent Book.
    (183404)
22
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, from whom clearance for his Department's response to freedom of information case FOI318708 was required; and for what reason such clearance was required.
    (183405)
23
N
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Office of the Lord Lieutenancy in County Durham paid in rental costs for its offices for each year since 2010.
    (183623)
24
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what responsibility his Department has for the Youth Worker Workforce; and when such responsibilities were taken on.
    (183709)
25
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff of each grade in the Law Officers' Departments have the authority to make a purchase; what proportion of those staff have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used to assess procurement officers' performance are.
    (183473)
26
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to increase the provision of current accounts and credit cards through building societies.
    (183501)
27
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to encourage the development of building societies and credit unions as a method of increasing competition within the retail banking sector.
    (183502)
28
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the change in the aggregate household debt in the UK was between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2013.
    (183676)
29
N
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effects of introducing a reduced level of duty on hand pumped ales.
    (183485)
30
N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the distributional effects of tax relief on pension contributions.
    (183439)
31
N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of total tax relief on pension contributions is attributable to contributions to (a) defined benefit schemes and (b) defined contribution schemes.
    (183440)
32
N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the annual allowance for pension contributions on (a) defined contribution schemes and (b) defined benefit schemes.
    (183441)
33
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade in his Department have the authority to make a purchase; what proportion of those staff have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used to assess procurement officers' performance are.
    (183477)
34
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unresolved tax enquiries there were in the Large Business Service in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
    (183513)
35
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many unresolved tax enquiries in the Large Business Service are (a) one year old and (b) more than three years old.
    (183514)
36
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with which companies the Large Business Service currently works.
    (183515)
37
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed by HM Revenue and Customs to work in the Large Business Service in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
    (183521)
38
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with how many companies the Large Business Service worked in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14 to date.
    (183522)
39
N
Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate by country of residence of the child he has made of the number of migrants residing in the UK who claimed benefits on behalf of children living abroad during 2013.
    (183448)
40
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was paid in corporation tax by businesses registered in Barrow and Furness constituency in the last year for which figures are available; and what proportion of such taxation was paid by small and medium-sized enterprises.
    (183706)
41
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities in England have not increased levels of council tax in each of the last three years.
    (183496)
42
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many council houses have been sold under the Right to Buy scheme since May 2010; and how many council houses have been completed in that time.
    (183497)
43
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of local authorities in England have in place a core strategy that complies with the National Planning Policy Framework.
    (183498)
44
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the take-up of council tax freeze grant by local authorities in England was in each of the last three years.
    (183499)
45
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to promote longer tenancies for tenants in the private rented sector.
    (183471)
46
N
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of measures to promote longer tenancies in the private rented sector.
    (183472)
47
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities were in receipt of the Efficiency Support Grant Bonus; and how much each such local authority received in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (183478)
48
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many void social housing properties with (a) one bedroom, (b) two bedrooms, (c) three bedrooms and (d) four bedrooms there are in each local authority area.
    (183479)
49
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress his Department has made towards the goal of turning around 120,000 families by 2015.
    (183418)
50
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and (b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for ongoing local welfare provision following the withdrawal of support from the Department for Work and Pensions to local authorities in April 2015.
    (183696)
51
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding will be made available to local authorities to implement the local support services framework for universal credit; and when such funding will be made available.
    (183698)
52
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the extent to which local authorities are providing live birth data to Sure Start children's centres; and what guidance he has provided to local authorities and local NHS providers.
    (183699)
53
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff of each grade in his Department have the authority to make a purchase; what proportion of those staff have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used to assess procurement officers' performance are.
    (183474)
54
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what information the Government has recently made available to those about accessing local welfare provision in their area.
    (183697)
55
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what responsibility his Department has for the Youth Worker Workforce.
    (183708)
56
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many SEN students achieved the expected level in English and mathematics at Key Stage 2 in each of the last five years; how these figures compare to the national average in each of those years; and if he will make a statement.
    (183401)
57
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the provision of automated external defibrillators in schools.
    (183619)
58
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department was first informed that Alan Lewis was not the Chair of Governors at the Kings Science Academy Bradford.
    (183415)
59
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what audit his Department has undertaken of the use of school credit cards at the Kings Science Academy Bradford.
    (183416)
60
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who will own the buildings on the site of the Kings Science Academy Bradford once the lease of the site ends.
    (183417)
61
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households in (a) Coventry and (b) Conventry North East constituency have received assistance from the Warm Home Discount Scheme.
    (183516)
62
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many and what proportion of households in England were pre-payment customers of energy in each year since 2007; and what proportion of such customers were fuel poor.
    (183512)
63
N
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of jobs likely to be generated by shale gas extraction (a) in the next licensing round and (b) at peak production in the UK.
    (183480)
64
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the contribution of Eggborough Power Station to UK energy generation.
    (183618)
65
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy and its ability to better protect local communities from flooding in the future.
    (183617)
66
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department gives to farmers to plant trees on high lands as a means of counteracting flooding; and if he will make a statement.
    (183447)
67
N
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to publish the Independent Experts Panel report on the recent pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire.
    (183504)
68
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions (a) his special advisers or (b) officials in his private office have met with senior staff of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; and what was discussed on each such occasion.
    (183688)
69
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions he has met with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; and what was discussed on each such occasion.
    (183689)
70
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff of each grade in his Department have the authority to make a purchase; what proportion of those staff have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used to assess procurement officers' performance are.
    (183475)
71
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many citizens of Romania and Bulgaria registered for a national insurance number in the first two weeks of January 2014.
    (183616)
72
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government will assist the Overseas Territories to set up public registers of beneficial company ownership.
    (183409)
73
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what systems his Department has in place to monitor the number of people who have not received information leaflets about the GP extraction service.
    (183399)
74
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the dates, agendas and minutes of any meetings Ministers and officials in his Department have had on the GP extraction service.
    (183400)
75
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the increase in work for GPs as a result of patients having to visit their GP surgery to opt out of the GP extraction service.
    (183449)
76
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reason patients cannot opt out of the GP extraction service online.
    (183450)
77
N
Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patients can opt out of the GP extraction service by telephone.
    (183451)
78
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS patients in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England waited longer than (i) one month and (ii) two months from an urgent referral for suspected cancer to the beginning of treatment in each of the last three years.
    (183519)
79
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 417W, on mental health, what the roles and job titles are of the 16.1 people employed to work solely on mental health policy.
    (183533)
80
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 417W, on mental health, how many people his Department employs (a) in total and (b) to work on all other aspects of health policy excluding mental health.
    (183534)
81
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 425W, on training, what professional coaching (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have received between May 2010 and January 2013; and what the cost was of that coaching.
    (183535)
82
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, in how many parliamentary constituencies there is a minor injuries unit; when each of these was established; and what recent estimate he has made of the number of patients attending minor injuries units.
    (183407)
83
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list all the current investigations by health establishments into the Savile abuse scandals; and what estimate he has made of when each investigation will publish their findings.
    (183710)
84
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that the enquiries and subsequent report into health establishments involved with the Savile abuse scandal will be independent and rigorous.
    (183711)
85
N
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his Department's policy is on reorganising and registering stillbirths before 24 weeks gestation and differentiating such births from miscarriages.
    (183712)
86
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when a decision will be made on the application for extra funding made by NHS Manor Hospital, Walsall arising from extra demands from patients arising from external situations.
    (183622)
87
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on issuing death certificates for babies who are still-born or who die within 24 hours of birth; and what recent representations he has received on reviewing this policy.
    (183705)
88
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of domestic violence in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England; and what assistance her Department offers to victims of domestic violence.
    (183517)
89
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the powers under which EU citizens may be administratively removed from the UK; what conditions must be fulfilled for such removals to take place; and how many people of what EU nationality have been so removed in each year since 2008-09.
    (183495)
90
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been detained in immigration removal centres for the purpose of age assessment in the last 12 months; and how many were found to be (a) adults and (b) children.
    (183481)
91
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that a person has been held in an immigration removal centre pending an age assessment in the last 12 months.
    (183482)
92
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is that a person who has been defined as an age dispute case has been held in an immigration removal centre pending release to local authority care in the last 12 months.
    (183483)
93
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of each grade in her Department have the authority to make a purchase; what proportion of those staff have professional procurement qualifications; and what the key indicators used to assess procurement officers' performance are.
    (183476)
94
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether decisions by the UK Central Authority to grant requests from overseas jurisdictions for mutual legal assistance are subject to a binding assessment of whether or not they would comply with the Human Rights Act 1998.
    (183541)
95
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on granting requests for mutual legal assistance from countries with which the UK does not have diplomatic relations.
    (183542)
96
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecuting officers in immigration appeal cases were awarded bonuses or other extras in appreciation of their work in the last five years.
    (183402)
97
N
Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many decisions in immigration cases were decided in favour of the appellant (a) a week before the appeal date, (b) a day before the appeal date and (c) on the day of the appeal date.
    (183403)
98
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to allocate development aid equal to 0.7 per cent of UK Gross National Income in 2014-15; and what estimate she has made of this allocation in cash terms.
    (183675)
99
N
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, following a recent report on the significant reduction in numbers of the West African Lion in recent years, if she will take steps to assist in the prevention of the continuation of the significant decline.
    (183677)
100
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to reduce preventable newborn mortality in Liberia.
    (183410)
101
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to reduce preventable newborn mortality in Sierra Leone.
    (183411)
102
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appellants in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England are waiting for the Tribunals Service to list their first-tier tribunal social security and child support appeal in respect of employment and support allowance.
    (183520)
103
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the value of property sold by receivers appointed under the Law of Property Act 1925 in the last year.
    (183550)
104
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will introduce a register for receivers appointed under the Law of Property Act 1925.
    (183551)
105
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have sought and obtained compensation through the courts for breaches of the Law of Property Act 1925.
    (183552)
106
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what minimum qualifications receivers appointed under the Law of Property Act 1925 have to hold.
    (183553)
107
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which five offences have recorded the highest number of convicted repeat offenders in the last year.
    (183554)
108
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when workshops have been closed at HM Prison Risley since October 2013.
    (183443)
109
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which wings at HM Prison Risley have been locked down for half a day due to staff shortages since October 2013.
    (183444)
110
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times a wing at HM Prison Risley has been locked down during the lunch period since 1 October 2013.
    (183445)
111
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many establishments within the prison estate currently have contracts to undertake dry cleaning; and which firms are so contracted.
    (183446)
112
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of car insurance for young drivers.
    (183438)
113
N
Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central): To ask the Prime Minister, whether he has (a) written on (b) spoken to the leaders of any of the Overseas Territories to encourage them to create public registries of beneficial company ownership.
    (183413)
114
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2013, Official Report, column 629W, on driving: young people, what his timetable is for consideration of the issue of young driver safety.
    (183503)
115
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many prosecutions have been undertaken by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency against owners of foreign-registered vehicles that have remained in the UK beyond registration deadline in the last year.
    (183615)
116
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department plans to publish the Green Paper on young driver safety.
    (183408)
117
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to implement recommendation 10 of the preliminary report of the Review of Investigation and Closure Procedures for Motorway Incidents, published in May 2011.
    (183704)
118
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of three dimensional laser scanning technology in reducing motorway closure times; and if he will provide further roll-out to police forces subsequent to the funding awards made in December 2011.
    (183707)
119
N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to complete a review of the operation of local discretionary welfare provision in 2013-14 before discontinuing funding for such provision.
    (183548)
120
N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received from local authorities on the effect of changes to local discretionary welfare provision on the local provision of food banks.
    (183549)
121
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) disability living allowance and (d) housing benefit in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral; and what the average duration of each such claim is.
    (183500)
122
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of including pre-1997 indexation in determining the pensions of those covered by the Financial Assistance Scheme.
    (183684)
123
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of increasing to 100 per cent the pension rights payable to those covered by the Financial Assistance Scheme.
    (183685)
124
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average pension is payable to those people covered by the Financial Assistance Scheme.
    (183686)
125
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total value of pension liabilities covered by the Financial Assistance Scheme.
    (183687)
126
N
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the Government's annual contribution to an auto-enrolment pension scheme is for an employee earning (a) £10,000, (b) £20,000, (c) £30,000 and (d) £40,000 a year.
    (183442)
127
N
Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Warrington North constituency have been living in the same property and in receipt of council tax benefit since 1996; and what estimate he has made of the number of these people who have (a) received transitional council tax benefit, (b) erroneously had their benefit cancelled and (c) moved home following erroneous deductions from their benefit.
    (183406)
128
N
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment vacancies were advertised in each Jobcentre Plus office serving Corby constituency in each month since May 2015.
    (183674)
129
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he made in appointing a Chief Executive for the Health and Safety Executive; and if he will make a statement.
    (183678)
130
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what spending in cash terms is projected on housing benefit in each of the next three years; and how much it is projected to be in respect of (a) out-of-work claimants and (b) claimants in work in each year.
    (183679)
131
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the spending on housing benefit has been in cash terms in each year since 2009; and how much was paid in respect of (a) out-of-work claimants and (b) claimants in work in each year.
    (183681)
132
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase the employment prospects of those aged over 50.
    (183682)
133
N
Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been wrongly identified as liable to pay the under-occupancy penalty in Halton constituency.
    (183531)
134
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make changes to the Atos assessment system to make sure that those with severe progressive conditions, who would struggle to find employment, are not deemed fit to work by Atos.
    (183620)
135
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department has issued to Atos Healthcare on the fitness to work of those with (a) multiple scelrosis and (b) other severe progressive conditions.
    (183621)
Tuesday 21 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
 
* 1
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What steps his Department is taking to protect minority Christian communities in the Middle East.
    (902063)
* 2
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What recent assessment he has made of the UK's relations with Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.
    (902064)
* 3
Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What recent progress has been made on securing a comprehensive agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme.
    (902065)
* 4
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain.
    (902066)
* 5
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): What recent discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on LGBT rights in that country.
    (902067)
* 6
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on reforming the principle of free movement within the EU.
    (902068)
* 7
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): What recent progress has been made on negotiations on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
    (902069)
* 8
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the governments of the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories on establishing registers of company beneficial ownership.
    (902070)
* 9
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): What recent reports he has received on human rights violations in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
    (902071)
* 10
Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East): What recent discussions he has had with his Afghan counterpart on security arrangements after 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (902072)
* 11
Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What preparations his Department has made ahead of the Geneva II Summit on Syria.
    (902073)
* 12
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): What recent progress has been made on securing a comprehensive agreement with Iran on its nuclear programme.
    (902074)
* 13
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): If he will make an assessment of the effect of a codified constitution on Member States' ability to regulate within the European Union.
    (902075)
* 14
John Pugh (Southport): What recent assessment he has made of human rights in Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
    (902076)
* 15
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): What recent discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on the release of political prisoners in that country; and if he will make a statement.
    (902077)
* 16
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in that country.
    (902078)
* 17
Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What recent assessment he has made of the treatment of Palestinian child detainees.
    (902079)
* 18
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What progress he has made towards convening an international conference on Syria.
    (902080)
* 19
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on implementing the recommendations of the report entitled Children in Military Custody published in June 2012.
    (902081)
* 20
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What change there has been in levels of trade between Nigeria and the UK since the Prime Minister's visit to Nigeria in 2011.
    (902082)
* 21
Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): What recent discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on human rights cases in Russia.
    (902083)
* 22
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): What recent assessment he has made of the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe.
    (902084)
* 23
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Pakistan on the protection of Christians and other religious minorities in that country.
    (902085)
* 24
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): What steps he is taking to help resolve the ongoing conflict in South Sudan; and if he will make a statement.
    (902086)
* 25
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on reforming EU institutions.
    (902087)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (902053)
* 2
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):  
    (902054)
* 3
Jim McGovern (Dundee West):  
    (902055)
* 4
Naomi Long (Belfast East):  
    (902056)
* 5
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):  
    (902057)
* 6
Mark Durkan (Foyle):  
    (902058)
* 7
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):  
    (902059)
* 8
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree):  
    (902060)
* 9
Gavin Shuker (Luton South):  
    (902061)
* 10
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):  
    (902062)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 14 January

1
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 821W, on higher education: private sector, how many students who had their loans halted in the academic year 2013-14 to date were from (a) Romania and (b) Bulgaria.
    (183173)
2
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 821W, on higher education: private sector, how many students who had their loans halted in the academic year 2013-14 to date were from (a) the UK, (b) other EU countries and (c) countries outside the EU.
    (183174)
3
N
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 821W, on higher education: private sector, who the providers were of the courses for students who had their loans halted in the academic year 2013-14.
    (183175)
4
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the extent and adequacy of provision of in-vitro fertilisation in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
    (183371)

Notices given on Wednesday 15 January

1
N
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what conditions his Department places on Post Office Ltd, to provide services in the event of the retirement of a sub-postmaster.
    (183452)
2
N
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of credit unions offering cash ISAs; and if he will take steps to encourage credit unions to provide cash ISAs.
    (183505)
3
N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the future of accident and emergency services at Croydon University Hospital following the withdrawal of the Better Services, Better Value proposals.
    (183693)
4
N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects all claims made under the Riots Damages Act 1886, following the riots in summer 2011, to be settled.
    (183694)
Wednesday 22 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 14 January

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the document referred to in footnote 76 of page 49 of the Autumn Statement 2013, entitled, Upstream Insight: UK advances shale gas fiscal incentives, Wood Mackenzie.
    (183372)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department spent on seasonal influenza vaccination public awareness campaigns in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
    (183137)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many seasonal influenza vaccinations were delivered in (a) the North East and (b) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
    (183138)
4
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria his Department uses to assess the viability of local authority Social Fund schemes.
    (183135)

Notices given on Wednesday 15 January

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will review the statutory provisions of local authorities to include local welfare schemes.
[Transferred]   (183136)
Monday 27 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 15 January

1
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the data and calculations used to produce chart 2.H of Impact on households: distributional analysis to accompany Autumn Statement 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (183419)
2
N
Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate he has made of the number of people who froze their energy bill with their energy company before the Government’s announcement of steps to help families with energy bills on 2 December 2013 and were therefore unable to take advantage of the measures in that announcement; and if he will make a statement.
    (183486)
Tuesday 28 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 15 January

1
N
Ian Swales (Redcar): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the 10 items are that make up the change in public service spending for the top quintile of chart 2.H of Impact on households: distributional analysis to accompany Autumn Statement 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (183420)

Prepared 16th January 2014