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Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from
Wednesday 5 February 2014

Notes:
* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer.
+ Indicates a Question not included in the random selection process but accepted because the quota for that day had not been filled.
[N] Indicates a Question for Written Answer on a named day, i.e. the Member has indicated under S.O. No. 22(4) the day on which he wishes the Question to be answered.
[R] Indicates that a relevant interest has been declared.

Questions for Oral or Written Answer

beginning on Tuesday 4 February 2014

(the ‘Questions Book’)

Part 2: Oral or Written Questions from

Wednesday 5 February 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.

Wednesday 5 February  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
 
* 1
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): What steps his Department is taking to encourage Scottish business leaders to participate in the independence debate.
    (902338)
* 2
Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan): What recent discussions he has had with Scottish local authorities on changes to housing benefit.
    (902339)
* 3
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): What discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on increased National Insurance costs for public bodies in Scotland resulting from the introduction of the Single Tier Pension.
    (902340)
* 4
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): What change there has been in average household energy bills in Scotland since May 2010.
    (902341)
* 5
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What estimate he has made of the number of people in Scotland currently employed on zero-hours contracts.
    (902342)
* 6
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): How many cases of non-payment of the minimum wage have been detected in Scotland since 2010; how many such cases have been prosecuted; and how many employers have been named and shamed for non-payment.
    (902343)
* 7
Mel Stride (Central Devon): What assessment his Department has made of recent developments in the job market in Scotland.
    (902344)
* 8
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What assessment he has made of the Scottish Government's white paper entitled Scotland's Future; and if he will make a statement.
    (902345)
* 9
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What discussions he has had with ministers in the Scottish Government on the funding of pensions in Scotland after 2014.
    (902346)
* 10
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts): How many businesses in Scotland have been prosecuted for non-payment of the minimum wage since 2010.
    (902347)
* 11
Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the operation of prisoner transfers between England and Scotland.
    (902348)
* 12
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): How many businesses in Scotland have been prosecuted for non-payment of the minimum wage since 2010.
    (902349)
* 13
Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the potential effect of a vote for Scottish independence.
    (902350)
* 14
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect on living standards in Scotland of an increase in the minimum wage.
    (902351)
* 15
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What steps his Department is taking to encourage Scottish business leaders to participate in the independence debate.
    (902352)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a question without notice
* 1
Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 5 February.
    (902398)
* 2
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):  
    (902399)
* 3
Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry):  
    (902400)
* 4
Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness):  
    (902401)
* 5
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):  
    (902402)
* 6
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock):  
    (902403)
* 7
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire):  
    (902404)
* 8
Jessica Lee (Erewash):  
    (902405)
* 9
Henry Smith (Crawley):  
    (902406)
* 10
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):  
    (902407)
* 11
Mel Stride (Central Devon):  
    (902408)
* 12
Mr John Spellar (Warley):  
    (902409)
* 13
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch):  
    (902410)
* 14
Pat Glass (North West Durham):  
    (902411)
* 15
Jim McGovern (Dundee West):  
    (902412)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 27 January

1
N
Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will instigate an inquiry into the use of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee and Royal Bank of Scotland handling in relation to C. May Brickwork Ltd of Mold, Flintshire.
    (185252)

Notices given on Thursday 30 January

1
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many reports of child abuse in independent schools have been raised by hon. Members with his Department in the last 12 months.
    (185920)
2
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many reports of child abuse in independent schools have come to the attention of his Department in the last 12 months.
    (185921)
3
N
Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with the Chief of the Defence Staff between 11 May 2010 and 31 May 2011.
    (186025)
4
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Dudley North, Official Report, columns 385-6, on driving: licensing, how many new drivers have had their licence revoked by the DVLA in each year since 1997.
    (186026)
5
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2013, Official Report, column 190W, on railway stations, in which region are the 30 railway stations with the highest footfall which do not have step free access via lifts or ramps to all platforms.
    (186027)
6
N
Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Warley, Official Report, column 307W, on parking: fees and charges, in which region the 27 companies which were suspended from requesting vehicle keeper details from the DVLA in 2013 are based.
    (186028)

Notices given on Friday 31 January

1
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in Mid Sussex constituency are enrolled in adult skills sessions.
    (186181)
2
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women were classified as working part-time in each of the last five years.
    (186196)
3
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women have (a) entered and (b) left the labour market since 2004.
    (186199)
4
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) fiscal and (b) economic effects of postponing (i) the planned increases in the rates of duties on wines and spirits and (ii) the planned inflationary increase in beer duties for 2014-15.
    (186187)
5
N
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the discussion paper for the review into housing conditions in privately rented homes will be published.
    (186178)
6
N
Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the levels of retransmission fees for public service broadcasters paying to have their content carried; what plans she has for a review of retransmission fees; and if she will make a statement.
    (186188)
7
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a copy of his submission to the Stewart Review into Veterans in the Criminal Justice System in the Library.
    (186165)
8
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the (a) current value of the radar station in North Uist, (b) likely value of that station after its upgrade and (c) cost of the upgrade.
    (186179)
9
N
Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what other (a) NATO or (b) non-NATO countries are investing or plan to invest in defence assets in the Hebrides.
    (186180)
10
N
Mr David Ward (Bradford East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2014, Official Report, column 97W, on Kings Science Academy, on which grounds the decision was taken not to request and then publish a copy of the report made to Action Fraud on 25 April 2013.
    (186158)
11
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds in the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust have been occupied by patients affected by delays in discharge in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
    (186182)
12
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was spent by the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust on private ambulances in 2013; which providers were used; on how many occasions; and what amount was paid to each provider.
    (186184)
13
N
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of crime in (a) Mid Sussex constituency and (b) West Sussex in each of the last five years.
    (186183)
14
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims have (a) been offered and (b) taken part in restorative justice programmes since 2010.
    (186163)
15
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) female and (b) male offenders held in prisons have been included in restorative justice programmes since 2010.
    (186164)
16
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value was of fines that were (a) issued and (b) uncollected in each of the last four years.
    (186157)
17
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value is of outstanding fines that were written off in each of the last four years.
    (186159)
18
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many outstanding fines were written off in each of the last four years.
    (186160)
19
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff worked on the collection of penalty notice orders in each of the last four years.
    (186161)
20
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many outstanding fines remained uncollected on 31 December in each of the last four years.
    (186162)
21
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobs in the adult entertainment industry have been supported by Youth Contract wage incentives.
    (186185)
22
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance claimants have been sanctioned in each of the last three years for refusing to accept work in the adult entertainment industry.
    (186186)
23
N
Rachel Reeves (Leeds West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the hon. Member for East Lothian of 14 October 2013, Official Report, column 429W, on Departmental Programmes (performance), to which budget he was referring in his Statement that universal credit would be on budget; and to which years that budget related.
    (186190)
24
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of benefit withheld as a result of benefit sanctions was in each of the last five years.
    (186198)
25
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his most recent estimate is of the number of households in each local authority area in London whose weekly income has been reduced by (a) less than £20, (b) between £20 and £39.99, (c) between £40 and £59.99, (d) between £60 and £79.99, (e) between £80 and £99.99 and (f) over £100 through the introduction of the benefit cap.
    (186200)

Notices given on Monday 3 February

1
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what instructions or guidance his Department has given to local enterprise partnerships about High Speed 2 and the presentation of their strategic economic plans.
[Transferred]   (186201)
2
N
Guto Bebb (Aberconwy): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what use he has made of the powers granted to him by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 with respect to property management agent redress schemes; and if he will make a statement.
[Transferred]   (186197)
3
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Attorney General, how many public appointments the Law Officers' Departments made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186390)
4
 
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many injuries have been caused by electrical products either (a) then subject or (b) subsequently subject to a product recall action in each of the last five years.
    (186430)
5
 
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many dwelling fires have been caused by electrical products either (a) then subject or (b) subsequently subject to a product recall action in each of the last five years.
    (186431)
6
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186389)
7
 
Mark Menzies (Fylde): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he plans to take to prevent reforms of HM Land Registry leading to the off-shoring of jobs.
    (186216)
8
 
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what timetable or deadline he has for the completion of the sale of illiquid assets acquired following the transfer of the Royal Mail pension fund.
    (186268)
9
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans he has to allow sub post offices to trial new technologies such as scanning of ID pictures and other procedures in order to supply front office counter services to boost future footfall and business to benefit all of the Post Office network.
    (186422)
10
 
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the Government is giving to business growth opportunities in Greater London.
    (186423)
11
 
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that charities do not act in a politically partisan way.
    (186213)
12
 
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations his Department has received about charities acting in a politically partisan way.
    (186214)
13
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186391)
14
 
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the workings of the Barnett Formula.
    (186215)
15
 
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made as part of his continuing review of all taxes of the environmental impact of liquid petroleum gas in comparison with other road fuel gases.
    (186311)
16
 
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost to the Exchequer and (b) effects on vehicle uptake of reducing the duty differential for liquid petroleum gas by one pence per litre per year in each year from 2010-11 to 2015-16.
    (186382)
17
 
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.92 of the Autumn Statement 2013, what assessment he has made of the (a) fiscal effects and (b) effects on vehicle uptake of his plans to continue reducing the duty differential for liquid petroleum gas by one pence per litre per year in each year up to 2024-25.
    (186383)
18
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186407)
19
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of quoted Eurobonds were issued by companies within the charge to UK corporation tax or income tax in circumstances where there is only one noteholder; what total interest was paid on those Eurobonds; how much such interest was (a) allowed as a deduction against such companies' corporation tax or income tax profits, (b) disallowed pursuant to self-assessed transfer pricing returns or advance in capitalisation agreements and (c) disallowed following enquiries by HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last six years.
    (186301)
20
 
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to encourage the adoption of unadopted roads where there is a dispute over responsibility for paying for essential maintenance.
    (186272)
21
 
Bob Blackman (Harrow East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what financial support his Department provided to the Hindu community in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
    (186227)
22
 
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new homes were built in London last year; and what the target for such building was.
    (186204)
23
 
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to tackle rising rents in London.
    (186205)
24
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186392)
25
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities about the safety effect of dimming street lighting.
    (186310)
26
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many public appointments her Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186393)
27
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the future sporting and cultural expansion of Lilleshall National Sports Centre; and if she will make a statement.
    (186266)
28
 
Steve Baker (Wycombe): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure the participation in commemorations of the First World War of RAF squadrons whose formation can be traced to that war.
    (186271)
29
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186394)
30
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what action was taken in respect of recommendation 95 in the Tornado Airworthiness Review Team Report Table of Recommendations, Action Officers and Status Notes dated 5 February 1998.
    (186448)
31
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what safety issues were identified in recommendation 95 of the Tornado Airworthiness Review Team Report Table of Recommendations, Action Officers and Status Notes dated 5 February 1998 regarding the Tornado's ejection seat.
    (186449)
32
 
Angus Robertson (Moray): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the net book value is of a single Trident warhead.
    (186450)
33
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the implications of UK policy on changes in Northern Ireland voter registration statistics in the last three years.
    (186302)
34
 
Mr Jeremy Browne (Taunton Deane): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in England achieved no GCSEs at A* to C grade in 2012-13.
    (186306)
35
 
George Freeman (Mid Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools were rated (a) outstanding, (b) good, (c) satisfactory or requires improvement and (d) special measures by Ofsted in each parliamentary constituency and local authority in England in (i) May 2010 and (ii) January 2014.
    (186388)
36
 
Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to permit the Independent Schools Inspectorate to undertake inspections of state-funded academies which are sponsored by schools or foundations within the independent sector.
  [R] (186351)
37
 
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many secondary schools offer female pupils access to cricket teaching.
    (186312)
38
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186395)
39
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent meetings he has had with representatives of (a) Facebook, (b) Ask FM and (c) other social media; and what was discussed at each such meeting.
    (186349)
40
 
David Simpson (Upper Bann): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to assist schools in educating young people on the dangers of using hazardous substances.
    (186350)
41
 
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) UK, (b) European and (c) other international energy companies have applied for licences to explore for shale gas in the UK in each of the last three years.
    (186361)
42
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what research has been undertaken (a) by his Department or (b) on behalf of his Department on the adequacy of sea defences to protect the (i) Sellafield nuclear site and (ii) low level waste repository at Drigg.
    (186354)
43
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186396)
44
 
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, if he will publish forward projections of electricity generation by type for the next 15 years.
    (186356)
45
 
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of water meters in reducing housing water bills.
    (186320)
46
 
Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs entered the UK from each country for (a) non-commercial purposes uinder the Pet Travel Scheme and (b) commercial purposes under the Balai Directive 92/45/EEC in each year since 2000.
    (186362)
47
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research has been carried out by (a) his Department, (b) consultants for his Department and (c) agencies for which he is responsible on the effects on the release of methane gas of rotted grass and other vegetation inundated by the recent floods.
    (186352)
48
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration he has given to building wind-powered pumps to assist water management on the Somerset levels; and whether he has had discussions with his Dutch counterpart on the use of such pumps in the Netherlands.
    (186353)
49
 
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of maceration in UK hatcheries.
    (186322)
50
 
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will encourage greater use of carbon dioxide-based methods of male chick disposal at UK hatcheries.
    (186323)
51
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186397)
52
 
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to promote the use of water meters.
    (186384)
53
 
Mr George Galloway (Bradford West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the US authorities to have the label 'specially designated global terrorist entity' lifted from the charity organisation Interpal.
    (186432)
54
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he intends to reply to the letter to him dated 23 December 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Elizabeth Wheelan.
    (186221)
55
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186398)
56
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce political corruption in Bagladesh.
    (186293)
57
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of financial sanctions on members of the government of Zimbabwe and associated individuals.
    (186295)
58
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of resources possessed by the International Atomic Energy Agency and its ability to enforce the terms agreed with Iran in November 2013.
    (186296)
59
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of effect of unrest in the Central African Republic on neighbouring countries.
    (186297)
60
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reach a comprehensive final settlement on Iran's nuclear programme.
    (186298)
61
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories to implement the Financial Action Task Force Standards.
    (186299)
62
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with its Nigerian counterpart on improvements aimed at increasing transparency and visibility in the oil and gas sector.
    (186300)
63
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the government of Montenegro settles all outstanding compensation or restitution claims for illegally seized property in that country as part of the pre-qualifying criteria for admission into the EU.
    (186218)
64
 
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his EU partners on introducing (a) a visa ban and (b) steps to freeze assets held within the EU on individuals involved in human rights abuses in Ukraine.
    (186219)
65
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 227W, on abortion, under what conditions and what other factors may influence gender being considered a relevant criterion for an abortion under the Abortion Act 1967 (as amended); and if he will make a statement.
    (186308)
66
 
Mr David Amess (Southend West): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2014, Official Report, column 227W, on abortion, what measures are in place to prevent a registered medical practitioner forming an opinion in good faith that the baby's gender would cause a greater risk to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman than if the pregnancy were terminated; and if he will make a statement.
    (186309)
67
 
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) staff and (b) budgetary resources have been allocated to the Chief Inspector of Hospitals.
    (186429)
68
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of households have not yet received a Better data means better care leaflet; and when he expects the leaflet drop to be completed.
    (186267)
69
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether patient data extracted through the care.data programme will be used to facilitate direct care for individual patients.
    (186315)
70
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the Information Governance Assessment on care.data published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre on 29 August 2013.
    (186316)
71
 
Mr Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what use his Department makes of information governance assessments on care.data by the Health and Social Care Information Centre; and which is the most recent such assessment used by his Department.
    (186317)
72
 
Dame Tessa Jowell (Dulwich and West Norwood): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on possible links between paracetamol and Alzheimer's Disease; and what discussions he has had with regulatory bodies on such links.
    (186270)
73
 
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training health professionals receive on engaging with new fathers.
    (186202)
74
 
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to ensure that maternity services acknowledge and provide support to new fathers.
    (186203)
75
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186399)
76
 
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of HIV have been identified in (a) St Albans constituency, (b) Hertfordshire, (c) the East of England and (d) the UK in each year since 2005.
    (186223)
77
 
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish an analysis of the cases of HIV identified in (a) St Albans constituency, (b) Hertfordshire, (c) the East of England and (d) the UK among people of each (i) gender, (ii) age group and (iii) ethnicity group.
    (186224)
78
 
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department provides for the treatment of HIV in (a) St Albans constituency, (b) Hertfordshire, (c) the East of England and (d) the UK.
    (186225)
79
 
Mrs Anne Main (St Albans): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the HPV vaccination among young women since 2008.
    (186226)
80
 
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy to remove geographic inequalities in the dispensing of the Humira form drug adalimumab; and if he will make a statement.
    (186385)
81
 
Sir Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make it his policy that there should not be an upper age limit for gastric bypass operations; and if he will make a statement.
    (186386)
82
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elderly people have had post-operative problems with a joint replacement in the latest period for which figures are available.
    (186453)
83
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many diabetes-related amputations were carried out in each year since 2003.
    (186282)
84
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of diabetic retinopathy have been diagnosed in each year since 2003.
    (186283)
85
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds died from type 2 diabetes in England in each year since 2003.
    (186357)
86
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in England in each year since 2003.
    (186358)
87
 
Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in England in each year since 2003.
    (186359)
88
 
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications were refused due to applicant error in the last 12 months; and how many such decisions were subsequently overturned at appeal.
    (186360)
89
 
David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forced marriages have been recorded in the UK in the last five years for which figures are available.
    (186217)
90
 
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she intends to reply to the letter to the Minister for Immigration dated 23 December 2013 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mrs Elizabeth Adejoke Omitola.
    (186220)
91
 
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to secure the long-term future of the National Wildlife Crime Unit.
    (186305)
92
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many public appointments her Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186400)
93
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of moving the firearms licensing system online.
    (186289)
94
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent work has been undertaken by the taskforce on tackling extremism.
    (186290)
95
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of online visa applications and booking systems.
    (186294)
96
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure the preservation of religious liberty within the guidance on her planned injunction to prevent nuisance or annoyance orders.
    (186451)
97
 
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has had from local and community bodies on her plans to replace anti-social behaviour orders with injunction to prevent nuisance or annoyance orders.
    (186452)
98
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the Republic of Ireland on the prevention of human trafficking between jurisdictions.
    (186424)
99
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with her Swedish counterpart on steps that the Swedish government has taken to tackle human trafficking.
    (186425)
100
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of human trafficking offences in each of the last five years.
    (186426)
101
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people trafficked into the UK in each of the last five years.
    (186427)
102
 
Sammy Wilson (East Antrim): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of those trafficked into the UK for the purposes of (a) domestic servitude, (b) forced labour and (c) prostitution.
    (186428)
103
 
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether Palace of Westminster guides are contractors or employees of the House of Commons Commission.
    (186345)
104
 
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, whether full-time employees of the House Service are required to have a separate contract if they are also employed by the House on a zero hours contract.
    (186421)
105
 
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the announcement made during her visit to the Philippines on 24 November 2013, which cities will be allocated the £5 million investment in resilience; and how these cities were selected.
    (186318)
106
 
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the announcement made during her visit to the Philippines on 24 November 2013, whether the £5 million investment in resilience will be used to rebuild destroyed evacuation centres and storm shelters; and what plans she has to make further funding available for this purpose.
    (186319)
107
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many public appointments her Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186401)
108
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to end aid dependency through the creation of jobs in Gaza.
    (186291)
109
 
Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the role played by civil society organisations in Bangladesh's democracy.
    (186292)
110
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will bring forward amendments to the Human Rights Act 1998 to ensure that the Act applies in situations where people receive care arranged by a public body from a private provider.
    (186348)
111
 
Philip Davies (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of all cases heard in family courts where both the mother and father sought custody of their children the residence order was awarded to (a) the mother, (b) the father and (c) jointly to both the mother and father in each of the last five years.
    (186222)
112
 
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people in custody are subject to Assessment, Care in Custody and Teamwork to minimise the risk of self-harm and suicide.
    (186321)
113
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186402)
114
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many public appointments her Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186403)
115
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Prime Minister, how many public appointments No. 10 Downing Street made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186404)
116
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186405)
117
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what research the Electoral Commission has conducted on its standing amongst hon. Members.
    (186387)
118
 
Mr David Lammy (Tottenham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) Transport for London on Crossrail Two.
    (186206)
119
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186406)
120
 
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate HS2 Ltd has made of the number of classic compatible services originating at stations north of Wigan which will (a) call at and (b) terminate at Manchester Piccadilly once phase 2 of High Speed 2 is complete.
    (186303)
121
 
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what improvements will be required to the existing West Coast Main Line north of Wigan to allow classic compatible services to run to stations beyond Preston; and what estimate HS2 Ltd has made of the cost of such improvements.
    (186304)
122
 
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which other sites were considered as potential locations for the rolling stock maintenance depot currently planned for Bamfurlong.
    (186307)
123
 
David Mowat (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 771W, on High Speed 2 Railway Line, which individual upgrades HS2 Ltd believes are required to the existing West Coast Main Line between Crewe and Wigan to enable classic compatible services to Preston and beyond without the Winterbottom to Bamfurlong spur; and what the cost estimate of each individual upgrade is.
    (186314)
124
 
Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on lessons learned from water management in the Gwent Levels for other flood prone areas in Wales.
    (186355)
125
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186408)
126
 
Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether it is her policy to support cricket teaching at secondary school level for girls and young women.
    (186313)
127
 
Hugh Bayley (York Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total housing benefit bill was for England in each year since 2002-03.
    (186363)
128
 
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many workers made redundant as a result of the closure of Remploy in South Gyle, Edinburgh are (a) seeking work, (b) no longer seeking work and (c) in employment.
    (186347)
129
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to prevent applicants for employment and support allowance suffering financial hardship while awaiting a work capability assessment.
    (186207)
130
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to fast track claims for employment and support allowance where the claimant is identified as being at risk of financial hardship; what definition of financial hardship his Department applies; and what role (a) his Department's decision-maker and (b) medical assessors play in making a decision to fast track.
    (186208)
131
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are currently awaiting at work capability assessment.
    (186209)
132
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that applications from claimants of employment and support allowance suffering financial hardship are dealt with as a priority.
    (186210)
133
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of applicants for employment and support allowance who do not receive a decision within the target waiting time of 35 days; and what steps he is taking to expedite such applications.
    (186211)
134
 
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time for applicants for employment and support allowance is between submission of the ESA50 form and the date of the work capability assessment.
    (186212)
135
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the backlog is of personal independence payment and disability living allowance claims at each regional disability benefit centre.
    (186284)
136
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the backlog is of employment and support allowance and jobseeker's allowance claims at each jobcentre.
    (186285)
137
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes in the number of staff are proposed for each (a) regional disability benefit centre and (b) jobcentre.
    (186286)
138
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what procedures have been put in place in jobcentres to deal with the consequences of the removal of warm phones from jobcentres.
    (186287)
139
 
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the content and purpose are of performance improvement plans for jobcentre staff; how many staff have a performance improvement plan at each jobcentre; how such plans relate to staff disciplinary procedures and performance assessment; and for what purpose statistics relating to such plans are reported to and maintained by his Department.
    (186288)
140
 
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many public appointments his Department made in the last 12 months; how many such appointments are remunerated posts; what the level of such remuneration is; and how many people so appointed are (a) women and (b) men.
    (186409)
141
 
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what his policy is on using EU resources to help fund foodbanks.
    (186269)
Thursday 6 February  

Questions for Oral Answer

 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
 
* 1
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What the average spend per head of population on transport services was in (a) Yorkshire and (b) London in the last 12 months.
    (902413)
* 2
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall): What steps he is taking to increase the availability of wifi on the UK rail network.
    (902414)
* 3
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): What support is available to people with disabilities at railway stations with no disabled access.
    (902415)
* 4
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What steps he is taking to improve safety on motorways.
    (902416)
* 5
Chris Williamson (Derby North): What assessment he has made of the availability of bus services across the country.
    (902417)
* 6
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): What plans he has to set up a High Speed 2 Skills Academy.
    (902418)
* 7
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What steps he is taking to improve value for money for rail passengers.
    (902419)
* 8
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent progress has been made on (a) Highways Agency works to widen the A14 between junctions 7 and 9 and (b) Network Rail's reconstruction of the Pytchley Road road bridge over the Midland Mainline in Kettering.
    (902420)
* 9
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): What plans he has to introduce new rolling stock on the railways.
    (902421)
* 10
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): What assessment he has made of the effects of rising bus and train fares on the cost of living and the cost of travelling to work.
    (902422)
* 11
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What recent progress has been made on electrification of railway lines to Hull.
    (902423)
* 12
Andy Sawford (Corby): What plans he has to set up a High Speed 2 Skills Academy.
    (902424)
* 13
Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South): What steps he is taking to improve safety on motorways.
    (902425)
* 14
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What assessment he has made of progress on the High Speed 2 Phase One environmental statement consultation.
    (902426)
* 15
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What steps he is taking to improve safety on motorways.
    (902427)
* 16
Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury): What recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on proposed changes to staffing levels on the London Underground.
    (902428)
* 17
Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire): If he will publish the November 2011 Major Projects Authority report on High Speed 2.
    (902429)
* 18
David Rutley (Macclesfield): What plans he has to improve road safety for pedestrians.
    (902430)
* 19
Lisa Nandy (Wigan): What improvements have been made to public transport to ensure that it becomes more accessible.
    (902431)
* 20
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): What plans he has to introduce new rolling stock on the railways.
    (902432)
At 10.05am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* 1
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
    (902443)
* 2
Mr David Amess (Southend West):  
    (902444)
* 3
Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton):  
    (902445)
* 4
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):  
    (902446)
* 5
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley):  
    (902447)
* 6
Lisa Nandy (Wigan):  
    (902448)
* 7
Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley):  
    (902449)
* 8
Gavin Shuker (Luton South):  
    (902450)
* 9
Richard Graham (Gloucester):  
    (902451)
* 10
Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury):  
    (902452)
At 10.15am
Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
 
* 1
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps he is taking to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the services available to hon. Members.
    (902433)
* 2
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to reduce heating bills on the parliamentary estate.
    (902434)
* 3
James Wharton (Stockton South): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons has paid in carbon offsetting for travel since November 2013.
    (902435)
* 4
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent assessment he has made of Departments' performance in answering written parliamentary questions.
    (902436)
* 5
Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what consideration is being given to a temporary relocation of Parliament to enable refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster.
    (902437)
* 6
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent discussions he has had with the voluntary sector on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
    (902438)
* 7
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has to increase the use of pre-legislative scrutiny.
    (902439)
* 8
Duncan Hames (Chippenham): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment he has made of the amount of food waste from catering outlets on the Parliamentary Estate.
    (902440)
* 9
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent representations he has received on vermin infestation on the Parliamentary Estate.
    (902441)
* 10
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin): To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost of repairs and maintenance of the Chevening Estate was in 2012-13.
    (902442)

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Thursday 23 January

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which institutions in each region have drawn from the Student Opportunity Fund since 2009-10.
    (184847)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what funding was allocated to the Student Opportunity Fund in each year for which figures are available.
    (184848)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free nursery places providing 15 hours a week of free childcare there were in each region in each of the last 20 years.
    (184846)
4
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s plans for the National College of Policing's domestic violence training are; and if she will make a statement.
    (184849)

Notices given on Wednesday 29 January

1
N
Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer in (a) Peterborough and (b) England.
    (185592)

Notices given on Thursday 30 January

1
N
Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of progress on the (a) Build to Rent Fund, (b) Private Rented Sector Guarantee scheme and (c) Affordable Housing Guarantee scheme.
    (186141)
2
N
Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many schemes under the Build to Rent Fund have (a) cleared due diligence and (b) started construction.
    (186142)
3
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what minimum nutritional standards his Department sets for hospital meals.
    (186152)
4
N
Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many types and number of cameras are in use on the M42 motorway; what information is collected or detected by them; and whether such cameras are used to detect breeches of both the national speed limit and the managed motorway limits.
    (186153)

Notices given on Monday 3 February

1
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish a list of the illiquid assets that became available from the transfer of the Royal Mail pension fund in March 2012.
    (186229)
2
N
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the illiquid assets acquired by the Government following the transfer of the Royal Mail pension fund in March 2012 have been; to which buyers; and at what price to date.
    (186276)
3
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent representations he has received on extending the remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority to cover additional sectors of the economy.
    (186442)
4
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, under which terms and conditions John Manzoni has been appointed Chief Executive of the Major Projects Authority, when he commences this position; what his annual salary and any bonus scheme is; and if he will place in the Library a copy of his contract of employment.
    (186232)
5
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what payments were made to David Pitchford, the former Executive of the Major Projects Authority during the term of his appointment; what his (a) annual salary, (b) claimed bonuses, payoffs or other lump sums and (c) any other remuneration were; and if he will place in the Library a copy of his contract of employment.
    (186233)
6
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which projects and accompanying report have been examined by the Major Projects Authority since that body was established; and what traffic light classification was given to each such project and report.
    (186234)
7
N
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recruitment or executive search process was used to recruit the new Chief Executive of the Major Projects Authority; what the total cost of the recruitment process was; which individuals acting on behalf of the Government interviewed the candidates; and what recruitment or executive search companies were employed for this purpose; at what cost; and under which terms and conditions.
    (186235)
8
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many honours were awarded in each year since 1995.
    (186277)
9
N
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the additional revenue accruing in the form of (a) income tax and (b) national insurance contributions as a result of people moving off benefits and into employment in each of the last four quarters.
    (186346)
10
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many house sales have been completed in Barrow and Furness constituency using the Help-to-Buy scheme since that scheme's introduction.
    (186439)
11
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that local authorities are able to build or purchase properties for social housing.
    (186377)
12
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Government has set aside for local authorities to build or purchase properties for social housing in each of the next five years.
    (186378)
13
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the council tax freeze grant will be; and whether this sum will be built in to the council base settlement for future years.
    (186230)
14
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he intends to announce the capping limit on council tax for the coming financial year; and if he will make a statement.
    (186231)
15
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 489W, on William Hill, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter received in November 2011 and the response from his Department.
    (186335)
16
N
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to amend the D-Notice system.
    (186415)
17
N
Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress was made at the recent Franco-British summit in relation to defence equipment collaboration; and if he will make a statement.
    (186324)
18
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many incidents have been reported of (a) civilian staff and (b) military personnel using illegal drugs at UK nuclear bases in each of the last three years.
    (186243)
19
N
Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, with which outside academic bodies the Democratic Engagement Project is now working.
    (186254)
20
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had regarding the human rights and labour standards clauses in the EU Free Trade Agreement with Peru and Colombia ahead of his visit to South America.
    (186246)
21
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the UK Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.
    (186247)
22
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will meet trades unionists during his forthcoming visit to Colombia.
    (186248)
23
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether all organisations and individuals accompanying him on his forthcoming visit to Colombia have been briefed on the UK Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.
    (186249)
24
N
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, if he will be accompanied by (a) a human rights adviser and (b) an expert on the Government’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative on his forthcoming visit to Colombia.
    (186250)
25
N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the contribution of school support staff to educational attainment at schools in England.
    (186236)
26
N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of support staff working in schools in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands, (c) Dudley Metropolitan Borough and (d) Dudley North constituency.
    (186237)
27
N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support teaching assistants.
    (186238)
28
N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to train new teaching assistants.
    (186239)
29
N
Ian Austin (Dudley North): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to recruit teaching assistants.
    (186240)
30
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) junior and (b) middle schools were in the lowest 268 for value-added progress for key stage one to key stage two for disadvantaged pupils in the last year for which figures are available.
    (186370)
31
N
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will bring forward proposals to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure; and if he will make a statement.
    (186274)
32
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has reviewed the use of radio frequency identification technology with a real time location system at UK West Cheshire College in Chester; and if he will make a statement.
    (186331)
33
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many green deal assessments have been completed to date; and how many such assessments were for heat pumps as qualifying technology that had already been installed.
    (186371)
34
N
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment his Department has made of any duplication between accreditation that applies to installers of renewable technology under the Micro Generation certification scheme and installation of technology under the Green Deal; and if he will estimate the cost to businesses any such duplication.
    (186372)
35
N
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people with dementia living in fuel poverty.
    (186366)
36
N
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what plans he has to provide assistance to dementia patients who are living in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement.
    (186369)
37
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many incidents there have been of staff of nuclear power facilities being (a) disciplined and (b) sacked for inappropriate behaviour in each of the last three years; and what the nature of each such incident was.
    (186244)
38
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many incidents there have been of staff of staff at nuclear facilities using illegal drugs in each of the last three years.
    (186245)
39
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment he has made of the elevated levels of radiation detected at Sellafield on 31 January 2014.
    (186256)
40
N
Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the economic cost was of running Sellafield with only essential staff on 31 January 2014.
    (186257)
41
N
Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on flood defences in Chatham and Aylesford constituency in (a) 2007-8, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10, (d) 2010-11, (e) 2011-12 and (f) 2012-13; and how much has been allocated by his Department for flood defences in that constituency in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16.
    (186365)
42
N
Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the noise maps created for the second round of strategic noise mapping as part of the Noise Action Plan will be published.
    (186255)
43
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many successful prosecutions have been brought by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in each year since it was established.
    (186433)
44
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of resources he has made available to the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) in each of the last three years; and what resources he plans to make available to the GLA in 2014-15.
    (186436)
45
N
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likelihood of increased marine flooding on the Furness peninsular as a result of changing climate patterns.
    (186438)
46
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps have been taken to encourage reconciliation between the conflicting sides in Sri Lanka.
    (186379)
47
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the outcomes of the negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear programme at the Geneva Summit; and if he will make a statement.
    (186380)
48
N
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of negotiations regarding settlements in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
    (186381)
49
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 472W, on Iran, whether Iran has clarified how it would use plutonium produced at the Arak Heavy Water Research Reactor.
    (186434)
50
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 472W, on Iran, whether the Joint Plan of Action requires Iran to provide detailed information to the International Atomic Energy Agency of all undeclared nuclear facilities.
    (186435)
51
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2014, Official Report, column 472W, on Iran, whether the Joint Plan of Action allows Iran to manufacture components off-site for the Arak Heavy Water Research Reactor.
    (186437)
52
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the number of GPs who have received mental health training.
    (186443)
53
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the level of mental health training currently given to GPs.
    (186444)
54
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what cross-departmental meetings have been attended by (a) Minsters and (b) civil servants on food crime.
    (186445)
55
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will create a Food Crime Unit within the Food Standards Agency.
    (186446)
56
N
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the public health impact of the recent flooding in South West England; and what steps he is taking to address this issue.
    (186447)
57
N
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent meetings (a) Ministers in his Department and (b) NHS England National Directors have held with representatives of private healthcare providers; and what the (i) dates, (ii) attendees and (iii) subject matter were of any such meetings.
    (186258)
58
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of NHS staff are on long-term registered sick leave.
    (186342)
59
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of midwives are on long-term registered sick leave.
    (186375)
60
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions his Department has had with (a) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and (b) NHS England on the potential effect of NICE's proposals for value-based assessment on (i) access to cancer medicines and (ii) expenditure on the Cancer Drugs Fund.
    (186440)
61
N
Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE's) proposals to value-based assessment on patient's access to cancer medicines; and if he will make a statement.
    (186441)
62
N
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients have been transferred to an NHS hospital following complications in their treatment at a private hospital in each of the last 10 years.
    (186278)
63
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the (a) job title and (b) pay grade is of each member of staff in his private office; and when each member of staff was appointed.
    (186241)
64
N
Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-permanent civil servants work in his private office.
    (186242)
65
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps he is taking to stop abortions due to the gender of the foetus being female.
    (186454)
66
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) boys and (b) girls were aborted in each of the last three years.
    (186455)
67
N
Jim Shannon (Strangford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with health bodies on development of medication to prevent nut allergy.
    (186456)
68
N
Sarah Teather (Brent Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the time limit will be for requesting an administrative review under the provisions of Clause 11 of the Immigration Bill currently before Parliament; and if she will make a statement.
    (186364)
69
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many officers are currently being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to complaints of excessive use of force.
    (186410)
70
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations into individual complaints of excessive use of force have been undertaken by the Independent Police Complaints Commission in each of the last five years.
    (186411)
71
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations the Independent Police Complaints Commission has abandoned due to the officer or officers under investigation leaving the police force in each of the last five years.
    (186412)
72
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the Independent Police Complaints Commission defines restraint-related deaths involving police officers that occur outside the physical premises of a police station.
    (186413)
73
N
Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Independent Police Complaints Commission definition of a death in custody is for statistical purposes.
    (186414)
74
N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women serving a custodial sentence in prison in England and Wales had a miscarriage in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (186251)
75
N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women serving a custodial sentence in prison in England and Wales gave birth in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (186252)
76
N
Jenny Chapman (Darlington): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women served a custodial sentence while pregnant in England and Wales in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
    (186253)
77
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of success of assessment, care in custody and teamwork in young offender institutions.
    (186343)
78
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many penalty notice orders were (a) issued, (b) not paid within a 21 day payment window and (c) never paid in (i) England and Wales and (ii) each police authority area in each year from 2010 to 2013; and how many outstanding fines there were of what monetary value on 31 December (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012 and (D) 2013.
    (186228)
79
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what average time is taken to answer telephone calls by Serco with regards to placements for offenders as part of the London Community Payback contract.
    (186279)
80
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what targets are included in Serco's contract for Community Payback in London.
    (186280)
81
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been incorrectly assigned places as part of Community Payback in London since Serco was awarded the contract for the delivery of that programme.
    (186340)
82
N
Sadiq Khan (Tooting): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unpaid penalty notice orders were cancelled in (a) England and Wales and (b) each police authority area in each year from 2010 to 2013; and what the value was of those cancelled orders in each such year.
    (186341)
83
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect grandparents' access rights.
    (186275)
84
N
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of grandparents' right of access to their grandchildren in the event of family breakdown.
    (186325)
85
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what weight his Department will give to performance on the Abbey Flier train line and investment in that route as a factor in the negotiations for the next operator of the West Coast Main Line.
    (186367)
86
N
Richard Harrington (Watford): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the performance of London Midland and of the future of their franchise; and whether the performance of London Midland from Watford continues to be monitored daily.
    (186368)
87
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the discretionary housing payment allocation for 2013-14 has been targeted at people who have wheelchair-standard properties.
    (186336)
88
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2014, Official Report, column 583W, on housing benefit: social rented housing, for what reasons the Government's contribution to the overall discretionary housing payments allocation reduced from £180 million in 2013-14 to £165 million in 2014-15 and is planned to increase to £205 million in 2015-16.
    (186373)
89
N
Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Deparment's expects the cost of instalng, maintaining and repairing special equipment and adaptations for housing will be met after universal credit replaces housing benefit.
    (186376)
90
N
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was for the Pensions Regulator to complete an investigation into allegations of pension abandonment in the most recent period for which information is available.
    (186374)
91
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has plans to alter the indexation used to uprate pensions credit.
    (186326)
92
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made with transitional arrangements to allow people who will receive the new single-tier state pension to receive passported benefits from April 2016.
    (186327)
93
N
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners were living in poverty in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in each financial year since 1996-97; and what estimate he has made of the number of such pensioners in the current financial year.
    (186328)
94
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2013, Official Report, columns 759-60W, on poverty, on what date he expects to publish the Government's response to the consultation on measuring child poverty.
    (186273)
95
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the probability of meeting the commitment to eradicate child poverty by 2020.
    (186337)
96
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to amend or replace the Child Poverty Act 2010 as a result of his Department's consultation on measuring child poverty.
    (186338)
97
N
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measure he will assess on whether the Government has met the commitment to eradicate child poverty by 2020.
    (186339)
98
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the performance and effect of the Jobcentre Plus Flexible Support Fund; and if he will make a statement.
    (186329)
99
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much of the Jobcentre Plus Flexible Support Fund budget for 2012-13 was spent on (a) transport, (b) childcare, (c) training and (d) other costs.
    (186330)
100
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of claimants of employment and support allowance/incapacity benefit since August 2013; and if he will make a statement.
    (186332)
101
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Jobseeker's Allowance Skills Conditionality Pilot evaluation report published in August 2011.
    (186333)
102
N
Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which of the 12 policy recommendations in DWP Research report 768, The Jobseeker's Allowance Skills Conditionality Pilot evaluation report published in August 2011 have been implemented; and if he will make a statement.
    (186334)
Monday 10 February  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Wednesday 29 January

1
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many people in Chelmsford constituency are enrolled in adult skills sessions.
    (185597)
2
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government contracts of what value have been awarded to companies or projects based in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex local authority area.
    (185594)
3
N
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2014, Official Report, column 88W, on mobile telephones, what steps she will take on what timeframe to provide a gaining-provider-led system for mobile contract switching.
    (185698)
4
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many beds in the Mid-Essex Hospital Trust have been occupied by patients affected by delays in discharge in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
    (185596)
5
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex have been fined for employing illegal foreign national workers in each of the last five years.
    (185593)
6
N
Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of crime in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex in each of the last five years.
    (185595)

Notices given on Monday 3 February

1
N
Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East): To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence his Department holds on the use of radio-frequency identification technology with a real time location system in schools produced in the last three years.
    (186344)
2
N
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many deaths were attributable to legal highs in the last year for which data is available.
    (186259)
3
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on establishing a national pricing scale for charges by local police authorities for policing of commercial public events; and if she will make a statement.
  [R] (186260)
4
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the charges levied by local police authorities for policing of commercial public events; and if she will make a statement.
  [R] (186261)
5
N
Nick de Bois (Enfield North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on the different level of charges levied by local police authorities for policing of commercial public events; and if she will make a statement.
  [R] (186262)
6
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will list the (a) public and (b) private bodies to which the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea is authorised to release the (i) identities and (ii) home addresses of car registration numbers.
    (186416)
7
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with the Information Commissioner's Office on the propriety of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea releasing personal data of car registration number owners to private companies; and if he will make a statement.
    (186417)
8
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what checks the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea carries out on the (a) bona fides and (b) operating standards of private parking companies before releasing personal data to such companies about the owners of car registration numbers.
    (186418)
9
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will place in the Library a copy of the guidance under which the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea has been providing personal data of car registration number owners to private parking companies.
    (186419)
10
N
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure that the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea shall not in future supply private car parking companies with the personal data of car registration number owners; and if he will make a statement.
    (186420)
Thursday 13 February  

Questions for Written Answer

Notices given on Monday 3 February

1
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross weekly pay for (a) men and (b) women in Houghton and Sunderland South constituency in each year since 2010.
    (186264)
2
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing companies investing in the exploitation of onshore oil and gas and including shale gas an allowance equal to 75 per cent of their capital spend on such projects.
    (186263)
3
N
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the recently announced tax allowance for the exploitation of onshore oil and gas and shale gas will cost the public purse in tax year (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18; and how such figures have been calculated.
    (186265)
4
N
Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the ongoing technology appraisal of Ipilimumab for the treatment of advanced melanoma.
    (186281)

Prepared 4th February 2014