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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Thursday 23 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 Wednesday 22 January 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Thursday 23 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.

Thursday 23 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
 
* 1
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock): What steps he is taking to encourage more people to become engineers.
    (902128)
* 2
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What steps he is taking to ensure that apprenticeships respond to employers' needs.
    (902129)
* 4
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What recent assessment he has made of the level of UK exports.
    (902131)
* 5
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What assessment he has made of the value for money achieved for the public purse through the recent sale of shares in Royal Mail.
    (902132)
* 6
Chris Williamson (Derby North): What assessment he has made of the value for money achieved for the public purse through the recent sale of shares in Royal Mail.
    (902133)
* 8
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): What steps he is taking to support women in business.
    (902135)
* 9
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): Whether net lending to businesses by banks has risen in any of the last 24 months.
    (902136)
* 10
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What assessment he has made of the value for money achieved for the public purse through the recent sale of shares in Royal Mail.
    (902137)
* 12
Julian Sturdy (York Outer): What support he is providing to the life sciences sector.
    (902139)
* 13
Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What steps he is taking to support small businesses.
    (902140)
* 14
Laura Sandys (South Thanet): What assessment he has made of innovation in the UK manufacturing sector.
    (902141)
* 15
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): What his policy is on the National Minimum Wage.
    (902142)
* 16
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What steps he is taking to encourage more people to become engineers.
    (902143)
* 17
Lyn Brown (West Ham): What recent estimate he has made of the number of female entrepreneurs.
    (902144)
* 18
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What recent assessment he has made of statistics on student participation in higher education.
    (902145)
* 19
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What steps he is taking to support small businesses.
    (902146)
* 20
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): What steps he is taking to encourage more people to become engineers.
    (902147)
* 21
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury): What his policy is on the National Minimum Wage.
    (902148)
* 22
Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What recent estimate he has made of the number of apprentices being paid at a rate below the apprenticeship minimum wage.
    (902149)
* 23
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): If his Department will undertake an assessment of the main causes of insecurity in the workplace.
    (902150)
* 24
Richard Graham (Gloucester): What assessment he has made of the potential for re-shoring and import substitution in the UK economy.
    (902151)
* 25
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What recent discussions he has had with representatives of the accounting sector on ethics in that profession.
    (902152)
At 10.15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Karen Lumley (Redditch): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (902153)
* 2
Peter Aldous (Waveney):  
    (902154)
* 3
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock):  
    (902155)
* 5
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck):  
    (902157)
* 6
Bob Blackman (Harrow East):  
    (902158)
* 7
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire):  
    (902159)
* 8
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):  
    (902160)
* 9
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North):  
    (902161)
* 10
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):  
    (902162)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 16 January

1
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions in 2013 he referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal for review because it was felt to be unduly lenient.
    (183916)
2
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how the Greater Birmingham City Deal will address the imbalance of private sector growth; and what effect it will have on neighbouring towns.
    (183918)
3
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made on plans to increase house building by 2030.
    (183915)
4
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much private sector investment the Government has attracted since 2010 to help provide long-term sustainable energy solutions.
    (183914)
5
N
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Malaysian government about the confiscation of Bibles by Islamic authorities in that country.
    (183855)
6
N
John Glen (Salisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of religious freedom in Malaysia.
    (183856)
7
N
Karen Lumley (Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on addressing issues regarding ATOS testing for disability benefit claimants.
    (183917)

Notices given on Monday 20 January

1
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Attorney General, whether the Metropolitan Police approached the Crown Prosecution Service for early consultation or a pre-charge decision in relation to allegations of sexual touching made against Lord Rennard.
    (184079)
2
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of websites charging for access to Government online services in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
    (184122)
3
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to enable the Competition and Markets Authority to be able to take enforcement action on websites found to be charging for access to online Government services irrespective of whether a disclaimer statement is deployed.
    (184123)
4
N
Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what cross-departmental Ministerial meetings he has held since October 2013 relating to websites charging for access to Government online services; if he will report on the progress of the review being led by the Government Digital Service; and how many complaints were received by his Department in each month since October 2013.
    (184124)
5
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the financial contribution required from each institution in the museums and galleries sector is as a resuilt of the transfer of pension liabilities from the Cabinet Office.
    (184054)
6
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support the UK provides to mountain rescue teams.
    (184152)
7
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the cost to the public purse of continuing the triple lock policy of uprating the basic state pension for each financial year between 2015 and 2020.
    (184039)
8
N
Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news release by HM Revenue and Customs on 23 December 2013, on the ruling of the Upper Tax Tribunal on Eclipse 35, if he will list the remaining 30 avoidance partnerships; and what amount of tax was lost to the Exchequer as a result of the operations of each such partnership.
    (184080)
9
N
Hilary Benn (Leeds Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library a copy of the prospectus on new towns and garden cities.
    (184121)
10
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much brownfield land is available for development in the London area; and if he will make a statement.
    (184038)
11
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Government has given to fire and rescue services in Cumbria in each of the last five years.
    (184177)
12
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many families were based in temporary accommodation in (a) Barrow-in-Furness and (b) South Lakeland in each quarter of the last five years.
    (184178)
13
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to publish the Government's response to the consultation on Renegotiation of Section 105 planning obligations.
    (184179)
14
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, column 371W, on museums and galleries, which legislation governs the (a) Geffrye Museum and (b) Horniman Museum and Gardens.
    (184042)
15
N
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, in what areas of her Department’s spending reductions of 1.17 per cent in 2014-15 and 1.13 per cent in 2015-16 will be found.
    (184043)
16
N
John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to bring into force section 9 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 which allows the conversion of civil partnerships in marriage.
    (184078)
17
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average daily cost of feeding a member of the armed forces on deployment is.
    (184156)
18
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will pay the national insurance contributions of reservists employed by small and medium-sized enterprises who are mobilised for operational commitments.
    (184155)
19
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2014, Official Report, column 290W, on European Fighter Aircraft, if he will take steps to ascertain the precise reasons for which the United Arab Emirates chose not to pursue the acquisition of Typhoon.
    (184020)
20
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) national and (b) local revenue expenditure on (i) primary, (ii) secondary and (iii) special school pupils is in (A) Coventry local authority area and (b) England.
    (184034)
21
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the pupil premium on the educational attainment of eligible children in Coventry.
    (184036)
22
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of apprenticeships created in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber since 2008.
    (184182)
23
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs created by the fracking industry in Yorkshire and the Humber in the next 10 years.
    (184185)
24
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to protect Sites of Specific Scientific Interest which have been affected by recent floods.
    (184146)
25
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will takes steps to protect Sites of Specific Scientific Interest and other wildlife sites from flooding.
    (184147)
26
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will conduct an impact assessment of the recent flooding on Britain's wildlife.
    (184148)
27
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 607W, on Iran, if he will take steps to develop and seek agreement on a mechanism for the inclusion of Saudi Arabia formally in the process.
    (184019)
28
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 the vote in the House of Commons of 30 August 2013 on military intervention in Syria on the UK's (a) diplomatic and (b) trade objectives in respect of (i) Saudi Arabia and (ii) the United Arab Emirates.
    (184021)
29
N
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the nature is of the contract between the Government and Veolia Environmental Services in respect of the destruction of chemical weapons at Ellesmere Port.
    (184023)
30
N
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Government's contract with Veolia Environmental Services in respect of the destruction of chemical weapons at Ellesmere Port, what the nature is of the material to be destroyed; whether it is all in solid or liquid phase; and whether any ordnance will come to Ellesmere Port.
    (184024)
31
N
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Government's contract with Veolia Environmental Services in respect of the destruction of chemical weapons at Ellesmere Port, what steps he is taking to ensure the safe transit of the chemical weapons within the UK; and which other sites are being utilised for this purpose.
    (184025)
32
N
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Government's contract with Veolia Environmental Services in respect of the destruction of chemical weapons at Ellesmere Port, whether the process involves any (a) discharge to local water courses and (b) risk of any of the material venting to the atmosphere in a toxic state.
    (184026)
33
N
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Government's contract with Veolia Environmental Services in respect of the destruction of chemical weapons at Ellesmere Port, whether the Government will require any oversight of the process other than that previously applied to the site.
    (184027)
34
N
Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients waited longer than four hours at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust accident and emergency department in the latest period for which figures are available; and how long the longest wait was during that period.
    (184035)
35
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration has been given to the use of a national identity card system for determining eligibility for treatment by the National Health Service.
    (184112)
36
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of levels of adherence to minimum wage legislation in the home care sector.
    (184180)
37
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many roadside drug analysis machines are in active use in (a) total and (b) each police force.
    (184033)
38
N
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the terms of reference are of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary's inspection of the effectiveness of the police response to domestic violence and abuse across England and Wales.
    (184081)
39
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the value of sugar purchased for consumption in the House of Commons was in each year since 2005.
    (184115)
40
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of beverages sold in the House of Commons were sugar-free in each year since 2005.
    (184116)
41
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the value of chocolate confectionary products purchased in the House was in each year since 2005.
    (184117)
42
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of the products on sale in vending machines in the House are sugar-free or low in sugar.
    (184118)
43
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidelines are issued to catering outlets in the House on the provision of healthy food and drink.
    (184119)
44
N
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's work in Rwanda.
    (184018)
45
N
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average daily cost of feeding a prisoner is.
    (184157)
46
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug-driving convictions have been secured through the use of roadside drug analysis, also known as drugalyser, machines (a) in total and (b) by police force, in each of the last five years.
    (184022)
47
N
Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the role of special advisers is in the process of sign-off of answers to parliamentary questions in his Department.
    (184053)
48
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department gives for the contents of a young offender's cell.
    (184125)
49
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of the staff working at HM Prison Oakwood when it took its first prisoners had previous experience of working in a prison.
    (184028)
50
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of the staff working at HM Prison Oakwood had (a) no, (b) up to six months, (c) between six and 12 months and (d) over 12 months previous experience working in a prison when it took its first prisoners.
    (184029)
51
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of the senior management working at HM Prison Oakwood when it took its first prisoners had previous experience of working in a prison.
    (184030)
52
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the senior management at HM Prison Oakwood had (a) no, (b) up to six months, (c) between six and 12 months and (d) over 12 months previous experience working in a prison at the time of that prison's opening.
    (184031)
53
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what relevant prior experience each member of senior management working in HM Prison Oakwood possesses.
    (184032)
54
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to clarify the position under the Human Rights Act 1998 of people paying for their own care in care homes.
    (184107)
55
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to support local economic partnerships in the application process for the local sustainable transport and walking schemes 2015-16.
    (184037)
56
N
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefits of open access for (a) the consumer and (b) the public purse.
    (184046)
57
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public use of the Law Commission review of taxis and private hire vehicles over the life of the review.
    (184044)
58
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train operating companies (TOCs) have (a) applied for and (b) been awarded funding from the Access for All programme; to which TOCs such funding has been awarded; and for what purposes such funding has been allocated.
    (184113)
59
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which railway stations do not have step free access; and what the annual footfall at each such station is.
    (184114)
60
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the power required for High Speed 2 will be generated; and whether any new power stations will be needed to ensure there is sufficient capacity in the energy network for High Speed 2.
    (184158)
61
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to record details of foreign registered vehicles as they (a) enter and (b) exit the UK.
    (184181)
62
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many previously foreign registered vehicles were re-registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in each of the last five years.
    (184184)
63
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 50W, on EU social policy, which UK public funds are classified by the Government as (a) social assistance and (b) social security for the purposes of interpreting requirements of the EU Treaty.
    (184045)
64
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to safeguard the rights of UK pension holders whose pensions have been placed in the hands of companies that are based abroad.
    (184153)
65
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources provided to the Pensions Regulator.
    (184154)
66
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what role he envisages for local authorities in the administration of universal credit.
    (184126)
67
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Brigg and Goole constituency have had their benefit withdrawn for refusing to work in each year since 2010.
    (184183)
68
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what consideration has been given to the use of a national identity card system for determining eligibility for receipt of welfare payments.
    (184120)
69
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce unemployment among black and ethnic minority young people.
    (184040)
70
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times he has met the Mayor of London to discuss unemployment in London since May 2010.
    (184041)
71
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what total number of telephones was available in the Jobcentre Plus network to enable jobseekers to contact officials in his Department free of charge with benefit queries on 1 January (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
    (184108)
72
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average number of telephones was in each jobcentre to enable jobseekers to contact officials in his Department free of charge with benefit queries on 1 January (a) 2010, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (184109)
73
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what decision he has made on the case for using 03 telephone numbers for calls from members of the public with benefit queries.
    (184110)

Notices given on Tuesday 21 January

1
N
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of high street vacancy rates.
[Question Unstarred] [Transferred]   (902130)
2
N
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to help build partnerships between businesses and universities.
[Question Unstarred]   (902138)
3
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research the Government is undertaking or funding into solar flares.
[Transferred]   (184149)
4
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contingency plans the Government has in the event of large solar flares.
[Transferred]   (184150)
5
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Funding and structures for local economic growth, published on 6 December 2013, for what reasons the Government has revised its estimate of the number of jobs to be created in enterprise zones by 2015.
[Transferred]   (184127)
6
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason three months was chosen as the length of time before an EU migrant can claim benefits.
[Transferred]   (184151)
7
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to expand the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations to include long latency diseases.
    (184264)
8
 
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will request the Grocery Adjudicator to investigate the gap between the price wool farmers receive for fleece and the shelf price of that fleece.
    (184203)
9
 
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government is taking to promote courses at an (a) undergraduate and (b) post-graduate level directly relating to the extractive industry.
    (184207)
10
 
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps the Government has taken to reduce the UK's dependence on foreign extracted minerals.
    (184208)
11
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to page 10 of the Coalition Agreement, what recent progress he has made on the commitment to (a) reinstate an Operating and Financial Review to ensure that directors' social and environmental duties have to be covered in company reporting and (b) investigate further ways of improving corporate accountability and transparency; and if he will make it his policy to support the inclusion of large, non-listed companies in the EU's proposal to amend the accounting directives with regard to disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by large companies.
    (184348)
12
 
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Building the Business Bank: Strategy Update, published by his Department in March 2013, whether the roll out of the British Business Bank's extended loan guarantee programme has been completed.
    (184202)
13
 
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, by what date he expects the British Business Bank to commence lending activity to businesses.
    (184209)
14
 
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will provide details of the tendering process which led to the award of British Business Bank funding to Praesidian Capital and BMS Finance; how many other fund managers he expects the British Business Bank to partner with; and how much of the Bank's capital will ultimately be invested in fund management companies.
    (184210)
15
 
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Building the Business Bank: Strategy Update, published by his Department in March 2013, if he will publish details of the initial transactions of the British Business Bank's £300 million investment programme.
    (184211)
16
 
Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the arrangements in respect of RAF Northolt which allow commercial operators to attract additional traffic by offering prices at levels below which civilian airports can compete; and if he will make a statement.
    (184339)
17
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of expenditure on his Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184279)
18
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were employed in the Office of the Minister Without Portfolio, the right hon. Member for West Dorset in January 2012; and what the salary of each such member of staff is.
    (184367)
19
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were employed in the Office of the Minister Without Portfolio, the right hon. Member for Rushcliffe, since January 2012; and what the salary of each such member of staff is.
    (184368)
20
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were employed in the Office of the Minister Without Portfolio, the right hon. Member for South Holland and the Deepings, since January 2012; and what the salary of each such member of staff is.
    (184369)
21
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Minister Without Portfolio, the right hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield has used an official Government car from the ministerial car pool since September 2012; and what the (a) departure point and (b) destination was in each such case.
    (184370)
22
 
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what international trips the Minister Without Portfolio, the right hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield has undertaken in his official capacity since September 2012; and what modes of travel were used for each such trip.
    (184371)
23
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many owners of small businesses are in receipt of tax credits.
    (184200)
24
 
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal incentives he has put in place to encourage share farming.
    (184267)
25
 
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the take-up of tax relief granted to businesses who have paid for financial advice for their employees.
    (184226)
26
 
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is giving to women who want to set up businesses.
    (184256)
27
 
Guy Opperman (Hexham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the level of the national minimum wage.
    (184257)
28
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of expenditure on his Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184286)
29
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of expenditure on HM Revenue and Customs procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184294)
30
 
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, have any applications for licences for fracking been made on land owned by the Church of England.
    (184344)
31
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy to increase his Department's spending on engagement with the Hindu community; and if he will make a statement.
    (184304)
32
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's budget allocation is for engagement with the (a) Muslim, (b) Christian, (c) Jewish, (d) Sikh and (e) Hindu religions in 2013-14.
    (184306)
33
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his Department's budget allocation is for engagement with the Hindu community as a proportion of spending on engagment with other religions for the financial years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14.
    (184307)
34
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what consultations his Department has carried out to engage with the Hindu community in relation to caste legislation; on what dates such consultations were carried out; and if he will make a statement.
    (184308)
35
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department has taken to consult with a broad spectrum of Hindu community representatives in relation to caste legislation; and if he will make a statement.
    (184309)
36
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what licences are required to run a drug rehabilitation centre.
    (184262)
37
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many drug rehabilitation centres there are in Bournemouth.
    (184263)
38
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers and responsibilities local authorities have in managing the number and standard of half-way houses.
    (184310)
39
 
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what powers and responsibilities local authorities have in managing the number and standard of drug rehab centres.
    (184311)
40
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the percentage change in funding spent on homlessness was in each local authority area between the last two years for which data is available.
    (184196)
41
 
Andy Sawford (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 616W, on public expenditure, if he will place in the Library the exchange of correspondence between his Department and HM Treasury with regard to his Department's unauthorised overdraft and fines imposed by HM Treasury.
    (184191)
42
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of expenditure on her Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184280)
43
 
Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2014, Official Report, column 634W, on armed forces: young people, when a decision is expected on the publication of the Terms of Reference for the cost-benefit review of junior entrant recruitment.
    (184314)
44
 
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on providing support to the Federal Government of Nigeria in tackling oil theft in the Niger delta.
    (184204)
45
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Sig Sauer pistols his Department bought as an urgent operational requirement; and what the cost to the public purse was of that purchase.
    (184197)
46
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles, by type, his Department purchased as an urgent operational requirement for use in Afghanistan will be a part of the Core Equipment Programme; and how many such vehciles will be disposed of.
    (184198)
47
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an estimate of the unit price at the time of purchase of each vehicle bought as part of urgent operational requirements for use in Afghanistan.
    (184199)
48
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Order of Battle is of the Fleet.
    (184305)
49
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Costing and Cost Management Strategy.
    (184212)
50
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the DE&S Inventory Strategic Plan.
    (184213)
51
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the amount payable to the German government on the relinquishment of his Department's estate in Germany.
    (184234)
52
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's new risk framework.
    (184235)
53
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's new control framework.
    (184236)
54
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's new Finance and Military Capability Operating Model.
    (184237)
55
 
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role he plans for the (a) Chief of the Defence Staff and (b) single service chiefs of staff to play in negotiations about the size of the defence budget in the next Spending Review.
    (184238)
56
 
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities have been unable to provide sufficient school placements to meet increased demand under Raising the Participation Age to those students who left year 11 in 2013.
    (184266)
57
 
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the availability in schools of training materials to support teachers to identify children with dyslexia and dyspraxia.
    (184229)
58
 
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teachers have accessed the National Scholarship Fund for the purpose of undergoing training to become a teacher of specific learning difficulties and dyslexia in the last five years.
    (184230)
59
 
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the closure of the Eggborough power plant on the supply chain in the local economy.
    (184316)
60
 
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the closure of the Eggborough power plant on the UK supply chain.
    (184317)
61
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons Eggborough power station has been marked for closure.
    (184227)
62
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the socio-economic effect of the closure of Eggborough power plant in 2015.
    (184228)
63
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what economic impact assessment his Department has made of the closure of Eggborough power plant in 2015.
    (184231)
64
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, for what reasons Eggborough is no longer listed as an energy plant for biomass energy generation.
    (184232)
65
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what proportion of expenditure on his Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184281)
66
 
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to provide a regulatory framework that encourages the construction of greater gas storage capacity.
    (184290)
67
 
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of using auctions for Contracts for Difference to encourage investment in renewable energy projects.
    (184291)
68
 
Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on his badger cull policy if the independent scientific panel conclude that the two badger cull pilots were ineffective.
    (184268)
69
 
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the discard ban on whitefish from 2016 on the economic viability of small inshore vessels with small quota allocations.
    (184239)
70
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the National Farmers' Union about measures to improve coastal defences.
    (184337)
71
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had on restarting the processing of entry visas at the American Consulate in Edinburgh.
    (184224)
72
 
Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy not to support the admission of Montenegro to the EU unless satisfied that due process and the rule of law is seen to operate.
    (184271)
73
 
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the threat to regional stability from oil theft in the Niger delta.
    (184206)
74
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will assess the Shan Human Rights Foundation reports that villagers in Murng Paeng township in Burma are being used as forced labour by Burmese government troops giving security to military-linked logging operations above the planned Ta Sang Dam; whether any UK companies are involved in planning or construction of the Ta Sang Dam in Burma; and if he will make a statement.
    (184288)
75
 
Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether representations of the Women's League of Burma have been invited to the international summit on sexual violence in conflict being planned by the Government for June 2014; and if he will make a statement.
    (184289)
76
 
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to complete the review on services offered in situations where UK residents are harmed abroad; and if he will publish the results.
    (184345)
77
 
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there are basic service levels or protocols in place in respect of services offered in situations where UK residents are harmed abroad.
    (184346)
78
 
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the qualifying criteria are for loans offered to family members where UK residents are harmed abroad.
    (184347)
79
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent UN-level discussions he has had on human rights violations in Iran; and what steps he is taking against those responsible for such abuses.
    (184349)
80
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the seven Ashraf hostages held in Iran; if he will suspend bilateral relations and foreign aid should these hostages be handed over to the Iranian regime; and if he will make a statement.
    (184350)
81
 
Ian Paisley (North Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on the UN Secretary General and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights launching an independent investigation into the events at Camp Ashraf in Iraq on 1 September 2013.
    (184351)
82
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of expenditure on his Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184282)
83
 
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the efficacy and quality of care of patients with breast cancer in (a) Peterborough constituency and (b) England; and if he will make a statement.
    (184343)
84
 
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) effect of primary care charging and (b) proposed new integrated system of NHS registration on (i) the devolved NHS systems and (ii) residents from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland visiting or living in England.
    (184265)
85
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on making a proportion of winter pressures funding to urgent care and other settings within trusts dependent on 75 per cent of NHS staff voluntarily signing up for influenza vaccinations in the 2013-14 winter season; and what the evidential basis is for linking the withdrawal of funding for patients' care to the rate of staff receiving voluntarily vaccinations.
    (184315)
86
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on promoting a UK-wide strategy for tackling mesothelioma.
    (184330)
87
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to reduce obesity levels; and if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Education and representatives of the food manufacturing industry the development of a joint strategy to achieve that end.
    (184331)
88
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive on the recently launched Northern Ireland autism strategy; and if he will undertake to make an annual report to Parliament on progress with that strategy.
    (184332)
89
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in helping people to stop smoking.
    (184333)
90
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make as assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of current regulation of the use of botulinum toxin; and whether he plans to introduce a minimum age limit for the use of botox treatment for cosmetic purposes.
    (184334)
91
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Rugby Football Union regarding the problem of concussion in that sport.
    (184335)
92
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to encourage local authorities to enable elderly people to take advantage of physical activity at council leisure centres.
    (184336)
93
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) support and (b) administration for asylum seekers in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
    (184341)
94
 
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on Section 95 support for asylum seekers in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
    (184342)
95
 
John Mann (Bassetlaw): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that all relevant documents will be released ahead of the inquest into the Hillsborough disaster.
    (184293)
96
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of expenditure on her Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184283)
97
 
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions under section 47 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 there were in cases where the victim was aged (i) under 13 and (ii) 14 to 17 in each year from 2010-11 to 2012-13.
    (184233)
98
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of expenditure on her Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184284)
99
 
Gavin Shuker (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to embed gender equality concerns into the Multilateral Aid Review.
    (184240)
100
 
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) transportation, (b) accommodation and (c) total expenditure for staff seconded on detached duty from each (i) prison and (ii) young offenders institute in the North East region in the last year for which figures are available.
    (184295)
101
 
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff of each (a) prison and (b) young offenders institution in the North East have taken detached duty in each year since 2010; and how many of those staff took detached duty on a (i) voluntary and (i) compulsory basis.
    (184296)
102
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of expenditure on his Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184285)
103
 
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he bring forward legislative proposals to require HGV drivers to use satelite navigation systems which identify roads that are unsuitable for such vehicles.
    (184205)
104
 
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to use the official Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency website as a channel for applications for provisional driving licences and driving licence renewals rather than websites which charge fees to check application forms.
    (184366)
105
 
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to protect historic waterway assets from the negative effects of High Speed 2.
    (184292)
106
 
Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether RAF Northolt is required to hold a Civil Aviation Authority aerodrome licence; and if he will make a statement.
    (184340)
107
 
Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the recent introduction of a new drug driving offence on people on prescription medication who are required to drive for their work.
    (184225)
108
 
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will reassess his Department's practice of including War Disablement Pension payments as a source of income when calculating benefit entitlements.
    (184258)
109
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of how many owners of small businesses are in receipt of benefits.
    (184201)
110
 
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was spent on refunding the cost of travel by jobseekers in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency between October and December 2013.
    (184364)
111
 
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many immigrants have claimed benefits within three months of registering for a national insurance number in Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency in each of the last three years.
    (184365)
112
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of expenditure on his Department's procurement contracts was placed with small and medium-sized enterprises based in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the North East, (f) the North West, (g) Yorkshire and the Humber, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the West Midlands, (j) the East of England, (k) London, (l) the South East and (m) the South West in the last three years for which figures are available.
    (184287)
Friday 24 January  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 21 January

1
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many staff were (a) seconded, (b) loaned and (c) hired to UK Trade & Investment from private sector organisations in each of the last five years; and if he will take steps to increase the proportion of UK Trade & Investment staff hired directly from the private sector.
    (184278)
2
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of people working flexibly in each of the last four years.
    (184194)
3
N
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the name of each local authority in Scotland that failed the Standard Three performance standard for the completeness and accuracy of electoral registration records in 2012.
    (184313)
4
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged over 25 have been unemployed for over two years (a) at the most recent date for which figures are available and (b) in each year since 1992.
    (184387)
5
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, column 730W, on taxation: self-assessment, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people are not charged by copycat websites for services that are offered free by the state.
    (184269)
6
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority regarding updating guidance on the use of social media for financial promotions.
    (184374)
7
N
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of foreclosures.
    (184326)
8
N
Grahame M. Morris (Easington): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis his Department (a) has conducted and (b) is conducting on the potential effect on the economy of the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging.
    (184272)
9
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses located in Cumbria have adopted employee shareholder status for some or all of their employees since September 2013.
    (184398)
10
N
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he has any plans to require a council to hold a referendum if it plans to increase the level of council tax.
    (184270)
11
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions Ofcom had with ITV on the suitability of a suicide scene in the 20 January edition of Coronation Street which appeared before the watershed; and if she will make a statement.
    (184219)
12
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when were plans to upgrade the radar in North Uist were first proposed; and what the anticipated installation date is.
    (184372)
13
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to upgrade radar equipment in North Uist.
    (184373)
14
N
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2013, Official Report, column 406W, on military aircraft, how many aircraft of each type were used to calculate the net book value.
    (184325)
15
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with reference to the Cabinet Office publication special advisers in post, on 25 October 2013, in what capacity he employs Ryan Coetzee; what his job description is; and what the duration is of his contract.
    (184338)
16
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to (a) raise awareness of diabetes in schools and (b) ensure that every school incorporates diabetes into its structured health education programme.
    (184217)
17
N
Graham Jones (Hyndburn): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many young people from the September 2013 intake required to stay in education, training or apprenticeships under Raising the Participation Age have been unable to find places in (a) education, (b) training and (c) apprenticeships to date.
    (184244)
18
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2013, Official Report, column 650W, on disadvantaged families, if he will supply further detailed information about the practical support offered by his Department to the Department for Communities and Local Government in relation to the Troubled Families Programme.
    (184192)
19
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many officials worked in each Directorate and group in his Department in April (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (184193)
20
N
Lucy Powell (Manchester Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2014, Official Report, columns 375-8W, on pre-school education, how those 49 schools were chosen; from which strand of his Department's budgets this support was funded; how many of those schools provide 8am-6pm childcare; how the schools will share their learning and encourage more schools to provide places for two year olds; for how long he plans the project to run; whether he has set a date for an evaluation of the project; and how many of those schools (a) provide daycare directly and (b) tender provision of day care to private, voluntary or independent providers.
    (184241)
21
N
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure parity between the new support being offered to adopted children and their families and those children who return home from care and their families, in order to address the underlying reasons why such children came into care.
    (184312)
22
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in levels of funding for 18 year olds in full time education on educational attainment.
    (184248)
23
N
Chris Williamson (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of reductions in funding for 18 year olds in full-time education on the viability of further education courses and colleges.
    (184249)
24
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with low household incomes are able to access help with their energy bills when the Warm Home Discount Scheme ends; and if he will make a statement.
    (184216)
25
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with low household incomes are able to access help with their energy bills when the Warm Home Discount Scheme ends; and if he will make a statement.
    (184246)
26
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether buildings owned by central or local government are eligible for finance under the Green Deal.
    (184399)
27
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the delivery of the Flood Re scheme on time and to plan.
    (184359)
28
N
Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the affordability of flood insurance and prevent premiums from rising disproportionately until the Flood Re scheme has come into force.
    (184360)
29
N
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 476W, on water charges, if he will take steps to encourage a further reduction in the proportion of households paying for water by rateable value.
    (184260)
30
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department takes to publicise to consumers the list of fish species whose stocks are considered to be at risk.
    (184385)
31
N
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have used the transport of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since May 2010.
    (184381)
32
N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his colleagues in the international community regarding possible responses by the UK and its allies to recent events in Bangladesh.
    (184215)
33
N
Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he is participating in talks with all political parties in Bangladesh to seek a peaceful solution to the conflict in that country.
    (184243)
34
N
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the budget for the British Council's operations on Tripoli was in each of the last two years; and what the British Council's objectives were over that period.
    (184277)
35
N
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times officials in his Department have met (a) representatives of the World Sugar Research Organisation and (b) Sugar Nutrition UK in each year since 2010.
    (184261)
36
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the (a) list of attendees and (b) minutes of meetings between (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of his Department and (A) McDonalds, (B) Burger King and (C) KFC since May 2010.
    (184379)
37
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings (a) civil servants and (b) Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of (i) McDonalds, (ii) Burger King and (iii) KFC, since January 2013.
    (184380)
38
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of children and adolescents who have (a) self harmed and (b) had suicidal tendencies since 2010.
    (184382)
39
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetes health checks have been carried out (a) nationally and (b) regionally in each of the last three years.
    (184383)
40
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have attended accident and emergency due to self-harm in each year since 2010; and how many such people received a NICE recommended psychological assessment.
    (184384)
41
N
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between depression and (a) type I diabetes and (b) type II diabetes.
    (184218)
42
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has identified a number or proportion of patient opt-outs for medical records sharing in GP practices at which it considers too high.
    (184275)
43
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to investigate GP practices which his Department considers to have a patient opt-out rate on medical records data sharing which is too high; and if he will make a statement.
    (184276)
44
N
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he has discussed with NHS England the level of information local area teams should share in meetings with hon. Members.
    (184299)
45
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 676W, on junior doctors, what course of action his Department would take if an NHS trust was found to be not complying with the Working Time Directive.
    (184362)
46
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 676W, on junior doctors, when the President of the Royal College of Surgeons' independent taskforce will report; and if he will make a statement.
    (184363)
47
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of patients were seen in under four hours at (a) type 1 accident and emergency departments and (b) all accident and emergency departments in each week of 2009-10.
    (184301)
48
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2014, Official Report, column 591W, on NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, which consultancy firms were employed by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement in 2012-13.
    (184327)
49
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, Pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 537W, on Deloitte, whether NHS Protect was used for any part of the internal investigation into his Department's relationship with Deloitte.
    (184356)
50
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, Pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 537W, on Deloitte, on what dates the interval investigation into his Department's relationship with Deloitte took place; and who in his Department was responsible for the investigation.
    (184357)
51
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many individuals have applied for the position of chairman of NHS Property Services and how many such individuals applied having been approached directly.
    (184361)
52
N
Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library the minutes of all meetings of the Keogh Review committee held between 1 and 6 July 2013.
    (184386)
53
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the per capita spend on mental health services was in each primary care trust in Cumbria in each of the last five years.
    (184397)
54
N
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are based at Desborough police station; and whether there are any plans to close it.
    (184298)
55
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure social networking sites take more responsibility for protecting young people when they are online.
    (184259)
56
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent young people from being bullied or having upsetting experiences when they are online.
    (184321)
57
N
Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the protection of children online.
    (184322)
58
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her Department has given to the use of a national identity card system for determining an individual's immigration status.
    (184300)
59
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people received community sentences in Barrow and Furness constituency by category of offence in 2013.
    (184400)
60
N
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason a person accused of a speeding offence is not allowed to view photographic evidence held by police authorities in relation to that alleged offence before deciding whether to contest the decision.
    (184273)
61
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person in private law cases have appeared in (a) Gwent civil and family and tribunals sub-clusters and (b) Wales civil and family tribunals cluster since April 2013.
    (184376)
62
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases have been adjourned because a litigant in person in a private law case was not considered sufficiently prepared as directed by a judge in (a) Gwent civil and family and tribunals sub-cluster and (b) Wales civil and family tribunals cluster, since April 2013.
    (184377)
63
N
Jessica Morden (Newport East): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many litigants in person in private law cases appeared in (a) Gwent civil and family and tribunals sub-cluster and (b) Wales civil and family tribunals cluster between April 2012 and April 2013.
    (184378)
64
N
Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of changes set out in the new sexual offences sentencing guideline published by the Sentencing Council on 12 December 2013 on the number of prisoners.
    (184274)
65
N
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the data collected for the operator compliance risk score by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.
    (184195)
66
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many hours UK motorways were closed in part or completely in either direction due to accidents in each of the last five years.
    (184214)
67
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on air quality of the (a) managed motorway pilots on the M42 and M7 and (b) all-lanes-running aspects of the managed motorway pilots on the M42 and M7.
    (184220)
68
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for how many hours any part of the motorway between (a) junction 10 and junction 13 on the M1, (b) junctions 19 and 20 on the M4, (c) junctions 15 and 17 on the M5, (d)(i) junctions 4 and 5 and (ii) junctions 8 and 10a on the M6 and (e) junctions 3a and 7 on the M42 was fully or partially closed in either direction as a result of an accident in each of the last five years.
    (184242)
69
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2014, Official Report, column 11W, on the Thames Garden Bridge, who in his Department is responsible for preparing the business case for the Thames Garden Bridge; and when he expects the business case to be published.
    (184355)
70
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he will comply with the decision of the House of Lords Standing Orders Committee that the consultation period on the Environmental Statement should be extended to 27 February 2014.
    (184323)
71
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assets are classified as held for sale by (a) his Department, (b) each of his Department's non-departmental public bodies, (c) his Department's executive agencies, (d) Directly Operated Railways and (e) London and Continental Railways Ltd.
    (184247)
72
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) temporary staff and (b) consultants (i) have worked and (ii) are projected to work on the (A) Thameslink Programme, (B) InterCity Express Programme and (C) a rail franchising programme in each year between 2010 and 2015.
    (184250)
73
N
Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff have been made redundant or retired by his Department and subsequently re-employed since May 2010.
    (184297)
74
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians under the age of 16 were killed in Greater London in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (184352)
75
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedestrians were (a) killed and (b) seriously injured in Greater London in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
    (184353)
76
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of pedestrian fatalities in Greater London involved pedestrians on a pedestrian crossing in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (184354)
77
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists were killed in Greater London in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (184358)
78
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on how many occasions the Coastguard station at Belfast was staffed at a level that was below safe risk in 2013; and what proportion of shifts this represented.
    (184319)
79
N
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy that people who have recently renewed their driving licences are not charged when they are required to renew them again when they reach the age of 70; and if he will make a statement.
    (184245)
80
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the independent evaluation of the seven projects granted £6.5 million of funding in April 2013 under the Help and Support for Separated Families initiative; and if he will set out the criteria for evaluation.
    (184318)
81
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to publish regular statistics on outcomes achieved by the Child Maintenance Options Service following the introduction of a mandatory conversation with the Service for parents wishing to apply to the 2012 statutory Child Maintenance Service.
    (184320)
82
N
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he plans to repeat the survey of child maintenance options outcomes.
    (184324)
83
N
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2013, Official Report, column 112W, on universal credit, what progress his Department has made in ensuring that claimants who do not have a bank account have access to suitable financial products and money advice before migrating to universal credit.
    (184375)
84
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to produce a paper application form for universal credit.
    (184388)
85
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which local authorities have contracts with his Department to deliver back to work support; and which local authorities have Work Programme sub-contacts with prime providers.
    (184389)
86
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what partnership agreements are in place between Jobcentre Plus and (a) individual local authorities and (b) the local government association.
    (184390)
87
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on redundancy payments in each year since 2010.
    (184391)
Monday 27 January  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
 
* 1
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of anti-social behaviour associated with alcohol.
    (902163)
* 2
Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes): What recent assessment she has made of the effect on levels of crime of licensing law.
    (902164)
* 3
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What assessment she has made of the effect of police reductions on Northumbria Police.
    (902165)
* 4
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What her policy is on the payment of fees for a fast-track border control service at airports.
    (902166)
* 5
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden): What recent representations she has received on the effect of the cost of a Certificate in Knowledge of Policing on the recruitment to the police of black and minority ethnic groups and disadvantaged groups; and if she will publish the equalities impact assessment of that policy.
    (902167)
* 6
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What recent estimate she has made of the net cost to the police of processing firearms applications.
    (902168)
* 7
Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes): What steps she is taking to prevent harassment through the sending of unsolicited sexual images via the internet and telephone.
    (902169)
* 8
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What assessment she has made of the potential effect of reductions in local authority funding on police forces.
    (902170)
* 9
Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What recent assessment her Department has made of the availability of over-the-counter acidic substances and the use of such substances in violent crime.
    (902171)
* 10
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): How many Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures orders will expire during January 2014.
    (902172)
* 11
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What the cost has been of providing surveillance for suspects subject to Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures to date.
    (902173)
* 12
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): What steps she is taking to reduce violent crime.
    (902174)
* 13
Karen Lumley (Redditch): What recent steps she has taken to tackle violence against women.
    (902175)
* 14
Andrew Griffiths (Burton): What steps she is taking to restrict the supply of new psychoactive substances.
    (902176)
* 15
John Howell (Henley): What recent steps she has taken to improve the visa and immigration system.
    (902177)
* 16
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead): What recent discussions she has had with the Attorney General on increasing the number of prosecutions for domestic violence.
    (902178)
* 17
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What steps she is taking to ensure all directly employed and contract staff who work in her Department are paid the living wage.
    (902179)
* 18
Chris Evans (Islwyn): How many temporary banning orders for the control of legal highs are in force.
    (902180)
* 19
Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What recent assessment she has made of the level of crime on public transport in London.
    (902181)
* 20
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What steps she is taking to tackle child abuse online.
    (902182)
* 21
Sarah Champion (Rotherham): What recent discussions she has had with the Attorney General on increasing the number of prosecutions for domestic violence.
    (902183)
* 22
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's Ending Gangs Programme.
    (902184)
* 23
Gareth Johnson (Dartford): What steps she is taking to restrict the supply of new psychoactive substances.
    (902185)
* 24
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): What discussions she has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the reduction in the number of referrals from the police to the Crown Prosecution Service in cases of rape, domestic violence and child abuse.
    (902186)
* 25
Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What discussions she has had with her ministerial colleagues regarding the effect of minimum wage enforcement on levels of immigration.
    (902187)
At 3.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
    (902188)
* 2
Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston):  
    (902189)
* 3
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton):  
    (902190)
* 4
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe):  
    (902191)
* 5
John Pugh (Southport):  
    (902192)
* 6
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South):  
    (902193)
* 7
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak):  
    (902194)
* 8
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South):  
    (902195)
* 9
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham):  
    (902196)
* 10
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead):  
    (902197)

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)

Notices given on Friday 17 January

1
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the main gate decision will be taken for the next generation of the Royal Navy's airborne surveillance and control capability; whether the Royal Navy's existing capability will continue at current levels until the successor system is available; what assessment he has made of the risks involved in any future gap in the Royal Navy's airborne surveillance and control capability; and if he will make a statement.
    (183965)

Notices given on Tuesday 21 January

1
N
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his Department's estimate is of the amount received in tax receipts through EEA migrants employed in the UK between December 2012 and December 2013.
    (184251)
2
N
Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Pakistani government regarding the persecution of religious minorities using the Blasphemy Act; and if he will make a statement.
    (184328)
3
N
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EEA migrants in the UK were claiming (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) housing benefit and (c) both between December 2012 and December 2013.
    (184252)
4
N
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many EEA migrants in the UK will become ineligible to claim housing benefit if restrictions were applied to the eligibility of unemployed migrants for such a benefit.
    (184302)
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)

Notices given on Monday 20 January

1
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Leader of the House, what consultations he had with Westminster City Council before work commenced on the reduction of the highway width around Parliament Square; what assessment he has made of the potential for delays to hon. Members travelling to the Palace of Westminster to vote; and if he will make a statement.
    (184159)
2
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the new guidance on street clutter, including road humps, produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government, and published on 28 August 2013, what plans he has to update his Department's guidance on the installation of road humps.
    (184160)

Notices given on Tuesday 21 January

1
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he expects to announce the allocation for the Student Opportunity Fund for 2014-15.
    (184303)
2
N
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the value of the Student Opportunity Fund to learners in Hereford and South Herefordshire constituency.
    (184329)
3
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the frequency of pedal cyclists ignoring red traffic lights; and what steps she is taking to reduce these offences.
    (184393)
4
N
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners committed suicide in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many of those suicides occurred in safe cells.
    (184392)
5
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many pedal cyclists have been prosecuted for road traffic offences in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
    (184394)
6
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that charges levied for car parking at UK airports are not excessive where these are not subject to competitive pressures.
    (184395)
7
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to restrict heavy goods vehicles to the inside lane on motorways, when, due to roadworks a four or three lane carriageway is reduced to two lanes.
    (184396)
Monday 3 February  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 20 January

1
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue accrued to the Exchequer in 2013 from capital gains tax.
    (184128)

Notices given on Tuesday 21 January

1
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the average basic allowance paid to district councillors in England in 2012-13.
    (184253)
2
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on how much is raised by local authorities in England in 2012-13 from revenue other than council tax.
    (184254)
3
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information he holds on the average basic allowance paid to county councillors in England in 2012-13.
    (184255)
Tuesday 4 February  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Tuesday 21 January

1
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from stamp duty for properties worth (a) up to £250,000, (b) between £250,000 and £500,000 and (c) over £500,000 in 2012-13.
    (184221)
2
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from stamp duty on (a) commercial and (b) residential properties in 2013.
    (184222)
3
N
John Stevenson (Carlisle): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue was raised from commercial rates in 2013.
    (184223)

Prepared 22nd January 2014